eBay Plus Launches In Oz Today
eBay’s new membership programme, eBay Plus is now available to Aussie customers which offers free shipping for delivery and returns from tens... Read More
Huawei Calls Oz Govt ‘Ill-Informed’ Over 5G
Huawei has written an open letter to the Australian government calling them ‘ill-informed’ over concerns that it poses a security risk as... Read More
Patent Row: Samsung To Pay $400m
Samsung Electronics has been ordered to pay US$400 million after a US court found it had infringed a patent owned by the... Read More
Fitbit Employees Charged
Six current and former employees of fitness tracker maker Fitbit have been charged with possessing trade secrets stolen from rival company Jawbone.... Read More
Hail Didi! Chinese Open Bid To Overtake Uber Down Under
Watch out Uber Australia: China’s Didi Chuzing is looking to grab a significant percentage of the Australian ride-sharing market now dominated by... Read More
Optus Faces World Cup Broadcast Backlash
UPDATE – After speaking with Optus Chief, Allen Lew, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has advised World Cup viewers, streaming problems will... Read More
EXCLUSIVE “Horrendous” Harvey Norman Franchisee Contracts Revealed Following ASIC Investigation
New Harvey Norman retail supply contracts issued via a subsidiary, following last years, Australian Securities and Investment Commission investigation into the retailers... Read More
Telstra Set To Deliver 4G Speeds Up To 2Gbps
Telstra is ramping up its 4G network with the telco planning to deliver 2Gbps speeds in ‘high-demand’ areas. Right now, the telco... Read More
Domain Name Corp Fined $1.9M For Illegal Renewal Notices
The Federal Court has today penalised Domain Name Corp Pty Ltd and Domain Name Agency Pty Ltd nearly two million dollars combined,... Read More
Kogan & Shafer Confirm $42 Million Pay Day
Disclosed in an ASX statement today, Kogan.com directors, Ruslan Kogan and David Shafer, have confirmed the sale of 6 million shares for... Read More
Oz Businesses Rake In $394 Billion In Online Income
The ABS’ latest numbers reveal local businesses collected a combined $394.3 billion in ‘internet income’ for the year ending June 30th 2017... Read More
TEAC Still A ‘Basket Case’ In Australia
Melbourne based, TTA Holdings whose core business is the distribution of TEAC branded products in Australia has reported another loss as sales... Read More
Godfreys Posts 4th Profit Warning, Sales Down 14%
Specialist vacuum cleaner retailer, Godfreys, has post its fourth profit warning for the year, with full-year earnings guidance forecast to be between... Read More
Deloitte Forecasts 2.6% Retail Growth Next Financial Year
Deloitte analysts have forecast a modest lift in retail turnover next financial year – climbing from 2.4% growth in 2017-18, to 2.6%... Read More
Rebel Wilson Bauer Payout Slashed From $4.5M To $600K
The Court of Appeal has today slashed Bauer Media’s defamation payout to Rebel Wilson from $4.5 million to $600,000. Following a two... Read More
Turnbull To Block Huawei 5G Network Over Security Concerns
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is reportedly set to block Huawei from building Australia’s 5G wireless network, as the Chinese company continues to... Read More
LG Super UHD Vid Hits 200 Million Views
A promotional video for LG showcasing its new Super UHD TV featuring soccer superstar Kakà has hit 200 million views over a number... Read More
Apple To Settle ACCC iPhone Repair Case Soon
Recent reports reveal Apple is close to settling its iPhone repair policy case with the ACCC, after the Californian tech giant was... Read More
Google Podcasts Could Be On The Horizon
Google is close to rolling out its own dedicated podcast app, Google Podcasts. 9to5Google has spotted code in version 8.7 of the... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Kogan Sells Down, Flogs $45M In Shares
After knocking back an offer for $100 million worth of shares last week, Ruslan Kogan and fellow director, David Shafer, have today... Read More
Apple Bans App Developers From Sharing User’s Contacts
Apple quietly banned its App developers to have the ability to share its user’s personal details to third-parties without consent. According to... Read More
Fitbit Shares Soar 5% Amid Analyst Support
Analysts from Citron Research have deemed Fitbit “one of the most under appreciated med-tech stories in the market” – news which sent... Read More
Exceed Banking On Kaiser Bass As Retailers Dump The Brand
New Zealand based distributor Exeed claims that they will continue to sell the Kaiser Baas range of products in Australia despite the... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Myer & David Jones Placed On Credit Watch
One of the worlds’ leading trade indemnity groups has placed a credit watch on David Jones and Myer. In a recent report... Read More
Kambo’s Enters Administration, Buyers Circle
Iconic WA retailer, Kambo’s, has entered administration, resulting in the closure of all company-owned stores over the weekend – news which has... Read More
