Apple Spends Big On Research
Apple spent US$4.2 billion on research and development in the quarter ending in June. It is the highest quarterly amount it has... Read More
Fresh Air Beckons AI Talent At Daikin
Japanese air conditioning company Daikin has shunned government programs to attract AI talent and decided to go it alone creating an in-house... Read More
Facebook Hit By Global Outages
Facebook and Instagram have experienced outages in some parts of the world. Users complained they were unable to log in upload pictures... Read More
NAB To Update Data Strategy
NAB has begun an annual refresh of its data strategy a little shy of a year since unveiling its first data foray... Read More
IoT Going Gangbusters Says Microsoft
Microsoft has released the results of a survey of 3000 enterprise decision makers saying it shows IoT adoption widespread growing and –... Read More
Budget Not Hit By NBN Write-Down
Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann said there is no potential write– of the National Broadband Network (NBN) that would hit the Budget... Read More
iPhone In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Coming 2021
Apple is tipped to introduce Touch ID with an in-display fingerprint sensor in 2021 iPhones, according to renowned Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo. The... Read More
Myer Leads ASX Share Slump, Retail Down
A week after hitting a new record high, the ASX has come tumbling down to its lowest level in 18 months, with... Read More
Onkyo, Pioneer Ramp Up Dolby Atmos & IMAX Support
Onkyo and Pioneer have jointly released a firmware update that activates IMAX Enhanced support and Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer on select AV... Read More
Amazon Oz Boss Rejects Retail ‘Recession’
Amazon Australia Country Manager, Rocco Braeuniger, has rejected claims the local retail industry is in “recession”, contrasting the remarks of premium department store,... Read More
Amazon Debut ‘Launchpad’ For Aussie Retail Start-Ups
Amazon Australia has targeted local start-ups and small businesses with the debut of its ‘Launchpad’ program – helping new or unknown brands... Read More
ACCC Green Lights Wesfarmers’ Catch Group Buy
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not block Wesfarmer’s proposed $230 million purchase of online retailer, Catch Group, with market... Read More
Epson ANZ MD Retires, GM Promoted
Epson ANZ Managing Director, Bruno Turcato, will retire next month after 16 years at the helm, succeeded by sales and marketing General... Read More
Google Allows Competition – At Price
Competitors who want to challenge Google to be the default search engines on new Android devices in Europe will have to pay... Read More
Sharp Faces Blunt Reality
Shares in Sharp tumbled 14 percent last week over concerns about how the escalating China-US trade war is impacting the Japanese company,... Read More
Woolworths Use Big Data To Take On Mosman Council
Big data is set to play a key role in a bitter spat between Woolworths, Mosman Council whose mayor is opposed to... Read More
Intel Launch 10th Gen Chips To Fend Off AMD
Intel has released 11 of its new “Ice Lake” 10th generation processors for 2-in-1 convertibles and laptops, promising increased performance, better battery... Read More
June Retail Sales Up, Electronics Strong
Australian retail sales jumped a sharp 0.4% in June, beating economist expectations for a 0.3% lift – buoyed by income tax cuts... Read More
2019 Smartphone Buyers Guide Reveals The Best Cheap & Top End Premium Mobiles
Are consumers looking for a new smartphone or are curious about 5G and all the new Android features found in the bulk... Read More
SnapAV & Control4 Merge To Transform Smart Home Market
Professional surveillance and networking products manufacturer, SnapAV, and global smart home solutions provider Control4 have successfully completed their merger in an all-cash transaction... Read More
Spotify Revenue Up But New Subs Numbers Fail To Impress
Music streaming platform Spotify’s lower-than-expected additional paid subscriber numbers sent its shares plunging by as much as 5% lower in trading before... Read More
Big Warehouse Cops Big Penalty
Online spare parts retailer Big Warehouse has paid a $12,600 penalty after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued an infringement notice... Read More
Traffic Flowing On Superloop’s Subsea Sydney-Singapore Cable
Superloop says its Indigo subsea cable linking Sydney, Perth and Singapore is now carrying live traffic and its Australian national backbone network... Read More
All Eyes On JB Hi Fi As David Jones Value Slashed By $437M
As we tipped back in May department store retailer David Jones has slashed the value of their business by $437M with the... Read More
ACCC Propose Consumer Code For Emerging Energy Tech
The ACCC has proposed a new consumer code for retailers of emerging energy products and services including; solar generation systems, energy storage... Read More
