Robots Coming? Telstra Sackings Just The Start, Says Budde
Telstra CEO Andy Penn’s decision to axe another 1400 jobs at the telco’s Australian operations is “understandable” and the logical result of... Read More
Vocus To Turn Down $3bn Bid, Push Ahead On Singapore Cable
Australia’s troubled No 4 telco Vocus will reject the $3.3 billion bid for the company by the US-based Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Vocus... Read More
Qualcomm Jump Ship To LG For Snapdragon 845
Reports out of Korean IT news website etnews claim that Qualcomm has teamed up with Taiwan’s TSMC instead of Samsung Electronics to build its... Read More
NAB Tipped To Announce Android Pay Expansion
As originally reported by The Australian, yet another one of Australia’s major banks is tipped to embrace Android Pay after failing to pressure... Read More
Yamaha Partners With Beyondblue
Yamaha Home Entertainment Australia is partnering with Beyondblue in its efforts to improve mental health in Australia. The company said its partnership... Read More
Download Numbers Confirm What Many Suspected About Google Pixel
Based on the download numbers for Google’s Pixel Launcher, it looks like Google’s first branded effort in the smartphone space has been a strong one... Read More
Ten’s Credit Crisis Could Cost Network Big Bash League
Following the news that Australian TV network Ten will be placed into voluntary administration, questions are already being asked about what effect... Read More
Super Retail Talks Down Amazon Impact
Super Retail – the parent-company of the Rebel Sport, Supercheap Auto and BCF retail chains – has talked down the impact of... Read More
Yahoo7 Joint Venture To Continue
Seven West Media and AOL/Verizon have announced they will continue to invest in their Australian joint venture Yahoo7. Following the completion of... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Channel Ten Announce Voluntary Administration
Following news yesterday that Australian TV network Channel Ten had suspended trading of its shares following news that a number of key shareholders would not... Read More
Verizon Completes Acquisition of Yahoo
Verizon has completed its US$4.48 billion ($5.95 billion) acquisition of Yahoo. As previously announced, Yahoo’s internet business will be combined with AOL... Read More
Media Giants Form Anti-Piracy Alliance
30 leading content creators and on-demand entertainment companies – including Netflix, HBO, Amazon and Twentieth Century Fox – have come together to... Read More
Arrival Of Amazon Will Create “Biggest Disruption In A Generation”, Says Bain and Co
Global consulting giant Bain & Company have weighed in on the potential impact of Amazon on the Australian retail giant, claiming it... Read More
Apple, Dell Joint Toshiba Hunt
US technology leaders Apple and Dell are expected to join a Foxconn-led consortium bidding for Toshiba’s highly prized chip unit. Foxconn CEO... Read More
Microsoft Wins Xbox 360 Round
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Microsoft in the software giant’s bid to fend off class action claims by... Read More
Apple, Microsoft Take A Hit As Nasdaq Posts Major Slide
Technology stocks have led the Nasdaq tech-laden share index to its biggest two-day slide since December, with the top of the crop... Read More
Fuji Xerox Execs Stand Down As Oz Accounts Queried
The chairman of Fuji Xerox and three executives have stood down as reports spread of major accounting problems at the company’s Australian... Read More
Ten Hit With Trading Halt As Investors Lose Confidence
Australian TV network Ten has entered a trading-halt amid fresh concerns about the company’s financial viability being raised. News broke over the... Read More
Hisense TV’s Described As Being “Shoddy” & “Cheap”
Chinese Company, Hisense who were forced to cut a deal with Sharp in the USA, because American consumers saw their own brand... Read More
FujiFilm Australia Under Investigation, Major Accounting Scandal
It’s been revealed that Fujifilm Australia, has been under investigation for several months in what has been described as a major “accounting... Read More
Telco Fined $10K Over Unauthorized Transfers
Local player Sprint Teclo has been paid up after being penalized by the ACCC over they transferred a customers from the Telstra... Read More
Apple Continues To Dominate Smartphone Revenues
Though Apple’s market share has ebbed and flowed over time, ceding ground to rival Samsung, data suggests that the company’s profitability remains... Read More
Pinterest Gets $12.3bn Value
Pinterest, which develops visual search technology and helps users to save images on its Web site, has raised US$150 million (A$198 million)... Read More
Bye-Bye, Budde? French Interests Snap Up Bucketty’s BuddeComm
They said it would never happen. But after 40 years Dutch-born Australian telecommunications guru and smart-city advocate Paul Budde has sold his... Read More
IDC And PWC Bet On VR Growth
