Sonos Raises 2021 Revenue Forecast After Posting Impressive Quarterly Earnings
Buoyed by quarterly earnings that far surpassed estimates, and healthy pre-orders of its new Roam portable speaker, Sonos Inc has readjusted its... Read More
Samsung And LG Will Provide Paid Vaccine Leave
In a move that Australian companies should be mirroring, both Samsung and LG have indicated that they will be providing employees with... Read More
US Removes Xiaomi From Blacklist
The U.S Department of Defense has announced it will remove Xiaomi from the Government blacklist. A court filing obtained by Reuters shows... Read More
“Creepy” Move By ABC To Collect Personal Data Slammed
The ABC whose editorial credibility has been challenged after being accused of continued bias against the Coalition Federal Government has moved to... Read More
Samsung Ditches MWC 2021
Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2021 has suffered another setback, with Samsung the latest major manufacturer to pull out of the physical event.... Read More
Allegro Removes JobKeeper Subsidies From Profit Numbers Ahead Of $400M Float
Allegro Funds are planning a proposed $400 million float of Best & Less in the near future, but the removal of $42.6... Read More
The Federal Budget Includes Tax Offsets For Video Game Developers
The Federal Budget includes a refundable tax offset for developers of video games. The offset is available for businesses that spent a... Read More
Wesfarmers Chief Executive Applauds The Budget
Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott has welcomed the Federal Budget, highlighting the support for small-to-medium business investment, saying it “recognises the central... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Yale Prima Wobbles As Revenues Plunge, Future JVC, Claims Director Despite Recalls
Sydney based distributor Yale Prima has reported a $10 million drop in revenue with losses blowing out from $576,490 in 2019 to... Read More
Integrate 2021 Back On In Sydney
Integrate, Australia’s largest AV trade show, is returning as a live event in July. Set to run at the International Convention Centre... Read More
CSA Launches New Global Standard For Better Smart Home Connectivity
CSA, formerly known as the Zigbee Alliance, have announced a new global smart home standard named Matter, described as “the interoperable, secure... Read More
Poly Launches “Work From Anywhere” ANC Headset
Premium audio and video company Poly has launched a new stereo Bluetooth headset with ANC, designed for use outside the office. The... Read More
Bose Gets Into Consumer Hearing Aids
Bose has announced its SoundControl Hearing Aids, which are the first FDA-cleared, direct-to-consumer hearing aids; the move comes as Sennheiser is sold... Read More
Budget: Plan To Up-Skill Oz Via Artificial Intelligence
Unlike budgets of bygone days, there is plenty in last night’s announcements from the Treasurer to have Australia’s technology and communications sectors... Read More
Why Is Fast Network Gear Being Undersold At Retailers?
I Don’t know what it is with retailers who sell networking gear in one department, content boxes IOT in another and smarthouse... Read More
Electronic Arts Announce Date For EA Play LIVE 2021
Electronic Arts have confirmed that EA Play Live 2021 will be held on July 22, 2021. They haven’t announced any games that... Read More
Intel, Nvidia Launch Mobile Gaming Chips
Intel and Nvidia have launched respective broadsides against mutual rival AMD with the release of new gaming-focused mobile processors and graphics cards.... Read More
Vive Pro 2 VR Headset With 5K Display Announced
HTC are aiming squarely at the burgeoning high-end VR market with the Vive Pro 2, which will hit the market on June... Read More
Apple Says Its Apps Review Team Stopped $1.5 Billion In Fraud Last Year
As part of the ongoing Apple v Epic saga, Apple has defended its app review process and payment system, denying it provides... Read More
Asus Announces Three New Gaming Laptops
Today, Asus has unveiled three new gaming laptops. The ROG Zephyrus M16, ROG Zephyrus S17, and the Asus TUF Gaming F15/F17 all... Read More
Microsoft Move To Direct Sell Xboxes
Is Microsoft setting up to sell their gaming consoles direct. The big software and gaming Company has recently introduced “Console Purchase Pilot”... Read More
Brilliant Lighting Takes On Ring
Smart home manufacturer Brilliant Lighting is facing off against giants such as Ring and Arlo with a video doorbell and accompanying chime.... Read More
End Of The Line For Pirate Streaming Giant
A popular source of free movie streams has dried up after a crackdown on pirate streaming site 123movies.la. The action by the... Read More
Global TWS Headset Shipments To Grow 40.5% This Year
Global shipments of true wireless stereo headsets look likely to hit 259 million units in 2021, growing 40.5 per cent year on... Read More
Sennheiser Unveils $2000 Flagship Earphones
Sennheiser has launched a new pair of in-ear headphones for audiophiles – and they don’t come cheap. Retailing for $2099.95 AUD, the... Read More
Sony’s CFO Says PlayStation 5 Supply Won’t Catch Up To Demand Until 2022
