Apple Credit Card Coming Very Soon
Apple’s venture into the burgeoning e-finance sector, the Apple Card, is tipped to be launch as early as next month. The card... Read More
$100m Huawei Goods Seized
Electronics manufacturer Flex held up goods worth more than US$100 million belonging to its Chinese client Huawei Technologies for more than a... Read More
TPG’s Internode Gonged
TPG-owned Internode, a provider of Internet services, has won a gong in the Roy Morgan group’s monthly Internet Service Provider Customer Satisfaction... Read More
Telstra In New Push For Small Biz
Telstra may be getting rid of 9,500 of its workers over the next three years, under plans announced by CEO Andy Penn,... Read More
Aussie Women Leading Charge To Buy Online: New Survey
Australians are increasingly turning to online channels to do their shopping, a new survey by the Roy Morgan company suggests. Morgan’s figures... Read More
NAB Data Breach Hits 13,000 Customers
National Australia Bank has confirmed that it is investigating a data breach which saw two data service providers being sent the personal... Read More
Google Kept “Honest” By Competition Says ANZ MD
Google’s local head said the company is taking the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry “very seriously” but doubted whether... Read More
Media Bosses Welcome ACCC Findings, Calls For Urgent Action
Australia’s media industry has for the most part welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) report into the market power of... Read More
Leaked Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2
An FCC filing has revealed images of what looks to be the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, which is expected to... Read More
Boost Founder Peter Adderton Misses Out On US Buyback
Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton has vowed to keep up the pressure on the MVNO’s expected new owners after missing out on... Read More
US Teen Wins Record $3m In Fortnite Championship
A US teenager has won a record-breaking $3 million grand prize in solo competition to become the inaugural Fortnite world champion. In... Read More
Blaupunkt, Viano & JVC Cheap TVs Cop A Bashing On Product Reviews
During late 2018 and early 2019 we saw a wave of cheap TV’s hit the Australian market at retailers such as JB... Read More
Telco Ombudsman Set To Oversee Digital Platforms
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has welcomed a recommendation that its scope be widened to include digital platforms. The 23rd and final recommendation... Read More
ACCC Calls For Search Engine & Browser Options For Android Users
The ACCC is calling on Google to allow Australian users of Android devices to use their own preferred search engine and internet... Read More
COMMENT: ACCC Delivers Hammer Blow As Google Smartpone OS & Voice Dominance Exposed
The release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Report into Digital Companies is a game changer for retailers, distributors and above all... Read More
ACCC Slam Facebook & Google For ‘Market Distortion’
The ACCC’s landmark ‘Digital Platforms Inquiry’ has slammed tech giants (notably Facebook and Google) for distorting the local market, impairing several businesses... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Feds Back ACCC Google, Facebook Facing Bans
The government has accepted the Digital Platforms Inquiry’s “overriding conclusion” that the media and advertising markets need reform but will run a 12... Read More
Apple Buy Intel Smartphone Modem Business For $1B
Apple and Intel have signed an agreement for Apple to acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business in a deal valued... Read More
Amazon Shares Drop After Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates
Despite reporting record profits in 2018 and seeing a resurgence in consumer spending, Amazon reported mixed results in its Q2 2019 earnings... Read More
US Treasury Claim Amazon “Destroyed” Retail
As the government considers its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry, a high ranking US regulator has... Read More
Oz Retailers & Brands Brace For Historic Tech Reform
Aussie retailers and brands are bracing for today’s historic tech reform report, spearheading new laws from the ACCC’s analysis of digital tech... Read More
Nintendo Offer Free Fix For Faulty Switch Controllers
Nintendo will fix faulty controllers free of charge and refund customers who have already paid for a fix, as the company goes... Read More
PlayStation Launch Annual Winter Sale, Up to 60% Off
Sony Interactive Entertainment has launched its annual PlayStation Store Winter Sale, discounting a range of PS4 Games and PS Video content up... Read More
Vodafone Calls For NBN Pricing “Makeover”
Vodafone Australia is calling for a major makeover of the wholesale prices charged by the NBN Co as the “current model is... Read More
Facebook Cuts Off Sony, Microsoft Data Access
Social media giant Facebook will again try to cut off companies including Microsoft and Sony from accessing data, as it seeks to... Read More
