Author: Aneesa

It will serve independent retailers and small businesses. Flipkart announced on Thursday it has acquired Walmart India to bolster its wholesale marketplace operations, and in doing so, has made plans to launch a new digital marketplace next month. The new digital marketplace, called Flipkart Wholesale, will provide wholesale goods to kiranas in India. Kiranas are … Continue reading Flipkart acquires Walmart India to launch wholesale digital marketplace Continue Reading →

  Image: Barayamal Dean Foley, a Kamilaroi man from rural New South Wales, graduated year 12 and decided to head to Canberra to pursue a career in the Australian Airforce as an analyst. Around three years into his post, a colleague placed a book on entrepreneurship in front of him. Foley called that a “lightbulb” … Continue reading The plan for Australia’s first Indigenous-focused startup accelerator Barayamal Continue Reading →

PROS ✓Proper battery life ✓Hefty components ✓3:2 display CONS ✕Distinctive hinge is more aesthetic than useful ✕Heavy ✕Expensive In the recent past, I’ve written about attempting to eek out 5 hours of battery life from laptops that are more or less in the same class as the Microsoft Surface Book 3. After using the latest top of … Continue reading Microsoft Surface Book 3: A beast with staying power and a price to match Continue Reading →

That’s one way to avoid predictions of a data and speed crunch in mid-August. The National Broadband Network (NBN) has once again extended its 40% capacity boost at no charge for retailers, this time pushing it out to September 19. The company responsible for deploying the NBN across Australia this time said the offer would be withdrawn … Continue reading NBN extends CVC holiday until September 19, claiming AU$80 million in relief so far Continue Reading →

More Windows 10 users can expect to be automatically offered the Windows 10 May 2020 Update.   Deleted something you badly need? Windows 10 has an incredibly helpful tool for you Microsoft is is about to begin moving more PC users on older versions of Windows 10 to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, aka … Continue reading Windows 10 2004: Automatic upgrades coming to more PCs still on older versions, says Microsoft Continue Reading →

And soon Microsoft will make persistent web notifications in Windows Action Center disappear after 25 seconds.       Microsoft to add these new features to Teams before the end of the year  WATCH NOW Microsoft’s customer surveys found that people hate browser notifications, except when they want them. So it’s opting for “quiet notification … Continue reading Microsoft is trying to make your browser notifications slightly less annoying Continue Reading →

  As Q2 data begins to emerge, we’re seeing a notable uptick in robotics usage. The trend seems widespread but is nowhere as apparent as with cleaning robots, which have become vital tools in a number of sectors during the pandemic. The pandemic has created ideal conditions for automation adoption. The robotics sector in general has been … Continue reading Robot usage is soaring during pandemic Continue Reading →

Microsoft looks set to release the dual-screen Surface Duo sooner rather than later.       Microsoft’s dual-screen Android device is edging closer to launch, with details of the novel ‘phablet’ appearing on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website.  While the FCC application doesn’t reveal much new about the Surface Duo, the application does suggest … Continue reading Microsoft’s Surface Duo dual-screen Android device takes another big step forwards Continue Reading →

Azure Synapse Analytics is now nine months old. Time to review new GA and public preview features, and a new partnership too.   Azure Synapse Analytics workspace home screen Azure Synapse Analytics was first revealed by Microsoft in November 2019, at its Ignite conference in Orlando, back when we still had live events. With just a … Continue reading Azure Synapse Analytics: A progress report Continue Reading →

A new Forrester report shows that to survive the next ten years, businesses will need to switch their strategy from efficiency to agility.     What does the office of the future look like? Belkin design chief Oliver Seil has some ideas  WATCH NOW When walking along empty city streets during lock-down, a common sight … Continue reading Businesses start to rethink their tech priorities for a COVID-19 world Continue Reading →