LG G8X With In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Leaked Ahead Of IFA
Renders of LG’s next flagship smartphone, the G8X ThinQ, has surfaced ahead of its debut at IFA 2019 in Germany, and apparently... Read More
Kogan Take On Samsung With $800 QLED TV
Local e-commerce behemoth, Kogan.com, has taken on Samsung by launching its own 55-inch QLED 4K HDR TV – available at a pre-sale... Read More
National Retail Association Merger Axed
The National Retail Association (NRA) has axed its proposed merger with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), ceasing nine months of negotiation over... Read More
Smart Home Security Market To Hit $1.4B By 2029
The global connected home security market is expected to surpass US$400 million by the end of 2019, and is estimated to reach... Read More
INTEGRATE 2019: Sony Boost BRAVIA 4K Home Automation
Sony Australia has boost its home automation smarts by integrating Kramer Control BRAINware, Exterity and Chromecast into its BZ range of BRAVIA 4K... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Credit Tax Cuts For Sales Boost
JB Hi-Fi Chief Executive, Richard Murray, has attributed recent government tax cuts for further boosting electronics sales – benefiting consumer confidence. Speaking... Read More
JB HI FI, New Store Layouts, House Brand TVs To Drive Future Growth
JB Hi Fi is looking to the future with new store layouts and instore merchandising being tested at a series of stores... Read More
Dropbox User Growth Drops
In Q2 Dropbox saw its slowest growth in paid users since going public in 2018 and was unable to attract more paid... Read More
McAfee Acquires NanoSec
Global cyber security firm McAfee has bought Indian cloud security startup NanoSec for an undisclosed sum. NanoSec has its offices in Bengaluru... Read More
OzPost Inks Deal With Qantas
Australia Post and Qantas have inked a $1.4 billion deal for the airline to provide three new Airbus freighters to meet Australia’s... Read More
Jabra Release Sporty New Earphones
Jabra has released its newest pair of Bluetooth earphones targeting the fitness crowd in the increasingly popular wireless audio market. The Jabra... Read More
Telstra, Optus Continue To Gouge Aussies With $1.4bn Roaming Fees
Telstra and Optus have been accused of ripping off Aussies by more than $1 billion in excessive international roaming fees simply to... Read More
Smartwatch Ships Reach 12 Million Units Up 44% In Q2
Global smartwatch shipments grew an impressive 44% annually to reach 12 million units in Q2, according to research from Strategy Analytics. Apple... Read More
Citi Analysts Expect JB Hi-Fi Upgrade
Analysts from Citi reportedly expect upgrades on JB Hi-Fi following record FY19 results, despite a broader Australian retail slump. Reported by The Australian, Citi... Read More
Ultimate Ears Release Wonderboom 2
Portable Bluetooth speaker specialists Ultimate Ears have released a new iteration of its waterproof WonderBoom speaker in the lead up to summer.... Read More
OZ Set For Record Scam Losses In 2019
Projections from losses reported to Scamwatch and other government agencies has warned that Australians are set to lose a record amount (approximately... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Record Sales Defy Oz Retail Slump
JB Hi-Fi has defied Australia’s retail slump by reporting “record sales and earnings” – notching a 6.1% EBIT jump, plus 7.1% lift... Read More
Sonos Set To Unveil Bluetooth Speaker
Sonos is reportedly set to release a portable Bluetooth speaker in a marked departure from its usual wireless multi-room audio products. FCC... Read More
Amazon Australia Country Manager Departs
Amazon Australia’s country manager is set to move overseas after just two years, as retail experts say the mammoth e-commerce company is... Read More
Samsung Note 10 Will Not Support Gear VR
During its recent Unpacked event in New York, Samsung announced that its Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ devices will no longer... Read More
Foxconn Teen Interns Forced To Make Amazon Devices
A Chinese Foxconn plant assembling Amazon devices has reportedly been accused of underpaying and overworking employees, some of whom are as young... Read More
Sennheiser Expand Into Car Audio Market
German audio engineering company, Sennheiser, has expanded into the automotive market with the debut of its AMBEO audio system for in-car entertainment... Read More
News Corp Profit Up, Foxtel Loan Boost $200M
News Corp has rebounded to a full-year US$228 million profit versus its $US1.44 billion loss the year prior – now pouring a further... Read More
Is There A Place In The OZ Notebook Market For New Samsung Galaxy Book S
Samsung is looking to renter the Australian notebook market after they revealed a lightweight Windows 10 offering called the Galaxy Book S... Read More
Devialet Release Wireless, Compact Phantom Speaker
Devialet’s compact version of its flagship Phantom wireless speakers are now available in Australian stores in two power output models – 600W... Read More
