Origin Energy Say EVs Will Cause Mass Blackouts In Australia
A new Australian-only study powered by Origin Energy found that the uptake of electric vehicles could overload the grid and plunge our... Read More
NZXT Australia Recalls Computer Cases Due To Fire Hazard
PC casing and accessories brand NZXT Australia is recalling some of its H1 computer cases due to a fire hazard risk. The... Read More
Cyberpunk Back On PS Store As Oz Retailers Slash Price
Cyberpunk 2077 is back on the PlayStation Store, despite the PS4 version – which is still on the shelves at stores including... Read More
Samsung Launches New Flat Gaming Monitors
Samsung has released three new flat-screen gaming monitors to the global market. The expanded lineup begins with the 1080p 144Hz Odyssey G30A... Read More
Former Ingram Micro Boss Felix Wong Joins Microsoft Partner
Sydney-based Microsoft partner Lakeba has hired former Ingram Micro boss Felix Wong as a non-executive board director. Wong was at Ingram Micro... Read More
Holgate’s Aus Post Mediation In Shadow Of Four Corners Interview
Christine Holgate’s mediation with Australia Post has yet to start. This is despite Australia Post agreeing to the talks six weeks ago... Read More
Microsoft Surface Cranks Up Tax Time Sale
Microsoft is slashing prices on a range of Surface devices as part of its end of financial year sale. Until July 3,... Read More
Man Flies Through Times Square On A Hoverboard
In terms of viral marketing stunts, it really doesn’t get any better than a man, in Times Square, floating some ten foot... Read More
D-Link Reveals New Desktop Wi-Fi Mesh Extender
D-Link has launched a new mesh wi-fi range extender with an unobtrusive desktop design. The new DAP-1900 AC1900 Mesh Wi-Fi Desktop Range... Read More
Patent Troll Targets Apple, After Suing Belkin, Netgear, ASUS, And Others
XR Communications is what is known in the industry as a patent troll. These companies search for and purchase patents filed years... Read More
5G Smartphone Shipments To Overtake 4G In 2022
5G smartphones are set to overtake 4G ones in the marketplace by next year, according to new figures from Canalys. Worldwide shipments... Read More
Samsung To Hold Virtual MWC Event Next Week
Not surprisingly, most manufacturers won’t be attending this year’s Mobile World Congress physically, instead opting to make its announcements virtually. Samsung has... Read More
LG OLED TV’s Take Off 83″ Model Released
Research group Omedia are predicting a big jump in demand for OLED TV’s this year as LG the leader in this market... Read More
TPG Hits Back Against “Out Of Touch”, “Misleading” ACCC
TPG, which recently merged with Vodafone, has come out swinging at the ACCC, accusing the consumer watchdog of misleading Australians about the... Read More
Victorian Lockdown Kills Retail Trade
The recent Victorian lockdown caused a statewide retail slump that impacted the nation’s COVID recovery. Retail trade was expected to enjoy a... Read More
News Corp Boss: Google’s Cookie-Ban Biggest Tech Change Of 2021
Michael Miller, the Executive Chairman of News Corp has warned that Google’s blocking of third-party cookies in Chrome will result in all... Read More
Gaming Tech Company Pentanet Raises $20m For Cloud Boost
Perth-based telco Pentanet has garnered funding commitments to raise $20 million in a bid to launch a gaming service that taps into... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Denis Handlin Removed From Sony Music Australia
Denis Handlin, chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Australia, is no longer with the company. In an all-staff email sent this... Read More
Amazon Slashes Own-Brand Prices For Prime Day
Amazon has kicked off its annual Prime Day shopping event, with big discounts on its own products as well as a range... Read More
NBN Provider Upgrades Voice Platform
NBN provider, More Telecom, has announced a new business-grade voice platform that will greatly expand its business solutions offerings. The new system... Read More
DMCA Takedown Notice Confirms Windows 11 Leak Is Real
A takedown notice issued by Microsoft against Indian tech site Beebom.com confirms that the leaked version of Windows 11 is, indeed, the... Read More
Google And Samsung Teaming Up For Foldable Smartphone
Samsung Display will begin production of foldable OLED panels for Google in October, which confirms long-standing rumours that Google will be releasing... Read More
Powerboard Sold At Bunnings May Electrocute Users: ACCC
An urgent recall has been issued for two powerboards sold at Bunnings, due to electrocution risk. The ACCC’s Product Safety Australia has... Read More
Beam Sound To Your Ears Without Headphones
Berlin company Holoplot is working on technology that may just make the entire world of headphones completely redundant. As explored in a... Read More
Ackman-Led SPAC To Buy Into Universal Music Group For $4B
A special purpose acquisition company will acquire 10 per cent of Universal Music Group for around US$4 billion from French company Vivendi,... Read More
