COVID-19: Scammers Impersonate Popular Streaming Sites, Unsafe Clicks Rise 55%
The cybersecurity firm Mimecast has found more than 700 scam websites impersonating the world’s most popular video streaming services, such as Netflix... Read More
Myer’s Online Sales Flourish During COVID-19, Up 800% Over Easter Long Weekend
Despite closing all of its physical stores in late March, Myer has posted strong sales growth through its online channels during the... Read More
Google & Facebook To Pay Local Media For Content Under Mandatory Code Of Conduct
After finding that Google and Facebook were dragging their feet in negotiations on a voluntary code, the government has ordered the commission... Read More
Nokia Takeover Bid: Report
HELSINKI: Finnish telecommunications networking company Nokia is awash with rumours about a takeover, but the company is remaining hush-hush. Nokia has confirmed... Read More
Twitter Blocked From Revealing Government Surveillance Requests
SAN FRANCISCO: After a six-year battle, a federal court has stopped Twitter from revealing surveillance requests it received from the US government.... Read More
Young Australia Wary On Govt. Plann For Phone-Tracing App
CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison may be facing some difficulty in persuading Australians – particularly young ones – to download and use... Read More
Government To Pay Phone Bills During COVID-19
CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has joined forces with the communications industry to help users get through problems associated with the COVID-19, ensuring... Read More
Audio Active Flogging Premium Nordic Entertainment Chairs
In conjunction with Moran Furniture, Audio Active is introducing stylish, motorised retractable lounge chairs from the Fjords Modern Living Collection to the... Read More
Chinese Brands Oppo, Hisense, Haier, TCL & TP Link Facing Major Backlash Due To COVID-19
A massive backlash against Chinese owned brands is coming according to observers with retailers facing the real possibility that they could be... Read More
Has The Commercial Leasing Code Of Conduct Provided Any Real Relief For Retailers?
On the 7th of April the National Cabinet released a Mandatory Code of Conduct on SME Commercial Leasing Principles During COVID-19, which... Read More
Oh Dear! What Happened To The Vanishing Sharp Story At Appliance Retailer
Oh, dear what happened to the vanishing Sharp Australia story at Appliance Retailer. One minute they are telling readers that Sharp Australia... Read More
Telstra Forced To Borrow Millions Due To COVID-19
Telstra who were facing problems prior to COVID-19 due to falling smartphone sales and limited 5G services has been forced to go... Read More
Is Amazon’s COVID-19 Response Enough? Bezos Thinks So
In his latest letter to investors, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos outlined the measures the company has taken to combat price gouging and... Read More
Big Brands Gaming Battle Looms, As Lenovo Cranks Up Legion Range
Lenovo has moved to crank up their presence in the PC gaming market in what is seen as a four-way battle between... Read More
How The Gov’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Will Work
Just one day after Google and Apple announced that they were jointly working on new Bluetooth COVID-19 contact tracing capabilities, the Australian... Read More
What Google & Apple’s Mobility Data Reveals About Oz During COVID-19
Both Google and Apple have now released mobility data trends gathered from Google Maps and Apple Maps to help public health authorities... Read More
Prepare For A Smartphone Flood
SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI: Telecommunication analysts are predicting that smartphone makers will flood the market with offerings as the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease.... Read More
Sony Offers $10m For Developers
TOKYO: Japanese entertainment and electronic giant Sony has earmarked US$10 million for a fund aimed at helping indie game developers survive the... Read More
China iPhone Shipments Surprise
SHANGHAI: Apple’s iPhone shipments in China rebounded in March, jumping 19 percent from a year earlier to 2.5 million units. Industry watcher... Read More
Clarke Still Frozen Out As ACS Internal Dramas Continue To Flow
SYDNEY: As it continues to shed members, the Australian Computer Society is continuing to cold-shoulder major critic Roger Clarke, pictured – and... Read More
5G Conspiracy Theorists Blame – What Else? – COVID-19
SYDNEY: While the COVID-19 phenomenon currently sweeping the globe and making hundreds of thousands very sick – or even dead – it... Read More
Sony Caught Up In PS4 Bribery Scandal
Sony has been caught up in a bribery scandal by offering free PS4 games to motivate owners of their gaming consoles to... Read More
No Evidence Of COVID -19 Problem At JB Hi Fi, As Best Buy Lays Off 50,000
Best Buy the biggest CE and appliance Company in the world whose sales have fallen over 5% in stores but are surging... Read More
Australian Consumer Confidence Continues To Bounce Back
The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence has lifted for the second week in a row, rising by 8.8% to 78.2. This comes on... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Sharp Appoints New CEO Questions Over Future Of TV’s & Microwaves
