Apple Drastically Reduces AirPod Production For 2021
Apple will be reducing its planned AirPod production this year by up to 30 per cent, according to reports from Nikkei Asia.... Read More
Inflation For March Quarter Lower Than Expected
Inflation is lower than economists expected for the March quarter, with the headline figure rising to 1.1 per cent annually – that’s... Read More
Amazon To Begin Delivering Groceries To Your Garage
Amazon is stepping up their grocery game in America, by delivering your goods straight into your garage. Of course, this is more... Read More
Apple Executive Wanted iMessage To Be On Android To Become ‘Industry Standard’
Epic’s lawsuit against Apple has seen numerous tasty titbits come to light. Today’s filings show that Apple executive Eddy Cue was worried... Read More
Amazon Expected To Outweigh Walmart By 2025
Amazon.com Inc. will overtake Walmart Inc. as the biggest US retailer by 2025, according to a new report. suggesting the ecommerce giant... Read More
Amazon Reveal New Range Of Fire Tablets
Amazon has announced the new 11th-generation version of its Fire HD10 tablet, adding wireless charging, a front camera positioned for landscape, and... Read More
Woolworths Splashes $100m On New Robotic Fulfilment Centre
Woolworths is set to bolster its online ordering capabilities with a new $100 million automated fulfilment centre in Western Sydney as its... Read More
Microsoft CEO Outlines Partner-Plan Worth ‘Trillions Of Dollars’
In a wide-ranging interview with CRN, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has outlined the importance of strong partnership deals for the company, explaining... Read More
Apple’s ‘M2’ Chip Now In Mass Production
Apple’s follow-up to the M1 processor has started being mass produced at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, according to reports from Nikkei Asia.... Read More
Arlo Announce New Indoor Security Camera With Automated Privacy Shield
Smart home security leaders Arlo have announced its new Essential Indoor Camera, which comes with an automated privacy shield, so you can... Read More
Elon Musk Plans To Make Every House A Power Generator
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a plan that involves you buying its products to turn your household into a power plant, one... Read More
Music Hall Audio’s Turntables Now Available In Australia
The INDI Group has just announced the addition of a new brand to its Indi Imports portfolio, presenting to Australia the heritage-built... Read More
Cook vs. Zuckerberg: Privacy Gets Personal
As Apple roll out its latest operating system, expect the war between Apple and Facebook to take a personal turn. The New... Read More
Copyright Agency Asked To Allow iFixit To Break Locks
US repairs specialist iFixit has urged the Copyright Office to add exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that would allow individuals... Read More
Apple Commits $430 Billion Over Five Years To US Manufacturing
Apple has increased its planned US investments by 20 per cent over the next five years, earmarking US$430 billion to create 20,000... Read More
Apple Hit With German Antitrust Suit
Nine industry associations, representing advertising, technology, and media across Germany, have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, for their iOS 14.5 software’s... Read More
Telehealth Subsidy To Continue Until End Of 2021
Australians will be able to continue to access Medicare-subsidised telehealth services until the end of the year, with the Federal Government set... Read More
Apple’s New AirTags Have An Anti-Stalking Device In Them
Now that Apple have released their long-awaited AirTags, which allow you to attach them to an item to avoid losing it, the... Read More
Australians On Track To Spend Over $10B On Cloud Services
Research firm Gartner has projected $10.6 billion will be spent by Australians on public cloud services, a leap of close 20 per... Read More
Will The Spotify Boom Cool Off Post Pandemic?
Possibly a sign that the lockdown entertainment boom has come and now gone, Spotify is expected to report this week a significant... Read More
Privacy Flaw Discovered In Apple’s AirDrop Function
A team of German security researchers have highlighted a security flaw that allows the phone number and email addresses of AirDrop users... Read More
Card Chaos After Commonwealth Bank Outage
The Commonwealth Bank has been hit by an outage to NetBank and its app, which is also affecting credit and debit cards.... Read More
Microsoft Fix Windows 10 Gaming Bug
Microsoft has finally acknowledged what many gamers discovered themselves: that the latest updates to Windows 10 caused a lot of headaches for... Read More
Apple Are Set To Post Eye-Watering Profits For Q1, 2021
The big five tech companies — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — are now responsible for more than a 25 per... Read More
Apple Are Being Sued Over Its ‘Buy’ Button On iTunes
Apple are facing a class action over the wording on their iTunes Store. David Andino, the lead plaintiff, argues that by having... Read More
Google Streamlines Voice Commands To Skip ‘Hey, Google’
A new Android update has inadvertently revealed a new feature called ‘Guacamole’ which will allow users to perform time-sensitive tasks without having... Read More
Apple’s Q1 Sales, iPhone 11 Beats 12
New data made available by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners indicate that Apple‘s US sales numbers were driven by the four iPhone 12... Read More
Sydney Man Cops Two-Year Sentence Over Online Issues
A 23-year-old Sydney man has received a two years and two months’ sentence, to be served by way of an intensive corrections... Read More
Aussie Claims To Be Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto
London’s High Court has allowed a case that could see its judges decide who invented bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, which last... Read More
Did You Know Bunnings Has Its Own Version Of The Block?
