US Payments Business Square Picks Oz For Latest Venture
Square – the mobile payments business set up by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey – has chosen Australia as the first market outside... Read More
Apple Goes It Alone in Euro War
Apple is battling the European Commission’s call to fork over €13 billion (A$19 billion) in back taxes, but has so far not... Read More
Japan’s Competition Watchdog Considers Action Against Apple
Japanese regulators are considering taking action against Apple over possible anti-trust violations that may have helped it dominate the nation’s smartphone sales,... Read More
Privacy Commissioner Slams Industry over IoT Device Secrecy
Some 71 percent of Internet of Things devices marketed in Australia do not provide a privacy policy that adequately explains how the... Read More
NBN CEO Rakes In $3.6M
A senior executive at the NBN Co took home $1.8 million for six months work after securing a seven-figure termination bonus from... Read More
Yahoo Admits It Has Been The Subject Of World’s Biggest Hack
Just two days after Yahoo admitted hackers had raided its database of at least 500 million accounts, plaintiffs are lining up to... Read More
McLaren Denies Apple Buyout
British formula one team and supercar maker McLaren has denied reports that tech giant Apple is looking to invest in the company.... Read More
Ukranian Hackers Flog Oz Data
Ukranian cyber–criminals have stolen personal and company data from an Australian company and sold it on the Internet for A$22,000. The breach... Read More
Google Faces $400M Indo Tax Bill
Indonesia is the latest nation to go after Google for back taxes, in Jakarta’s case potentially costing Google more than US$400 million... Read More
Bill Morrow Gets A Payrise
NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow has seen his annual pay jump 18.7 percent to $3.6 million as the project gathers pace, according... Read More
Online Sales Must Meet EU Rules
The European Union’s competition watchdog has warned consumer-product makers and digital content owners that they could face investigations into restrictions on online... Read More
Microsoft Screws Up Again
A bunch of Microsoft Azure servers went offline in central USA over the weekend, causing havoc across the rest of the world.... Read More
Nikon Enters 360 4K, UHD Camera Market
Nikon is set to step into the 4K 360-degree market with a new range of ruggedised cameras that will retail for significantly... Read More
ATO To Force E-Com Tax Dodgers To Pay Aussie ‘Google Tax’
The Australian Tax Office is on the hunt for companies routing income through low-tax nations such as Singapore to avoid paying tax... Read More
Sennheiser Appoints VExpress As New Distributor
Sennheiser has appointed VExpress, a national distributor of telecommunication, data and mobility solutions, to distribute its premium headsets and telecommunication products in... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Investigators Probe Dick Smith House Brand Operation, Buyers Questioned
Investigators probing the $400M collapse of Dick Smith, have turned their attention to the supply of house brand products with former management... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: De’Longhi Announces Major Restructure Senior Exec Exit
De’Longhi Australia has announced a major restructure following the upcoming exit of key management at the Australian subsidiary. Tom Mitchell, who has... Read More
Canva Seeks More Funds
Aussie online design outfit Canva is looking to raise more than $US10 million from existing investors including Blackbird Ventures, its second exercise... Read More
Samsung Shares Slammed After Global Recall
As more and more reports circulate concerning Samsung’s Note 7, the company’s stock price has plummeted. Samsung’s stock dropped 6.3% – their... Read More
Seagate Sued Over Leaks
Hard drive maker Seagate is fending off a lawsuit filed by employees whose personal information was lost when the storage giant was... Read More
RSA backs Aussie SMB
Network security company RSA is refocusing on Australia’s small to medium-sized business (SMB) sector, as it draws on its existing focus on... Read More
NBN benefits outweigh costs
NBN Co boss Bill Morrow has said the benefits of the NBN far outweigh the $49 billion price tag. Morrow told the... Read More
Telstra brings 1Gbps LTE services one step closer
Telstra said it is one step closer to delivering commercial LTE services at a maximum downstream bandwidth of 1Gbps following the latest... Read More
ACCC Takes Vapers To Court
Australian regulator the ACCC has commenced court proceedings against online e-cigarette reseller Joystick. The regulator asserts the reseller mislead customers by claiming its... Read More
Deloitte Says Supermarket Profits Being Squeezed
An report by firm Deloitte released today asserts that weak growth in income will continue to squeeze the retail market, with some... Read More
PM Enlists Jack Ma To Push Oz
