Global Demand For Laptops, Network Gear, Chips Zooms
SEOUL/TOKYO: The growing number of work-from-homers across the globe is fuelling a huge surge in demand for laptops, network peripherals and supply-chain... Read More
BlackBerry Taps Local Leadership
SYDNEY: BlackBerry has overhauled its local leadership team as the company brings its Cylance artificial intelligence platform and BlackBerry unified endpoint management (UEM)... Read More
REVIEW:MSI Modern 15 A Three In One Machine, Ideal For Work At Home User
Right now notebooks are flying out the door as work from home employees, look to upgrade, MSI is a Company that’s know... Read More
NBN Co Pulls Half-Price Offer
MELBOURNE: NBN Co is pulling its offer of half-price Internet for a year for long-term holdouts to its network after getting a... Read More
Global Smartphone Sales Collapse – With Worse To Come
SAN FRANCISCO: Global smartphones sales have collapsed in their biggest fall since the invention of the device, according to research firm Strategy... Read More
Covid-19 Set To Hit Worldwide Semiconductor Market In 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: The coronavirus disease 2019 is seriously affecting the worldwide semiconductor business, which is expected to take a hit of US$25.8... Read More
What’s Australia’s NBN worth? Nowhere Near Its Cost: Report
CANBERRA: If the government of the day wants to sell off the NBN sometime in the future, it will pretty quickly discover... Read More
NBN Co Offers Service Providers Up To 40pc Bandwidth Boost
SYDNEY: In a bid to ease any network strain caused by people working in isolation from home, NBN Co yesterday said it... Read More
Baffling Optus Outage Hits NSW
SYDNEY: So much for working from home, at least for Optus mobile users … The Optus mobile network yesterday suffered a severe... Read More
Samsung Chip Demand To Jump
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics says it expects higher demand and limited supply for computer chips. The demand comes even though the coronavirus pandemic... Read More
Call Centre Chaos Breaks Out
SYDNEY: Telstra CEO Andy Penn has told Australians not to bother ringing a call centre if they have problems with mobile reception... Read More
Apple Doubles Storage, Lowers RRP On New MacBook Air
Apple has released the newest version of its MacBook Air laptop, which features expanded storage and improved performance alongside the Magic Keyboard,... Read More
After 500 Days Apple Release New iPad Pro
Apple has finally updated its iPad Pro 500 days after the last release. The new model is available in two versions –... Read More
Apple Plans Entry-Level IPhone
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is reportedly planning to launch a new 5.5-inch entry-level iPhone. The small device, which has been rumoured for some time,... Read More
Telstra Offers Unlimited Data …
SYDNEY: In a bid to alleviate problems associated with the coronavirus pandemic which is forcing people forced to work from home, Telstra... Read More
Samsung Breaks Through 1GB/Second Write Speed For Smartphone Storage
Samsung has begun mass production on new 512GB embedded universal flash storage (eUFS) 3.1 for flagship smartphones, which it bills as the... Read More
New Devialet Custom Speakers To Take On Bose & Sonos
Custom installers are being offered a deal that could see them dumping integrated Bose and 16bit speakers for an all new 24bit... Read More
AMD Launches Ryzen 4000 Chips For Ultra-thin Laptops
AMD has launched its new generation of mobile processors – the Ryzen 4000 series – for offering the most ores available in... Read More
D-Link Launches McAfee-Protected Mesh
D-Link has launched its new wi-fi mesh system protected by McAfee, which it says offers security for all devices connected to the... Read More
Wearable Device Shipments Soar
SAN FRANCISCO: The global market for wearable devices grew 82.3 percent in Q4 2019, reaching a new high of 118.9 million devices... Read More
Demand For Enterprise Notebooks Soar
Demand for enterprise notebooks has already started to soar with brands such as Acer Dell and Lenovo reporting an increase in demand... Read More
Coronavirus Spurs App Demand
SAN FRANCISCO: Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five-fold since... Read More
IDC Predicts 2020 Problems For PC Industry
IDC predicts that even if the coronavirus was cured today, the Australian PC market won’t recover until 2021. Last year the Australian... Read More
Microsoft In Botnet Takedown
REDMOND: Software and services giant Microsoft and partners in 35 countries have linked up to bring down one of the largest global... Read More
NBN Co Warns Against Cams
SYDNEY: Scammers have ramped up their efforts to use the NBN brand to steal people’s personal or financial details, according to NBN Co’s contact... Read More
New Wave Of 5G To Hit Aust.
