Digital Ad Industry Under Fire For “World’s Largest Data Breach”
The Interactive Advertising Bureau, which develops digital advertising standards, and counts Google, Amazon and Facebook among its members, is being sued for... Read More
Speedo Unveil Design For Smart Wetsuit
Speedo has unveiled the design for the world’s first ‘smart’ wetsuit. The Fastskin 4.0 is made from bio-engineered, genetically modified bacteria, with... Read More
Google Adds Encrypted Messaging To Android App
Google has added end-to-end encryption to its Messages app on Android. First tested in beta form last November, the feature is now... Read More
Greens’ JobKeeper Payback Motion Narrowly Fails In Parliament
The House of Representatives has narrowly defeated a push by Greens leader Adam Bandt to force companies such as Harvey Norman that... Read More
5-Year Warranty On LG’s OLED Screens – But Not In Oz
When LG Electronics announced a five-year limited panel warranty on its 2021 G1 Gallery OLED TVs, many Australian consumers breathed a sigh... Read More
Court Wallops Ikea For Spying On Workers
Ikea has been slugged with a €1 million ($1.58 million AUD) fine in France for spying on its staff. A French court... Read More
First Look At Windows 11 Redesign
New leaked imagery from Windows 11 confirms the name, and that the centred Start Menu and Taskbar from the stillborn Windows 10X... Read More
Apple Ends One-Year Free Trial For Apple TV+
One of the major bonuses of buying an Apple product capable of running the TV app is the one year of free... Read More
“Time To Buy A Major Household Item”: Consumer Confidence Up
Consumer confidence has increased this week, following the ending of Melbourne’s enforced two-week lockdown. Confidence increased 0.3 points, to 111.0 points, according... Read More
Get COVID Jab Or We’ll Block Your Mobile SIM: Government
Pakistan’s Punjab government has confirmed reports it will be blocking the mobile service of those who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19.... Read More
Apple Quietly Discontinued iPhone 11 Pro
In the midst of component shortages, a slew of new announcements, and speculation over the iPhone 13, Apple have quietly stopped manufacturing... Read More
National Regulators Can Exercise Privacy Power Over Facebook, Court Rules
The EU Court of Justice ruled that a national regulator may exercise its power in regards to privacy orders, “even though that... Read More
Bang & Olufsen Release Stunning 55-Inch OLED TV
Bang & Olufsen has releases a stunning 55-inch Beovision Contour television that is as much a piece of art as it is... Read More
World Smartphone Shipments To Favour 5G Handsets
The global smartphone market will grow 12 percent this year with shipments reaching 1.4 billion units according to industry analyst Canalys. The... Read More
Qualcomm May Invest In Arm
US chip giant Qualcomm is reportedly open to investing in UK chip designer Arm if the company’s US$40 billion sale to Nvidia... Read More
Leadership Crisis Engulfs Toshiba
Toshiba’s chairman, Osamu Nagayama, is resisting calls to step down, despite growing pressure from shareholders. Nagayama said instead, he wants to help... Read More
Samsung To Finally Unveil Foldable Smartphone
Samsung Electronics is likely to introduce its foldable smartphone in August, according to industry insiders. The announcement is expected at the Galaxy... Read More
Early Stage Tech Start-Ups Get New $50 Million Fund
Early stage investment operator Investible has closed the first tranche of capital for a new $50 million fund after only three months... Read More
YouTube Bans Masthead Ads For Alcohol, Politics, And More
YouTube has announced it will no longer accept advertising for political campaigns, prescription drugs, gambling sites, or alcohol. In an email to... Read More
Huawei Australia’s Revenue Halved After 5G Ban
Lodgings with ASIC show that Huawei’s exclusion from the Australian 5G rollout has damaged its bottom line in the country, with close... Read More
Nvidia Bolsters RTX 30-Series Production
Nvidia is planning to halve the production of its RTX 2060 graphics card and move the production capacity to its RTX 30-series.... Read More
Vodafone Selects Samsung For 5G Network
Vodafone UK has opted to go with Samsung as the supplier of its 5G infrastructure, with Samsung kit to be installed in... Read More
No Quick and Easy Fix For Chip Shortage: Michael Dell
Michael Dell, namesake and CEO of the Dell company, has pinpointed the worldwide chip shortage as his biggest worry for the next... Read More
Turmoil At Toshiba As Board Holds Emergency Meeting
Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has removed two current directors from its list of board candidates less than two weeks ahead of a shareholder... Read More
Push For Right To Repair
A draft report from the Productivity Commission has proposed forcing manufacturers to enable consumers to access repairs for products such as smartphones,... Read More
