Aussie Spending On IT Tipped To Hit $83bn In 2017
Total information technology spending in Australia this year will top A$83 billion – up 3.7 percent from 2016 – according to the... Read More
Gartner: ‘PC Shipments Lowest Since 2007’
New estimates by Gartner have seen the Global PC market deliver its weakest quarter (in terms of volume) since 2007, declining 4%... Read More
WD To Trawl Tosh Databases
Western Digital has won a temporary court ruling that orders Toshiba to allow WD to access databases and chip samples as part... Read More
Serious Questions Raised Over Kaspersky Software & Links With Russian Intelligence
Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has been accused of working with Russian security and the KGB, with serious questions now being raised... Read More
Drone Pilots Cop Fines
Drone pilots have been hit with fines in three separate incidents as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority continues to crack down on... Read More
Chrome OS Getting Major Rework
Following on rumours that Google is working on a premium-end Pixel-branded Chromebook, reports now say that the tech giant is preparing to... Read More
Toshiba Still Struggling To Survive As Time Runs Out
Four years ago, Toshiba Australia CEO Mark Whittard was telling journalists how he was set to dominate in the notebook market, today... Read More
Tosh’s Chip Sale Falters
With the US$18 billion sale of Toshiba’s memory chip unit to a Japanese government-approved consortium now under threat, some interested buyers are... Read More
Apple Tipped To Go “All-OLED” By 2018
While an OLED display is tipped to be coming to only one of the three iPhone’s tipped for release this year, new... Read More
Flighty Hanson May Have Broken Aussie Drone Rules: Report
Pauline Hanson may have flouted Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) laws governing the use of drones in Australia, it seems, as video... Read More
Imagine Disputes Apple Graphics
UK graphic chipmaker Imagination Technologies is continuing to hold preliminary talks with potential buyers, as the company looks to sell itself. The... Read More
Samsung Boosts Chip Investment
Samsung Electronics says it is planning to invest at least US$18.6 billion to extend its lead in memory chips and next-generation smartphone... Read More
DJI Develops New Drones For Telcos
Drone vendor DJI has revealed new drone technology that will see the airborne devices capable of detecting and measuring the signal strength of... Read More
Hynix Still In Tosh Chip Sale
An exerted effort by the Japanese Government to keep Korea’s SK Hynix out of the bidding for Toshiba’s semiconductor unit may have... Read More
Samsung Galaxy S8 Can Now Unlock Windows 10 PCs
Owners of both a Samsung smartphone or tablet and a Windows 10 PC now have a new way to sign in to... Read More
Intel Ruling On The Horizon
Europe’s top court has set September 6 as the date it will rule on whether to uphold Intel’s appeal against a US$1.2... Read More
Google To Give Pixel-Style Overhaul To Chromebook
Reports say that Google is preparing to launch a fresh bid for the notebook market with a new ultra-premium Chromebook. Supposedly code-named... Read More
Qualcomm Debuts Under-Display Fingerprint Sensor
Qualcomm have announced a new technology that is capable of scanning fingerprints through a smartphone display. The company debuted the ‘Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensor for... Read More
Qualcomm Must Face Trial
The US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm has been given the green light by a US federal judge, who ruled... Read More
Toshiba Chip Unit Sale In Doubt
Western Digital has told Toshiba it won’t agree to a sale of the Japanese conglomerate’s memory chip unit to a preferred bidding... Read More
Chipmaker Imagination Up For Sale As Apple Pulls The Plug
Imagination Technologies is up for sale after Apple announced it won’t be using its graphic chips in the next iPhone. Since the... Read More
Lenovo Unveil ThinkStation P320 Tiny PC
Speaking at this week’s Transform conference, Lenovo have now announced a new product they’re branding as “the world’s smallest workstation with ISV certification.”... Read More
AMD Takes Aim At Xeon
AMD has taken the wraps off the first generation of its Zen-based Epyc server processors, as it aims to take market share... Read More
Memory Chip Drought Worsens
Apple’s new iPhone 8 launch, due later this year, is threatening to exacerbate the current shortage of memory chips which may last... Read More
Next Generation Of Lenovo Laptops Might Go Foldable
Lenovo has given the public a glimpse of what a future “bendable” ThinkPad might look like during a presentation in New York this... Read More
Drones – CASA Hints At New Tougher Restrictions Down Under
