Alphabet Beats Revenue Forecast Amid Rising Costs
Revenue for Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube, rose 21 percent to A$32.75 billion in the second quarter ended on June... Read More
Kogan Reports Record Cashflow
Online seller Kogan.com says strong trading momentum saw it record net operating cashflows of $9.9 million in its fourth quarter, ended June... Read More
Chief Scientist On Fraud Charge
Queensland chief scientist Professor Suzanne Miller has stood aside after being charged with fraud by the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC). Court... Read More
Supreme Court Okay’s Class Action Against Dick Smith
The Supreme Court has given the green light for shareholders to sue Dick Smith, the class action is one of several that... Read More
Battle Of Brisbane Looms: DiMarco Threatens $50m Hit
The scene is being set for a mighty courtroom battle after Adrian DiMarco’s Brisbane-based and ASX-listed TechnologyOne yesterday warned the Brisbane City... Read More
Alphabet Overcomes EU Fines To Deliver Quarterly Profit
Alphabet has delivered strong revenues for the quarter, despite the hefty $2.74 billion fines imposed on it by the European Commission. “With... Read More
Newspapers Lose More Than $100M In Ad-Spend
According to new data gathered by Standard Media Index (via Mumbrella), magazines and traditional print media lost a combined combined $130m in media agency... Read More
Foxtel Tipped To Pull Plug On Retail Presence
A new report by 3AW Drive claims that Australian cable TV giant Foxtel is set to sack ‘hundreds’ of staff in a massive... Read More
Amazon Under Pressure After Consumer Watchdog Investigation
Amazon has lashed out at the US’ Government’s Federal Trade Commission after it moved to investigate allegations that Amazon misleads customers about its... Read More
Amazon Cuts Sydney Warehouse Deal Close To DHL, Aldi & LG
Amazon is set to establish their Sydney warehousing operation at Eastern Creek close to LG Australia and Aldi’s warehouse operations. Last week... Read More
Another Mobile Vice President Quits Samsung
Richard Fink the Vice President of IT and Samsung’s Mobile Division has quit, just 11 months into the job. He is the... Read More
Huawei Named Oz IoT Innovator
Huawei has been named the leading IoT innovator in Australia at the 2017 ACOMMS Awards recognising excellence in the communications industry. The company... Read More
Amazon Move On Senior CE Execs As TCL Cuts TV Deal
Recruiters, acting for Amazon, have started approaching senior executives at consumer electronics Companies and buyers at mass CE retailers, one senior executive... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Optus Moves Into Regional Australia With $1B Investment
In a move that’s set to challenge Telstra’s long-held dominance in the area, Optus has announced it plans to significantly expand into... Read More
ACCC Chairman Warns Of Open Market Distrust
The open market must work to benefit consumers to ensure positive change, according to ACCC chairman Rod Sims. Speaking at the 2017 Australia... Read More
Vodafone Adds 8 New Destinations To $5 Roaming
Vodafone has expanded its international mobile coverage, adding Israel, Taiwan, Chile, Sri Lanka, Nauru, Jersey, Guernsey, and Isle of Man as supported countries for... Read More
Surface Revenue Continues To Decline For Microsoft
Microsoft have surpassed expectations in their latest quarterly earnings report, reporting $23.3 billion in revenues and $6.5 billion in net income. “Innovation across... Read More
Amazon Moves Into Big Appliances In Partnership With Retailer
In what could be a forerunner for the likes of JB Hi Fi and The Good Guys US retailer has moved to... Read More
Qualcomm’s Profit Tanks 40pc
The ongoing dispute between Qualcomm and Apple appears to be taking its toll on the chipmaker’s financials. Qualcomm’s third quarter revenue was... Read More
Fifield Lauds Aussie 5G Future
Draft legislation on spectrum reform will modernise and simplify Australia’s spectrum management framework, as the nation prepares for 5G networking, Comms Minister... Read More
Oz Business Embracing The Cloud New Government Survey Finds
The use of cloud-based computing services is rapidly expanding in Australia – especially among larger businesses, according to a new survey by... Read More
ACCC Could Take Major Telcos To Court
Telstra, Optus, TPG and Vocus may be taken to court by the ACCC over misleading NBN speed claims. In an interview with... Read More
$30m Government Handout To Fox Sports Goes Unexplained
A plan in this year’s federal budget to give Fox Sports $30 million to broadcast “underrepresented sports” remains unexplained by the Federal... Read More
Toshiba Shares Up On Greenlight
Toshiba’s share price has lifted by nearly a fifth this week, following news that hedge fund Greenlight Capital has added a stake,... Read More
Aussie Business Being Conned By The Crooks, Says Palo Alto