Roku Stocks Jump 8% After Q2 Growth
Shares in Roku soared as much as 8%, after the streaming box manufacturer reported better-than-expected Q2 results. In 2019 alone, Roku shares... Read More
Serious Moral Questions Raised About Actions Of Edelman PR Advisors To HP, Samsung & Amazon
The ethics of Edelman the PR Company to some of the biggest consumer brands including Samsung, Amazon and Hewlett Packard, have been... Read More
Maxem Powerboard Recalled Over Fire, Shock Risk
Product Safety Australia (PSA) has recalled select Maxem Powerboards with Switches, distributed nationally from November 2018 to June 2019 by Yatsal Distributors.... Read More
Apple Face Class-Action For Confidential Siri Recordings
Apple is facing a new class-action lawsuit over user privacy, which claims Siri is recording users without their consent. The lawsuit, discovered... Read More
Optus 5G Tipped For September, Note 10+ 5G Plans Revealed
Optus has hinted at a late September launch for its 5G mobile network as it announces its plans for the Samsung Note... Read More
Snap Invests In AR And Acquisitions
Snap will raise US$1 billion in short-term debt to invest in more media content, augmented reality features and may also buy other... Read More
Apple Restricts Facebook Apps
Apple is making a change to its mobile OS to restrict a feature that apps like Facebook’s Messenger and WhatsApp use to... Read More
FireEye Identifies Prolific Chinese Cyber Threat Group
Security intelligence company, FireEye, has released the details of its Advanced Persistent Threat group – APT41. FireEye said individual members of APT41... Read More
Nuheara Sells Mining Assets To Grow Audio Business
Perth based assistive listening company Nuheara has announced the partial sale of its Peru mining assets as it seeks to divest from... Read More
ACMA Imposes Fines $88,200 For NBN Information Breaches
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued its first infringement notices under rules designed to ensure telcos provide consumers with... Read More
Microsoft A Popular File For Distribution Of Malicious Activity
Microsoft Excel has been signalled out as one of the most popular file types used to distribute malicious activity according to latest... Read More
Massage Wrap Recalled Over Shock Risk
Product Safety Australia has recalled the RELFA ‘Relaxation Wrap’ from Innovations, citing the risk of blowing a house fuse when plugged in/turned... Read More
ALDI Goes Big On Kitchen Appliances & Fitness
German supermarket giant, ALDI, is going hard on kitchen appliances and fitness products for its August 7 and August 10 ‘Special Buys’... Read More
Samsung Launch QLED ‘The Frame’ TV In Oz
Samsung Electronics Australia has launched a QLED version of its award-winning ‘The Frame’ lifestyle TV, which is now available locally from Harvey... Read More
Apple Credit Card Rolls Out
Apple and Goldman Sachs have begun rolling out their new credit card as the tech giant looks to supplement its electronics business... Read More
CBA Take On Afterpay With Swedish Giant ‘Klarna’
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has made a US$100 million investment in a Swedish buy now, pay later platform ‘Klarna’ as it... Read More
Mobile Users Push SoftBank Profit
Japanese telco SoftBank Corp saw its operating profit for Q1 ended June rise four percent as the number of mobile users grew.... Read More
Huawei Joins Security Group
Huawei Technologies has joined 564 other entities in the Paris Call, a declaration aimed at spurring collective action toward securing cyberspace, launched... Read More
Macquarie Invests In UK Telco
Macquarie Group is investing up to $53 million in British rural broadband business Voneus. It’s Macquarie’s second investment in the UK telecoms... Read More
Rubicor Goes Belly Up
Recruiting company Rubicor Group, a major recruiter for Australian technology companies, has entered voluntary administration. Rubicor lists Google, the Federal Government, Goldman... Read More
Spy Agencies Led ABC Raids
A Freedom of Information request by Senator Rex Patrick has revealed a secretive government agency, apart from the Australian Federal Police, was... Read More
Government Calls For Facebook Libra Fine Print
The Federal Government has joined seven other countries around the world in demanding more information from Facebook over its plans to launch... Read More
Braven, Gear 4 Morphie Gear Maker, Tipped To Be Sold As Share Value Crashes
The manufacturer of Braven sound gear, Mophie battery and Zagg cases is potentially up for sale according to sources. Zagg Inc a... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Former Samsung Boss Takes On Bowers & Wilkins CEO Role In OZ
Leading sound brand Bowers & Wilkins is set to undergo a radical expansion with the appointment of a former Samsung Vice President... Read More
Latitude To Launch BNPL Platform
Latitude Financial plans to take on Flexigroup’s Humm and Fintech darling Afterpay as it fights for a slice of the burgeoning buy-now-pay-later... Read More