Microsoft Scores Security Stamp
Winners are grinners at Microsoft Australia, after the company won certification of its services as “secure” by the Australian Signals Directorate. Certification... Read More
Tax Man Blamed As Petya Downs 12,000 Systems
If you’re having a bad hair day and don’t know who to blame there is always the bus driver or the tax... Read More
Complaints Roll In For Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman has once again been recognised as one of the most complained about businesses in NSW. NSW Fair Trading received 30... Read More
Ad-Spend Down For Consumer Electronics
New reports claim that consumer electronics marketers have decreased their advertising expenditure in the first quarter of 2017. According to a new... Read More
US Emboldens Laptop Ban With New Security Measures
US authorities are said to be planning to ramp up international security even further, with reports that the “Laptop Ban” will now be... Read More
Harvey Norman Warehouse Closed Down After Asbestos Found On Products
Asbestos has closed a key Harvey Norman warehouse in the ACT after a customer found asbestos on a product they had just... Read More
Qualcomm Must Face Trial
The US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm has been given the green light by a US federal judge, who ruled... Read More
Vodafone, Sky Call Off NZ Merger
Vodafone New Zealand and Sky TV have called off their proposed NZ$3.4 billion merger. The two companies have also told investors that... Read More
Wannacry Outdone As Petya Strikes Aussie Targets
Petya has arrived with a vengeance and renewed strength, with thousands of unprepared Australian organisations and individuals’ computer systems reported under attack... Read More
CE Retailer CEO Jailed, Federal Court Judge Hits Out
The former operator of online electronics stores Electronic Bazaar and Dream Kart has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for failing to comply with... Read More
Broadcaster Shares Surge As Gov Cuts TV Licensing Fees
The Federal Government today announced it will be cutting back on TV broadcast fees in order to relieve pressure on the sector amid... Read More
Pandora Shutting Down In Australia
Pandora will be shutting down its operations in Australia and New Zealand in the near future. The music streaming service said in... Read More
Data61 Set To Score As Audio Outfit Audinate Floats On ASX
Government-owned research outfit Data61 – once better known as CSIRO spinoff NICTA, and charged with bringing CSIRO innovations to market – looks... Read More
Dodgy Accounting At Fuji Xerox A/NZ: Heads Roll In Tokyo
Years of dodgy accounting practices at Fuji Xerox Australia and Fuji Xerox New Zealand have had a dramatic impact at the highest... Read More
After Disappearing With Their Brand Between Their Legs Nokia Is Back Spruiking Bottom End Smartphones
Nokia is back spruiking a new range of smartphones despite the brand collapsing in a heap the last time they competed in... Read More
Australia Post Gets New CEO
Blackmores CEO Christine Holgate has been announced as the new CEO of Australia Post. Holgate, who has spent nine years as the... Read More
Big CE Brands Cuddle Up To Linfox Ahead Of Amazon Roll Out
A major player in the food and pharmacy markets, Australian logistics Company Linfox, is now moving into the consumer electronics market having... Read More
Toshiba Chip Unit Sale In Doubt
Western Digital has told Toshiba it won’t agree to a sale of the Japanese conglomerate’s memory chip unit to a preferred bidding... Read More
“Netflix Tax” To Shake Up The Price Of Streaming From Next Week
Netflix subscriptions are set to increase in price next week with the introduction of the Australian government’s new “Netflix Tax”, potentially shaking up... Read More
Tosh’s Tokyo Listing In Jeopardy
Struggling Japanese electronics and nuclear company Toshiba has been given until August 10 to get auditors to sign off on its earnings... Read More
5G Spectrum Row: Earth Stations, ISPs Told To Get Out Of The Way
The Australian Government appears determined to push ahead with use of the 3.6GHz band spectrum across Australia for use by 5G mobile... Read More
Consumers To Save $658m – Voda Renews Domestic Roaming Push
Vodafone hasn’t given up on the prospect of forcing Telstra and Optus – particularly the former – to share their networks in... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Lenovo Consumer Channel Boss Gets Promoted
In a major restructure Lenovo Australia has announce the appointment of Brendan Lau as manager of both their consumer and B2B channels.... Read More
Chinese Tech Outfit Lists On ASX
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) welcomed another new IT-based company to its listing yesterday – this time a well-established Chinese outfit looking... Read More
Melbourne Claims Tech Capital Tag
It mightn’t have the ASX or the A/NZ HQs of major technology companies like Apple, Atlassian, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle... Read More
