DJI Debuts ‘Private Mode’ With No Data Connection
Chinese-based, DJI, has launched a stealthy new ‘privacy mode’ for its drones, notably blocking the exchange of internet data during flights. The company states... Read More
DJI Introduces Data Security Feature For Drones
DJI, the Chinese-based company that occupies a large market share in the drone and aerial-imaging industry, has announced a new feature in... Read More
Roku Upgrades Hardware, 4K & Faster Processors
Following Apple and Amazon who recently offered updates to their own streaming boxes, Roku has announced it will provide updates to five... Read More
Oz Tablet Sales Fall: Android Slips, Windows Grows
Latest research from technology analysis firm, Telsyte, has revealed Australian tablet sales during the first half of 2017 dipped 10% from a... Read More
GoPro Hero 6 Debuts 4K Video At 60 Fps
GoPro has officially unveiled its Hero 6 Black device, featuring the same aesthetic design as its predecessor (Hero 5), whilst packing in significantly... Read More
Western Digital Looks To Stop $81bn Bid In Toshiba Chip Sale
US data storage giant Western Digital said it is trying again to block the sale of Toshiba’s prized semiconductor business to a... Read More
Crucial Launches SSD Promotion To Celebrate 21 Years
Crucial has launched a new giveaway promotion to celebrate its 21st anniversary of making and selling SSDs. Organised by the brand’s Australian distributor Bluechip... Read More
Lenovo Launches All-In-One Device For Conference Rooms
Lenovo has announced a new all-in-one device that is designed to help make conference rooms smarter. Unveiled at the Microsoft Ignite conference, the... Read More
Intel Forced To Lift Embargo After 8Gen Processor Launch Botched
Intel has reportedly rescheduled the releases for some of its next-generation Cannon Lake-based processors, mostly ones with an integrated GPU, to the... Read More
Senator: Drones Could Lead To A “Catastrophe”
Senator Barry O’Sullivan has warned that drone usage in Australia could lead to a “catastrophe” if changes aren’t made to existing safety rules. The... Read More
Toshiba Approves Chip Business Sale To Bain-Apple Group for $22b
Following a tumultuous process spanning over eight months, Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has agreed to sell its flash memory chip business for $22 billion... Read More
Amazon’s New Fire HD 10 A Hybrid Echo & Tablet, With Hands-Free Alexa
Amazon’s new tablet, the Fire HD 10, is not your average tablet – it’s also an Amazon Echo smart speaker, enabled with... Read More
Top-5 Notebook Shipments Mixed
Global top-five notebook brand vendors’ combined shipments were up in August, but fell year-on–year, according to Taiwan’s Digitimes Research. With the consumer... Read More
Apple App Store Update Targets Developers, Adds AR Apps
The newest updates to Apple’s App Store (for iPhones and iPads) is said to target developers, as the company made changes to... Read More
Leaked: Premium Google ‘Pixelbook’ With Stylus Support
Recent leaks reveal that Google may be bringing back its Chromebook Pixel, under the name ‘Pixelbook’. The device is tipped to be premium and high-end... Read More
Nokia Reap Big Rewards From LG Patent Ruling
Following a ruling by an arbitration court, Nokia is set to receive additional revenue from LG Electronics for using its smartphone patents.... Read More
Huawei Scorns iPhone X, States ‘Real AI Phone’ Coming Next Month
Following the launch of Apple’s iPhone X – fitted with an A11 bionic chip and industry-first neural engine for artificial intelligence –... Read More
Qualcomm: 5G Phones To Hit Shelves in 2019, Earlier Than Planned
Qualcomm’s Chief Executive, Steve Mollenkopf, states 5G phones are expected to hit mass market shelves in 2019, one year earlier than planned.... Read More
PC Users Taken To The Cleaners By Malware Attack
Thousands of Australians are today finding out that the CCleaner software that they downloaded to fix and clean up their PC’s has... Read More
Leaked: Apple Transforming Siri Into A Life & Wellness Coach
Leaked by CNBC’s Christina Farr, Apple wants Siri to offer users “guidance on living a healthier life”, by hiring a software engineer with a... Read More
GoPro Hero 6 Black Could Feature 60fps 4K Recording
One of the headline features of the upcoming GoPro Hero 6 Black action camera could be 4K recording at 60 frames per... Read More
Toshiba Signs ‘MOU’ With Bain & Apple Group For Chip Business
Toshiba has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a consortium led by Bain Capital – including Apple – for the... Read More
‘BlueBorne’ Bluetooth Flaws Leave Billions Of Devices Open To Attack
A collection of eight flaws in the Bluetooth protocol (named ‘BlueBorne’) have been discovered by researchers at IoT security firm Armis, which... Read More
Sony Debuts Fast New Camera
Sony has introduced a new camera that offers “lightning fast” autofocus performance and continuous shooting at up to 24 frames per second.... Read More
Qualcomm Tease Apple: Android Always First To New Features
As Apple and Qualcomm continue their global patent licensing dispute, Qualcomm has released a suite of research revealing that its Android partners... Read More
