Apple Optimism Grows With Share Price
Apple shares have reportedly risen to 2.5% below an all-time closing high in the US following strong demand for the newly released... Read More
Samsung Pays $10 For Scam
Samsung has agreed to pay purchasers of its Galaxy S4 phone, released in 2013, US$10 each after the company allegedly cheated on... Read More
New penalties aimed at NBN Co
NBN Co could be hit by a raft of new penalties that will affect its bottom line if Australia’s consumer watchdog enforces... Read More
Realme Mobiles Oz-Bound
What is claimed to be the fastest growing smartphone brand in the world, Realme, is about to enter the Australian market. It... Read More
ACCC Urges Court To Discount TPG Claims
In the final day of hearings for the TPG, Vodafone merger appeal, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has reportedly urged... Read More
Dodgy Online iPhone Charging Cable Allows Hackers To Take Control
Consumers buying iPhone charging cables from cheap online web sites are facing a real risk after a security researcher revealed a charging... Read More
Aspera Launch $99 Dual-Sim 4G Smartphone
Aspera Mobile has launched the successor to its popular Jazz smartphone – the new dual-SIM 4G Android Jazz 2 – for just... Read More
Apple News+ Launch With Oz & International Publishers
The Apple News+ subscription service, which brings together hundreds of popular magazines and leading newspapers from around the world, is now available... Read More
Google Extends Life Of Chromebooks
A total of eight Chromebooks will now reportedly receive software updates until June 2025, for an added three years to the original... Read More
ACCC Propose New NBN Rebates For Faults
The ACCC has proposed a reworked rebate structure for missed NBN appointments, late connections and unresolved faults as it seeks to improve... Read More
Apple Jailbreak Exploit Revealed
A new unpatchable iPhone exploit could allow permanent jailbreaking on hundreds of millions of Apple’s iconic devices. Researcher axi0mX says the newly... Read More
Service Stream Set To Roll Out Optus 5G Network
Service Stream (ASX: SSM) has scored a 5G wireless design and construction agreement from Optus. Specifically, Optus Mobile has given Service Stream... Read More
TPG & Vodafone Decision Expected Feb 2020
Justice John Middleton has told the Federal Court that a decision on the $15 billion merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison... Read More
Facebook Hides ‘Likes’ In Oz Test
SYDNEY: Facebook is using Australia as the proving ground to test hiding “likes”, in a bid for the giant to curb negative... Read More
Nokia Launches Future X Lab
HELSINKI: Nokia has launched its 5G Future X Lab at its global headquarters in Espoo, Finland. The new facility will allow customers... Read More
Huawei Offers ‘Exclusive’ 5G Licence For Level Playing Field
SHANGHAI: Chinese tech giant Huawei says it is willing to exclusively license its 5G technology to a US company to create a... Read More
Ericsson To Take $1.2B Hit
STOCKHOLM: Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson says its Q3 results will be hit by a US$1.23 billion provision it is making... Read More
Spotify To Finally Gain Siri Support
Spotify is reportedly gaining Siri support in iOS 13 after an extended feud between Apple and the music streaming provider. The Verge... Read More
13 Proving Unlucky For Apple As They Roll Out Yet Another iOS Fix Notch Tipped To Go
13 is supposed to be unlucky for some but despite this, Apple who’s luck is running out when it comes to their... Read More
2019 Phone, Tablet & PC Shipments Down 3.7%
The Gartner institute has released its worldwide device shipments forecasts for 2019, revealing a 3.7% decline in PCs, tablets and mobile phones.... Read More
Apple Tipped To Debut Revamped iPhone 4
A research note by Apple analyst Ming-Chi-Kuo claims that Apple will be unveiling a redesigned iPhone next year, which will boast a... Read More
ATO Roll-out MyGov ID On Android Devices
Android will soon join iOS in having access to the myGovID digital identity service as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) sets up... Read More
Optus Take On Telstra With New 5G Phones
Optus has thrown down the gauntlet against Telstra and launched its new 5G smartphone range, starting with the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and... Read More
HP Unveil Chromebook Refresh With Universal Stylus
HP has announced a refresh to its Chromebook X360 lineup coming later this month which promises to bring ‘the best of Android... Read More
Google Android 10 Go Edition Boost Entry-Level Devices
Google has released Android 10 (Go Edition), its entry-level device operating system that delivers a 10% speed increase to load times and... Read More
Oz Digital Advocacy Body Shuffle Management
Australia’s peak digital ecosystem representative body and advocacy group has appointed two new general managers to ‘reflect the ongoing transformation of the... Read More
