REVIEW: HoMedics UV-Clean Phone Sanitiser, Kills 99.9% Of Viruses
While COVID-19 restrictions are beginning to ease and activity is beginning to pick up again, authorities are still advising people to remain... Read More
Google Pixel 4a Rumoured October Delay
Google is rumoured to have delayed the release of the Pixel 4a smartphone to October, despite the former Pixel 3a series being... Read More
Facebook’s Whatsapp Blames Users For Google Breach
SAN FRANCSICO: Facebook‘s messaging app Whatsapp has blamed its users after hundreds of thousands of phone numbers, names and profile pictures were... Read More
China Smartphone Sales Slip Again
SHANGHAI: Handset sales in the China market fell 12 percent on year to 34 million units in May, after experiencing a rebound... Read More
FBI Warns On Mobile Bank Apps
WASHINGTON: The FBI has warned that an increase in mobile banking application usage has led to a rise in exploitation. Use of... Read More
Refurbished Phone Market Droops
SAN FRANCISCO: The global market for refurbished smartphones declined one percent last year, reaching more than 137 million units, according to a... Read More
Power Struggle Emerges At ARM: China Business At Risk
LONDON: Chipmaker ARM’s China CEO, Allen Wu, has been removed from his position for not disclosing conflicts of interest that are said... Read More
New iPhone Design Leaks Reveal iPad Pro Similarities
The Twitter account @Jin_Store has leaked images of the moulds that case-makers use to create their designs, revealing that Apple’s upcoming iPhone... Read More
‘Free’ Aussie Phone Calls Come With A Catch
MELBOURNE: A new mobile phone operator, claiming to offer free calls, aims to begin operations in Australia from this coming Friday. Dubbed... Read More
Aussies Would Welcome Return To Former Workplaces: New Survey
CANBERRA: Around 80 percent of Australians favour returning to their former workplaces rather than continuing to work from home once the Covid-19... Read More
TCL Patents Smartphone With Under-Screen Selfie Camera
TCL has patented a new smartphone design that features an under-display selfie camera, making it invisible when not in use. Sitting the... Read More
Telstra Selling Off $300-Million Pitt St Property
Telstra is preparing to sell its 16-storey telephone exchange building on Pitt Street for $250-300 million. This offering will be the largest... Read More
Telstra’s Former Boss Stuart Lee Lost To Us – Tributes Flow
SYDNEY: Telstra CEO Andy Penn has led tributes to Stuart Lee, pictured, a retired 45-year veteran of the telco who passed away... Read More
Amazon To Fulfil In Brisbane
BRISBANE: US e-commerce giant Amazon is about to start construction on a new fulfilment facility in Brisbane, its first Queensland venture. The... Read More
Solar Sellers Put New Pressure On Gullible Consumers
SYDNEY: The Consumer Action Law Centre (CALC) has raised concerns about a growing number of dodgy operators in the rooftop solar business.... Read More
Global Smartphone Sales Fell 20% In Q1
According to market research firm Gartner, global smartphone sales fell by 20% in Q1 2020, largely as a result of the COVID-19... Read More
Google Launches Public Android 11 Beta Program
Google has launched its first public beta program for Android, with Android 11 now available to users with Google Pixel 2, 3,... Read More
Angry Customer Sues Apple For US$1 Trillion
A disgruntled Missouri-based customer has attempted to sue Apple for US$1 trillion – nearly the company’s net worth – after alleging his... Read More
Chromebook Demand Surges
TAIPEI: Demand for mobile computing devices from global education sectors has been rising with Chromebooks currently seeing the highest shipments, according to... Read More
US E-Commerce Sales Up In 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: US e-commerce sales are anticipated to jump 18 percent this year, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that... Read More
Telstra’s Belong Heads For Full Digital Support Model
MELBOURNE: Telstra-owned Belong is shifting to a fully digital customer support model after Covid-19 slashed the capacity of its contact centres and... Read More
Majority Of Aussie Business Cyber Security Not Up To Scratch
SYDNEY: Most Australian companies believe their cyber security investments are inefficient, as the number of businesses hit by security breaches has increased... Read More
Big Blue Scrambles Red-Faced Due To Major Global Outages
NEW YORK: IBM is suffering a worldwide outage of its cloud platform, causing it to pull the plug on services and customers’... Read More
Slack User Numbers Grow
SAN FRANCISCO: Social distancing and the work from home movement saw Slack Technologies Q1 revenue boosted on strong demand for its workplace... Read More
Optus Stepping Up Efforts To Sell $2bn Portfolio Of Comms Towers
Optus has recruited the help of additional advisers as part of efforts to sell off its $2-billion portfolio of communication towers, according... Read More
HP Scores Big Win Over Quanta
