To Sell Or To Float: Global Retail Brands Considers Its Options
Leading home and kitchenwares conglomerate Global Retail Brands, owner of 200 bricks and mortar stores around the country, is reportedly weighing up... Read More
Samsung Display CEO Says OLED Will Lead Digital Revolution
Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun has pointed to OLED display technology as being the linchpin of a digital revolution. Speaking at US... Read More
Sound United Rolls Out New Denon and Polk Ranges
Global audio Company Sound United, who recently acquired Melbourne based audio and connected home distributor Qualifi, has rolled out a new range... Read More
IBM Australia’s Net Profit Takes A Big Hit
IBM Australia’s net profit in 2020 took an almost $20 million hit, falling from $109.1 million in 2019 to $89.7 million for... Read More
Yamaha Unveils Flagship 8K AV Receivers With HDMI 2.1
Yamaha has announced three new home cinema amplifiers: the RX-A4A, RX-A6A and flagship RX-A8A. All three support Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, and sport... Read More
Google And Samsung Have Teamed Up To Take On The Apple Watch
Google and Samsung have combined the best aspects of Wear and Tizen into a single, unified platform, under the Google Wear banner.... Read More
356-Metre Skyscraper Starts Shaking In Tech Hub Shenzhen
The 73-storey SEG Plaza skyscraper was evacuated yesterday after it started to shake, startling shoppers and onlookers in the southern Chinese city... Read More
Apple’s Own AirPods Max and AirPods Pro Don’t Support Apple Music Lossless
Apple is introducing both ‘Lossless’ and ‘Hi-Resolution Lossless’ audio to Apple Music from next month, and better yet, it won’t cost you... Read More
EufyCam Users Hit With Severe Privacy Breaches
In a troubling development, users of Anker’s EufyCam have been reporting they are able to gain access to strangers’ camera feeds. Across... Read More
Amazon To Make $9 Billion Offer For MGM
Industry sources have revealed to Variety that Amazon is set to make a US$9 billion offer for storied movie production house MGM.... Read More
Rocket Lab NZ Launch Fails
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has failed to reach orbit after suffering an unexpected engine shutdown mid-flight on Saturday. The mission lost its... Read More
Adobe To Double Local Operations In Next Two Years
Adobe has plans to double the size of its local workforce by the end of 2023. Australia and New Zealand Managing Director,... Read More
Epic Games Sues Mixed-Reality Glasses Company Nreal Over Its Name
Never one to shy away from a lawsuit, Epic Games has files suit against mixed-reality glasses company Nreal over its rather-familiar name.... Read More
Leak Confirms Beats True Wireless Earbuds Are Coming
Apple’s latest beta software for tvOS and iOS contains information about the as-yet-unconfirmed Beats Studio Buds, including images of the buds in... Read More
Samsung Tipped To Invest $22 Billion In US, But Is It Enough?
Samsung Electronics announced AUD$196 billion in investments to be made over the next years, but a paltry $22 billion in U.S manufacturing... Read More
Apple’s Legal Team Begins Its Defence In Epic Games Case
Apple Inc calls its first witness, Phil Schiller, to the stand. After a fortnight of Epic presenting witnesses in the much-followed Epic... Read More
Epic v Apple Trial Could Impact 50,000 Games On App Store
The future of close to 50,000 games on the Apple App Store hangs in the balance, according to court testimonies from a... Read More
Android 12 Leak Shows A Design Refresh Is Coming
Next week, the Google I / O developers conference will start and all the speculation about Android 12 will hopefully end. But... Read More
Broadcast Spectrum Buyback Proposal Would Hurt TV Networks
Proposed reforms that would reduce the amount of radiofrequency spectrum used by Australian TV broadcasters would impact the ability to provide HD... Read More
Massive Ice Haul Seized In BBQ Bust
Border Force has seized $94.5 million worth of ice from a shipment of barbeque grills and water heaters. The operation on May... Read More
Aussie Telcos Received 125,000 Complaints Against Them In 2020
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has issued a warning to Australian telcos after receiving 125,000 complaints about “unclear and misleading selling practices” in... Read More
Bill Gates Left Microsoft Board Over Sexual Relationship With Engineer
A sexual relationship between Bill Gates and a Microsoft engineer which lasted a number of years has been floated as the reason... Read More
Twitter Is Working On A Subscription Service Named Twitter Blue
Twitter are working on a paid subscription service codenamed Twitter Blue, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who reverse-engineers popular apps... Read More
Ricoh Develops Solar Cell With 20% Higher Max Power Output
Ricoh has developed a solar cell that achieves a 20 per cent higher maximum power output than current products. The 5cm x... Read More
More Revealed On Sony’s XM4 Noise-Cancelling Wireless Earbuds
Leaked images of Sony’s WF-1000XM4 noise-cancelling wireless earbuds reveal even more about the forthcoming hot-ticket item. The newly-leaked renders show the buds... Read More