SYDNEY: Many Australians should finally be able to get their mits on 5G services when Telstra launches what it says is the... Read More
Huawei Throws In The 5G Towel Down Under
SYDNEY: Huawei Australia CEO Hudson Liu, pictured, has confirmed at the first in a series of Town Hall meetings that the Chinese networking... Read More
Govt. Agencies Warned To Expect IT Gear Shortages
CANBERRA: The Australian Government has warned agencies they are likely to face lengthy delays in acquiring new IT gear, due to the... Read More
More Australians Using Tablets, Sales Still Falling
Telsyte’s Tablet Computer Market Study has forecast that Australia’s tablet computer market will continue to decline in 2020, on the back of... Read More
Apple Crackdown On Dodgy Apps
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has issued a review of its App Store guidelines for developers, telling them to follow the new rules –... Read More
Huawei Scores For The Raiders
CANBERRA: Huawei Australia has been tapped as the main sponsor of the Huawei Raiders’ rugby league centre in Canberra, including naming rights... Read More
Industry CEO Fined $15,000 over $357,000 invoice
SYDNEY: Former NewSat CEO Adrian Ballintine has been fined $15,000 in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to a charge... Read More
NBN Co wants to set own prices for new home developments
SYDNEY: Increasingly undercut by rival operators, NBN Co is trying to set its own prices to deploy telecommunications infrastructure to new housing... Read More
PlayStation 2 Celebrates 20 Years Of Gaming Excellence
Sony’s PlayStation 2 stands tall as one of the best-selling gaming consoles in history – and this week, the historic device celebrates... Read More
MSI’s Upcoming Slate Has Laptops For Gamers, Digital Creators And Astronauts
World-leading laptop manufacturer MSI has unveiled an impressive lineup of laptops for 2020 that appeal to a wide range of users. Leading... Read More
Oppo’s Upcoming Smartwatch Looks Identical To Apple Watch
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is set to launch its first ever smartwatch, which looks identical to Apple’s popular smartwatch range. Everything in... Read More
ACCC Probes Google’s Fitbit Acquisition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an official inquiry into Google’s US $2.1 billion acquisition of popular fitness device... Read More
Apple’s Damned Dependency On China
The fallout from the coronavirus outbreak has revealed Apple’s damned dependency on China and how quickly its business is compromised when things... Read More
Introducing: The Pro-Ject T1 Phono SB Turntable
Pro-Ject has today launched the T1 Phono SB turntable as a part of its latest innovation in entry level audiophile turntables, retailing... Read More
Global Videocard Sales Up As AMD Increases GPU Market Share
New research says the sales of videocards increased for the third quarter in a row while AMD continues to eat away at... Read More
HyperX Adds Aqua Switches To Gaming Keyboard Range
HyperX has expanded its range of mechanical gaming keyboards with the launch of the Alloy Origins and Alloy Origins Core models with... Read More
ALDI Special Buys Discounting Assorted Sensors
ALDI has launched another popular Special Buys program this week, offering assorted sensors on discount. The Assorted Sensors include an Ultrasonic Distance... Read More
PC market now hit by COVID-19, according to IDC
BOSTON: With 2019 in the rear-view mirror and the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, market watcher IDC has downgraded its forecast for... Read More
Why Would Sony Let Directed Australia Sell A $2K Pair Of Sony In Ear Audio Monitors?
Sony has showcased a wealth of impressive new products at New York’s annual CanJam show, with their new IER-Z1R high res headphones... Read More
Revealed: Uber Air’s Fleet Of 1,000 Helicopters For Melbourne
Ride sharing giant Uber has plans for a helicopter service rolling out in Melbourne as soon as this year in its first... Read More
Facebook The Latest Coronavirus Victim, Cancels F8 Event
Facebook has revealed its cancelling F8 – its annual conference for developers – over mounting fears of the coronavirus outbreak. The potentially... Read More
Harvey Norman’s Franchise Profit Sheds $21.92 Million
Harvey Norman revenues have dropped 7%, their property value by 44.5% while profits have fallen 4.1%. The poor half year result ending... Read More
Apple Reportedly Releasing An iPad Keyboard With Major Design Change
Apple could be unveiling a new iPad keyboard with a built-in trackpad later this year, making the tablet one step closer to... Read More
Ford Develops Safety Car System For Cyclists As Death Stats Revealed
Ford has developed an ‘exit warning’ system for cars that flashes a bright red light when cyclists are approaching to avoid serious... Read More
Experience Elite Performance With Next-Gen Seagate Gaming Solutions
Seagate Technology, a world leader in data solutions, today announced the local availability of its new high-performance, superior line of storage solutions... Read More