Australian organisations appear to have a misplaced sense of confidence when it comes to cyber-security, according to security outfit Palo Alto, which... Read More
Apple Drags In Partners To Take On Qualcomm
Apple has cranked up their fight with chipmaker Qualcomm by getting key manufacturing partners to also take action against the big US... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Advertise Management Jobs Galore For New OZ Operation
Amazon has cranked up their Australian operation, which according to sources could see their first warehousing headquartered in Dandenong South Victoria. Currently... Read More
The Good Guys Stores Sold In Major Property Deals
The former owners of The Good Guys, who late last year netted $870M by selling their business to the JB Hi Fi,... Read More
International Roaming Revenues To Decline 11% Globally
According to a new report from Juniper Research, operator revenues from international mobile roaming are expected to experience a double digit decline in... Read More
Ex-AVG Execs Bump Up Cyber Fund
A group of former executives and investors from anti-virus software maker AVG have raised US$55 million (A$69 million) for a fund to... Read More
Qualcomm Loses EU Appeal
US chipmaker Qualcomm is looking down the barrel of a daily fine of 580,000 euros (A$842,000) after losing an appeal against a... Read More
James Murdoch Joins Tesla Board
Jamie Murdoch, son of Rupert and 21st Century Fox CEO, is joining Elon Musk’s Tesla board as a director. Also joining the... Read More
Bulletproof Targeted In NZ Row
Australian cloud services provider Bulletproof is being sued by a New Zealand-based company over claims of loss of earnings following a buyout... Read More
JB Hi Fi Has An Each Way Bet On Penalty Rates
In what appears to be a fair move, JB Hi Fi management have chosen to continue paying weekend and public holiday penalty... Read More
Judge Rules In Amber Harrison, Seven Media Case Bankruptcy Looms
Tweeting and vengeful emails could see former Seven Media secretary Amber Harrison bankrupt within days after a Judge sitting in the High... Read More
Amazon Veteran George Quits
Mike George, the Amazon VP responsible for many of the company’s widely successful products, including virtual assistant Alexa and Echo smart devices,... Read More
Adultry Web Site That Exposed Thousands Of Australians Settles
When adultery web site Ashley Madison was hacked the details of tens of thousands of Australians, who had registered in the hope... Read More
Aus Gov Unveil Encryption Legislation
The Australian federal government plans to take on tech companies with new legislation that will compel them to break into the encrypted... Read More
Schneider Electric Launches PowerTag Energy Sensor
Schneider Electric have launched a new product designed to make monitoring electrical assets easier for building owners and facility managers. The PowerTag can... Read More
Razer Sharpened For IPO
Game gear maker Razer is looking for a big slice of the Hong Kong dollar with an IPO that could value it... Read More
Aussie Spending On IT Tipped To Hit $83bn In 2017
Total information technology spending in Australia this year will top A$83 billion – up 3.7 percent from 2016 – according to the... Read More
Vizio Files $100M Lawsuit Against Le Eco
Vizio has filed a $100 million lawsuit against Le Eco, following a break-down of acquisition talks with the Chinese technology giant earlier this year.... Read More
WD To Trawl Tosh Databases
Western Digital has won a temporary court ruling that orders Toshiba to allow WD to access databases and chip samples as part... Read More
Trump Dumps Kaspersky
The Trump administration has removed Russian-based security specialist Kaspersky Lab from two lists of approved vendors for US government agencies. Washington agencies... Read More
Symantec Mulls Web Security Sale
Cybersecurity market leader Symantec is considering selling its Web site certification business in a deal that could fetch more than US$1 billion.... Read More
ACCAN Calls For Protection Against 3rd-Party Mobile Account Charging
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has called for stronger consumer protections for mobile phone customers. saying it estimates that 12... Read More
Staffer Reveals How To Tap Mobiles ATO-Style: Wrist Slapped
An Australian Tax Office staff member has been disciplined – though apparently not sacked or suspended – after publishing online a step-by-step... Read More
Google Loads Legal Big Guns
Google has signalled it is ready to do battle with EU antitrust regulators after a landmark 2.4-billion euro fine and the possibility... Read More
Apple’s FileMaker Goes AWS In Australia, Japan And Canada
Apple accounting software subsidiary FileMaker has expanded its footprint in Australia with the launch of a FileMaker Cloud platform as part of... Read More
Affinity Joins KKR, Setting Off Bidding $2bn War For Vocus
Hong Kong-based equity company Affinity has thrown down the gauntlet with a $2.2 billion offer for embattled Aussie telco Vocus. The bid... Read More