Telstra Partner Hit With Cyber Attack, Thousands Of SIM Cards Breached
Schepisi Communications, a Melbourne-based telecommunications provider, has been hit by a cyber attack with sensitive information from tens of thousands of SIM... Read More
Apple, Facebook And Microsoft Stocks Drop After Interest Rate Speculation
All it took was a suggestion from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that lending rates may rise to send the tech sector into... Read More
Officeworks Pulls AirTags From Shelves Due To Safety Concerns
Officeworks has pulled all Apple AirTags from all stores, due to safety concerns surrounding its button batteries. “The Apple Air Tag range... Read More
Musicians Ask Spotify To Kill Controversial New Voice Recognition Software
In late February, Spotify patented new voice recognition technology that can detect the emotional state, age, gender, accent, and surrounding environment of... Read More
Global Tablet Shipments Way Down In Q1 2021
Global tablet shipments were down 45.5 per cent year-on-year during the Jan-March quarter of 2021, according to Digitimes Research. 35.95 million units... Read More
Apple Music’s Hi-Fi Tier May Arrive With AirPods 3 ‘In The Coming Weeks’
Apple is planning to add some music to your day, with both the hi-fi tier on Apple Music and the AirPods 3... Read More
Breaking: Biag Capasso Named MD Of The Good Guys
As tipped by ChannelNews, JB Hi-Fi has appointed Biag Capasso as the new Managing Director of The Good Guys. Capasso has been... Read More
Samsung Expected To Lose Market Share This Year
Taiwanese and American smartphone chipset manufacturers will take market share from Samsung Electronics Co. this year, a report from industry tracker Counterpoint... Read More
StormAudio Announces New Products, Upgrades, And 5-Year Warranties
StormAudio has extended its product warranty for the entire MK2 line-up to five years, a move they say “makes a strong statement... Read More
Epic Slams Apple’s “Walled Garden” In Antitrust Case
Epic Games and Apple are facing off in court as the massive antitrust lawsuit gets underway in earnest. The Fortnite developer is... Read More
NBN Announce Fibre Upgrade For 900,000 Aussie Houses
Yesterday’s staff strike was the latest bad news for the embattled NBN Co, but this morning it is hoping to turn things... Read More
Fake Spotify Sites Will Leech Your Bank Details And Steal Your Bitcoin
With 365 million users worldwide, it seems that almost everybody you know is signed up to Spotify. But those planning to test... Read More
eBay Australia Moves To Stamp Out Counterfeit Sneakers
eBay Australia plans to grab a larger slice of the $4 billion-a-year Australian sneaker market, by launching an ‘authentication guarantee’ program that... Read More
Aussie Businesses ‘Adapting To Covid’: Government Report
Businesses have continued to adapt their operations in response to COVID-19, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).... Read More
Apple Is Reportedly Working On A Foldable iPhone
Last week Samsung Display registered a trademark for a mysterious product called the S-Bendable, while Google are rumoured to be announcing their... Read More
Jay-Z Closes Deal To Sell Tidal To Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey
The sale of Jay-Z’s majority stake in music-streaming service Tidal to Jack Dorsey’s Square has closed, with Tidal being valued at north... Read More
Christine Holgate Issues An Ultimatum To The Government
Former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate wants the Coalition to agree to mediation talks by 5pm on Wednesday, or she will enter... Read More
Premier Investments To Pay Back JobKeeper After Richard Murray Appointment
Just days after the appointment of ex-JB Hi-Fi CEO Richard Murray, Premier Investments have decided to refund the $15.6 million it received... Read More
Over 100 NBN Workers Just Walked Off The Job
NBN Co technicians this morning called a stop work, as they protest pay cuts and contractual disputes, calling for a Senate Inquiry... Read More
Google’s Aussie Tax Bill Is Quite Low, Considering
Despite raking in over $5 billion in revenue from Australian customers over the past calendar year, Google’s latest financial report shows it... Read More
Some Of Apple’s iPad Pro Range Won’t Ship Until July
It sure is nice to be in demand. Just hours after the iPad Pros went on sale last Friday, demand and the... Read More
Google Pixel 6 To Be Announced Soon
Google’s I/O tech conference is scheduled to take place in less than three weeks, and while we’re expecting some news involving the... Read More
The Apple Watch May Soon Monitor Blood Sugar Levels
UK health tech firm Rockley Photonics has made an SEC filing that lists Apple as its largest customer over the past two... Read More
Apple Charged With Breaking EU Competition Rules With App Store
Apple has been charged with breaking EU competition rules regarding how its App Store policies affect music streaming. The charges were brought... Read More
Google Chromecast Updates To Improve Wi-Fi And Give HDR Controls
Google has updated Chromecast with Google TV, giving more “advanced video controls”, including an option for HDR. Once you download the rather... Read More
