Optus Customers Hit With Nationwide Outage
Optus has suffered what looks to be a nationwide outage, with reports to DownDetector spiking and the telco’s own website experiencing technical... Read More
Samsung S21 Ultra Takes Out Top Honours At Mobile Awards
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G has been hailed as best smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2021’s Global Mobile Awards. The S21 Ultra... Read More
Sports, Books And The Weather: Growth Areas In Apps
People like to watch sports, read books, and know which way the wind blows. That’s the results of Sensor Towers latest app... Read More
It’s Official: Sound United Snares AudioQuest
It’s official Sound United who recently acquired Melbourne based distributor Qualifi, has been appointed as the new distributor of Audioquest cables. An... Read More
Leaked Images Show Two Versions Of New Samsung Watch
New images have leaked of Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Watches, one of which will feature the new OS developed jointly with Google as... Read More
The Top 10 Mobile Games Of 2021 – So Far
Global spending on mobile games is up from 2020, but adoption is down – the result of the tapering off of new... Read More
The Top 10 Grossing Mobile Apps In 2021 – So Far
An incredible $AUD84 billion was spent on apps through Google and Apple’s app stores during the first half of 2021, according to... Read More
Stan Owner Whacked With Penalties of $609,000+ For Dodgy Credit Card Surcharges
Six subsidiaries of Nine Entertainment the owners of Stan and the Nine TV network, have been hit with penalties totalling $159,840 after... Read More
Spotify Releases Special Version Optimised For M1 Macs
Spotify has launched a version of Spotify For Mac that is optimised for Apple Silicon, allowing it to run natively on M1... Read More
Nintendo Boss Dodges Investor Questions About Switch Pro
Everyone expected the announcement of the Nintendo Switch Pro at the E3 conference, but it came and went without a peep. At... Read More
Telstra’s Roaming Ban “Putting Lives At Risk”: Senator
Liberal senator Sarah Henderson says Telstra’s hardline ban on signal tower roaming is “putting lives at risk” in bushfire season. Telstra currently... Read More
HDMI Cable War Breaks Out As Austere Get Leg Up From JBL +Harman
A HDMI cable battle is brewing as Ambertech lose AudioQuest, Monster moves to Tempo and the Audio Active brand Austere gets a... Read More
Optus Claims 5G Speed Record
Optus is claiming another Australian 5G record, saying it has smashed 5G upload speeds as part of its mmWave testing on its... Read More
Samsung Pledges Five Years Of Security Updates For Enterprise Devices
Samsung recognise the importance of security features on business devices, and have pledged to offer at least five years of security updates... Read More
Part Of Telstra Towers Goes Regional
Telstra says it will direct $75 million from the part sale of its Towers business – announced on Wednesday – to further enhance... Read More
Opera Becomes First Alternative Browser For Chromebooks
Opera has announced it will be the first third-party browser optimised especially for use on Chromebooks. As with other versions of the... Read More
Sony To Build PS Exclusives Library By Acquiring Nixxes
Sony Interactive Entertainment has purchased Dutch company Nixxes Software, in what appears to be a move to bolster its Playstation Exclusive library.... Read More
Huawei Poaches International Talent To Beat US Sanctions
Huawei is determined to prove they don’t need America, or its business, hiring hundreds of workers across Europe and Canada to shore... Read More
Apple Content Move “Stinks Of Desperation” As Apple TV+ Flounders
Apple struggling streaming service Apple TV+ has been forced to buy space on a popular US remote as consumers snub the Apple... Read More
Dell Launches DSLR-Inspired 4K Webcam
Dell has released a new 4K webcam, which it bills as the most intelligent in its class. The Dell UltraSharp Webcam, designed... Read More
OPINION: Should We Replace Queensland’s Grim Reapers With A New One
We all know that a lot of State politicians are not very bright and often seen by the public as being more... Read More
Tech Companies Lead ‘Most Complaints’ List For TV Ads
Who would have thought a depiction of public urination would have elicited such a strong response. Crazy Domains’ television advertisement, which features... Read More
First Amendment Ruling Means Tech Companies Can Keep Banning Trump
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against a proposed Florida law that would see social media giants fined a whopping... Read More
Two Vulnerabilities Led To Massive Western Digital My Book Attack
The Western Digital My Book drive hack, which allowed intruders to remotely wipe people’s data, has been found to have used two... Read More
Big AV Brands Move To Slash Prices, Yamaha, Marantz & Denon
Days after Marantz and Denon announced major price cuts, Yamaha Music Australia has also moved to slash prices on their popular soundbars.... Read More
Google Adds Digital COVID Card Support To Android
