Intel Joins MediaTek On 5G Laptops
The world’s leading maker of microprocessors, Intel, will team with Taiwanese mobile chip developer MediaTek on 5G laptops. The US company sees... Read More
NBN Price Change To Benefit 10.3 Million Australians
Broadband speeds are set to increase in the wake of the National Broadband Network’s Wholesale Pricing Review 2019 Close-out paper creating several... Read More
Samsung Drops It’s Third 5G Handset For Oz
What is tipped to be Australia’s first sub-$1000 5G phone has just been unveiled by Samsung with the South Korean company announcing... Read More
NBN Stuff Up Could Cost iiNet $10 Million
An NBN stuff up by TPG owned iiNet could cost the internet service provider $10 million after an investigation revealed they failed... Read More
Government To Review Telecoms Provision In New Developments
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has announced a review of the arrangements for telecommunications in new developments that he says will drive competition... Read More
Aussies Warned Of Rampant Online Shopping Scams
ACCC-run website Scamwatch is warning Australians to be cautious of online shopping scams in the lead up to the holiday season, as... Read More
CommBank Offers Customers $5 Cash To Embrace Apple Pay
The Commonwealth Bank – which a year ago, along with rival Westpac and NAB, was boycotting Apple Pay – has now embraced... Read More
TCL Set To Be A Major Global CE & Smartphone Brand, Roadmap Revealed
As consumer technology brands go TCL is a powerhouse but would you would never know it based on their marketing in Australia... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Mosman To Lindfield Without Power
ChannelNews has discovered a mass power outage across major Sydney areas from Mosman to Lindfield. Ausgrid is currently investigating the cause of... Read More
Vodafone Team Up With Amazon Prime In Time For Christmas
Vodafone and Amazon Australia are teaming up to give customers more value with 12 months of Amazon Prime for free when they... Read More
180,000 Telstra NBN Consumers Could Be Up For $341M Payday
Telstra will reportedly review the performance of 180,000 NBN connections to determine whether they are paying more than they should following the... Read More
Aussie Kids Embracing Mobiles
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has analysed data from Roy Morgan research and found that 48% of Australian children aged... Read More
Apple Lose Money On Repair, Huawei Charge $1K Per Foldable Screen
Apple is reportedly losing more money than it earns on repairing devices such as iPhones and Macbooks, while Huawei is charging as... Read More
Half Of Australian Kids Use A Mobile Phone
Half of the Australian children aged 6 to 13 own or use a mobile phone, according to new research showing that kids... Read More
Telstra Failed To Monitor Maxiumum NBN Speeds
Telstra will now proactively contact customers not receiving the maximum speed available under their NBN plan, following the national telcos failure to... Read More
New Huawei Mate Pro 30 Only Scores 5/10 In Reliability Tear Down
The all new Huawei Mate Pro 30 which has a limited Android OS denying owners official access to services such as G... Read More
Phone More Important Than Coffee, Chocolate & Sex
Boost Mobile has revealed Australian’s hold their phones in high regard, with over half of the country giving up coffee, chocolate and... Read More
Apple To Take Major Bite of Doubling 5G Market
Despite not even having a 5G iPhone on the market, Apple is tipped to take a majority bite out of the global... Read More
Dodgy Xiaomi Smartphone Bursts Into Flames
Non-certified Xiaomi smartphones which are designed for the Indian market and have been known to burst into flames, are being sold in... Read More
Samsung Release Limited Edition Star Wars Note10+
In advance of the December 20 release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – the final instalment of the Skywalker Saga... Read More
Huawei Unfold Sellout $3K 5G Mate X
Huawei has unfolded the 5G Mate X which reportedly sold out ‘within minutes’ of being launched in China for $3,615. The Huawei... Read More
Misinformed Apple Block Vaping Apps
Apple has made the rash decision to block applications that promote the use of e-cigarettes from its App Store despite the fact... Read More
Govt. 5G Inquiry Goes North
The House of Reps Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts is holding the first public hearing for its inquiry into the... Read More
Microsoft Chucks In The Towel On Voice
As of January 31, 2020, Microsoft will no longer support its Cortana virtual assistant mobile app for Android and iOS in Australia,... Read More
Disney+ For Free? Telstra & Optus In Talks
Optus and Telstra customers may be able to receive Disney+ for free, as sources reveal the US entertainment giant seeks to use... Read More
Taiwan Sovereignty Conflict Block Huawei Phone Sales
