EBay Sales Increase 5.7pc
Online retailer eBay posted its second straight quarter of sales gains, signalling a turnaround following its recent split from payments unit PayPal.... Read More
Elon Musk Outlines His Next ‘Master Plan’
Billionaire innovator Elon Musk has outlined the future of Tesla Motors in a new blog post. Titled “Master Plan, Part Deux”, the post is a... Read More
Netcomm CEO Stewart Gonged
ASX-listed communications equipment maker NetComm Wireless scored a double win in the communications industry’s annual awards this week: its smart-home gateway won... Read More
BSA Nails Show-Stand Designer For Using Pirated Software
BSA, The Software Alliance – the anti-software piracy outfit which offers rewards of up to $20,000 to Australians who dob in companies... Read More
Govt. Agencies Step Up Push For Access To Online Data
Australian law enforcement agencies have been stepping up their demands for access to user online data, according to a Google report. The... Read More
Intel Profit Tumbles: Restructure Hit, PC Market Fall Blamed
Intel, the world’s biggest chipmaker, has reported slower growth in its server-chip division, creating concern that the company’s most profitable business won’t... Read More
Windows Consumer Sales Tank Win Phone Revenue Down 71%
Microsoft has reported a 6.3% decline in Personal Computing revenues, Windows Phone sales fell 71% The poor result comes as the Company... Read More
Alibaba Meeting With Local Firms, Commits To ANZ Expansion
Chinese commerce giant Alibaba is sending president Michael Evans to meet with Australian and New Zealand stakeholders next week, ahead of expansion into the region.... Read More
More Online Retailers Planning Bricks-And-Mortar Outlets: CBA
Pure-play online retailers are reasingly gravitating towards opening physical retail outlets according to a new wealth Bank report. The bank’s Retail Insights... Read More
Pokemon Go: How Nintendo Went Global
What does Pokemon Go’s success mean? It’s safe to say that there are plenty of people who were blindsided by the explosion... Read More
Win10 Fails To Deliver Dominance For Microsoft
Microsoft has admitted it won’t hit its target of one billion Windows 10 devices in use by June 2018. The company blames... Read More
Queensland Law Firm Says Pokemon Go Players Liable
Queensland law firm Injury & Accident Lawyers has warned that Pokemon Go players could find themselves liable for accidents caused while playing the... Read More
A Brilliant New Light from BenQ That Makes Monitor Viewing Easier On the Eyes
Every so often a product comes along that despite its simplicity one falls in love with, and you don’t want to let... Read More
Coles, Woolies Spying On Card User’s Trolley Contents: Report
Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths – though apparently not yet Aldi – have been using data analysis techniques to spy on the... Read More
E-voting Seen As A No-No: Too Hard, Too Risky
Despite calls from PM Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for the introduction of electronic voting systems to Australian elections, the... Read More
ANZ Partnership Sees Android Pay Launch In ANZ
Google’s answer to Apply Pay is making its debut in Australia today, at least for ANZ customers. “Given Android is the most popular... Read More
Woolworths Recruitment Ad Suggests The Company Is Looking To Become Fully-Fledged Telco
iTNews say Woolworths is looking to expand its telecommunication offerings into fixed-line and mobile services. According to them, “Woolworths is gearing up to... Read More
Global Mobile Data Revenue Expected To Reach $630 Billion By 2020
An industry report by Parks Associates has estimated global mobile data revenue will rise from $368 billion in 2015 to $630 billion by 2020.... Read More
Dotcom Plans New Service As NZ Mansion Finds New Owner
Kim Dotcom – still in New Zealand and still fighting attempts to deport him to the USA to face charges that include... Read More
Sony Gains From M3 Startup
Sony, which is putting more money into internal start-ups, is seeing big profits from its holding in a little-known health-care company. The... Read More
Convoy Appoints David Trevaskis As Product Sales Specialist
Convoy International has appointed David Trevaskis to its sales team, with Trevaskis taking on the role of product sales specialist for the... Read More
Buddy Platform Buying IoT Group
ASX-listed, Seattle-based IoT company Buddy Platform has announced its intent to buy Zentri, a provider of an IoT security and device management... Read More
Loss Of Wyatt Roy ‘Major Blow’ To Libs’ Start-Up Push
Among the problems facing Malcolm Turnbull should he retain government – and the Coalition leadership – could be finding a new innovation... Read More
Gerry Harvey Votes For A Dictator
Forget about Malcolm Turnbull or Bill Shorten, what Harvey Norman Chairman, Gerry Harvey is calling for is a dictator to run Australia,... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: LG OZ Part Company With PR Manager
Philip Anderson the former Communications Director at LG Electronics Australia has parted Company with the Korean Electronics Company. Anderson a former LG... Read More
Oracle Ordered To Pay $3 Billion Damages To HP Over Itanium
A Californian jury has ordered networking giant Oracle to pay US$3 billion after finding that CEO Larry Ellison and his company had... Read More
Specialist Hi Fi Dealers On Credit Hold as Gerry Harvey Claims Sales Have Gone Soft
Sales appear to have gone soft at Harvey Norman after Chairman Gerry Harvey said that Brexit, The Federal Election and of all... Read More
CES 2016 Was The Biggest Ever
If you thought CES 2016 was a bitch getting around you were right with organisers confirming it was the “biggest ever”. Attendance... Read More
Google Hit Again By Brussels
The EU is a step closer to bringing its latest antitrust ruling against Google, issuing a fresh official complaint and honing its... Read More
Microsoft Forced To Change “Dodgy” Win 10 Marketing Practises
Microsoft who are one of the “most hated” software Companies out there, has been forced to change the way that they market... Read More
Kiwi Distributor Exceed Thinks It Can Crack OZ Market
New Zealand based distributor Exeed is trying to have a crack at setting up an Australian operation, the move comes at a... Read More
Microsoft Nobbled After Win 10 Slowed Computer, Woman Paid $13.3K Accused Of “Nasty Tricks”.