Zip Shares Up 4% After Big W Deal
Buy-now-pay-later platform, Zip Co Limited, has signed up discount department store, Big W, just a few months after on-boarding rival retailer Kmart... Read More
Nintendo Profit Slips 10%
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo posted a 10% fall in quarterly profit on market expectations of a rise in costs, but with stronger... Read More
Sony Sensors Make Record Profit
Sony has posted a record first-quarter operating profit, despite the slowing gaming business, and on the back of strong demand for multiple-lens... Read More
Shares In Designer Outfit Redbubble Leap, Then Plunge
Shares in ASX-listed designer marketplace provider Redbubble jumped an initial 45% after the company posted its first full-year financials since listing in... Read More
Alexa Users Demand Better Sounding Smart Speaker
More than half of existing owners of smart speakers are dissatisfied with the audio quality of their device, according to new findings... Read More
Ex-Telstra Exec Irving Signs On As NBN Chief Strategy Boss
Former Telstra executive Will Irving is making the move to NBN Co, where later this year he will replace JB Rousselot as... Read More
Panasonic Q1 Profit Down 43% YoY
Japanese electronics manufacturer, Panasonic, has post a whopping 43.6% drop in operating profit for the April to June quarter, blaming strained US... Read More
Telco Ombudsman Slams NBN Telemarketing Tactics
An investigation into telco telemarketing practices has found high-pressure sales tactics are being used to mislead consumers and small businesses into signing... Read More
Foxtel Tipped To Launch Drama SVOD Platform
Foxtel is expected to release a new drama and entertainment streaming service following the success of its Kayo sports streaming service. Foxtel... Read More
Global Notebook Shipments To Drop Q3 & Q4
Despite a 20% growth in global notebook shipments in Q2 2019, the volume of imports is expected to sequentially decline in the... Read More
LG Profit Down 15%, Appliances Offset Smartphone Loss
LG Electronics has reported record Q2 revenues for its home appliances division, while smartphone sales continue to weigh results. Overall Q2 results... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Aldi To Sell $999 Top End French Door Fridge Without Displaying Model In Stores
Aldi is set to use their Australian stores to trial a world first, based around being able to sell a large bulky... Read More
ByteDance To Make Smartphone
As if the smartphone market isn’t crowded enough, Chinese social media firm ByteDance is developing a new phone, following a deal with... Read More
Companies Using ‘Like’ Button Now Data Responsible
The EU’s top court has ruled that companies that embed Facebook’s “Like” button on their Web sites must seek users’ consent to... Read More
Iridium Link To AWS Internet-Of-Things Service Set To Go Live
Iridium CloudConnect, a partnership between satellite operator Iridium and AWS, and billed as “the first and only satellite cloud-based solution that offers... Read More
It May Be Winter, But OZ Solar Energy Grabs 30% Of Market
Australia’s booming solar energy market helped to push renewables past a 30% share of grid power generation on most days in June,... Read More
OZ Mobile Users Under Attack By ‘Nation-States’
Un-named “nation states” are increasingly targeting mobile users in countries including Australia for intelligence gathering and disruption of national rivals, according to... Read More
Vodafone Stay Committed To Merger As Losses Soar
Joint venture mobile network Vodafone Hutchison Australia has reported a before tax loss of more than $150 million for the first half... Read More
Betta Tops Appliance Customer Satisfaction
Betta Home Living has been named the best place to buy an appliance or electrical good for customer satisfaction, according to the... Read More
Zip Takes On Afterpay With $400M NAB Investment Raise
Zip Co has asked National Australia Bank to start seeking investors, for the creation of a master trust for the buy-now-pay-later platform.... Read More
Report: Oz Govt Got Incorrect Advice On Huawei Ban
Huawei has leapt on a new report from Ovum, which it claims proves the Australian government was given incorrect advice over its ban... Read More
Tax Refunds Lift Oz Consumer Confidence
Australian consumer confidence lift over the weekend, coinciding with a surge in cashed up customers from tax time refunds. The ANZ-Roy Morgan... Read More
Vandals Target Sydney Telstra Exchanges
More than 40 Telstra exchanges across Sydney have been vandalised in a spree of attacks. Exchanges were broken into and live wires... Read More
Amazon Sued Over Alexa Voice Tech Theft
Amazon is being sued by a voice software technology company that alleges the tech giant infringed on its patent when developing the... Read More
Aldi Goes Big On Smart Lighting
German supermarket giant, ALDI, has gone hard on smart lighting products for its August 3 ‘Special Buys’ sale. It comes as retailing... Read More