Drone operators in Australia may be facing significantly tougher restrictions than previously contemplated, it seems, after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)... Read More
Google Prepares To SoC It To ’em
Google appears to be ramping up a team to build mobile SoCs (system-on-chips) for tablets and smartphones – and perhaps aimed at... Read More
New Microsoft Surface “A Shocker” “Full Of Glue” Claims, 0-10 For Repairability
The Microsoft New Surface laptop which is due to go on sale in Australia shortly has been described as a “shocker” after... Read More
Court Battle Over Tosh Chip Unit
The USA’s Western Digital has sought a court injunction to prevent Toshiba from selling its chip business without its consent. The move... Read More
Qualcomm Jump Ship To LG For Snapdragon 845
Reports out of Korean IT news website etnews claim that Qualcomm has teamed up with Taiwan’s TSMC instead of Samsung Electronics to build its... Read More
Apple, Dell Joint Toshiba Hunt
US technology leaders Apple and Dell are expected to join a Foxconn-led consortium bidding for Toshiba’s highly prized chip unit. Foxconn CEO... Read More
Huawei Exec Pledges To Top PC Market
Chinese technology company Huawei has signalled its ambitions for the PC market, with the company’s COO of Consumer Business Wan Biao claiming... Read More
Belkin Announces Thunderbolt 3 Dock For New Macs
Belkin have announced a new Thunderbolt 3 dock that adds additional connectivity options to Apple’s latest computers. The Thunderbolt 3 Express Dock... Read More
Apple Unveils Powerful New iMac Pro
Apple’s all-in-one iMac has gone Pro with powerful new processors and graphics designed to meet the needs of professional users. Described by Apple as... Read More
Apple Make The New iPad Pro Official
After months of rumors (and growing sentiment that the iPad might be emerging as a trouble-spot for the company’s financials), Apple finally... Read More
Review: Lenovo Deliver A Top-Tier Tablet With The Miix 720
It feels like Lenovo have been making strides in the mobile and tablet space for a few years now but, if anything,... Read More
Electronic Gear Sales Take A Dive
It’s enough to make Gerry Harvey weep. Far from taking off, as new hardware and software arrives in the marketplace and households... Read More
Govt. To Spend $100m On Drones
The Turnbull Government has decided to spend $101 million on a fleet of tiny drones – or as it prefers to call... Read More
Qualcomm Talk Up Quick Charge 4+
It’s only been a few months since their last big battery-related announcement but chipset manufacturer Qualcomm have already come out swinging with... Read More
Acer Shows Off New Tablets & Laptops At Computex
Acer has expanded its tablet and laptop lineups with a range of new products at Computex this year. The company delivered an... Read More
Dell Launches New PCs Powered By AMD Ryzen
Dell have announced three new PCs powered by AMD’s latest processors, including the chipmaker’s multicore Ryzen processor unveiled earlier this year. Among... Read More
Intel Set To Get Strong Armed
ARM Holdings is looking to take on Intel in a move that could have serious implications for the big chip Company. A... Read More
Hot Drone Maker DJI Deliver A Big Spark Device
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has moved to further expand their presence in the Australian with the launch of the “Spark” drone, the... Read More
New 15-Inch MacBook Pro Expected At WWDC
Delivery estimates for Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro have been pushed out to more than a week, an early indication that refreshed models... Read More
ASUS Unveils New Thin-And-Light Laptops At Computex 2017
ASUS has added five new thin-and-light laptops to its ZenBook and VivoBook ranges at this year’s Computex in Taiwan. “World’s thinnest” and... Read More
Lenovo Launches Company Rejig
After losing its title as the world’s No. 1 PC maker, China’s Lenovo is rejigging its operations and looking to shore up... Read More
Lenovo Falls To #2 PC Maker After Return To Revenue Growth
Lenovo has reported its first revenue growth in five quarters with an increase of 4.9% to US$9.6 billion, despite forfeiting the top PC... Read More
Garmin’s New 360 Action Cam Delivers 5.7K Video
Garmin have introduced a new rugged 360-degree camera with features that put it ahead of most other 360 cameras on the market, at least... Read More
DJI Launches Smaller, More Affordable Drone
DJI has launched its smallest drone yet that will retail at almost half the price of its cheapest existing product. The new... Read More
Huawei Set To Sell Notebooks As They Scale Back Smartphone Marketing
Chinese smartphone Company Huawei is getting into the notebook market despite 10 quarters of falling sales for the category, the Company has... Read More