Nasty Tricks, Microsoft has had to stump up $13,300 after an automatic Windows 10 upgrade screwed up a users PC. Microsoft has... Read More
Tech Stocks Rocked By Brexit: FTSE Takes An 8 Percent Dive
Shares in many technology companies took a hammering on Friday as a result of the shock vote in favour of Britain’s exit... Read More
Copyright Holders Seek More Power To Block Pirate Web Sites
Movie, TV and music copyright holders are back in court seeking an order under the Government’s Web site-locking laws that will allow... Read More
Corporate Watchdog Calls For Delay On Kogan’s ASX Float
Online electronics retailer Kogan.com has been forced to delay its Australian sharemarket float by one week, after corporate regulator ASIC forced it... Read More
Google, RingCentral Take On MS
In a bid to better take on Microsoft Office, Google has signed up Ring Central, a unified communications specialist company. Google struggled... Read More
Seek Looks Overseas For Profit
Online jobs site Seek is continuing to look overseas for future gains, paying $182 million to buy out its Brazil business and... Read More
Coles Plans Online ‘Dark Store’
Coles is testing its first online-only store in inner-city Melbourne as it pushes to drive volume in online sales, according to a... Read More
ACCC Warns Online Retailers Over Scam ‘Subscription Traps’
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has rapped the knuckles of a number of online retailers who charge customers not only for... Read More
CEO Of E3 Style Chases Down Money To Fund Questionable Court Case
The CEO of Brisbane based distributor E3 Style Vannessa Garrard, who often bragged to audiences about her success, running a Company that... Read More
CBA IT Exec Pleads Guilty To $2.9 Million Bribery Charge
Former top Commonwealth Bank IT executive Keith Hunter – a US citizen – has pleaded guilty to bribery offences involving a multimillion-dollar... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Sharp Exit, Shocks OZ Staff, Cost Cutting Move
Sharp Staff in Australia are up in arms after they were told yesterday that the Company is set to exit their Blacktown... Read More
Dick Smith: Execs To Be Grilled
Dick Smith receiver Ferrier Hodgson has won the right to publicly grill the former management of the failed consumer electronics retailer and... Read More
Crackdown Looms For Small Tech Floats In Wake Of Guvera Affair
The Australian Shareholders’ Association has issued a statement warning investors off the controversial float of Queensland-based music streaming service Guvera. The warning... Read More
$50 MILLION FLOAT UNDER WAY – Kogan.com Brands Itself As ‘Nextgen’ Online Retailer
Kogan.com – which yesterday released its prospectus for a $50 million float on the ASX sharemarket – is billing itself as a... Read More
Accountant Kickback Claim, As Guvera Streaming IPO Hits Muddy Waters
The controversial $300 million sharemarket float planned by Queensland online music streaming service Guvera may be in danger of flopping, following heavy... Read More
Samsung May Spin Off Logistics
Samsung SDS said it is considering spinning off its logistics process outsourcing business, and will consider acquisitions and new businesses to increase... Read More
Verizon To Bid $3bn For Yahoo
Verizon Communications has said it plans to submit a second-round bid of around US$3 billion for Yahoo’s core Internet business. The telco,... Read More
Power Struggle At Cisco – Dumped R&D Team Quits
Just one week after announcing that three members of Cisco Systems’ legendary four-person R&D team had been reassigned, CEO Chuck Robbins, pictured,... Read More
Westan Appointed InFocus Distributor
InFocus who manufacture premium projectors has appointed Westan as their Australian distributor for InFocus Touchscreens and Video Conferencing solutions. The appointment that... Read More