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has inked a deal with Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma to help Australian food producers and other businesses gain... Read More
Telsyte Predicts iPhone 7 Will Help Apple Regain Lost Ground
Tech analytics firm Telsyte has predicted that the launch of the iPhone 7 will help Apple strike back in the smartphone market.... Read More
Telstra Has Unfair Edge: ACCC
The ACCC has warned that Telstra’s agreement with NBN Co to assist with the rollout of NBN services on the HFC network... Read More
Tesla Seeks More Cash
Electric car maker Tesla Motors will try to raise additional cash this year to help fund development and production of its new... Read More
Lebara Mobile Hit With Ad Complaint
Telecom Lebara has had its latest advertising poster pulled by the ABS after a complaint was filed after a complaint alleging it... Read More
Alphabet Exec Quits Uber Board
Uber said a long-time Alphabet executive has left its board as the two tech companies increasingly clash over the future of transportation... Read More
OzSale Fined $500K Over Children’s Nightwear
Online reseller OzSale has been hit with another massive fine, this time over supplying children’s nightwear which did not comply with the... Read More
Symantec To Surge On Cost Cutting
Symantec shares are set to rise at least 25 percent or more on the back of a fresh round of cost cutting... Read More
Cyber Attacks Leave Govt Networks Open To Espionage Threat
A damning report made by Australian media has revealed sensitive Australian Government and corporate computer networks have been severely compromised. A Four... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Masters Break-Up In Jeopardy, Key Partner Takes Action In Federal Court
A judge sitting in the federal court has ordered US hardware giant Lowe’s and Australian retailer Woolworths back into court next Wednesday... Read More
Big Air Fills Profit And Growth
BigAir has recorded an underlying net profit after tax of $9 million for the 12 months ending June 30 on the back... Read More
MYOB Back In Black: SMB Biz Spurs $90Mil. Turnaround
It’s turnaround time at accounting software market leader MYOB. The company yesterday reported an interim net profit of $26 million for the... Read More
Apple, Foxtel, HN, Good Guys Named In Govt. Complaint List
Apple, Foxtel, coupon marketer Groupon and retailers Harvey Norman and the Good Guys are among the most complained about operators named in... Read More
US Backs Apple et al On Tax
The US Government is pumping up the pressure on the European Commission to stop hassling Apple and other companies with demands for... Read More
Sales, Profit Up At Dicker Data
Technology products distributor Dicker Data has reported net profit of $12.5 million, up 24 percent, for the half year to June 30.... Read More
Retailers Join Apple Pay Push
It may not help them much, but the organisation representing major retailers has joined the big three banks – CBA, NAB and... Read More
Dick Smith Collapse Drags Property Giants With It
A number of Australia’s biggest commercial property conglomerates will have their bottom line adversely affected by the collapse of the consumer electronic chain. Over... Read More
Future For Sharp OZ Looks Grim Big Staff Cuts Coming Claims CEO
The future for Sharp Australia’s consumer electronics and appliance division is looking grim after the CEO of the Sharp Corporation said last... Read More
Telstra & Optus Rank Globally Among Most Expensive Carriers
Cloudflare has singled out Australian telcos Optus and Telstra as among the most expensive ISPs in the world. The assessment comes as a... Read More
ACCC Decline Bargaining Request By Banks Over Apple Pay – For Now
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have declined to grant the request for interim authorisation of collective bargaining by Australia’s big banks – Commonwealth,... Read More
Oh, Ho – Oppo To Star At Woolies
Chinese handset company Oppo is expanding its Australian presence via a new partnership with supermarket giant Woolworths. The partnership will see the... Read More
Oppo Moves Into Woolworths For F1S Launch
Chinese handset company Oppo are expanding their Australian presence via a new partnership with supermarket giant Woolworths. The partnership will see the company’s... Read More
Alcatel Speaks Up On IDC Growth, Roadmap Of Products
Today’s IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker Report has seen Alcatel retain its spot in third place when it comes to the local smartphone market.... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Report Boom In Online Sales
JB Hi-Fi’s online sales grew 35.8% to an impressive $119.1 million. Just shy of $120 million in sales, this sees the online... Read More
Tax Office Steps Up Attack
The Australian Tax Office says it has identified 175 companies that may face action under the Government’s Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law (MAAL), which aims... Read More