eBay Q2 Results Miss Analyst Expectations
eBay Q2 results were average with its revenue rising only 9 per cent to US$2.6bn missing analysts expectations. During the quarter, eBay... Read More
Investors To Return Toshiba To US Court Over Accounting
A US appeals court has paved the way for investors in Toshiba’s US-listed securities to revisit a case which the investors say... Read More
Amazon Denies Networking Entry, Cisco Shares Soar
Debunking previous reports, Amazon has confirmed it’s not developing its own networking switches to rival Cisco – news which has caused the IT... Read More
Google Hit With Historic $6.8bn EU Antitrust Fine
Google has been hit with a record €4.34bn ($6.83bn) fine for breaching the European Union’s antitrust rules where the search engine giant... Read More
David Jones & Disney To Open Flagship Kids Store
David Jones has capitalised on the demise of Toys R Us, following a deal with Disney to build a mini theme park... Read More
Telstra Begins Massive Redundancy Process
Telstra has today begun its redundancy process for the termination of 8,000 jobs, with enterprise sales and services staff reportedly asked to... Read More
iPhone X Component Inventories Pile Up
Component inventories for Apple’s flagship smartphone, the iPhone X, have reportedly continued to accrue, with suppliers left with around three times the... Read More
Acer Founder Calls For Globalised Subsidiaries
Acer Founder, Stan Shih, has reportedly called for the internationalisation of Acer’s new business subsidiaries, affirming it will provide the best opportunity... Read More
My Health Record System Reels As Thousands Opt Out
Oops. Lucky it’s not an emergency – but the Australian Digital Health Agency, which runs the Turnbull Government’s much-vaunted My Health Record... Read More
Newscorp and Fairfax Ink Landmark Printing Deal
Aussie newspaper giants Newscorp and Fairfax have put their differences aside for a new printing agreement which will see the publishers using... Read More
Bankwest To Shut 29 Branches, Slash 200 Jobs
Commonwealth Bank subsidiary, Bankwest, has announced its closing 29 branches and slashing 200 jobs, citing increased mobile banking and changing consumer behaviour.... Read More
Walt Disney Reclaims Top Media Company Spot, Toppling Netflix
Netflix has been dethroned as the ruler of the media landscape with the Walt Disney Company taking back its position as number... Read More
Oz Amazon Prime Day Posts Record Results
Despite technical issues on its American site, Amazon Australia has announced its inaugural Prime Day attracted a record number of customers –... Read More
Analysts Forecast Bunnings Slowdown
Hardware giant, Bunnings, is forecast to post a decline in revenue and sales from Q4, driven by a housing market slump and... Read More
Telstra Makes Its First 5G Call Over Commercial Mobile Network
Telstra has successfully completed its first end-to-end 5G non-standalone data call on a commercial mobile network. Andy Penn, CEO at Telstra says... Read More
Turtle Beach Shares Soar 1000% After Fortnite Boom
Shares in gaming headset manufacturer, Turtle Beach, have soared over 1000% year-to-date, following rising global demand for Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite’ – making... Read More
ZTE Shares Skyrocket After US Lifts Ban
ZTE shares have soared overnight by 17 per cent as the US lifted its trade ban on the smartphone company, however analysts... Read More
BOQ Partnering With Square Helping Small Businesses
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s payment start up Square is working with the Bank of Queensland (BOQ) providing its new small business customers... Read More
Amazon Prime Day Sale Backlash, Call For ACCC Investigation
Amazon is facing another backlash, with sales that lasted less than two minutes, server crashes and questionable sale marketing practises, with some... Read More
Amazon Prime Sale, You’ve Got To Be Kidding, Big Online Retailer Jacks Up Prices
Amazon’s big Prime Day sale seems to have hit a road bump with the big US retailer jacking up prices after initially... Read More
Amazon Cranks Up Prime Day Tech War
Amid a flurry of sales from The Good Guys, Kogan.com, eBay and more, Amazon Australia has kept its pledge to undercut rivals,... Read More
CE Retailers Serving Deals During Prime Day
Consumer electronic retailers are preparing themselves for Amazon Prime Day by holding their own one-day only sales to compete with the online... Read More
LG & Apple OLED Deal Kicking Off This Year
LG Display has reportedly inked a deal with Apple, to supply OLED and LCD screens in next-generation iPhones during the second half... Read More
ACCC Soon To Implement Consumer Data Rights
The consumer data right, which enables customers to safely share their information with trusted service providers is a fundamental competition and consumer... Read More
Amazon Tipped To Shake Up Networking Market
