Google Data Shows Growing Lockdown Fatigue Down Under
SYDNEY/NEW YORK: Australians and US residents are starting to move around their cities, thwarting efforts to have them stay in lockdown, according... Read More
‘We’re Coming Back’: Apple Plans To Re-Open Aussie stores
SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO: Apple will re-open its 22 Australian retail stores in one to two weeks. All of Apple’s stores outside of mainland... Read More
Chinese Phone Brand Collecting “Insane Amount” Of Private Data
First it was concerns over Chinese brands Huawei, Oppo and Realme now new concerns have been raised about the personal data capture... Read More
Cellnet On Covid-19 Life Support, 30 Days To Find Equity Partner
Smartphone accessories distributor Cellnet Group has been placed in a trading halt with thee Company desperately looking for an injection of capital... Read More
Facebook Ad Revenue Slows Up
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has reported revenue growth of 18 percent in Q1, its slowest ever, as ad sales rose 17 percent to... Read More
COVID-19: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Fall 13%
The COVID-19 pandemic caused global shipments of smartphones to fall by 13% in the first quarter of the year, hitting 272 million... Read More
Network Outages During Bushfire Season Lasted 3.5 Days On Average
A report on network outages during the 2019-20 bushfire season – conducted by the Australian Communications and Media Authorities (ACMA), the Communications... Read More
Global Spending On Cloud Services Up 34%
Global spending on cloud services has reached a record high of $31 billion in Q1 2020, representing an increase of 34%, according... Read More
‘Publisher’ Google Ordered To Pay $40K In Defamation Case
MELBOURNE: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Victoria has found that Google is a publisher and has been consequently ordered... Read More
Work-From-Home Pays Off For Microsoft, As Revenue Leaps 15pc
SEATTLE: Microsoft revenue leapt 15 percent to US$35.02 billion (A$53 billion) for its third quarter, ended March 31, powered by sharp demand... Read More
Qualcomm Tips 30% Phone Demand Drop, 5G Stable
Component manufacturer, Qualcomm, has slashed its initial projection for the coming quarter, expecting smartphone shipments to drop as much as 30% in... Read More
China Shafts Nokia Now Curries Favour In India
SHANGHAI: Finnish networking company Nokia has been left empty-handed, following the award of huge 5G contracts by China’s big three service providers.... Read More
Oz Infrastructure Growth Takes 3pc Tumble: IDC Report
SYDNEY: To say the 2019 year was turbulent, and to be hit even harder this year due to COVID-19, is an understatement... Read More
Samsung Warns Q2 TV & Phone ‘Significant Decline’
Samsung has warned its core TV and smartphone business could notably decline in Q2, as demand for the new Galaxy S20 and... Read More
US Intel Report Casts Doubt On Zoom Safety
The American Department of Homeland Security is reportedly concerned that popular videoconferencing platform, Zoom, is vulnerable to overseas spy agencies. Obtained by... Read More
Apple Delay Flagship iPhone Production
iPhone manufacturer, Apple, is reportedly delaying the mass production of its 2020 flagship smartphones by around a month, following economic and supply... Read More
1000-Plus Virus Scams Hit Australia
CANBERRA: Scamwatch has received more than a thousand coronavirus-related scam reports since the outbreak. Common scams include phishing for personal information, online... Read More
Govt. Launches People Tracking App, Looks For 40-50pc Take-Up
CANBERRA: The Australian Government yesterday launched its coronavirus app for Apple and Android smartphones, with PM Scott Morrison urging phone owners to... Read More
US Videogame Sales Surge In March On lockdown
SAN FRANCISCO: Videogame sales in March hit their highest in over a decade, as users binged on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and... Read More
IPhone, iPads Flaw May Have Let Hackers Steal Data
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is said to have left more than half a billion iPhones exposed to hackers. The bug, which also exists... Read More
Rupert And Lachlan Forgo Salaries As Coronavirus Bites
NEW YORK/SYDNEY: The Murdoch family – now said to be worth more than US$50 billion between them – have revealed plans to... Read More
COVID-19 5G Tower War Now Telco Technicians Threatened With Violence
As Telstra Optus and TPG Vodafone work to roll out 5G anger is still growing around the world including Australia from people... Read More
Despite Security Concerns, Daily Zoom Users Rises To 300 Million
Yesterday, Zoom Video Communications CEO Eric Yuan said in one of the company’s weekly security webinars that more than 300 million were... Read More
Facebook Cops Fake-News ‘Virus’
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook is struggling to deal with a virus of its own – millions of viral links to fake news and... Read More
New Batteries Convert Phone ‘Heat’ To Extra Energy
As the city of Wuhan battles headlines over COVID19, engineers from Wuhan University have announced a ground-breaking first-of-its-kind ‘hydrogel’ battery film, capable... Read More
Govt. Reveals Plan To Build More Black-Spot Mobile base Stations
CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has revealed plans to build 182 new base stations for its mobile black spot program. Dubbed Round 5,... Read More
More Bad News For Free To Air, Internet Beats TV As News Source
SYDNEY: Online sources have taken over from TV as the main medium for news, accounting for 59 percent of Gen Z folk,... Read More
Aussie Tracing App: US Giants Google, Apple Hold The Key
CANBERRA/LONDON/PARIS: The Australian Government’s planned coronavirus tracing app is coming under intense scrutiny from US tech giants Apple and Google, which came... Read More
Motorola Goes In New Direction With A Smartphone That WILL Take on Apple & Samsung
Motorola is set to reveal new mid-range heavily specced 5G smartphones but at this stage it’s not known when the devices which... Read More
Smartphone Sales Forecast To Hit Record High 2025
Latest data forecasts global smartphone wholesale revenue to drop 21% year-on-year in 2020 amid coronavirus, before soaring to a ‘record high’ in... Read More
REVIEW: Retro Hit, Results In Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Packed With 2020 Technology
When dinosaur phones roamed this world back in 2004, a new innovation appeared on the radar and within weeks it became a... Read More
Mega Mergers And Acquisitions Stymied By Coronavirus Outbreak
HONG KONG: Mergers and acquisitions, so much a part of the IT sector in the past decade, particularly in the semiconductor industry,... Read More
iPhone Production Jump Raises Eyebrows After Goldman Sachs Downgrade
Apple has reportedly asked suppliers to raise its production of iPhones, despite supply chain concerns and Goldman Sachs’ downgrade of company shares... Read More
Slack Not-So-Slack Down Under: Users’ Data To Be Stored Locally
SYDNEY: Business communications app Slack has launched what it calls “data residency” in Australia. This means that Aussie Slack users can now... Read More
Cyber Crims Turn To Covid-19 Themed Scams
CANBERRA: Cybercrime operators have been registering Covid-19 themed Web sites to conduct widespread phishing campaigns that can harvest personal information from unsuspecting... Read More
Huawei Growth Dives Amid US Ban & COVID19
Chinese electronics giant, Huawei, has reported a significant slowdown in Q1 revenue following its US ‘blacklisting’ and the COVID19 pandemic – up... Read More
What Is It About Chinese Companies Like Huawei That Think They Can Cheat Lie & Mislead Consumers
What is it about Chinese Companies such as Huawei, that they think they can cheat, mislead, and outright lie about the performance... Read More
Nokia Takeover Bid: Report
HELSINKI: Finnish telecommunications networking company Nokia is awash with rumours about a takeover, but the company is remaining hush-hush. Nokia has confirmed... Read More
Twitter Blocked From Revealing Government Surveillance Requests
SAN FRANCISCO: After a six-year battle, a federal court has stopped Twitter from revealing surveillance requests it received from the US government.... Read More
Young Australia Wary On Govt. Plann For Phone-Tracing App
CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison may be facing some difficulty in persuading Australians – particularly young ones – to download and use... Read More
Government To Pay Phone Bills During COVID-19
CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has joined forces with the communications industry to help users get through problems associated with the COVID-19, ensuring... Read More
Oppo Caught Up In Another Performance Scandal Along With Realme and Xiaomi
First it was Chinese brand Huawei with their fake camera images, Then along came Realme selling smartphones that lacked Australian certification, now... Read More
Big Brands Gaming Battle Looms, As Lenovo Cranks Up Legion Range
Lenovo has moved to crank up their presence in the PC gaming market in what is seen as a four-way battle between... Read More
Are Oppo & Realme Victims Of Anti China Buyers? As They Move To Catch Discount Site To Try And Sell Products
Oppo has moved to selling their recently launch A91 smartphone on Catch a discount web site owned by Wesfarmers only days after... Read More
Prepare For A Smartphone Flood
SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI: Telecommunication analysts are predicting that smartphone makers will flood the market with offerings as the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease.... Read More
Sony Offers $10m For Developers
TOKYO: Japanese entertainment and electronic giant Sony has earmarked US$10 million for a fund aimed at helping indie game developers survive the... Read More
Apple Reveals Its ‘Most Affordable’ iPhone SE, Starting At A$749
Apple has unveiled its second-generation iPhone SE, describing it as “the most affordable iPhone”. Pre-orders in Australia will commence from 10pm tomorrow... Read More
China iPhone Shipments Surprise
SHANGHAI: Apple’s iPhone shipments in China rebounded in March, jumping 19 percent from a year earlier to 2.5 million units. Industry watcher... Read More
Clarke Still Frozen Out As ACS Internal Dramas Continue To Flow
SYDNEY: As it continues to shed members, the Australian Computer Society is continuing to cold-shoulder major critic Roger Clarke, pictured – and... Read More
5G Conspiracy Theorists Blame – What Else? – COVID-19
SYDNEY: While the COVID-19 phenomenon currently sweeping the globe and making hundreds of thousands very sick – or even dead – it... Read More