Facebook Lawsuit Down Under? Oz Info Chief Called In
Litigation funding provider IMF Bentham has announced that it is funding a representative complaint against social networking Web site Facebook over alleged... Read More
OZ CE & Appliance Retailers Tipped To Get A Lift From Amazon Prime Sale
Australian consumer electronics retailers could get a lift from the upcoming Amazon Prime Day sales if US data is anything to go... Read More
Gerry Harvey’s Brain Fart Leaves A Real Mess
After making an initial $34 million investment in a dud farm at Coomboona, farmer, Gerry Harvey has generally dismissed questions about it... Read More
Amazon Selling Nazi Paraphernalia
A new report shows how Amazon continues to host the selling of hateful items including Nazi clothing, jewellery and stickers. The report titled, ‘Delivering Hate:... Read More
Big Un Misses Half-Year Deadline, Court Case Looming
Big Un could be heading to court after failing to meet its deadline put in place by the Australian Securities and Exchange... Read More
Twitter Shares Plummet Over Fake Users
Twitter shares have dropped 9 per cent following the company’s announcement of removing 70 million fake accounts in May and June. This... Read More
Canohm Inks Vanguard Dynamics And TDG Audio Deal
Canohm has signed a deal to be sole Australian distributor for Vanguard Dynamics and TDG Audio, both a part of The DaVinci... Read More
Amaysim Energy Under Investigation For Misleading Consumers
Amaysim Energy could be in breach of Australia Consumer Law with the ACCC taking action against the company for allegedly making false... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Radio Rentals Tipped To Be Up For Sale, Months After Being Fined Millions
Radio Rentals the business owned by the Thorn Group is set to be put up for sale according to insiders, the latest... Read More
Kmart & Target Satisfaction Beats Myer & David Jones
Latest numbers from Roy Morgan reveals ‘discount department store’ satisfaction is on the rise, with Kmart and Target boasting the industry’s most... Read More
June Business Confidence Down 2.3%
Latest research from Roy Morgan reveals Australian business confidence fell 2.3% [to 114.4] in June – despite the decline, figures remain 2.6pts... Read More
Samsung Financial Streak Tipped To End With Average Q2 Results
Samsung’s financial streak is nearing an end as its earnings guidance for Q2 shows a drop in sales from the previous year,... Read More
Huawei Opens Oz Innovation Centre, Not Related To 5G Contracts
Huawei has opened a new Customer Solution Integration and Innovation Experience Centre (CSIC) in Sydney to underline its commitment to Australia’s economic... Read More
Facebook Blitz Hits Australia
The worldwide PR blitz Facebook launched in April to counter the Cambridge Analytica scandal has finally hit Australia. Facebook is bombing television,... Read More
Qantas To Trial Facial Recognition
Qantas is set to trial face-recognition technology at Sydney Airport in coming months. This follows an arrangement by the airport to use... Read More
Big Users Squeeze Huge Data From NBN: New Report
NBN Co says the biggest downloader using its service is an unnamed residential customer who in April consumed 23.59 terabytes of data... Read More
LG Q2 Guidance Slips Below Analyst Forecasts
LG has forecast lower-than-expected Q2 results, with profit tipped to hit 771 billion won ($691.11 million) versus 821 billion won analysts projected. For... Read More
Proposed New Copyright Laws Rolled
It was described as unworkable and like a lot of things coming out of the EU their proposed new controversial overhaul of... Read More
TV & Appliance Retailer The Most Trusted Brand In Australia
They sell millions of dollars worth of TV’s and appliances in Australia now German retailer ALDI has been recognised as the most... Read More
Harvey Norman Moves To Flog Assets
Harvey Norman has moved to offload a loss making dairy farm in Victoria, an acquisition that has angered investors in the consumer... Read More
Huawei Open To Independent 5G Security Tests
Huawei has affirmed it’s open to independent security tests for 5G equipment, as the Chinese company continues to reject allegations its products... Read More
NBN Co Warns Against ‘Fake Staff’ Scam
The NBN Co has warned against a rise in scammers impersonating staff, with many seeking to collect residents’ personal and financial information.... Read More
ZTE Trying To Get On US Good Side With New CEO
ZTE has named its new CEO and re-shuffled senior management as it tries to get the US to remove the seven-year ban... Read More
European Union Rejects Online Copyright Reform
The European Union has rejected draft legislation which sought to penalise digital platforms for user-uploaded copyright breaches – reform incurring significant costs for... Read More
Woolworths Pursues Servo IPO After New Caltex Deal
Woolworths has today signed a 15-year wholesale fuel supply deal and ‘strategic alliance’ with Caltex, as the retail conglomerate looks to either... Read More
Federal Govt Signs $1bn IBM Deal
