A viral email warning that ‘mobile numbers will be made public’ is a hoax. The ACMA advises not to click on any links in the email, including those that appear to go to the Do Not Call Register.
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Almost half of Australia’s adult population are already taking advantage of the wide availability of smartphones and their connectivity to the internet.
The ACMA’s Smartphones and tablets: Take-up and use in Australia report examines what is driving the take-up of smartphones and tablets by Australians and [...]
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In the lead-up to Safer Internet Day on 5 February, The ACMA’s Cybersmart team are presenting a series of guest blogs by experts in different areas. The series kicked off last week with this post from Karen Cuenca who has worked in the ‘virtual world’ space for eight years and currently leads community support for [...]
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Five things sums up the week in social media and innovation. We look at events in Australia and around the world that inspired and intrigued us.
1. Sesame Street has become the first non-profit YouTube channel to hit 1 billion views. And what better way to celebrate the milestone than with Count von Count “Counting the You’s [...]
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Five things sums up the week in social media and innovation. We look at events in Australia and around the world that inspired and intrigued us.
1. Computerised glasses? Google has launched computerised eyewear, Glass, which shows a screen just above your ordinary field of view. The eyewear works on voice command to take pictures, record video, [...]
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Five things sums up the week in social media and innovation. We look at events in Australia and around the world that inspired and intrigued us.
1. The return of the Tamagotchi? A new Android app, Tamagotchi L.i.f.e, has been released for users looking to take care of their very own pocket creature. The return of this [...]
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1. By the end of the year, there will be more mobile devices than people. Cisco this week released their Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, predicting there will be more mobile devices than people by the end of the year. The report also suggested global mobile data traffic will increase 13-fold over the next [...]
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Five things sums up the week in social media and innovation. We look at events in Australia and around the world that inspired and intrigued us.
1. Superbowl advertising collects huge online views: It is estimated that 47 per cent of US households watch the Superbowl each year, making for a very competitive and expensive advertising market. [...]
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As the census date approaches, the ACMA reminds phone companies holding numbers to check their liability for annual numbering charges (ANC) and take note of deadlines.
The census date is Sunday 7 April 2013.
Phone companies holding numbers on this date may be charged ANC. The charge generally depends on the number’s length—the shorter a [...]
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If you are interested in the ACMA’s broad policy approach to spectrum licences that are not re-issued in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2 GHz, 3.4 GHz and 31 GHz bands, then we’d like to hear from you.
We are specifically interested in feedback on our approach to future arrangements in the 800 MHz and [...]
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