DarkSide Get Their Money As Cyber-Attacks Escalate
A major US fuel pipeline has reportedly paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide nearly US$5 million in ransom, following a cyber-attack that is causing... Read More
Mural Outside Samsung Store Mentions Galaxy Note21 5G
Despite Samsung’s insistence that it won’t be releasing a new Galaxy Note smartphone in 2021, eagle-eyed fans have sported the mention of... Read More
Google Calls For A Day In Apple Vs Epic Court
The Federal Court will let Google have limited rights to appear in the current court battle between Apple and Epic Games, pending... Read More
Complete Philips Hue Range Will Be Compatible With Smart Home Standard ‘Matter’
In a move it claims will future-proof its products, Signify has announced that all existing and forthcoming Philips Hue smart lights and... Read More
Samsung Commits $196 Billion To Chip Manufacturing Over Next Ten Years
Samsung has responded to generous tax credits announced by Seoul by committing to spending AUD$195.8 billion in total over the next ten... Read More
Sega’s Gaming Division Saw Revenues Drop But Profits Rise
Sega Sammy had a fairly terrible 2020, however its strong performance in gaming has carried the company through. For the year ending... Read More
Nintendo Blames Suez Canal Blockage For Switch Shortages
It seems that even Mario couldn’t leap over the tanker that was blocking the Suez Canal, as Nintendo report that the accident... Read More
New Tech Company Zuma Launches “World First” Audio/Light Hybrid
New British tech company Zuma has unveiled the Zuma Lumisonic, a compact two-way loudspeaker and LED light package, which it touts as... Read More
Google Pixel 6 Leak Suggests A Radically Different Design
The Google Pixel 6 will sport a completely new design, according to leaked images obtained by Front Page Tech. Jon Prosser from... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Cameron Greig Out At Aqipa
Well known industry executive Cameron Greig has left Melbourne based Aqipa. Greig who was a founding director of the business has told... Read More
Xero Shares Slide Despite Strong Year
Xero shares have tumbled more than 10 per cent at ASX opening despite continued revenue and subscriber growth. The New Zealand-based fintech... Read More
Budget Pumps $100m Into CSIRO For Tech Research
The CSIRO has announced increased funding of $100 million as part of the national science agency’s annual planning process, which will run... Read More
Ubisoft Just Had Its Best Ever Financial Year, Thanks To COVID-19
Ubisoft is one of the many gaming companies who had an influx of business during the pandemic. The company has revealed it... Read More
Amazon Releases Next Generation Of Echo Show Devices
Today, Amazon has announced the Echo Show 8 and the Echo Show 5 in Australia The Echo Show 8 (pictured above) retails... Read More
Judge Asks For Compromise In Epic vs. Apple Case
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is searching for a compromise, as the war between Epic Games and Apple Inc rages on,... Read More
Sonos Raises 2021 Revenue Forecast After Posting Impressive Quarterly Earnings
Buoyed by quarterly earnings that far surpassed estimates, and healthy pre-orders of its new Roam portable speaker, Sonos Inc has readjusted its... Read More
Samsung And LG Will Provide Paid Vaccine Leave
In a move that Australian companies should be mirroring, both Samsung and LG have indicated that they will be providing employees with... Read More
US Removes Xiaomi From Blacklist
The U.S Department of Defense has announced it will remove Xiaomi from the Government blacklist. A court filing obtained by Reuters shows... Read More
Allegro Removes JobKeeper Subsidies From Profit Numbers Ahead Of $400M Float
Allegro Funds are planning a proposed $400 million float of Best & Less in the near future, but the removal of $42.6... Read More
The Federal Budget Includes Tax Offsets For Video Game Developers
The Federal Budget includes a refundable tax offset for developers of video games. The offset is available for businesses that spent a... Read More
Wesfarmers Chief Executive Applauds The Budget
Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott has welcomed the Federal Budget, highlighting the support for small-to-medium business investment, saying it “recognises the central... Read More
CSA Launches New Global Standard For Better Smart Home Connectivity
CSA, formerly known as the Zigbee Alliance, have announced a new global smart home standard named Matter, described as “the interoperable, secure... Read More
Cloud Stocks Plunge
Cloud stocks are being hammered as investors rotate their money out of tech stocks into financials, commodities and industrials. The Dow Jones... Read More
You Can’t Please Everyone: IT Initiatives Draw Mixed Reax
Budget reaction from the IT and communication sector was generally positive, particularly the initiatives aimed at small business. But independent industry commentator... Read More
Bose Gets Into Consumer Hearing Aids
Bose has announced its SoundControl Hearing Aids, which are the first FDA-cleared, direct-to-consumer hearing aids; the move comes as Sennheiser is sold... Read More














