SAN FRANCISCO: Technology giant HP has scored a landmark win over Quanta Storage, with a US court ordering the Taiwanese outfit to... Read More
Big Blue Rails Against Facial Recognition
NEW YORK: IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has announced the company is getting out of the facial recognition business. Krishna made the announcement... Read More
Spacetalk Seeks $1.5 Million
SYDNEY: Who would want a smartphone these days that doesn’t connect to social media, online games or a host of apps like... Read More
Lion Roars Following Cyberattack
SYDNEY: The Australian beverages giant Lion, which boasts brands such as Dairy Farmers, Pura and XXXX Gold beer, has been hit by... Read More
Google Maps Offers To Alert Users To Covid-19 Travel Restriction
SYDNEY: Australia is among the first countries to be included in a system from Google which adds features on its Maps service... Read More
Apple Supplier Fuels iPhone 12 Delays
Prominent iPhone supplier, Broadcom, has fuelled rumours Apple’s 2020 iPhones will be delayed past its usual September timeline, following remarks from its... Read More
Apple Secures Patent For ‘Synthetic’ Group Selfie
Among Apple’s newly granted patents, Patently Apple spotted a patent that covers a computing device that can effectively generate a ‘synthetic’ group... Read More
Global Headset Shipments Surge
TAIPEI: Digitimes Research is predicting good times ahead for AR/VR headsets, forecasting global shipments will surge 29 percent in 2020. The Taiwanese... Read More
Set To Reject Huawei, UK In 5G Talks With Japan, Korea
LONDON: British officials have discussed supplies of 5G networking equipment with companies in South Korea and Japan as part of a bid... Read More
Telstra Loses Asia-Pac Exec.
SYDNEY: Telstra has lost its Asia-Pacific chief information security officer Berin Lautenbach, with his departure following hard on the heels of senior... Read More
Australia 12th In 5G Deployment
SYDNEY: Australia is ranked 12th out of the 22 countries that have deployed 5G technology by global research company OMDIA. In its... Read More
Low-Key Australian Techie Scores Queen’s Birthday Gong
ADELAIDE: Technology – as usual – took pretty much a back seat in yesterday’s Order of Australia awards, but one recipient with... Read More
Samsung Inks Ultra-Thin Glass Deal For 2021 Foldable Phones
Korean tech giant, Samsung, has reportedly inked a deal with Gorilla Glass maker, Corning, for its 2021 [third-iteration] foldable phone range, following... Read More
It’s London-To-A-Brick On Payment Platform Merger Down Under
SYDNEY: We’ve had the shrapnel (five-cent coin), the brick, (five-pound note) and even the “lobster” (the 20-dollar note), but nicknames like those... Read More
Oppo & Realme Smartphones To Be In Short Supply
Oppo and Realme smartphones which are manufactured by Chinese Company BBK are set to be in short supply after their factory in... Read More
Services Australia Used Face Scanning For Bushfire Payments
SYDNEY: Services Australia has admitted it used face scanning technology to verify the identities of those applying for bushfire disaster relief. Michelle... Read More
Aussie Telcos Failing SMBs, Says Telecoms Ombudsman
SYDNEY: Telecommunication problems are costing many Australian small businesses time and money, according to the latest report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.... Read More
Federal Court Cracks Down On Internet Piracy Web Sites
SYDNEY: A Federal Court has ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to 86 Web sites alleged to be pirating programs... Read More
Cryptocurrency Hit: Federal Coppers Pounce At City ATM
SYDNEY: Australian Federal Police have charged a 45-year-old Sydney man with cryptocurrency laundering offences after he allegedly created fake online accounts, using... Read More
Samsung Still Fighting Claims They Misled Consumers About Water Resistance
Samsung Electronics Australia is still fighting claims that it made false, misleading, and deceptive representations in advertising the water resistance of various... Read More
Australia, Beware: US Considers Retaliation Against Digital Taxes
WASHINGTON: The US is investigating digital services taxes now being adopted or considered by Britain, Italy, Brazil and other countries, including Australia.... Read More
Bye-bye, Office Meetings: Cloud Conferences Rule
SAN FRANCISCO: Worldwide end-user spending on cloud-based Web conferencing will grow nearly 25pc in 2020 on the back of workplace restrictions, due... Read More
NBN Co Extend Free 40% Extra Capacity Offer To August
The NBN Co has extended its offer to internet providers for an additional 40% capacity at no cost until 19 August 2020,... Read More
Take China Off App Takes Off Millions Download Until Google Stepped In
Take China Off App, Takes Off, Oppo, Realme & Huawei Face Massive Backlash It was so popular that Google had to intervene,... Read More
Samsung Demand Boost Spurs Production Of New Chips
SEOUL: South Korean electronics giant Samsung has begun construction of a new domestic production line for NAND flash memory chips. The company... Read More