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• ​Lenovo links up with Fujitsu in potential PC merger deal

  Vendors commit to research, development, design and manufacturing partnership.

• Canada recalls Galaxy Note7, says over 70 cases reported in the US

  Canada has recalled over 21,900 Galaxy Note7 smartphones after receiving a report of the overheating of the battery of one phone.

• Angry Birds broadly banned by Aussie IT bods

  Angry Birds and Clash of Clans are among the apps most often banned by Australian businesses, according to data from enterprise mobility management firm, MobileIron.

• Sir Ray Avery: observation key to innovation

  ​New Zealand’s leading inventor, entrepreneur and "Readers Digest readers’ ‘Most Trusted Man’ 2011”, Sir Ray Avery, was in Sydney last week to give advice to app-makers, CIOs and startups.

• 3 things to know about Softbank's plan to acquire ARM

  Since the release of the iPhone, ARM's chip designs have driven a mobile revolution. The small chip company has kept giants like Intel on their knees, and now it's on the verge of being acquired by Softbank for a stunning US$32 billion.

• ANZ draws Blade on CBA's Albert

  ​ANZ Bank will be releasing an all-in-one mobile point-of-sale device later this year to compete with the likes of CBA’s Albert.

• Staring at your phone? The next ARM chips are just for you

  ARM, the company behind the architecture of most mobile processors, created its next-generation chip designs for sustained high performance and longer battery life.

• Government to spend a further $60M to fix mobile black spots

  ​Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will today announce $60 million of funding for phase two of the federal government’s mobile black spot program.

• Hands-on: How HoloLens handles creating shared experiences

  As Microsoft began shipping its HoloLens augmented reality headgear, the company gave journalists a sneak peek into how developers can create networked experiences.

• What's next for IBM’s enterprise social business

  Enterprise Social Solutions GM Jeff Schick shares thoughts on Project Toscana, cloud vs. on-premises and more at IBM Connect event

• ​The customer experience algorithm

  All companies are on a journey to transform their customer experience and taking various approaches to this, but what are the basic elements of this equation?

• Treasury transitions to hyper-converged infrastructure to deliver Budget

  ​The Commonwealth Treasury has transitioned to hyper-converged infrastructure to ensure it can deliver Australia’s economic framework, including the Federal Budget, accurately and on time.

• ​ANZ upgrades online banking

  ANZ on Friday announced an upgrade to its Internet banking platform, claiming it’s the first major Australian bank to offer a consistent experience to 2.1 million customers across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
  

• Mozilla offers app to create Web pages on smartphones

  The Mozilla Foundation wants to make sure that the Web remains a platform where anyone can create content, rather than just a place to consume information and services created by others.

• Microsoft tests app that will read you the news

  Microsoft is quietly testing an app that seems designed for people who feel overwhelmed by the media's endless stream of news stories and who wish they had a helper app that reads them article summaries.