Google has added support for COVID vaccination and test cards to its Passes app, allowing governments and healthcare providers to create their... Read More
Amazon Music Brings Podcasts To Australia
Amazon Music has launched its podcasting service in Australia, available at no additional cost to all subscription tiers. New podcasts, including The... Read More
Bunnings Customers Latest Target Of Phishing Scam
It’s tax time, which means all the scammers are out in full force. Earlier this week Harvey Norman customers were targeted by... Read More
YouTube Launches 4K, Dolby 5.1 Offering
YouTube is continuing its quest to monetise its user base with a subscription model, now launching The YouTube TV 4K Plus package,... Read More
ABC Postpones Controversial Mandatory Logins For iView
The ABC will postpone the introduction of mandatory log-ins for its iview streaming service until the end of the year. From this... Read More
Bluetooth Arrives On In-Flight Entertainment Systems
United Airlines has placed an order for 270 new Airbus and Boeing planes with wi-fi and Bluetooth-enabled in-flight entertainment systems. The American... Read More
LIFX Not Very Smart, False Revenue Claims, As Supplier Sells Components
Part 2: The resignation of three directors at any Company will raise flags, but for Amazon, JB Hi Fi and Harvey Norman,... Read More
Amazon Is Very Scared Of the New FTC Chair
Amazon has filed a motion with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, requesting that its new Chair, Lina Khan, take no part in... Read More
Dodgy Apple Facing Another Technology Stealing Claim
Another day, and another court case for Apple with the big US tech giant again accused of stealing patented technology without payment,... Read More
iPhone 12 Series Breaks 100 Million Sales Mark
The latest iPhone 12 series crossed the 100 million sales mark in April 2021, a sales run that rivals that of the... Read More
Apple Still Ordering Staff Back To Office, Despite Protests
Apple is staying firm on its requirements for staff to return to the office from September, despite a widely-circulated protest letter from... Read More
Apple Releases Beta Versions Of iOS15, iPadOS 15, And WatchOS 8
Apple has released beta version of its forthcoming operating systems for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. iOS15, iPadOS 15 and WatchOS... Read More
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Leak Shows Three Colour Options
An insider at Samsung has leaked renders of the forthcoming Galaxy Z Fold 3, which show that the device will be available... Read More
Report: Bill Gates Was Office Bully Who Spurned Diversity Talks
A new report on Bill Gates’ past behaviour at Microsoft has uncovered a litany of power abuses, including office bullying, erratic behaviour,... Read More
COVID Lockdowns: WA Premier Says CE Retailers Not “Essential” Businesses
Consumer electronics retailers like Harvey Norman may not be “essential” businesses under Western Australia’s lockdown, according to Premier Mark McGowan. In a... Read More
Ecovacs Robot Vacuum Picks Up Canstar Innovation Award
Robotics company Ecovacs has celebrated a Canstar Blue 2021 Innovation Excellence Award for Cleaning Appliances, awarded to its Deebot T9+ robovac. Ecovacs... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: LIFX Not Very Smart, Probed By ASX Amid Liquidity & False Reporting Claims
The future of LIFX Smart lights sold at the likes of JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman and Amazon, are today up in... Read More
Intel Delays Server Chip Until 2022, Stocks Plummet
Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger has vowed to make Intel the number one company in semiconductor manufacturing, after the global chip shortage saw... Read More
Amazon Discussing Kindle That Opens Like A Book
Kindles are still big business, despite not wiping out the printed book, as many pundits predicted it would when the product launched... Read More
LG’s New QNED Mini LED TV Range On The Way
LG is set to roll out its new lineup of QNED Mini LED TVs, combining its quantum dot NanoCell technology with Mini... Read More
Alexa Can Now Read Books With Your Kids
Amazon has introduced a new feature which reads books to children, prompting them to participate and helping them with difficult words. The... Read More
NBN Speeds Hit New High Water Mark
Fixed-line NBN speeds are continuing to pick up across Australia, the ACCC says, reaching a new performance high in its latest Measuring... Read More
Mitsubishi Electric Fake Air Conditioner Inspections
Mitsubishi Electric is being investigated for faking quality inspections of their air conditioners. According to Niki Asia the Japanese business falsified inspection... Read More
Samsung Develops Largest-Storage Capacitor For 5G Phones
Samsung has announced the development of a capacitor with the largest storage capacity for 5G smartphones. The multi-layer ceramic component is as... Read More
Telstra Sells Half Its Towers Business For $2.8B
Telstra has sold half of its mobile infrastructure business InfraCo Towers in a deal worth $2.8 billion. News of the transaction saw... Read More