United Nations Call For Global Drone Registry
As drone usage soars worldwide amid concerns of privacy and collision with commercial jets, the United Nations aviation agency is calling for the... Read More
Toshiba Receive $22.3b Revised Bid For Chip Business
A consortium led by Bain Capital and South Korean chipmaker, SK Hynix, has increased its offer for Toshiba’s memory chip business to... Read More
Apple Proceed With Foreign Lawsuits Against Qualcomm
A US Federal Judge has ruled that Apple’s 11 foreign lawsuits against chip-maker Qualcomm can proceed, whilst the dispute continues in the... Read More
Samsung Win Big With iPhone 8 Display
Following its decision to focus on smaller smartphone-sized OLED screens, Samsung is set to win big and reap large rewards next week, when... Read More
Aus PC Market Grows 3.3%, Consumer Segment Up 8.6%, Defies Global Decline
The Australian traditional PC market (inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) has notched another quarter of growth, jumping 3.3% year-on-year, and defying... Read More
GoPro Bank On Hero 6 To Bounce Back
GoPro has announced it is on track to launch the newest edition of its flagship action cameras, the Hero 6, by the... Read More
Kayell Snare Sekonic Light Meters & PocketWizard Remote Triggers
Kayell Australia has been appointed the exclusive Australian distributor for Sekonic light meters and PocketWizard remote triggers. The company has specialised in... Read More
DJI Makes Security A Priority After Flaw Discovered
DJI said it is working to improve the security of its drone apps after a flaw put the privacy of its users... Read More
Apple ‘Urgently’ Need New OLED Supplier, Samsung Push Prices Up
Word is, Apple is “in urgent need of finding a second source of OLED”, following reports that the only company in the world... Read More
Kobo Takes On Amazon With New Audiobook Service
Canadian eBook and eReader company Kobo has launched a new audiobook subscription service that will directly compete with Amazon’s Audible. Owned by... Read More
Galaxy Note 8’s Facial Unlock Fooled By A Photo
Posted in a video to Twitter, esteemed web developer and user experience designer, Mel Tajon, discovered that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8’s... Read More
Lenovo Fined $3.5m For Pre-loading PCs With Dangerous Adware
After two and a half years of legal discussion, the US Federal Trade Commission has fined Lenovo US$3.5 million for pre-loading adware into its... Read More
All New Nokia Phones Will Upgrade To Android 8.0 Oreo
Nokia manufacturer, HMD Global, has announced it will upgrade all new Nokia phones to Android 8.0 Oreo, inclusive of its budget model the... Read More
Western Digital Apologise To Toshiba, Addresses Apple’s Concerns
Western Digital’s CEO has offered his apologies to Toshiba’s Chief Executive Officer, Satoshi Tsunakawa, for “friction” amidst discussion of the sale of... Read More
Panasonic Adds HDR Recording To GH5 Camera
Panasonic is adding a number of improvements to its GH5 camera via a software update, including the ability to record HDR video. Firmware... Read More
IFA 2017: Sony Takes On GoPro With New Compact Camera
Sony is looking to bring a new level of image quality and flexibility to the action camera market. While the company has... Read More
IFA 2017: DJI Introduces New Mavic Pro And Phantom 4 Drones
DJI has delivered upgrades to two of its most popular drones at IFA 2017. Both the new Mavic Pro Platinum and the... Read More
IFA 2017: Lenovo Rolls Out Star Wars Notebooks & Cutting Edge VR
Australian David Roman the worldwide head of Marketing at Lenovo kicked off Lenovo’s big reveal at IFA 2017 in some warehouse kilometers... Read More
Toshiba Miss Deadline For Chip Business Deal
Japanse-based Toshiba Corp has missed its desired deadline to secure a buyer for their memory chip business. As previously reported, Toshiba was... Read More
IFA 2017: Acer Goes Big On Performance, Portability And Gaming
Acer has introduced a wide range of new products at its IFA 2017 press conference in Berlin, including new PCs and expansions to its Predator... Read More
WD And Tosh Finally End Feud
A consortium led by Western Digital is reportedly close to an agreement to buy Toshiba’s US$17.4 billion chip business. WD’s CEO in... Read More
Seagate & DJI “Drone-Friendly” Hard Drive Launch in Australia
Announced today, Seagate Technology has launched its DJI-partnered ‘Fly Drive’ in Australia and New Zealand – aptly heralded a ‘drone-friendly hard drive’. The product... Read More
Western Digital Won’t Seek Management Role In Toshiba Memory Chip Business
Western Digital Corp, who have offered to purchase Toshiba’s memory chip business as part of a consortium, will not seek a management... Read More
AI-Powered Drones To Monitor Oz Beaches For Sharks
Drones that are able to detect sharks using artificial intelligence will begin monitoring Australian beaches starting from next month. The Little Ripper... Read More
Mac App Store Hits Highest Level of Malware Ever
Once considered a safe haven compared to its PC counterparts, reports state that the level of malware and scam software on Apple’s... Read More