Gong Awarded To IT Exec In Queen’s Birthday Honours
VMware executive Philip John Cornish has become a member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the telecommunications sector and... Read More
Future Apple Watch To Monitor Glucose, Body Temp
The next generation of Apple Watch models will feature a range of health features, faster processors, and improved wireless connectivity. The Apple... Read More
Consumer Habits Change As Retail Recovers
Retail spending has surged since COVID-19, but as restrictions start easing, the way in which consumers are spending is shifting. The Deloitte... Read More
BenQ Enters The Golf Simulation Market
BenQ has released the world’s first laser projector that’s designed for golf simulation. The LU935ST boasts 92-percent Rec.709 color coverage, 20,000 hours... Read More
Woolworths Headquarters On The Market
The national Woolworths headquarters in Sydney’s Norwest business park has gone on the market. Controlled by Australian-Korean investment and fund manager Inmark... Read More
Microsoft Making Xbox Streaming Sticks For TVs
Microsoft executives have released a pre-recorded media briefing that reveals that an Xbox streaming stick is coming soon. Xbox head Phil Spencer,... Read More
Telstra’s Bet On ESports Pays Off With Historic Deal
When Telstra Ventures waded into the esports pool a few years back, it was seen as an odd choice for the venture... Read More
NBN Co Tells ACCC It Cannot Recover Costs
The NBN Co. has warned the ACCC that it simply can’t earn enough to cover the costs of its $57 billion roll... Read More
Amazon Stealing Customers’ Wi-Fi
On Tuesday morning, America Echo users were waking up to discover that Amazon was now distributing their bandwidth to their neighbours. How... Read More
Amazon Under Antitrust Probe For Favouring Certain Sellers
Amazon is under scrutiny by the UK-based Competition and Markets Authority for the way in which it uses data from smaller sellers.... Read More
Apple Taps BMW Exec For Car Project
Apple appears to be refocusing on its car project, hiring Ulrich Kranz, a former senior executive at BMW, to work on the... Read More
Amazon Wants Workers Back In Offices From September
Amazon has sent an email to its employees saying it expects office workers in the US, UK, and several other territories to... Read More
Facebook Launches New Second-Screen ‘Movie Mate’ Feature For Film Buffs
Facebook are launching a new ‘second-screen experience’ called Movie Mate that will give a live stream of information about the film you... Read More
Ten-Year Failure: Mattel’s Fisher-Price Slammed Over Baby Deaths
A scathing US Congressional report has torn strips off Mattel-owned Fisher-Price for a recalled baby sleeper that killed more than fifty infants... Read More
Future E3 Shows “Will Probably Be A Mix Of Physical And Digital”
This year’s E3 will be entirely digital for obvious reasons, but rather than being merely a workaround, ESA are treating E3 2021... Read More
Apple Takes On VPNs And Facebook With Even More Privacy Features
Apple’s war against Facebook in the name of user privacy has been advanced even further, with a raft of new privacy features... Read More
Biden Revokes Ban On TikTok and WeChat
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to revoke the bans on TikTok and WeChat put in place by the Trump... Read More
US PC Sales Soar 73 Percent
US PC sales were up 73 percent in Q1, compared to the same period last year, according to technology research outfit Canalys,... Read More
Google Is A Public Utility, Argues US State Lawsuit
Google is currently facing antitrust lawsuits that are aiming to lessen its dominance, but a lawsuit filed by Ohio’s attorney general is... Read More
Facebook Designing Its First Smartwatch
Facebook is currently designing its first smartwatch, which is reported to feature two cameras that can detach from the wrist. According to... Read More
Afterpay Facing US Class Action As Research Predicts Revenue Upsurge
Australian buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) titan Afterpay is facing a class action in the US from users who claim it has deceived them... Read More
Victoria Flags Mandatory QR Codes In Workplaces
Victoria has flagged mandatory QR codes at all workplaces as it winds back its latest Covid lockdown. Victoria’s Acting Premier James Merlino... Read More
Four Million Aussies Likely To Buy Cryptocurrencies: Report
Nearly four million Australians are likely to purchase digital currencies in the next 12 months, according to a survey of 1027 Australians... Read More
Samsung Topples Apple In Global Smartphone Market
Samsung has sprinted past Apple to become the world number one in global smartphone sales for the first quarter of 2021. According... Read More
ELAC Launches Uni-Fi Reference Line Of Speakers
ELAC has announced a line of home speakers under the Uni-Fi Reference umbrella. The speakers incorporate a “variety of performance and cosmetic... Read More