ACCC Slams TPG-Vodafone Merger As Mobile Prices Soar
The ACCC has cried “I told you so” over the TPG-Vodafone merger, pointing out that mobile plan prices have risen at all... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Tempo Snare Monster Massive Category Expansion Coming
Monster an iconic tech brand is set to be distributed by Sydney based Tempo who is also set to introduce an extensive... Read More
Intel’s CPU Market Share To Hit New Lows In 2022
Apple’s plans to make its own chips for the Mac series will see Intel’s Notebook CPU market share tumble to new lows... Read More
Augmented Reality Market To Hit $233B By 2026
According to research by tech advisory firm ABI Research, the augmented and mixed reality market will surpass AUD$233 billion by 2026 –... Read More
Xbox One Consoles To Get Next-Gen Cloud Games
Xbox One users will be able to play some Xbox Series X and S games through the cloud, which may alleviate pressure... Read More
Sony Launches First PS5 Software Beta
Sony is opening up its first-ever PlayStation 5 beta program ahead of a big system update later this year. The program, which... Read More
Amazon Reduces Its App Store Cut, Joining Google, Apple
First Google undercut Apple’s 30 per cent revenue cut by charging just 15, then Apple matched this figure. Now Amazon are playing... Read More
Big W Owner Faces $390 Million Backpay Bill
The Fair Work Ombudsman has officially began legal proceedings against Woolworths for underpaying management, an error which could see the Big W... Read More
Motorola Brings Back Rugged Defy Smartphone
Motorola is reintroducing its rugged Defy smartphone thanks to a new partnership with Bullitt Group. Powered by Android 10 (upgradable to 11),... Read More
Adobe Posts Strong Q2 Results, Forecasts Better Q3
Adobe has forecast sales in the ballpark of US$3.88 billion for the quarter ending in August, outstripping Wall Street analysts’ forecasts for... Read More
US Lawmakers Are Taking A Massive Swipe At Big Tech. If It Lands, The Impact Will Be Felt Globally
Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of “big tech” companies and change... Read More
Akamai Apologises For Global Internet Outage
Internet infrastructure provider Akamai has accepted blame for a global outage that began yesterday at 2:20pm, and impacted hundreds of major businesses,... Read More
US Chipmakers Offered 25% Investment Tax Credit
In a bid to shore up local chip production in the midst of a global shortage, semiconductor companies are being offer a... Read More
Carnival Cruises Hacked, Customer Data Accessed
Carnival Cruises has admitted that its computer systems were breached three months ago, with sensitive information about its customers at risk. The... Read More
Cook Warns EU Tech Rules Threaten iPhone Security
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, says proposed European rules aimed at curbing the power of US tech giants could pose security and privacy... Read More
Fined Millions For Dodgy Practices Apple Now Wants To Run Medical Practices
They have been fined millions for dodgy practises, now it appears that Apple wants to open a network of health clinics. The... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: What Harvey Norman Actually Did With Millions In JobKeeper Payments
When billionaire and Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey was pillored by the media and Labor politicians, for keeping millions in JobKeeper payments... Read More
Customer Outrage At Internet Outage
Australians are venting their anger and frustration at the mystery outage that took down service across a huge chunk of the internet,... Read More
JB Hi-Fi, K-Mart, Myer CBD Stores Added To COVID-19 Exposure Sites
A number of major retailers in Melbourne’s CBD have been added to the growing number of COVID-19 exposure sites. Below are the... Read More
All Major Banks In Australia, Telstra, AusPost, Hit By Major Outage
UPDATE: (4:30pm) Akamai’s Prolexic service appears to be the issue. Prolexic is used by companies to protect against DDoS attacks. UPDATE: (4:25pm) CommBank,... Read More
Samsung Releases Multi-Chip Package For 5G Smartphones
Samsung Electronics has released a multi-chip package for use in 5G smartphones, in which Korea Herald called a bid to “better target... Read More
Samsung Staff To Stage First Ever Company Strike
Samsung Display’s Korean labour union members have announced they plan to go on strike next week, as wage talks between the union... Read More
LG Develops Transparent OLED Panels
LG Display is showcasing its new transparent OLED panels this week, at the Korea Railways & Logistics Fair 2021. The 55-inch OLED... Read More
Deezer Partners With Sony For Immersive Audio Sessions
Premium streaming service Deezer has teamed up with Sony to launch spatial audio listening for a number of live performances. The 28-track... Read More
Facebook Is Now Serving Ads To VR Headsets
While most people are still struggling to get their heads around the concept of virtual reality as it applies to their actual... Read More