Aussie Telco Complaints Down, Response Time Up
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has today published its annual report revealing a decrease in telco service complaints, while frustrations have peaked... Read More
Apple Partners With TuneIn To Bring 100,000 Radio Stations To Its Devices
Global streaming and on-demand audio service TuneIn has teamed up with Apple to offer listeners access to more than 100,000 global radio... Read More
Xiaomi Announces The Future Of Phones, Plus A 4K TV
Xiaomi has today announced a quartet of products for release, including a concept phone, the Mi MIX Alpha with a ‘Surround Screen’... Read More
Oz Smartwatch Sales Up, Smartphones Down
Australian smartphone sales have reportedly fallen 6% year-on-year (YOY), creating ‘a window of opportunity’ for smart wearable devices, which grew by 22%... Read More
Rugby Australia Taps Amazon Alexa For World Cup
Rugby Australia has partnered with Amazon Alexa to provide World Cup fans with exclusive news, wrap-ups and seamless LIVE audio coverage via... Read More
Google Play Pass Launch With 350+ Premium Apps & Games
A new subscription-based service for premium Android mobile apps and games, called Google Play Pass, has launched with over 350 titles –... Read More
Which Samsung Devices Won’t Get Android 10, Full List Of Updated Devices
Android 10 will roll out to a large number of Samsung phones shortly, but the big question is which Samsung devices will... Read More
Huawei Confirm Oz Foldable Phone Despite Android Saga
Huawei Australia has reportedly confirmed its foldable phone will release in Australia before year end, despite strained US-China tensions and the launch... Read More
Facebook Suspends Tens Of Thousands Of Apps
Facebook has suspended tens of thousands of apps as part of the company’s ongoing app developer investigation that began in March 2018... Read More
Australia Post Digital iD Taps Into NFC On iPhones
Australia Post is finally supporting near-field communications (NFC) capabilities for iPhone users of its Digital iD app, following the launch of Apple’s... Read More
ACMA Takes Action Against Aussie Telco Infinity Telecom
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken action against Sydney-based telco Infinity Telecom for allegedly breaching industry rules that require... Read More
Telstra NRL Live Pass App A Massive Rip Off
The Telstra NRL app is one big con if you are outside of Australia, why am I not surprised when Telstra is... Read More
Researchers Warn Smart Devices Send Personal Data To Netflix, Facebook
Sensitive information harvested from consumers from smart devices is being sent to big technology companies such as Facebook, Amazon and Netflix. Internet-connected... Read More
AMD Battle Rumoured CPU & GPU Supply Saga
Supply of AMD’s CPUs and GPUs utilising the 7nm nodes are in doubt, as its computer parts manufacturer, TSMC, nearly reaches its... Read More
Apple Move Up New iPad & iPhone Software Launch
Apple has bumped up the release date for both the iOS 13.1 and iPadOS to September 24, six days ahead of schedule.... Read More
Huawei ‘Forced’ To Unveil Mate 30 Series Without Google Support
Huawei has launched the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro without Google support, revealing the real impact of the US government’s blacklist... Read More
Huawei Chief Attacks Australian Attitude To Asian Business
Huawei Australia chairman John Lord has attacked Canberra, warning that continued hostility against China’s telco Huawei will put at risk significant trade... Read More
NBN Co Finds New Worlds To Conquer; First Up – IoT Traffic
NBN Co is spreading its corporate wings, launching a commercial Internet of Things (IoT) service that will offer fixed-line connectivity for traffic... Read More
Federal Gov Launches Inquiry Into 5G Network
An inquiry into 5G technology has been launched by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts. First requested... Read More
Former Telstra CEO Returns As NBN Chairman
The Morrison government has reappointed Ziggy Switkowski as chairman and a non-executive director of the NBN Co. As the rollout of the... Read More
Apple Invests $250m To iPhone Glass Supplier
Apple has announced it is awarding $250 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Corning Incorporated, supplier of precision glass for iPhones,... Read More
Huawei Banks On 5G For 2020 Sales Lift
[Image source: Evan Blass] Chinese telco giant, Huawei, is banking on 5G technology to lift next-year revenue, despite being banned from the... Read More
Carriers Set To Be Paid To Remove Huawei & Other Chinese Telco Gear
As the local Chairman of Huawei was spruiking a closer relationship between China and Australia a US Federal Communication Commissioner was sticking... Read More
Big Tech Should Not Be Broken Up Says Gates
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes it is extremely misguided to break up Big Tech, telling Bloomberg that it would be much better... Read More