ACCC Takes Big Three Telcos To Court Over NBN Speeds
The ACCC is suing Australia’s big three NBN providers, alleging that Telstra, Optus, and TPG all misled customers on their maximum speeds.... Read More
Intellivision’s New Console Delayed Yet Again
The much-delayed Intellivision Amico console has been delayed yet again, with the company sending out an email to those who pre-ordered, warning... Read More
Entertainment Spurs Increase In NBN Use During Pandemic
The NBN is giving the average customer almost $2000 in value per year, according to research by NBN Co and Accenture, as... Read More
REVIEW: MSI Summit E15 – For The Professionals
Though its manufacturer is best known for gaming, MSI’s svelte 15.6” Summit E15, now with the latest Intel 11th-generation processor, is one... Read More
Unopened Super Mario Bros Sells For $2 Million
The madness continues, as an unopened copy of the Nintendo Entertainment System flagship game Super Mario Bros. sells for an absurd US$2... Read More
Google Considered Buying Epic Games
Epic Games claims Google contemplated buying it out to eliminate the threat of it distributing Fortnite to Android and collecting user payments... Read More
Amazon Offers $140 Bonus To Aussie Staff Who Get Vaccinated
Amazon Australia will be offering a “vaccination benefit” for its frontline workforce, in the form of a one-off $140 payment to those... Read More
Shriro To Lose 10% Of Revenue As Blanco Goes Direct
In a blow to distributor Shriro, Blanco Australia is taking over direct distribution of its sinks, taps, and appliances from next year.... Read More
NBN Co Brings High Speed Internet To 284 New Regions
NBN Co will offer its fast business fibre zones to 44 new ‘zones’ in every state, who will soon receive internet capable... Read More
Xiaomi Tops Smartphone Sales
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi sold more phones globally in June than its rivals Samsung and Apple, according to researcher Counterpoint. Xiaomi’s sales... Read More
ACSC Warns Of Ransomware As Canberra Steps In
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has issued an alert about a ransomware attack by criminals using malware called LockBit 2.0. The ACSC... Read More
Google Co-Founder Larry Page Granted NZ Residency
New Zealand is fast becoming the haven for rich tech investors, as Larry Page, Google’s co-founder, is been granted New Zealand residency.... Read More
Razer Face Mask Open For Beta Testing
Razer is seeking beta testers for its RGB face mask, which has officially been christened the “Razer Zephyr”. Formerly known as Project... Read More
Yamaha Brings Hearing Protection Tech To New Earbuds
Yamaha’s new TW-E3B true wireless headphones will come equipped with a new technology the company is calling ‘Listening Care’. Listening Care claims... Read More
Huawei’s Revenue Takes Biggest Dive Ever
Huawei suffered through its biggest ever revenue dive in the first half of 2021, plummeting by almost 30 per cent, to $AUD67.1... Read More
Millions Of Dehumidifiers Recalled Due To Major Fire Risk
New Widetech is a Chinese manufacturer of Dehumidifiers that are widely sold in Australia by brands such as De’Longhi, Haier who also... Read More
Samsung Will Have 88% Of Foldable Smartphone Market By End Of Year
Samsung is by far the frontrunner in the foldable smartphone market, with a new report forecasting the Korean tech giant will take... Read More
$8.99 A Month Paramount + Takes On Foxtel, Stan & Netflix
This week is set to be a big week for the streaming industry in Australia with CBS Viacom set to officially launch... Read More
REVIEW: TCL’s 140″ TV Display Glasses, Do They Deliver?