In what is another strike in a longstanding soft conflict, Taiwan has suspended the sale of three Huawei smartphone models that identify... Read More
Industry Wide Mobile App Bluetooth Design Flaw
Updated to include a response from Dr Zhiqiang Lin. Bluetooth devices are allegedly vulnerable to hacking during the pairing process allowing potential hackers... Read More
Apple Tipped To Capture Top 5G Smartphone Spot In 2020
Apple’s entry into the 5G race in Q3 of 2020 will catapult the iPhone maker to top position, ahead of Samsung and... Read More
China Phone Sales Take A Tumble
Sales of smartphones in China fell 7.5% sequentially in Q3 after registering a 22.4% growth in the previous quarter. Digitimes Research found... Read More
Telstra Calls On Government To Invest More On 5G Rollout
Telstra has called for substantial Government investment in both equipment and spectrum for the 5G network in Australia. In a submission to... Read More
Smaller Operators Stealing NBN Market Share From Telstra
Optus and smaller retail service providers ( RSPs) are now eating into Telstra’s NBN retail market share, the latest quarterly report from... Read More
NBN Now In Over 6.1 Million Homes
According to the ACCC’s latest quarterly Wholesale Market Indicators Report, NBN is now providing over 6.1 million homes with broadband services, with... Read More
Optus Net Profits Climb 24% Revenues Up 11%
Optus who last week rolled out their 5G offering, has posted an increase in second-quarter profits and a double-digit increase in revenue,... Read More
Compensation For Missed Appointments? NBN Says Nah
The NBN is criticising the excessive and unjustified nature of the draft decisions handed down from the National Consumer Watchdog regarding the... Read More
Oz Consumer Sentiment Down & Still Sceptical Of 5G
Challenging market conditions characterising 2019 have resulted in pessimistic outlooks for the all-important holiday trading period, while telcos are still struggling to... Read More
Alcatel Release Sub-$300 Smartphones For Xmas
Alcatel has announced the launch of its two new sub-$300 smartphones with JB Hi Fi – the Alcatel 3X and 1S –... Read More
Samsung Tipped To Launch New Patented SAMOLED Display
Samsung who have made a name for themselves producing high quality display screens for both smartphones and TV’s is set to take... Read More
Second Xiaomi 108MP Smartphone Camera For Oz
Following the announcement of the Mi CC9 Pro Premium smartphone, Xiaomi has unveiled the second phone to score Samsung’s 108MP Camera Sensor,... Read More
Mobile Networks Causing Problems For NSW Fire & Rescue Services
As catastrophic fires burn across NSW It’s carrier network infrastructure that’s failing rural Australians who can’t get a signal to save their... Read More
LG Takes On TCL Over Mobile Technology
LG Electronics has filed a lawsuit against Chinese handset manufacturer TCL for infringing on the company’s LTE technology patents. The lawsuit launched... Read More
Add A Second Screen To Any Smartphone
A company by the name of castAway has developed a device that will allow iOS and Android smartphone users to add a... Read More
Is It A Purse With A Charger, Or A Charger With A Purse?
The portable charger market has taken a fashionable turn with the release of the Lilly C wireless charging purse, now available Australia... Read More
Adobe Smartphone Camera Upgrade, iPad Photoshop Sucks
Despite disappointing several first-time users with its debut iPad Photoshop app, Adobe has given an early preview of its all-new camera app... Read More
Samsung To Focus On Foldables
Samsung has confirmed the company has aims to sell many more foldable devices in 2020. The South Korean company plan to significantly... Read More
Checkmate Apple, Un-Patchable Jailbreak Released
Following months of anticipation, an un-patchable exploit of iPhone hardware has produced the CheckRa1n Jailbreak for almost every iOS model between the... Read More
Camera Wars: Sony Strikes Back
Sony has teased a video of its upcoming high-megapixel CMOS sensor to compete with the recently released Samsung 108 MP camera that... Read More
Telstra Holds 49% Of Telecom Industry
2019’s Connected Nation report has revealed that Telstra is close to holding a majority share of the Australian telecom industry, at nearly... Read More
Aussie Broadband Satisfaction & ACCC Measures Internet Speed
Alongside a report into internet download speeds by the national consumer watchdog, Aussie Broadband is expected to ‘raise some eyebrows in the... Read More
New Destinations Added To Optus Prepaid Roaming
Optus amps up its list of included destinations for its $20 Prepaid Data Roaming Add-On and extends the expiry for new and... Read More
Consumer Protection Ignored; ACMA Hits Aussie Telcos
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken action against 11 Australian telcos for failing to comply with consumer protection rules.... Read More