E-commerce giant, Amazon, has further expanded its home-brand electronics portfolio, following reports it’s developing a line of networking hardware – news which... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Serious Questions Raised As Catch Group Tries To Float
Serious questions have been raised about the pending IPO of Melbourne based Catch Group who recently appointed UBS and Canaccord to lead... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Former Dick Smith Boss Now Running Kids Retail Group
Nick Aboud the former CEO of the failed Dick Smith retailer has gone from big boy’s toys to kids toys, taking on... Read More
All New Google Chrome Revealed Along With A Warning
Google has revealed a new look Chrome browser that is fresher has a new address and search bar, and tab style, and... Read More
ACCC Rules Servcorp Business Contracts Unfair
The ACCC has today ruled that serviced office provider, Servcorp, imposed 12 unfair terms in its business contracts – terms which have... Read More
PC Shipments Post First Growth In 6 Years
Gartner’s latest research reveals global PC shipments increased 1.4% in Q2 – the first year-on-year increase in six years, driven by “steady”... Read More
Alphabet To Spin Out Loon, Wing
Google parent Alphabet is spinning out its X research division, making its Wing and Loon projects into independent companies. Project Loon makes... Read More
Ex-Google Exec To Be Siri’s Boss
Apple has chosen former Google executive John Giannandrea to lead a new artificial intelligence and machine-learning team. Giannandrea will report to Apple... Read More
eBay, Aus Post Satchel Set To Hurt Amazon
eBay has thrown a counterpunch against Amazon, debuting new seller tools in partnership with Australia Post – a service set to compete... Read More
Face It – Airport Passport Flashing May Be On Way Out
The Department of Home Affairs’ initial “face-on-the move” passenger recognition technology trials at Canberra airport have correctly matched 94 percent of travellers... Read More
Catch Group Consult Kogan Brokers For IPO
Catch Group management have reportedly turned to Kogan.com’s house brokers, with the view of pursuing ASX listing later this year. According to afr, Catch... Read More
eBay Takes On Amazon With 25% Off Tech Sale
eBay Australia has taken on Amazon and Kogan.com, launching a limited time consumer electronics sale with “hundreds of dollars” of savings. Discounts... Read More
Fitbit Admits To Android Bug Affecting Battery And Data
Fitbit has admitted there is an issue affecting Android user’s devices showing battery drainage and downloading big chunks of data. Several Fitbit... Read More
Twitter CFO Says Removed Spam Accounts Won’t Impact User Metrics
Twitter CFO Ned Segal says the loss of 70 million users will have no impact on its user metrics. Tweeting from his... Read More
Foxconn Revenues Up 23%, CE Soars
Taiwanese contract manufacturer, Foxconn, has post a whopping 23.7% year-on-year increase in revenues for June, driven by strong performance from its consumer... Read More
The Battle Is Over, US Govt Lifts ZTE Trade Ban
ZTE is breathing a sigh of relief after signing a deal with the US government overnight removing the trade ban which halted... Read More
D-Link June Revenues Down 7%
Networking equipment manufacturer, D-Link, has post a 7.86% decline in on month revenues for June, notching NT$1.697 billion (US$55.68 million) in consolidated... Read More
EU Set To Fine Google Billions
Ahead of next week’s planned meeting of the European Union’s competition watchdog, the fate of Google’s potential abuse of its dominance of... Read More
Facebook May Cop $3 Billion Bill To Compensate Aussies
Litigation funding legal firm IMF Bentham appears to be looking for a compensation payout of up to $3 billion by Facebook to... Read More
Fifield Fixes 5G Spectrum Limits
Federal Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has set limits to the amount of 5G spectrum that each operator will be able hold in the... Read More
Service NSW Dumps Microsoft For Chrome
The Service NSW government agency for dealing with the public is dumping its Microsoft Windows computers in favor of Google’s lightweight –... Read More
ACCC Leads Push To Cut Power Prices, Punish The Greedy
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recommended a new deal on electricity pricing in Australia which it reckons would see the... Read More
Westpac Consumer Confidence Hits 2013 Highs
The Melbourne Institute and Westpac Bank’s Consumer Confidence Index has jumped to its highest levels since 2013 – a rise of 3.9%... Read More
Addressable TV To Fight Facebook & Google
Roy Morgan expects ‘addressable TV’ to significantly shake up Australia’s advertising market, and increase the TV industry’s power against Facebook and Google.... Read More
IoT Net To Spread Across Lake
A networking company has said it will set up an Internet of Things (IoT) network across the Lake Macquarie local government area... Read More
Acer June Revenue Up 25%, Gaming Soars
Taiwanese PC manufacturer, Acer, has seen revenues soar 25.3% in June – a notable 10.6% jump versus the same period last year.... Read More