Google Sweetens Publisher Deals
Google is sweetening the terms for a new subscriber tool aimed at getting the media onside as it looks to build digital... Read More
Vic Launches Start-Up School
The Victorian Government has launched a school for start-up founders as part of $2.9 million start-up education program. Up to 2000 places... Read More
4K Home Projector Shipments to Soar 750% By 2021
Market commentators forecast global shipments of 4K home projectors to soar a whopping 750% by 2021, jumping from 80,000 units in 2017 to 680,000 units... Read More
Apple Music Chief & Beats Co-Founder Steps Down
Set to be a considerable loss for Apple, music industry veteran and Beats by Dr Dre Co-Founder, Jimmy Iovine, has revealed he’s leaving his... Read More
Kaspersky Opens New Swiss Data Centre To Combat Spy Concerns
Anti-virus developer, Kaspersky, has revealed it’s opening a new data centre in Switzerland, as the Moscow-based company aims to combat national security concerns of... Read More
Zuckerberg Responds To Data Scandal, Admits Mistake
After days of silence Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken responsibility for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and has outlined the steps... Read More
AR & VR Shipments To Soar 52% By 2022
Latest data from IDC forecasts global shipments of augment reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) products to notch 68.9 million by 2022 –... Read More
Instagram The New Facebook? Shoppable Posts Land In Oz
Instagram has today rolled out ‘shoppable posts’ for Australian retailers and brands – a move set to threaten Facebook’s position as Australia’s... Read More
Amazon Locked In Price War, Eyes Toys R Us For Retail Sites
E-commerce behemoth, Amazon has come under fire for offloading rising shipping and transportation costs onto suppliers, coupled with reports it’s restricting the... Read More
ACCC Says Competition Between Telcos Improves Value For Customers
A new report released by the ACCC shows competition in the telecommunications market improves value for consumers. The consumer watchdog published its... Read More
Apple Ramps Up Secret Self-Driving Cars Project
Apple has pushed its secret self-driving cars project into fourth gear, following reports the Californian giant has doubled its fleet of test... Read More
Myer Posts $476M Record Loss, Biggest In Company History
Following a recent CEO departure and several profit downgrades, Myer has posted a record $476.22 million half-year loss – it’s biggest in over... Read More
Amazon Worth More Than Alphabet, Second Most Valuable NYSE Company
Amazon is now worth more than Google’s parent company, Alphabet making it the second most valuable company on the NYSE with the... Read More
Facebook Hit With FTC Probe After Personal Data Breach
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will begin to investigate Facebook over the breach of personal data of up to 50 million... Read More
Telstra Inks World-First Deal To Make Calls Inside Office 365
As a demonstration of Australian innovation, Telstra has inked a world-first partnership with Microsoft, enabling consumers to make voice calls inside Office 365. The... Read More
Facebook Plummets US$30bn After Data Scandal
Facebook shares took a hit overnight plummeting to US$30bn after news broke that controversial political research company Cambridge Analytica retained information of... Read More
ABG Pages Fined For Illegal Conduct & False Advertising
The ACCC has penalised online business directory, ABG Pages, $300,000 for false and misleading representations about its advertising services, and breaching Australian Consumer Law.... Read More
CBA Albert EFTPOS Outage Continues To Cost Businesses Sales
Several local businesses have continued to lose sales and customers, following an outage of Commonwealth Bank’s Albert EFTPOS terminals. First acknowledged by... Read More
Amazon Asks Alexa To “Shut Up” With New ‘Brief Mode’
Amazon has asked Alexa to ‘shut up’, and is developing a new ‘Brief Mode’ to replace some of its virtual assistant’s verbal replies with non-verbal... Read More
Logitech Wins 16 iF Design Awards
Logitech has won 16 iF Design Awards for 2018, the most awards for the company breaking its previous record of nine in... Read More
Walmart Sued For Misleading E-Commerce Results In Fight Against Amazon
A former Walmart executive has sued the retailer for misleading e-commerce results, alleging information was falsely skewed to portray its “meteoric growth” against... Read More
Google Appeases Newspapers, Play Store To Sell Subscriptions
In a bid to support publishers and spurn revenue from high-quality journalism, Google has revealed it will soon sell subscriptions of digital newspapers... Read More
Facebook Embroiled In Data Privacy Firestorm
Facebook has become embroiled in a data privacy firestorm, following revelations a third-party US analytics firm retained the information of fifty million... Read More
Apple Tipped To Reveal New iPad Next Week
Apple will be hosting an event in Chicago on March 27 with the company tipped to release new products including an iPad... Read More
100+ Nations Commit To Tax Reform For Facebook & Google By 2020
