Salesforce Pledges Big New Push For Slack Down Under
Workplace software company Slack – which was acquired by US giant Salesforce for an outlay of US$27 billion in December – is... Read More
Apple iMac Due For Supersized Makeover
“The iMac’s screen is really big, bigger than the biggest one.” This was tweeted over the weekend by credible leaker @l0vetodream, as... Read More
Google’s Third-Gen Pixel Buds: ‘A’ For ‘Affordable’
Whispers around Google’s next wireless earbuds are emerging, and the clue is in the name. According to 9to5Google, the new release will... Read More
Supreme Court Deems Java Fair Game; Oracle Loses To Google
A decade-long battle between Google and Oracle has finally reached its conclusion. The US Supreme Court ruled that Google didn’t commit copyright... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Jumping On BNPL Bandwagon With LatitudePay
After adding Buy Now, Pay Later giants Afterpay and Zip as options at the checkout, JB Hi-Fi is now offering customers similar... Read More
Myer Store Closures Make Way For Online Focus
Myer is in the process of reducing its bricks-and-mortar footprint, and with that comes the closure of its near-50-year-old Knox store in... Read More
Apple Tipped To Get Rid Of MacBook Keyboards
Apple has just secured a patent on a MacBook with a solid-state keyboard (SSK) – a flat glass surface that can be... Read More
Customers Prefer Online For CE Shopping
Australians narrowly prefer to buy their electronics online rather than in-store, though physical retailers are still preferred in general, new research has... Read More
JB Hi-Fi & The Good Guys Partner With BNPL Giants Zip, Afterpay
Buy Now, Pay Later services Zip Co and Afterpay will soon be available in JB Hi-Fi physical stores and online from April... Read More
Visa Moves To Allow Use Of Cryptocurrency
Global credit card giant Visa will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network. The... Read More
WA Self-Charging Battery Being Built On Flexible Cloth
WA-based Strategic Elements says it is developing a self-charging battery technology that can be fabricated onto a flexible textile cloth. Normal battery... Read More
Huge Battery To Be Built At Former Holden Plant
The former Holden manufacturing plant in South Australia is being given a new life ,with the power of V8 engines replaced by... Read More
TCL Devising Foldable, Rollable Phone-Tablet Hybrid
Hot on the heels of LG’s rollable smartphone comes TCL’s foray into the concept screen market. The tech company has been busy... Read More
Suez Canal Back In Business As Trapped Ship Is Freed
After nearly a week of being blocked by a stuck container ship, Egypt’s Suez Canal is finally back open for traffic to... Read More
NSW Customers To Pay For Uber With Opal Card
NSW’s digital Opal transport card is set to be expanded to services such as Uber and bike-sharing in a new trial. The... Read More
ACMA Warns Community Of Covid-19 Vaccine Scams
ACMA has warned Australians to be vigilant about scammers using calls, SMS and e-mails to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout.... Read More
Dyson’s V15 Detect Reveals Invisible Dirt With Laser Beams
Just because it looks clean doesn’t mean it is; microscopic dirt particles are rife on floors and surfaces. If you don’t believe... Read More
Aqipa Brings In LG Manager For Senior Role
Premium audio and lifestyle gear distributor Aqipa Australia has appointed LG veteran Darren Flood as Senior Key Account Manager. Flood joins Aqipa,... Read More
Apple Working On Rugged Watch For Extreme Sports
It’s highly possible that Apple is creating an all-new version of its industry-leading Apple Watch, which could include a more rugged casing... Read More
Why Dicker Data CEO Doesn’t Cut Himself A Salary
IT mogul David Dicker runs ASX-listed tech giant Dicker Data, which hit over $2 billion in revenue for the full-year. But he... Read More
Industry Sings Teoh Praises As He Quits TPG As Chairman
Plaudits have been coming on all fronts for David Teoh, pictured, as he steps down as chairman of TPG following the successful... Read More
Panasonic’s New Mini Hi-Fi Streams Hi-Res With Technics-Powered Speakers
Panasonic’s newest audio offering is a sleek-looking mini hi-fi system that focuses on enhancing CD playback quality; streaming in hi-res; digital radio;... Read More
Apple Working On Replacing Mouse With Fingers
Not content with eradicating every port conceivable on its phones, Apple is reportedly tinkering with the concept of no longer using a... Read More
Aware Super Upgrades With Equinix
World leading digital infrastructure company Equinix said it has helped Aware Super, one of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds with more than... Read More
Premier Profits Soar To $188.2m After Pocketing Millions In JobKeeper
Retail giant Premier Investments, which operates some of Australia’s most popular clothing brands, posted a tidy pandemic-recovery profit of $188.2 million for... Read More
Microsoft Wants To Acquire Discord For Over US$10 Billion