Amazon Australia Launches EOFY Sale
Amazon Australia has kicked off its end of financial year sale, slashing the prices of many consumer electronics products – some by... Read More
Amazon Under Fire For Poor Echo Factory Conditions
A labour watchdog group has called out Amazon for its poor factory conditions at its Chinese facility where Echo devices and Kindles... Read More
Microsoft Ceases Windows 7 & 8.1 Forum Support
Microsoft has officially ceased forum support for Windows 7, 8.1 and 8.1 RT. Announced on July 9th, the company affirmed it would... Read More
Huawei Mate 20 To Feature 6.9″ Samsung AMOLED Screen
Recent reports reveal Huawei’s forthcoming Mate 20 smartphone will feature a whopping 6.9-inch Samsung Display AMOLED screen. The device is tipped to... Read More
Target Closing 20% Of Stores, Other Retailers Tipped To Follow
Wesfarmers-owned, Target, has announced it’s culling 20% of its selling space in the next five years – news which could pre-empt a... Read More
Australia Post ID Card Gets Credit Union Thumbs-Up
Australia Post’s Digital ID identity verification service has received a mostly thumbs-up rating from Credit Union Australia, which has been trialling the... Read More
Facebook Bug Turns 14 Million Private Profiles Public
Facebook has acknowledged a bug in its system which has turned its users private profiles to public with more than 14 million... Read More
Amazon Aus To Hit 50,000 Sellers By Year End
Latest research from M3 Property Strategists forecasts 50,000 sellers to list on Amazon Australia by the end of the year – a... Read More
ZTE To Pay US $1.4bn Over Sanction Breach
The US government and ZTE have reached a deal with the Chinese smartphone manufacturer to pay US$1.4bn in fines. The Chinese company... Read More
Lenovo Appoints New Asia Pacific Marketing Head
Lenovo has appointed its new head of marketing for Asia Pacific, Bhaskar Choudhuri who was previously the head of marketing for the... Read More
Connected Media Snares Origin Acoustics ANZ Distribution
Architectural audio manufacturer, Origin Acoustics, has ceased its relationship with Synergy Custom, appointing Connected Media as its new Australian and New Zealand... Read More
Gerry Harvey Scoops Up $3.7 Million Macquarie Notes
Gerry Harvey has reportedly scooped up $3.7 million of Macquarie notes, following the bank’s $1 billion hybrid raising this morning – a... Read More
Wesfarmers To Open Data Analytics Centre For Retail Growth
Disclosed at its annual investors presentation, Wesfarmers has announced it’s ramping up digital capabilities, with several new data projects set to increase... Read More
Amazon Sends Return Policy Abusers To Jail
To those who think they can outsmart Amazon’s return policy, think again as three people in the US are heading to prison... Read More
Godfreys Warns Cash Flow Problems Amid Review
Struggling vacuum cleaner retailer, Godfreys, has warned “cash flow challenges” are likely, following a preliminary financial review by new management. New Chief... Read More
NBN To Create 80,000 New Businesses By 2021
The NBN Co asserts Australia is “in the grip” of a “nation-wide digital transformation”, with the “nbn effect” tipped to create up to... Read More
HTC Revenues Plummet 46% YOY
Taiwanese-based HTC has continued its losing streak, posting a whopping 46% drop in May revenues to NT$2.45 billion (~€70m) versus the same period... Read More
Fintech Moneylender Delays Float As ASX Raises Concerns
Fintech lending outfit Prospa – which had launched a $146 million stockmarket float plan – yesterday missed its date with destiny on... Read More
Major Data Breach: Coles, OzPost, AGL Shutter Job Sites
Major Australian businesses, including Coles, Australia Post, Telstra and AGL, shut their jobs Web sites yesterday after Aussie human resources outfit PageUp... Read More
Oz Economic Growth Beats Q1 Forecast
The Australian economy has recorded better-than-expected Q1 growth, following a surge in exports, lift in company profits and increased infrastructure spending. Local... Read More
New Apple Hardware? Phone Cases & Watch Bands
Confirming previous rumours, yesterday’s Apple WWDC left many consumers disappointed, with the Californian giant unveiling a flurry of software upgrades, in lieu... Read More
New Qualcomm Laptop Chip To Debut Late This Year
Claimed to offer faster data speeds and better performance, Qualcomm has unveiled its new Snapdragon 850 processor – its first chip specifically... Read More
HP Slashing Up To 5,000 Jobs By 2019
HP will be cutting up to 5,000 employees by the end of fiscal 2019. The personal computing company made the announcement through... Read More
Qualcomm Wants Fine Stopped
US chipmaker Qualcomm has asked Europe’s second-highest court to throw out a 997 million euro (A$1527 million) fine levied by European Union... Read More
Facebook To Undergo More Probes
Facebook will be questioned by the US Senate Commerce Committee over a report that it allowed Apple and other device makers to... Read More