Japanese Company Sharp Australia has appointed a new CEO as the Company looks for new business opportunities in Australia. Mr Tim Ko... Read More
Apple Releases Mobility Data During COVID-19
Apple has publicly released the mobility data gathered from Apple Maps in an attempt to provide useful information to local governments and... Read More
Foxconn Orders Hiring Halt, As Apple Faces Sales Slump
TAIPEI: Apple supplier Foxconn has stopped recruiting new workers as export orders are shrinking amid the global pandemic. The hiring halt comes... Read More
Comms Minister Hails Move To Force Google To Pay For News
CANBERRA: Australia’s Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has said he is confident that Google will be forced to pay Australian publishers for re-broadcasting... Read More
Afterpay Tightens Spending Limits, But Profits Continue To Climb
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic really kicking in across all Afterpay’s markets in March 2020, its average daily global sales were still up... Read More
Virus Set To KO Kayo? Murdoch Preps For Likely Covid-19 Hit
SYDNEY/NEW YORK: It would appear no company is immune to COVID-19, with media giants also in the firing line including Rupert Murdoch’s... Read More
Afterpay Sales Jump 97pc To $2bn, Despite Covid-19 Threat
SYDNEY: Australian buy-now, pay-later provider Afterpay has posted third-quarter sales of $2.6 billion, up 97 percent on Q3 results last year, despite the... Read More
Major CE Retail Chain Stops Paying Rent, Federal Government Not Happy
Europe’s largest consumer electronic retail chain has stopped paying rent as the Company struggles to handle the impact of the economic fallout... Read More
Despite Mobile Data Surging, 5G Uptake Revised Down 50%
Since the COVID-19 lockdown has been under way, mobile data usage has surged, with technology analyst firm Telsyte estimating it could grow... Read More
Oz In Lockdown: Time Spent On Cooking Websites Up 71%
According to Nielsen’s data, Australians collectively spent 63,555 hours on food and cooking websites on the 29th March, an increase of 71%... Read More
NAB Business Survey: ‘Business Outlook Weakest Ever’
The results are in from the National Australia Bank’s (NAB) March 2020 business survey, and as could be expected, the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More
US Risks New Row With China
WASHINGTON: China and the US are heading for a new row over the use of 5G technology. US federal agencies have called... Read More
Is Danish Sound Company Bang & Olufsen Set To Go Belly Up?
Questions are now being asked as to whether struggling Danish audio Company Bang & Olufsen will survive as their shares keep tumbling... Read More
Newly Joined TPG/Voda Group Looks To Fibre Upgrade Work
SYDNEY: The recently merged Vodafone-TPG group is looking to play a major role in upgrading fibre-to-the-node NBN users to full fibre connections,... Read More
Harman Cranks Up JBL BAR Soundbar Range New Detachable Speakers
JBL the Harman owned sound Company has announced three new soundbars as part of their BAR Series including one model that has... Read More
Ankle Bracelets Coming For Those Not Working From Home
PERTH: They’re really worried in the West about citizens who decline to quarantine or work from home during the current coronavirus scare.... Read More
Google And Apple Collaborate On Ground-Breaking COVID-19 Tracing For Gov Apps
Google and Apple are pairing up to create a platform to trace COVID-19 infections that will be built into the apps of... Read More
Notebooks In Short Supply As Demand Surges
Demand for PC’s is surging in Australia, the only problems are stock availability according to several retailers. Intel the world’s largest chipmaker... Read More
Online Sales Surge As PM Says Lock Down Will Not Be Lifted Any Time Soon
As traffic to retail stores fall by up to 70% retailers such as Bunnings, Officeworks, Big W and JB Hi Fi are... Read More
Harvey Norman Gets Million In Government COVID-19 Handouts
Harvey Norman has been handed a massive NZ$12.7 million in Government handouts following the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The New Zealand Government... Read More
Is Kogan Set To Top The NSW COVID-19 Name & Shame List
Is Kogan set to make the COVID-19 name and shame list after they were caught out price gouging goods including hand sanitisers.... Read More
CE Retailers Shift Stock As After Easter Uncertainty Takes Hold
Consumer electronics and appliance retailers are moving to shift millions of dollars’ worth of stock sitting in empty stores to online warehouses,... Read More
Cloud, Smartphone Sales Boom As Asia–Tech Rises, Post-Virus
SHANGHAI/SEOUL: Smartphone sales in China are rising again as COVID-19 cases there decline and global demand for chips used in work-from-home networks... Read More
COVID-19, Sales Surge CE Retailers Close CBD Shops Some Doing Better Than Others
Australia’s share market has been a bit stronger than expected today climbing 2.2% in early trading, retailers such as JB Hi Fi,... Read More
Start-Ups Abandon Hot Desking
SYDNEY: Australian start-ups are looking to exit their hot-desking contracts as the coronavirus sets in. A number of independent Australian co-working spaces have... Read More
COVID-19 Lockdown Sets The Stage For The Spread Video Gaming Addictions
With people being encouraged to stay home as much as possible, experts are expecting video game addictions to spread worldwide. Bloomberg reported... Read More