Travel author Bill Bryson famously described Perth as the most remote city in the world, but it manages to maintain a vibrant IT industry and a very active IT community.

In an effort to take advantage of the speed and efficiency offered by Agile software development and Scrum, many organisations oversimplify the process. As a result, the responsibilities of the role as the Product Owner, the key function of which is to act as a bridge between the software development team and the key players in the organisation, are likely to overwhelm and frustrate everyone involved in a project.

Whether they create iOS mobile apps for large corporate operations or small mum and dad stores, all developers face the demand to bring more data to end users in a simple, yet sophisticated format. To meet this objective, mobile apps need to tap into an increasing number of APIs, while limiting the device resources they use to avoid instability. At the same time, developers always face the reality that new, yet unknown mobile devices, with unknown capabilities are on the horizon. 

Software developers in Perth have the unique opportunity to hear and meet international and national experts as well as network with their peers at the inaugural YOW! West Conference and DepthFirst Workshops in Perth in May 2014.

Australian smart home automation market to reach almost $1b by 2017

In launching the Tech Trends 2014: Inspiring Disruption report, Robert Hillard, Deloitte’s Managing Partner, Technology Agenda, said 10 topics were selected that have the opportunity to have an impact on organisations across industries and geographies over the next 18 to 24 months.

Internode unveils a brilliant event to run during the Adelaide Fringe, which gives even the most musically challenged individual a chance to compose a unique tune using just their brain waves.

Global connected vehicle technology leader Cohda Wireless is poised to become a major beneficiary of a US Department of Transportation decision to green light ‘talking cars’ on American roads.

Patent-Pending Design Enables Electric Vehicles to Reduce Battery Pack Size and Cost and Extend Range With Onboard Generator

The pan-African proprietary investment company has announced its investment in US start-up Planet Labs’ innovative satellite manufacturing technology