According to numerous Sony employees, the CFO of the company admitted that supply for the PlayStation 5 won’t catch up to demand... Read More
Oh Dear! Apple Facing Another Dodgy Company Claim, This Time For Overcharging
Apple who has already been fined billions for dodgy business practises is now facing a brand-new claim that the big iPhone maker... Read More
Apple Invest Another $45 Million Into iPhone Glass-Maker Corning
Apple has invested another US$45 million into precision glass-manufacturing company Corning, who has provided the glass for every generation of the iPhone,... Read More
Amazon Seized and Destroyed Over Two Million Counterfeit Products In 2020
Amazon have released their Brand Protection Report, which shows there are a lot of counterfeit products attempting to make their way into... Read More
Yahoo Link To Covid Missing Link
NSW Health authorities have rounded on the Australian Financial Review for naming Apollo Global Management managing director Tom Pizzey as the Sydney... Read More
‘Internet Of Things’ Devices Sold Strongly Through Pandemic In Australia
The pandemic may have slowed the Australian mobile service provider industry for the first time in a decade, but uptake of ‘Internet... Read More
D-Link Releases Wi-Fi 6 Range Extender
D-Link has launched a new portable plug-in Wi-Fi 6 AX1800 mesh extender, which it says will rid the home of wi-fi dead... Read More
COVID Kills Decade-Long Growth Period For Aussie Mobile Services
New figures from tech analyst firm Telsyte shows that the Australian mobile services market was decimated by COVID-19, with the total number... Read More
You Can Now Share Timestamps For Podcasts Through Spotify
Spotify are determined to be the default podcast player, today introducing the option to timestamp and send specific links to podcast episodes.... Read More
“This Is A Dangerous Idea”: 44 Attorneys General Urge Zuckerberg To Kill ‘Instagram For Kids’ Plans
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 44 other Attorneys General wrote a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, urging him... Read More
The 2023 iPhone Looks Likely To Feature An Apple-Made 5G Modem
Apple’s 2019 acquisition of Intel’s modem division might result in an Apple-made 5G modem turning up in its 2023 iPhone models, according... Read More
eBay Gives Regulators New Powers To Remove Dangerous Listings
Online seller eBay clearly has no desire to become a governmental power a la Facebook, now giving over 50 authorities around the... Read More
PayPal Has Big Plans To Become The Next ‘Super-App’
PayPal wants to be everything to everyone. It’s a lofty goal, one that the company’s CEO admits “a lot of companies are... Read More
Samsung Electronics Facing Major Problems
Samsung Electronics is facing a major problem with Taiwanese Company TSMC stripping semiconductor market share from the South Korean manufacturer that has... Read More
Big Manufacturer Gets Out Of TV’s & Smartphones After Spruiking Business In OZ
Top Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup who have spent the last 18 months hawking their TV and smartphone manufacturing capability to Australian distributors of... Read More
Budget: Australia Booming As CE & Appliance Retailing Tipped To Grow Despite Shortages
Australian retailers could be heading to another good year claim analysts with Australians trapped in their own Country looking to spend locally,... Read More
Peloton Explains Its Plans For Australia
Despite a nightmare run for its Tread+ treadmills, which were responsible for the death of a child, plus over eighty separate injuries,... Read More
Telstra Expands 5G Home Internet To More Areas
Telstra has today announced it is expanding its 5G Home Internet service to more of Australia, and doubling the data limit to... Read More
Google Moves Towards Getting Rid Of Passwords
Google has acknowledged what we all know: that passwords are painful, not-too-secure, and likely to be used for multiple accounts without any... Read More
Cellnet Expects Big Lift In Gaming Revenue
Distributor Cellnet is celebrating the success of its gaming division with the release of Capcom’s newest AAA game, as well as accessories... Read More
Virtual E3 2021 Shaping Up With Big-Name Partners
While gaming giants Sony and EA are steering clear, a number of big publishers and manufacturers have nonetheless signed on to this... Read More
Epson Pledges 100% Renewable Electricity By 2023
Epson has announced plans to join RE100, a “global initiative that brings together the world’s most influential businesses driving the transition to... Read More
ACCC Weighs In On Epic/Apple Stoush
The ACCC is moving to intervene in the Epic Games v Apple case in Australia as Epic appeals a stay to the... Read More
NSW Government Tables Revolutionary Data Breach Disclosure Bill
NSW could soon become the first state or territory to make mandatory disclosure of data breaches into law. The State Government has... Read More
Only 4% Of iPhone Users Have Agreed To Be Tracked
A comprehensive study of iOS 14.5 users suggests that Apple’s new privacy changes will be a huge disrupter for Facebook and advertising... Read More