In something not far removed from such TV shows as Nine’s The Block, DIY superstore Bunnings has been producing its own renovation... Read More
Siri Remote Lacks Key Gaming Features, Fuelling Speculation Of An Apple Gaming Controller
You might have missed this factoid during the rush of Apple products announced on Tuesday, but a new version of the Siri... Read More
Apple Release Beta Verson Of iOS 14.6 Before 14.5 Is Even Out
While Apple fans wait with baited breath for the latest version of iOS 14.5, Apple have quietly uploaded the beta 1 version... Read More
Garmin’s Venu 2 Fitness Tracker Has Landed
It’s here: the second generation of Garmin’s Venu fitness tracking watch. And it’s flexing its muscles. On the outside, it doesn’t look... Read More
Five Australian Telcos Win 5G Radio Spectrum Rights
5G services in Australia are about to get a whole lot better, as five Australian telecommunications companies won the rights for radio... Read More
Complaints To Aussie Telco Companies Down 25% During December Quarter
Are telecommunications companies getting better, or has COVID-19 turned us into a more patient nation? Maybe it’s a little from column A... Read More
Zoom Just Added A Host Of Handy New Features
Given that most of the working world — or at least those with office jobs — are using Zoom to run their... Read More
The First HDMI 2.1 Gaming Monitor Will Hit The Market Next Month
Asus’ 43-inch ROG Stri XG43UQ is looking likely to be the first HDMI 2.1 gaming monitor to come to market, with pre-order... Read More
Apple Is Working On iOS 15 – Here’s What We Know
No sooner will iOS 14.5 be dropping and we’re looking towards Apple’s next major software upgrade. Refreshed annually, the operating system for... Read More
Taiwan’s Drought Won’t Slow TSMC’s Chip Manufacturing
The largest contract chip manufacturer in the world, TSMC, is responding to Taiwan’s water shortage by building a plant that can treat... Read More
Alibaba Almost Shipped As Many Smart Speakers As Amazon in Q1, 2021
Amazon’s domination of the smart speaker market isn’t as assured as it may seem, with three Chinese manufacturers closing in on the... Read More
Ecovacs’ New Robot Has A Sweet-Smelling Feature
Ecovacs Robotics, maker of all things robotic for the home, has today launched the Deebot T9+, a vacuum robot that does more... Read More
Aussie Marketers Upset By Apple’s Anti-Tracking Move Against Facebook
While most Australians will be overjoyed to learn that Apple’s new security features aim to stop Facebook from collecting personal details from... Read More
Shyla Heal Scores Points For TCL
TCL Communication has just announced a new ambassador agreement with emerging Australian basketball player Shyla Heal. At just 19, Heal is the... Read More
Construction Begins On $1.5b Amazon Hub In Melbourne CBD
Workers have officially broken ground on the massive $1.5 billion commercial development in the heart of Melbourne CBD, with Amazon as the... Read More
Online Retailer Powershop Cops $300K Fine Over Solar Deals
Online retailer Powershop has been fined $300,000 after having been found guilty of discriminating against solar customers in Victoria. Victoria’s Essential Services... Read More
WA Battery Plant Inks $29m Deal
Battery material manufacturer EcoGraf has inked a $29.7 million deal to set up a 5000-tonne battery anode materials facility in WA. If... Read More
Space Momentum Grows As Aussie Start-Ups Team Up
Australian space start-ups Space Machines and HEO Robotics are teaming to launch a number of cameras into space to help government and... Read More
Morrison Unveils $539m Clean-Energy Plan: 2500 Jobs To Be Created
The Morrison Government has pledged to invest A$539 million in clean-energy projects in a bid to drive down Australia’s emissions and hopefully... Read More
Technics Releases Affordable Version Of Its Best Turntable
Making its offerings more attractive to the entry-level buyer, Technics is adding an affordable turntable to its legendary SL range of decks,... Read More
Playstation Plus To Add Streaming Movies To Its Service
It appears that Sony have plans to integrate a video streaming service into its Playstation Plus offering, with the company briefly putting... Read More