Ebay Takes On Amazon With Own Fulfilment Network
eBay has thrown down the gauntlet against Amazon, by announcing its own warehouse and shipping fulfilment service will launch in the United... Read More
FIRST REVIEW: New Foxtel With Netflix Built In
Foxtel has launched a brand-new interface and what a difference it makes to the performance of their iQ set top box, it’s... Read More
Foxtel Unveil New User Interface & Netflix
Pay-TV provider, Foxtel, has unveiled a dramatic re-design of its user interface, including the integration of Netflix within its viewing platform. The... Read More
New Leak Reveals iPhone 11 Specs
According to new leaks reported by 9to5Mac, Apple is planning to launch three new iPhone 11 models in September this year. The... Read More
Slow Internet? Your Fault Says NBN
The corporation in charge of delivering Australia’s national broadband network has released research suggesting users should better optimise their home internet networks... Read More
New Microsoft Patents For Foldable Device
A new patent from Microsoft has been spotted by Windows Latest relating to orientation-specific controls for foldable phones. The patent titled “Orientation... Read More
Former 7 Exec Arrested Over $8m Fraud
A former Seven West Media executive has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the company of more than $8 million. John Fitzgerald was... Read More
Huawei Appoint New Oz Cyber Security Officer
Huawei Australia has announced its current Chief Technology Officer David Soldani will also take charge of cyber security. Dr Soldani joined the... Read More
Headset Market Now Booming
The market for true wireless headsets, also known as TWS, is booming and Taiwanese manufacturers of the product are ramping up production.... Read More
Trump Talks To Techies On Huawei
US President Donald Trump has agreed to implement timely licensing decisions on blacklisted Chinese firm Huawei, after meeting CEOs from seven major... Read More
More Facebook Flaws Impact Kids
Facebook is under fire again over a design flaw in its Messenger Kids app that allows children to enter group chats with... Read More
ID Theft Scams Hit $16 Million
Scams reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that involve identity theft or the loss of personal/banking information have cost Australians... Read More
Zoom Phone Launches In Australia
Online video conferencing platform, Zoom, has today launched its new Zoom Phone cloud phone service in Australia, supporting local phone numbers and... Read More
Microsoft Off To New High, With Oz HQ In North Sydney
Microsoft Australia is looking to move its Australian HQ from the current – and now ageing – North Ryde building to the... Read More
Data Retention: Oz Agencies Swoop On 295,000 Cases
Law enforcement agencies sought access to information covered by Australia’s data retention regime on more than 295,000 occasions in the financial year... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Major Investigation Into Apple Google & Amazon
The US Justice Department is set to target, Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon with an investigation as to whether they are stifling... Read More
Logitech On A Roll As Stock Soars 31% Following Acquisitions
Logitech International has reported a 6% increase in sales as their stock soars 31% this year. Overnight Logitech reported fiscal first-quarter sales... Read More
Iflix SVOD Raises US$50m Ahead Of IPO
Malaysian based SVOD service iflix has received more than US$50 million in investments as it looks to list on the ASX. The... Read More
Kogan Shares Up After 16% Customer Growth
Local e-commerce behemoth, Kogan.com, has reported 2HFY19 gross profit growth of 12% YoY, with EDITDA growth over 25%, and a 2% dip... Read More
Interactive Games & Entertainment Association Fails To Deliver
It appears that PR outfit Espresso Communications has a problem determining which publications cover the gaming market for their client the Interactive... Read More
Apple Hires Auto Industry Veteran
Apple has reignited rumours it’s going to make a car by hiring another former Tesla engineer with 25 years of experience in... Read More
Etsy Acquires Music Gear Marketplace Reverb
Etsy has further expanded on its online shopping presence with the acquisition of new and used music gear marketplace Reverb for $275... Read More
Nintendo Hit With Class Action Over Faulty Controllers
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo alleging the gaming company knowingly sold faulty controllers for its Switch... Read More
Telstra NBN Con Artists Back Scamming
Con artists who are using packet switching that show what appears to be a local number are back calling homes claiming that... Read More
Bunnings To Hold Sausage Sizzle To Launch New Vic Online Operation
Bunnings who are currently expanding their cheap appliances business while also bringing on board new SmartHouse connectivity products will today hold a... Read More