Adobe Profit Up After OZ Price Rises
Adobe Systems has reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as more customers subscribed to its Creative Cloud monthly package of publishing tools. Revenue... Read More
Memory Chip Drought Worsens
Apple’s new iPhone 8 launch, due later this year, is threatening to exacerbate the current shortage of memory chips which may last... Read More
Google Sets Up Oz Cloud Platform
Google is claiming major reductions in round-trip latency for services used by Australian corporate customers after it set up a Google Cloud... Read More
One Year Delay – But New GST Plan Gets Canberra OK
The Turnbull Government has agreed with proposals to have the launch of extension of the GST to low-value imported goods, including IT... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: The Good Guys Announce Major Changes To Buying Group
Weeks out from Terry Smart, the former CEO of JB Hi Fi taking the top job at The Good Guys, the Company... Read More
Laser Premieres Transformers Promotion
Laser is rolling out the red carpet for the latest installment of the Transformers movie series in a new partnership with Paramount... Read More
Round Two Of Oculus/Zenimax Trial Fails To Reach Verdict
Following a ruling in the favor of video game publisher Zenimax back in February, the second round of the ongoing legal battle... Read More
New Amazon Study Paints Worst Case Scenario For Aussie Retailers
An new survey from CouriersPlease has suggested that 90% of Australian online shoppers will purchase from Amazon if it fulfills its promises when... Read More
Blockchain Used For Digital ID
Accenture and Microsoft are teaming up to build a digital ID network using blockchain technology. The project is part of a United... Read More
Tibco Eyes Aussie Retail Market
Big US-based analytics company Tibco, which already has a major presence in Australia via services to big miners, energy producers and a... Read More
Time To Hang Up On The Phonebox? ‘Too Soon’, Says Consumer Group
Australia’s fading network of Telstra phone boxes – in recent times used to promote the telco’s “Telstra Air” online service – could... Read More
Drones – CASA Hints At New Tougher Restrictions Down Under
Drone operators in Australia may be facing significantly tougher restrictions than previously contemplated, it seems, after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)... Read More
New Samsung Note 8 To Be Launched In August
According to Reuters, Samsung plans to launch their new Galaxy Note 8 in New York City in August, weeks out from the... Read More
COMMENT: Bowers & Wilkins Move Heralds New Sound Era, But What Will Happen To Distributors?
The decision by big sound brands such as Bowers & Wilkins, Harman International and Sonos to sell their products direct to retailers,... Read More
Convoy Comment On B&W Split
Following earlier reports that international audio brand Bowers & Wilkins plans to establish their own subsidiary in Australia, former distributor Convoy managing director... Read More
Polaris Quadbikes Recalled After Asbestos Scare
Australian quad bike supplier Polaris has issued a recall of 12 models within its ‘youth’ range of quad bikes, following the detection of... Read More
Amazon Patents Shopping Control
Amazon has reportedly developed technology that prevents customers using its bricks and mortar stores for comparison shopping. Called “Physical Store Online Shopping... Read More
D-Link Announces Head Of Business Solutions
D-Link has appointed Phil Tarbox as National Sales Manager – Business Solutions as part of the company’s commitment to expanding resources and... Read More
Sentence Looms For DVD Pushers
If you thought no-one is buying DVD disks these days, it seems you are quite wrong. Sentences will be handed down in... Read More
Airline Case May Hit Infotech Goods Pricing Down Under
In a move that may affect pricing of many information-technology goods imported into Australia from Asia, the High Court of Australia has... Read More
ACCC Begins Recruiting For Broadband Test
The ACCC has put out a call for participants in its broadband monitoring program, first announced in April and previously slated for... Read More
One Nation Pushes New Media Reform Amendments
As originally reported by The Australian, One Nation Senator Brian Burston says that his party have suggested a new so-called “three-out-of-four rule”... Read More
Spotify Announces 140 Million Monthly Users
Music streaming service Spotify has passed another membership milestone, with the company revealing it now boasts over 140 active monthly users. Writing... Read More
Court Battle Over Tosh Chip Unit
The USA’s Western Digital has sought a court injunction to prevent Toshiba from selling its chip business without its consent. The move... Read More
Airtasker Seeks More Cash – Again
The Murdoch press has queried whether Airtasker, an Australian-based online jobs portal, has been speeding through its cash reserves somewhat faster than... Read More