The federal government has inked a five-year deal with IBM for $1bn for the computing giant to provide hardware, software and cloud... Read More
Samsung’s Q2 Profit Flags On Lacklustre Galaxy Sales
Samsung Electronics is expected to post its smallest profit growth in more than a year for its second quarter, after experiencing lacklustre... Read More
Oz IoT Outfit Rides With Vodafone
ASX-listed IoT company CCP Technologies, which specialises in critical control point monitoring, has signed a global services agreement with Vodafone under which... Read More
Millennials Turn Off TV and Switch To Internet For News
A new study shows millennials are turning to the internet to get their news rather than switching on the TV with their... Read More
Department Stores Lead Retail Sales Spike
The ABS’ latest numbers reveal retail sales jumped 0.4% to $26.67 billion in May – beating forecasts for a 0.3% increase. The news... Read More
Winning Appliances Acquire Michael’s Appliance Centre
Winning Appliances has acquired Melbourne-based Michael’s Appliance Centre – a deal which will see owner, Michael Wood, become an ambassador for the... Read More
Spotify Users Demand Refund For Drake Over-Promotion
Spotify Premium subscribers are irate for the over promotion of Canadian rapper Drake’s new album asking for refunds stating it was basically... Read More
Amazon Prime Day Australia Launching July 16th
Amazon has announced it’s launching the inaugural Australian ‘Prime Day’ on July 16th 12pm AEST. For 36 hours, Aussie Prime members can... Read More
ACCC Warns Facebook, Google Data Collection A Major Issue
ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, affirms analysing the societal impact of digital platforms (such as Facebook and Google) is a “vital” for Australia... Read More
May Online Retail Sales Growth Slows
NAB’s Online Retail Sales Index reveals online retail spending dropped in May, notching 1.2% growth versus 1.6% in April. Despite the decline, levels... Read More
Dell Going Public After Five Years As a Private Company
Computing giant Dell will soon be a publicly traded company again after five years off the stock market. The US company says... Read More
Google ANZ Boss Jumps Ship To Domain
Google Australia & New Zealand MD, Jason Pellegrino, has announced he’s departing the tech giant after nearly ten years, taking the reins... Read More
Synergy Custom Pens Distributing Deal With TruAudio
Melbourne-based Synergy Custom has won exclusive rights to distribute Utah-based TruAudio in Australia. TruAudio specialises in architectural, outdoor and commercial speakers. The... Read More
Boost Mobile Claims New Plans Market’s “Most Compelling”
Youth focused telco brand, Boost Mobile, has today further increased mobile data inclusions for every one of its ‘Anytime Plus’ plans –... Read More
$299 ALDI Dishwasher Snares 4 & 1/2 Star Water Rating
Set to further intensify competition in the kitchen appliance market, ALDI has unveiled a suite of new machines for its July 4th... Read More
Samsung To Debut 65-Inch 8K TVs In Q3
Recent reports reveal Samsung is launching 65-inch 8K TVs in Q3 this year – news which will intensify competition against the likes... Read More
Huawei Joins Razer In Gaming Phone Market
Huawei has announced it’s launching its first gaming smartphone this year, as the Chinese company continues to defend allegations its products pose... Read More
Pocket Surface Still Under Cover
Microsoft has reportedly been working on a mysterious new Surface device for at least two years. Codenamed Andromeda, the device has appeared... Read More
Android Website Tops Complaint List
For the fourth consecutive month, electronics online seller has topped a NSW Government listing of companies that consistently draw complaints from customers.... Read More
ATO Says It’s Mended Its Ways On Lack Of Threat Protection
A contrite Australian Tax Office says it has learnt from its mistakes, which in the part have seen it ruled to have... Read More
Bitcoin Bubble May Be About To Burst, Echoes Dotcom Crash
Is this the end of peak bitcoin? That’s what cryptocurrency analysts are asking after bitcoin’s value late last week slid to its... Read More
The Good Guys & JB Hi Fi Get Plugged In
Plug, a brand-new consumer electronics and appliance magazine has gone live in Australia, with both The Good Guys, JB Hi Fi and... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Court & Garnishee Orders How A Harvey Norman Franchissee Ducks Liability, Even The ANZ Get In On The Act
Consumers who walk into a retail store branded Harvey Norman, are taking a “great risk” claims one consumer, who ended up in... Read More
New Oz Taxes Sting Tech Giants Extra $380M
America’s four biggest tech companies – Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft – have reportedly paid an extra $380 million in Australian tax... Read More
Ticketmaster Warns Aussies Of Credit Card Breach
Australians are being warned their credit card details may have been leaked, after malware was discovered by Ticketmasters’ UK operations. Ticketmasters’ British... Read More