Discord, a community chat platform for video gamers, is considering offering itself for sale for more than a reported US$10 billion (about... Read More
Panasonic And McAfee Team Up To Tackle Car Hacking
On Tuesday, Panasonic announced that it will partner with US antivirus software developer McAfee to monitor vehicles for signs of cyberattacks. The... Read More
Dyson’s New Air Purifier Destroys Carcinogenic Formaldehyde
Dyson, the English tech company known for its extraordinarily innovative air-based technology – vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, hand dryers, fans, heaters –... Read More
Apple Tipped To Discontinue 13.3″ MacBook Pro
Apple may soon discontinue its high-end 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, if its impending new laptop release and plans to eradicate Intel processors are... Read More
Major Investor To Offload Stakes In Sydney’s Biggest Shopping Centres
Stakes in three of Sydney’s most high-profile shopping centres are up for grabs after it was revealed major Singaporean investor GIC expects... Read More
Cloud Spending Ramped Up 35% During Last Year
Research firm Synergy Research Group says enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services continued to increase aggressively in 2020. Spending on the services... Read More
AusPost’s Digital iD Links With DocuSign For E-Signatures
Australia Post’s Digital iD identity credential can now be used with DocuSign, allowing users to prove their identity for e-signatures without uploading... Read More
Australians Install 31,000 Solar Batteries In A Year
Recent data from solar analytics group SunWiz shows the global pandemic failed to dampen enthusiasm for solar and storage in Australia. Instead... Read More
ASX Delays Airtasker Listing, Blaming ‘Human Error’
If you were looking to pump a few dollars, or maybe a few thousand, into ASX new listing Airtasker today, just hold... Read More
CE Brands In Australia With Biggest Growth From 2020 Lockdown
Never mind the toilet paper and the pasta; we also went mad for consumer electronics during 2020’s lockdown. With disposable incomes redirected... Read More
Apple AirPods 3 Delayed Launch Tipped For Q3 2021
Apple has delayed the launch of its AirPods 3, with respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo tipping the release to now fall in the... Read More
Amazon Building Massive Robotics-Automated Warehouse In Sydney
Online mega-retailer Amazon Australia is one giant step closer to dominating the local retail sector with the development of its newest fulfilment... Read More
70pc Of Biz Without Offices
About 70 percent of the world’s companies are getting rid of physical offices, according to Chafic Nassif, president for Ericsson Taiwan. The... Read More
Xi Ramping Up Controls To Rein In Chinese Tech Giants
In a sign that Beijing’s crackdown on Chinese tech giants is just beginning, President Xi Jinping, pictured, has warned he will go... Read More
Done Deal: Facebook Agrees To Pay News Corp Australia For News
In a triumphant win for News Corp, a deal has been made between the Australian media giant and social media monster Facebook.... Read More
Dodgy Toshiba Could Face Probe
Two of the biggest shareholders in Japanese conglomerate Toshiba are calling for an independent probe into the company. US retirement fund CalPERS... Read More
Pandemic Leads Accelerated Change In TMT Landscape
The post-pandemic world has accelerated change in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) landscape, with telehealth, women’s sport and immersive tech leading... Read More
Qantas Trials Vaccine Passport App
Qantas has begun trialling a digital smartphone app that can verify whether passengers have tested negative to – or been vaccinated against... Read More
Warning To Delete AusPost Scam
Scamwatch has issued a warning to Australians about a fake text that appears to be from Australia Post – but is actually... Read More
Kia Chooses Meridian Audio For New Kaio K8
Kia Corporation has teamed up with Meridian Audio for the automaker’s brand new K8 model. Meridian, the award-winning British audio pioneer, has... Read More
BREAKING: Jaycar Founder Johnston Dead At 72
Gary Johnston, owner and founder of Jaycar, has passed away at the age of 72 after a short illness. The multi-millionaire (pictured... Read More
Insta360 GO 2, the Thumb-Sized Action Camera
In its next iteration of 2019’s GO action camera, Insta360 has released the GO 2. The oval-shaped device has kept its dinky... Read More
Dropbox Buys DocSend For $165m
Dropbox has snapped up DocSend, a fast-growing secure sharing and document analytics platform, for US$165 million. DocSend, is a secure document sharing... Read More
Oz IT Jobs Market Struggles To Recover Post-Pandemic
Jobs in the ICT sector are proving to be the slowest to recover post pandemic according to the latest figures from online... Read More
Apple Oz Gets Reutt-Royal Treatment
Despite the economic impact of Covid-19, the Australian app economy is driving consistent growth with 156,000 new jobs as of January 2021,... Read More