The OECD has revealed over 100 nations have pledged their support of an international consensus, to finalise tax reforms for digital tech giants... Read More
Spotify Testing Voice Search, Adding Fuel To Smart Speaker Rumours
Spotify is testing out a native voice search in its app adding more hype to the rumours it will be releasing a... Read More
Encrypted Phones Seized As AFP Helps Break Up Encryption Racket
The Australian Federal Police have played a major role in ending the activities of an alleged criminal IT-based enterprise in Canada. The... Read More
Pivotel Pivots Off To Space
Australian mobile telecoms outfit Pivotel is looking for new worlds to conquer – in space. It has inked a deal with Iridium... Read More
Retailers Set To Benefit From Collapse Of Toys R Us, Suppliers Desperate
Australian retailers Big W, Kmart and Target, who have recently moved to expand their range of consumer goods and electronic toys, are... Read More
ASX Changes Listing Rules, Intermedia Claims They Had No JV With Suspended Video Company
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has moved to change its listing rules following an investigation into Big Un, a video Company who... Read More
HTC Could Be Making U12+ Instead Of U12
HTC could be skipping the U12 altogether and releasing its next flagship model titled the U12+, according to reports. VentureBeat says the... Read More
Samsung Building New Memory Chip Line
Samsung Electronics is planning to build a new memory chip line in China, in a move to amp up NAND flash technology... Read More
Facebook Lite Coming To Oz Shores
Facebook will be bringing Facebook Lite, its stripped down version of the social media platform to Australia and other developed countries. Facebook... Read More
Wesfarmers To Demerge Coles
Retail conglomerate Wesfarmers will demerge Coles in a plan to create a new top 30 company on the ASX which will have... Read More
Finance Check Company For Appliance & CE Retailers Accused Of Dodgy Practises
A major credit rating agency used by retailers selling appliances and consumer electronics goods is facing legal action after the Australian Competitiotion... Read More
Spotify Will Go Public On April 3
Music streaming giant Spotify will begin to trade on the New York Stock Exchange on April 3 and will trade under the... Read More
NBN Users Experiencing Numerous Drop Outs
New research shows nearly half of Aussie households connected to the NBN have experienced regular service dropouts. This new information comes from... Read More
Broadcom To Scrap Qualcomm Bid After Trump Block
Broadcom will withdraw its Qualcomm bid after US President Donald Trump blocked the transaction via executive order earlier this week. The Wall Street Journal... Read More
Amazon Brand Value Strong As Apple & Google Plummet
The renowned annual Harris Reputation Quotient has revealed Google and Apple’s brand value significantly dropped in the last year – a fact some... Read More
ACCC To Crack Down On Unsafe E-Commerce Products
Australia’s consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has announced it’s targeting the safety of products sold on the internet, as part its 2018 product safety review. Spurned... Read More
Amber: Lifestyle Up, Pro Down As Results Improve
Contrasting its previous earnings report, ASX-listed audio and visual distributor, Ambertech, has posted a 5.8% increase in half-year net profit to $488,000. Whilst its ‘lifestyle’... Read More
Telstra To Invest In Drones
Telstra will be heading into the drone business with its venture capital division, Telstra Ventures investing in US based drone flight platform... Read More
Myer Facing Uncertain Future, Multi Million Dollar Court Case Looms
Myer is facing an uncertain future as they face having to make a decision in a multimillion dollar class action, at the... Read More
Gibson Brands Start Laying Off Staff, Philips Audio Business Threatened
Gibson Brands the Company behind Philips audio products and is the biggest shareholder in Onkyo has moved to lay off staff as... Read More
Serious Questions Asked About Harvey Norman Loan Business
Serious questions are being asked about the risk Harvey Norman poses to Latitude Financial an organisation who is currently considering a $5... Read More
ALDI Unveils 60″ 4K UHD TV For $11 An Inch
As part of its next ‘Special Buys’ sale, ALDI has proven ‘top-end’ 4K TVs aren’t exclusively reserved for hefty price tags. The budget-friendly retailer... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: IDC Mobile Reports Challenged As Big Vendors Walk Away
Serious questions have been raised about the quality of IDC mobile phone data that was released earlier this week, with one major... Read More
Google Prioritising News For Subscribers In Search Results
Google will begin to place paid news higher in its user’s search feed, which reports say is a move to help media companies... Read More
Steinhoff Asia Pacific Open To IPO As Parent Slumps
Recent reports reveal Steinhoff Asia Pacific is eyeing an IPO, as its parent company continues to face the aftermath of accounting irregularities, coupled with... Read More
Interdyn Snares SVS, Melbourne Based Distributor
Audio distributor Interdyn is acquiring audio brand SVS with the handover beginning April 10 from Final Link Audio. Interdyn says this partnership will... Read More