Telstra Switches On First Wi-Fi Hotspots
Starting today, the free Wi-Fi trial will be available at locations including Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall, Hyde Park in Sydney and King... Read More
Optus Ramp Up 4G Network
Optus has additionally advised it has been granted early access licence approvals from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for 4G... Read More
Optus Profit Rises In Second Quarter
Optus posted net profit of $230 million for the quarter, with operating revenue rising 1.7 per cent year-on-year to $2.16 billion. For... Read More
IoT Ecosystem Set To Grow: 30 Billion Connected “Things” By 2020
The worldwide IoT market is forecast to grow from US$1.3 trillion in 2013 to US$3.04 trillion in 2020 with a compound annual... Read More
Samsung Cops A Break In Smartphone Market As Sales Start To Climb
The Korean Company who recently release the Note 4 in Australia have 29% of the US market. In Australia Telstra executives said... Read More
HTC Growth On Track As Camera Launch Get’s Close
The Taiwanese smartphone maker expects revenue of US$1.41 billion to US$1.55 billion for the current quarter ending Dec. 31. Country Manager Ben... Read More
Government Moves On Metadata
Metadata legislation has been the subject of wide-ranging public debate, with privacy and cost concerns, along with its necessity, among the issues... Read More
Moto 360 Set For October 31 Aussie Debut
Limited numbers of the Android Wear smartwatch, capable of pairing with smartphones running Android 4.3 or higher, will be available however the... Read More
ACCC: NBN Payments Excluded From Telstra Wholesale Pricing
Telstra and NBN Co are currently negotiating an $11 billion deal to help build the NBN, with the competition regulator today stating... Read More
Ooyala Buys Videoplaza To Gain Strength In Video Advertising
This acquisition will enable Ooyala to build a new business dimension in advertising, moving away from traditional TV viewing to web and... Read More
Telstra To Ramp Up Its Compliance With ACCC
The investigation was called because the ACCC identified around 400 complaints, from around Australia, made during the period 1 January 2011 to 4... Read More
Apple Profits Up 13% As Telstra + Optus Struggle To Supply New Iphone 6
Revenues rose to $8.47 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 27 from $7.51 billion in the year-ago period. The flood... Read More
Microsoft May Launch Smartwatch Within Weeks
Forbes has reported the device will hit stores shortly after launch as Microsoft looks to capture market share ahead of the holiday... Read More
Google Takes On iPhone 6 Plus, iPad + Apple TV With New Nexus Offering
Google’s new premium devices include the Nexus 6 smartphone, Nexus 9 tablet and a Nexus Player set-top box. Ironically Google has priced... Read More
Intel Drops $1B Trying To Play In Smartphone Market, LTE Modem + Push By PC Companies Set To Save Them
Moving forward the Chipmaker who reported an overall net profit for the third quarter of $3.32bn which was up from $2.95bn a... Read More
Intel Drops $1B Trying To Play In Smartphone Market, LTE Modem + Push By PC Companies Set To Save Them
Moving forward the Chipmaker who reported an overall net profit for the third quarter of $3.32bn which was up from $2.95bn a... Read More
Hong Kong Hosts Electronics Industry
In all, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) states 24 countries and regions are participating in the event, with companies including... Read More
Samsung Breaks The Wi-Fi Speed Barrier
Samsung states its 60 GHz Wi-Fi technology enables data transmission speeds of up to 4.6 Gbps, or 575 MB per second. That... Read More
Telstra Price Rises ‘Necessary’
The telco has asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for permission to raise wholesale access charges by 7.2 percent. Telstra said... Read More
IiNet Scrambles To Fix Outage
Some customers lost access to the POP3 and IMAP email services which deliver email to mobile devices, along with laptop and desktop... Read More
HTC Boss Talks About The Future For Smartphones + Devices
The Company has also launched a cloud-based social network called Zoe, which the camera – and any phone – will be able... Read More
More Connected Mobile Devices On Earth Than People
Although the number of mobile phones has surpassed the number of people in Australia, the same stat has now occurred for the... Read More
Nude’s Tender Super M Aria: Seductive Sound
NudeAudio’s latest naked grab for free publicity comes in the form of its pocket-size Super M speaker, weighing just 170 grams. It... Read More
Telstra’s Network The Best Says New Mobile Test
Telco trade publication CommsDay and international testing company P3 have released a 2014 telco benchmark, drawing on “over 200,000 voice and data... Read More
200 OZ Destinations Set For Optus 4G
Optus says the new locations will “significantly expand the reach of Optus’ existing 4G network”, with the No.2 telco planning to “cover... Read More
Phishers Try Catching Telstra 4G 700MHz Customers
Telstra is warning that some of its customers have received phishing attack emails, designed by cyber criminals who target customers of large... Read More
Fake iPhones Made In Same Factory As Genuine Model On Sale In OZ
US research company Strategy Analytics has said that thousands of smartphones made by Chinese factories that have major manufacturing contracts with Apple... Read More
Impactology: A New Religion For iPhone Protection?
