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DiDi is a relatively new entrant to the Australian market, with 2019 being their big coming-out party. The ride-sharing company from China is making big moves for market share and are internationally are amazingly successful, so pay attention. When you interface with DiDi, as a driver or passenger, you think about vehicles, but at its core, DiDi is a data platform, that happens to...

Drones have rapidly evolved over the past few years since they became available in Australia. They're an amazing gadget, full of technology and we've reviewed a number of them on techAU over the years. Having used about a dozen drones, often people ask for recommendations when buying a drone of their own, or as a present for others. This post focuses on the key...

13 years ago I started techAU by setting up Wordpress (self-hosted) and today, a website continues to be one of the most important aspects of your personal and business brands. While many people build their presence on social media, you're then susceptible to their changing terms and conditions, so a website of your own, should definitely be your first step. There are a variety...

Last night I watched one of the craziest videos I’ve seen all year. Independent journalist and security expert Jacob "@ioerror" Applebaum spoke at the Chaos Communications Congress this weekend and delivered To protect and infect, Part 2. This 1 hour talk discussed new revelations in the NSA saga, the details of which were first published to Der Spiegel. Applebaum begins the talk by denouncing the...

In March of 2013, Australia reached a major milestone on their journey to become a nation powered by solar. 1 million solar Photovoltaic installations which means if you drive down the streets of Aussie towns and cities, you’ll likely spot solar panels on the roof. Despite reducing tariffs for selling power back to the grid, the increase in traditional power bills has continued to...

In just a few short hours, Microsoft will release the Windows 8.1 update. While only an increase of .1 to the version number, that doesn’t accurately reflect the size of the update.  Initially the general availability of Windows 8.1 was going to be the first chance everyone had to play with what’s new, Microsoft thankfully backed down and released it to MSDN subscribers early....

Having never properly set foot out of Australia until now, I have never realised the differences in day-to-day technology across the world – it’s really quite crazy. So for those who are as inexperienced with world travel as I was (and still am, really), here’s a bit of information of all the things I’ve discovered and compared with good ol' Australia. Infrastructure To sum things up...

The enterprise traditionally lags behind consumer trends and social is no exception. While our personal lives are enhanced through sharing experiences with our networks of family, friends and followers, when it comes to work, engrained business culture is wrestling with the socialisation on their doorsteps. If you ask any medium to large organisation what their biggest problem is, communication is likely to land in...