Okay, you want a big screen TV, how about a pair of glasses that you can plug into your smartphone and take... Read More
Optus Accidentally Gave Customers’ Personal Details To White Pages
Optus is under investigation for a potential 2019 breach of the Privacy Act, after the telco accidentally sent close to 50,000 customers’... Read More
Optus And Samsung Create ‘Performance Enhancing Music’ For Olympians
Samsung Electronics Australia and Optus have teamed up to provide Australian Olympians with “scientifically designed audio tracks” they claim will enhance athlete... Read More
RBA Wants New Rules For Big Tech Entering Oz Finance Sector
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe wants payment laws reviewed by the Federal Government, as big tech companies enter the Australian financial sector.... Read More
How Tech Companies Are Handling The Delta Strain
The world’s biggest tech companies seem to be requiring workers to be vaccinated before returning to offices. Despite a number of companies... Read More
ACCC Seeks Input On Eftpos Mega-Merger
The ACCC is looking into a court-enforceable undertaking offered for the proposed merger of eftpos, BPAY, and New Payments Platform Australia Ltd... Read More
JVC Teases High-End 8K Laser Projector
JVC has teased a new top-end 8K laser projector, though details are sparse. A video posted to JVC’s YouTube channel offers a... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Norman Selling New $899 TCL Glasses With 140″ TV Display
TCL Mobile, which is under new management in Australia, have killed off their long time NRL sponsorship of the popular South Sydney... Read More
Google Introduces New Nest Range After Leak
Google has officially launched its new Nest doorbells and security cameras following a leak earlier this week. The next-generation range includes Google’s... Read More
Australian Foreign Minister Refuses To Budge On Huawei Ban
The Foreign Minister Marise Payne will not accept Beijing preconditions for high-level dialogue with China, refusing to meet “certain conditions” including softening the... Read More
Samsung’s QNED TV Moving Closer To Completion
Samsung Display has lodged a patent for its next-generation QNED display, suggesting that the company is moving closer to releasing its first-ever... Read More
Switch Slump Drags Nintendo Down
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has endured a fall in net profit for the June quarter as Switch sales slump from last year’s... Read More
Microsoft Announce Productivity Tools For Windows 11
Microsoft has unveiled yet another cool feature coming with Windows 11 that will boost your productivity. A new Focus Sessions feature has... Read More
Aussie Amazon Workers Won’t Return Until 2022
Amazon.com has announced it will delay office workers returning until next year, in the midst of the developing COVID-19 situation. This missive... Read More
Foxtel’s Kayo and Binge Drive News Corp’s Best Results In Years
News Corp has reported its best results in close to a decade, with a net profit of $US389 million in FY21. This... Read More
Samsung Calls For A Review After Galaxy S21 Sales Fail To Impress
Samsung Australia refuse to talk about actual sales numbers in Australia, known for being ‘positively upbeat’ about the success of the mobile... Read More
New South Park Films Give Paramount+ A Leg Up
Paramount+, the new streaming service from Network 10 owner ViacomCBS set to launch next week, will get a big boost with the... Read More
iPhone, iPad Update Detects, Reports Child Sexual Abuse Images
Apple has announced new child protection features that will automatically scan iPhone and iPad users’ photos to detect and report any child... Read More
LG Marketing Boss Gets Her Budget Now She Has To Make “Life’s Good” Work
LG Australia marketing director Gemma Lemieux had been out of the consumer electronics market for six years before taking up the top... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Why The Good Guys Joined NARTA & What They Deliver
The big question in the CE and appliance channel this week was, why have The Good Guys suddenly become a key member... Read More
Google Paying Millions Of People $2.15 Each, After Class Action
You may remember those brief moments when Google had its own social network called Google+. You may also remember the huge data... Read More
Solomon Lew Has No Takeover Plans For Myer
Solomon Lew may have been clear in his wish for the current Myer board to be stood down, but he says his... Read More
LG Launches Multi Million Dollar Brand Campaign
LG Australia who 21 years ago created the tag line “Life’s Good” has bought the branding tag back to life with a... Read More
Activision Blizzard Shareholders Launch Class Action
Activision Blizzard shareholders are launching a a proposed class-action lawsuit, arguing that they were “economically damaged” by the recent harassment allegations that... Read More
Semiconductor Shortages Not The Reason For PS5 Drought
Statements made by Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki during an earnings call this week suggests that semiconductor shortages are no longer the reason... Read More
Are Premium Audio Products Staff Already Set To Quit?
Premium Audio Products whose business ethics were exposed earlier this year, when they moved on the then staff of their distributor Melbourne... Read More
Xbox And PS5 Drive Console Sales Growth Despite Drought
The new Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 have fuelled a slight uptick in game console sales despite shortages leaving potential customers... Read More
Dell Australia Wins Contract To Supply Notebooks To Army
Dell Australia has scored a contract to supply the Department of Defence with notebooks, with a custom-designed operating system. The four-month contract,... Read More
Digital Vax Certificates Come To Oz Android Phones
Android phones in Australia will now have a secure way to store and access COVID vaccination certificates as Google rolls out its... Read More
Telstra Adds 300 Dark Fibre Routes Across Oz
Telstra InfraCo has expanded its dark fibre to 300 new routes across the country, now offering pre-defined NBN dark fibre POI rings.... Read More
Australia Wins Bronze Medal In Global Cyber-Attacks
Australia was the third most attacked country in cyber-crime for the first six months of 2021. Data from Accenture Security Cyber Investigations,... Read More
Lenovo Tab P12 Pro Leaked On Google Play
The appearance of a new Lenovo tablet in the Google Play console has sparked speculation that a launch is coming soon. The... Read More