When it comes to iPhone cases, there are so many out there it can be hard to know which one to get.... Read More
NudeAudio’s Naked Move To Bring ‘Black’ The Music
NudeAudio is a new brand that recently launched its ‘Move’ range of portable speakers, and has now launched a new monochrome Black... Read More
Zen And The Art Of Paying ACCC Fines
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been successful in its bid to fine Zen Telecommunications for contraventions of the Australian Consumer... Read More
Crypto-Malware In Oz Jumps 1300pc In Just Four Months
“Crypto-malware is a particularly insidious form of malware that encrypts data files on the compromised computer and then attempts to extort money... Read More
iOS 8.0.2 Update Worked For Us
As we reported earlier this morning, Apple has released its iOS 8.0.2 updated little more than 24 hours after initially pulling the 8.0.1... Read More
HTC Set To Go Pro With New Action Cam Launching In New York
A new waterproof action camera from HTC to take on the ultra popular GoPro cameras is set to be unveiled early next... Read More
Plantronics Launches Stunning New BackBeat Pro ANC Bluetooth Headphones
When it comes to wired office headsets and a wide range of Bluetooth headsets, one of the top brands out there is... Read More
Apple Apology For ‘Great Inconvenience’ Of iOS 8.0.1
It’s very rare for Apple to make a misstep, but when they do it can often be a doozy, with Apple Maps,... Read More
Do NOT ‘Charge’ Your iPhone In The Microwave
The latest hoax circulating the Internet is about a fake iOS 8 microwaving feature, dubbed Wave, which some people have already fallen... Read More
iOS 8.0.1 ‘Fail’ Bricks iPhones, Takes Bite Out Of Apple
From unexpectedly bendy iPhones to unexpectedly fast iOS updates that are then unexpectedly pulled, Apple has taught the world to unleash its... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:Is Foxtel Looking To Buy Into TPG?
Sources claim that nothing has been put to the Foxtel board however TPG executives have discussed the potential of a content deal... Read More
New Note 4 + Samsung Edge Faster On Optus LTE Network
Earlier this week we indicated that the Samsung Note 4 which was revealed last night would not be configured as a category... Read More
Apple Sells 10M iPhone 6 And Plus iPhones Over Weekend
“Sales for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus exceeded our expectations for the launch weekend, and we couldn’t be happier,” Apple Chief... Read More
Listen Up: Will Your Microphone Die On Jan 1 2015?
Wireless microphones are in use across many businesses, with around 150,000 wireless microphone systems operating using the affected frequencies between 694MHz and... Read More
Samsung Working With eBay OZ To Deliver Apple Pay Competitor
Adrian Christie Head of Communications at eBay said that his Company is already in talks with Samsung Australia along with other Android... Read More
Vodafone Charges Back Into Prepaid Market With Big Offers
Vodafone Australia has made some big changes to its prepaid phone plans from September 24, including the aforementioned $50 plan which offers... Read More
Are Aliens Causing Hoarding Of E-Waste?
The survey finds that 12% of Aussies, or just over one-in-ten, say they’re holding onto their old phone “just in case there... Read More
NBN Co Pumps Broadband Productivity In New Research
Got really fast broadband? If you do, NBN Co says it “could” see shorter commute times, higher salaries, new employment doors opening... Read More
New iPhone First Impressions: Six, Sex or Sux?
It’s iPhone 6 launch day in Australia, and as in years gone by, huge queues have appeared at Apple Stores and some... Read More
Nuance Launches Swype for iOS 8 on OZ App Store
Nuance, the maker of the popular Dragon Dictation range of software for PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets, has finally brought the Swype... Read More
iPhone 6 Fever Grips Telstra’s Syd, Melb, Bris Stores
Australia is the first place in the world to see iPhones go on sale from 8am tomorrow, with plenty of activities taking... Read More
Record Smashed: iPhone 6, 6 Plus Orders Top 4M+ in 24 Hrs
Apple has smashed previous day one iPhone pre-orders records and has announced that “demand for the new iPhones exceeds the initial pre-order... Read More
Analyst: High iPhone 6 Cost Might Deter Sales
Australian analyst firm Telsyte, often in the news for its smartphone and tablet predictions, says Australians might delay their purchase of any... Read More