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Your data will soon be in an ACTUAL cloud
Google

Your data will soon be in an ACTUAL cloud

Google launches new platform that runs on servers in the clouds, offering high availability and stormcharge capabilities. #AprilFools.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2016
BREAKING: Google using x-ray vision to see inside your home
Data Privacy

BREAKING: Google using x-ray vision to see inside your home

Privacy uproar as Google's latest tech allegedly peeks into homes, sparking widespread concern over x-ray-like street views.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2016
Behind the scenes - and 360 - at Google's Dalles data center
Hyperscale

Behind the scenes - and 360 - at Google's Dalles data center

Google has opened the - virtual - doors to its Dalles, Oregon data center, with a youTube 360 video taking viewers behind usually closed doors.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 29th Mar 2016
Google ups the ante with 12 new cloud platform data centers
Hyperscale

Google ups the ante with 12 new cloud platform data centers

Google has announced a dramatic expansion of its global data center network, with 12 new cloud platform regions coming online in the next 18 months.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
Fronde walks away with Google APAC Partner of the Year Award
Partner Programmes

Fronde walks away with Google APAC Partner of the Year Award

Fronde earns Google APAC Partner of the Year, boosting cloud services in Asia Pacific with trailblazing Google for Work solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2016
Google joins Open Compute Project with 48V rack design
Hyperscale

Google joins Open Compute Project with 48V rack design

Google spurs data centre innovation, joining Facebook's Open Compute Project to share its 48V rack design aimed at energy efficiency.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
Cloud app security high priority for businesses
Data Loss Prevention

Cloud app security high priority for businesses

Trend Micro expands Cloud App Security to Box, Dropbox and Google Drive to enhance content security against cyber attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Mar 2016
Spotify ditches its data centers for Google cloud
Storage

Spotify ditches its data centers for Google cloud

Spotify is shifting from using its own data centers to Google's Cloud Platform, saying cloud is now as high quality as traditional offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
Porn Trojan rampant on Google Play store
Malware

Porn Trojan rampant on Google Play store

Porn clicker-type malicious apps disguised as legitimate apps are widespread on the Google Play store, researchers say.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016
Google: shielding the world's news from digital attacks
Distributed Denial of Service

Google: shielding the world's news from digital attacks

Google expands Project Shield to protect online news outlets from cyber criminals and DDoS attacks, says company blog post.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016
Dangerous Android banking Trojan breaks into Google Play store
Fintech

Dangerous Android banking Trojan breaks into Google Play store

Identified as 'one of the most dangerous Android banking Trojans ever seen', the Acecard malware is capable of attacking users of nearly 50 apps.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
Why the Government needs to leave Apple and Google encryption alone
Encryption

Why the Government needs to leave Apple and Google encryption alone

It doesn't make any sense to put so much pressure on Apple or Google when in the end, they don't control all the keys to the kingdom.

By Avivah Litan • 1 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
New app encrypts your data on Google Drive
Encryption

New app encrypts your data on Google Drive

While numerous methods already exist to encrypt data, Syncdocs is the first solution to provide fully automatic end-to-end encryption for Google Drive.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016
Is there any hope for the smart glasses market?
Wearables

Is there any hope for the smart glasses market?

While an appealing consumer smart glasses product has yet to be launched, the benefits are now being realised with vendors focusing on enterprise.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2016

Stories from Other Regions

ReachLocal snaps up three local Google SME partner awards
Google

ReachLocal snaps up three local Google SME partner awards

ReachLocal, the online digital marketing system, has won three Google Australia/New Zealand premier SME partner awards.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2016
Xero + Google: The ideal SMB package?
Fintech

Xero + Google: The ideal SMB package?

Xero integrates with Google's Apps for Work and Gmail, allowing small businesses to manage their relationships and workflows more easily.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Crikey - Aussies get own emoji keyboard
Google

Crikey - Aussies get own emoji keyboard

In the beautiful world of the Emoji language, there's an Aussie Emoji keyboard that features – wait for it – a Vegemite emoji.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016