Both the IDC and PwC have issued predictions for growth in the virtual reality and augmented reality markets. While PwC say that... Read More
Everything You Need To Know About Amazon Prime In Australia
As Amazon prepares for its Australian launch, there’s been some confusion as to what the company’s Prime service is all about. This... Read More
Smartphone Market To Grow 7% In 2017, Say Analysts
Strategy Analytics have predicted that global smartphone sales will continue to build on a larger trend of growth in 2017. The firm... Read More
Target & K Mart Stores Shake Up Stores To Be Closed & Downsized
After delaying the sale of Officeworks, Wesfarmers are now looking at a major overhaul of their Target and K Mart operations, with... Read More
ABS Records Slowed Growth For Australian Economy
According to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the pace of growth of the Australian economy has slowed in... Read More
Fitbit Falls From Grace In Latest IDC Numbers
According to the latest data released by IDC, Fitbit has finally slipped from its #1 spot in the wearables market. The IDC... Read More
Kogan To Offer NBN Services Through Vodafone
Kogan is set to strengthen its partnership with Vodafone by offering fixed-line NBN services through the telco beginning next year. As part... Read More
PSVR Passes 1 Million In Sales
Sony looks to have taken the lead over its rivals when it comes to the high-end of the growing virtual reality tech... Read More
TV Market Awash With Bargains As New Models Struggle To Sell
The Australia TV market is overstocked with last year’s models, with several brands set to discount out 4K UHD TV’s in late... Read More
Harvey Norman & Apple Top NSW Complaints List Again
NSW Fair Trading has published its complaints register for the month of April, revealing Harvey Norman and Apple are among the most... Read More
Sunbeam Recall Dud Multi-Cooker
The ACCC have issued a recall for Sunbeam’s Sous Chef Stir Multi Cooker, after it was found that the product failed to... Read More
Optus Nobbled By ACCC Over Questionable Pre Paid Deals
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Optus Mobile Pty Limited that will see the telco... Read More
Cyber Attack Blamed As 42 Million Phone Calls Flood Centrelink
The Department of Human Services is investigating an extraordinary number of unanswered calls to its Centrelink service. It believes some were part... Read More
Vodafone Launches Legal Action Against ACCC
Vodafone has taken legal action against the ACCC over what it described as a “flawed” inquiry process that resulted in the watchdog’s draft... Read More
Ambertech Faces 20% Fall In Consumer Revenues Falling Loss Of Urbanears and Marshall
Sydney based Ambertech who is listed on the ASX, appears to have failed to advise shareholders or the stock exchange, that they... Read More
HPE Posts Loss On Revenue Drop
Hewlett Packard Enterprise revenue fell 13 percent in the second quarter ended April 30, marking the steepest decline since the company was... Read More
Games Revenue Exceeds $100M
Revenue from computer games has exceeded US$100 billion globally in a single year for the first time, with China overtaking the US... Read More
Electronic Gear Sales Take A Dive
It’s enough to make Gerry Harvey weep. Far from taking off, as new hardware and software arrives in the marketplace and households... Read More
Govt. To Spend $100m On Drones
The Turnbull Government has decided to spend $101 million on a fleet of tiny drones – or as it prefers to call... Read More
Qualcomm Talk Up Quick Charge 4+
It’s only been a few months since their last big battery-related announcement but chipset manufacturer Qualcomm have already come out swinging with... Read More
Wollongong Set To Become Australia’s First Gigatown
ISP MyRepublic has named the winner of its Gigatown promotion as Wollongong-resident Thompson Fletcher, with residents of Sydney’s southern hub set to... Read More
We Are Eating More Fresh, Throwing Out More Food & Most Homes Have A Gender Inbalance Claims New Samsung Report
Samsung who hold 12% of the washing machine market Vs 21% by LG are looking to strip share away from their Korean... Read More
Apple Hires Qualcomm Top Gun
Always on the lookout for useful talent, Apple has hired Esin Terzioglu, a vice-president of engineering at mobile chipmaker Qualcomm. Terzioglu had... Read More
Digital Radio Spread Taking Time
Five months after first announcing it, the Australian Communications and Media Authority says digital radio services are “expanding across Australia” – though... Read More
Oz Business Missing Out On ‘Mobile Maturity’: IDC Survey
Australia has slipped to fifth place in Asia-Pacific enterprise mobility maturity, according to a new IDC survey. Only one in 15 Aussie... Read More
Govt. Set To Delay Overseas Shipped Goods GST Tax, A Big Break For Amazon
The Turnbull Government is now looking to delay introduction of its plan to impose GST on more overseas online purchases for at... Read More