Older Sony TVs Upgraded With New Android Interface
“Sony Android TV just got a whole lot better.” That was the message sent out to various Bravia owners a month back,... Read More
Government Agencies Could Share Personal Data In New Bill
Privacy advocates fear Coalition’s proposed data-sharing law is reminiscent of the recent debacle of robodebt and Services Australia. Under a Coalition-proposed law... Read More
LG Announce Initial 2021 TV Line-up
LG Electronics have announced pricing, availability and other details for its 2021 range, which includes OLED, NanoCell and 4K UHD TVs, with... Read More
Clive’s Not Gonna Take It: Palmer Fined $1.5 Million For Unauthorised Use Of Twisted Sister Song
Clive Palmer has been ordered to pay UK rockers Twisted Sister and Universal Music Publishing Group $1.5 million for his unauthorised mangling... Read More
Google Moves To Slow Zoom By Pre-Installing Meet and Chat On Chrome Devices
During the pandemic, Zoom hit that rarefied level of ubiquity when it became a verb, as well as the world’s most popular... Read More
Texas Power and Water Outages Cost Samsung Over $347 Million
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that a four-week shutdown at its Texan chip manufacturing plant cost it over AUD$347 million in losses.... Read More
Samsung Trademarks ‘S-Foldable’
Samsung are going hard on its foldable technology, with numerous Z Fold and Z Flip products due to roll out this year.... Read More
AFP Investigates Microsoft Tech Support Scam
The Australian Federal Police have set up Operation Rayko to investigation a Wollongong-based business that is scamming Microsoft users. The business offers... Read More
Qualcomm’s Optimistic Sales Projection Hinges On Fast 5G Takeup
The world’s largest supplier of smartphone chips, Qualcomm, has adjusted its June quarter forecast to be far more optimistic than previously predicted.... Read More
Amazon Prime Day 2021: Month Announced
The massive annual online shopping event will this year fall some time in June, Amazon has just confirmed. The ecommerce event usually... Read More
Daniel Ek Announced Spotify’s Live Audio Clubhouse Competitor, And Outlines His Plans
Clubhouse’s phenomenal rise has prompted a slew of imitators to jump in on the live streaming audio craze (which older readers may... Read More
Microsoft Add AAC Bluetooth Support To Windows 10
Windows 10’s most recent updates angered gamers, who found their once-pristine gaming experience was hampered by glitching, frame rate issues, and crashes.... Read More
Release Dates Leaked For iPad Pro, iMac and Apple TV 4K
Pre-orders opened today for a slew of new Apple products, and thanks to an accidental leak from UK retail giant John Lewis,... Read More
Return To Las Vegas: Real-Life CES Is On For 2022
Everyone’s favourite trade show is back on for 2022, in real life, in Las Vegas. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) had officially... Read More
Sony Look To Expand Content Offering, As PS5 Sells 7.8 Million Units
The chip shortage didn’t get in the way of Sony’s Playstation 5 outpacing sales of its predecessor, as the company announced 7.8... Read More
Amazon Performs Better Than Predicted, As Pandemic Shopping Continues
Amazon has reported a huge first quarter, as revenue jumps 44 per cent to US$108.5 billion. The leap defies Wall Street forecasts... Read More
Worldwide Smartphone Market Rises 27%
In the first quarter of this year, 347 million smartphones shipped worldwide, a 27 per cent year-on-year increase. Samsung shipped 22 per... Read More
Pandemic Boom Over, Online Shopping On The Rise, Say Woolworths’ Sales Figures
Just like its competitor Coles, Woolworths has noted its supermarket shoppers now returning to normal shopping behaviours and buying patterns after last... Read More
Huawei Reports Second Straight Quarterly Revenue Drop
Huawei Technologies has announced another steep quarterly decline in revenue for the Jan-March 20212 quarter, as the company struggles with numerous issues.... Read More
Jabra Future-Proofs Hybrid Working With Panoramic Webcams
As people return to the office from their work-from-home setups – albeit partially – there’s a working arrangement that looks like it’s... Read More
Google To Announce “Significant Product Updates” In Three Weeks
At Alphabet’s earnings report this week, CEO Sundar Pichai teased “significant product updates and announcements” would be made during Google IO 2021. The... Read More
Rising Panel Prices Steers LG Display To A Strong Q1 Profit
COVID-19 has worked out quite well for LG Display’s bottom line, as increased demand for laptops and televisions has seen panel prices... Read More
QuantumScape Embroiled In Battery Controversy
The hottest name in batteries at present is not Tesla or LG Chem – but QuantumScape. The company chalked up a recent... Read More
Wind And Solar Delivering ‘Stunning’ Price, Demand And Emission Falls
The ongoing expansion of wind and solar power in Australia’s main grid has delivered stunning price falls in the latest quarter, according... Read More
Labor MP Urges A Crackdown On Tax-Dodging Digital Giants
Digital giants including Facebook and Google should have to pay more tax under a proposal from a Labor backbencher. Victorian MP Peter... Read More