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Japanese gaming fans are being left out in the cold as Sony prioritises the US and other international markets in its PlayStation...

ACCC & DoJ Not Happy With Google-Fitbit Deal, Legal Action Looms

Google has indicated its lucrative Fitbit acquisition is all but complete – but it seems Australia’s consumer watchdog isn’t letting it go...

Apple Begins Testing For Foldable iPhones, Upgrades For iPhone 13 Revealed

Apple has reportedly started early internal testing for an iPhone with a foldable screen, presumably aimed at rivalling similar handsets by Samsung...

Two Faced Apple Boss Talks Up ‘Responsible Behaviour’ But Fails To Mention Apple’s Shocking Track Record

Apple CEO Tim Cook has tried to justify why his Company removed Parler from his company’s App Store, but he has made...

Netflix Developing Spatial Audio Support As Apple Tipped To Be In Talks With Loewe TV

As questions are raised about the audio quality of Apple’s headphones Vs the price consumers are asked to pay, Netflix has moved...

US-Banned Xiaomi Launches $99 Smart Speaker & Foldable eScooter In Australia

Chinese-owned Xiaomi, which is facing a blacklist in the US market, has launched its own branded smart speaker and a new eScooter...

Brand Sold By JB Hi-Fi Blacklisted

The US Federal Government has blacklisted Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi, whose products including eScooters are sold at JB Hi Fi. Questions...

CES 2021 Wrap Up: Brighter TVs, Rollable Phones & Hygienic Tech

CES 2021 was an extraordinarily different event from previous years. It was completely virtual, with tech companies scrambling to get their latest...

Australian Phone Carrier Best Deals For The New Samsung Galaxy S21 Series

Australian phone carriers Optus and Vodafone have released their plans and prices for the newly-launched Samsung Galaxy S21 series. The three phones...

Belkin Issues Recall For Wireless Charger Over Fire Fears

Belkin has chosen to recall their portable W1Z003 wireless charger after fears it could burst into flames, it had previously been sold...

Google Finally Gets Fitbit Deal Over The Line

Following a 12-month battle with regulators Google has finally completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of wearable device maker Fitbit. The deal had...

FIRST LOOK: Samsung’s New Galaxy S21 Is Cheaper Than S20 & Has New Pro-Grade Cameras

Samsung’s brand new S21 smartphones, the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra, have finally launched to the public, and the devices...

FIRST LOOK: The New $349 Galaxy Buds Pro Are Samsung’s Best Earbuds Yet

Samsung has introduced its next-generation Galaxy Buds Pro, an intelligent pair of true-wireless earbuds which are lighter, have better battery life and...

Samsung’s New Galaxy S21 Ultra Smartphone Just Got More Top End

Samsung Electronics has bought forward to January 2021 the launch of their Galaxy smartphone range and among their new offering available in...

Samsung Reveals How 2020 Went & Where It Is Going In 2021

Samsung Australia is facing 2021 looking for growth after a “highly successful” 2020 when the company expanded its mobile range offering with...

Cogworks Nabs StormAudio Distribution, Gives Up Trinnov

Queensland distributor Cogworks has picked up exclusive distribution of StormAudio AV processors and power amplifiers, while dropping distribution of the Trinnov brand....

Google Hides Results From Oz News Outlets In Protest Of News Media Bargaining Code

Google is trialling pushing down search results for commercial news outlets in Australia as part of its ongoing campaign against the News...

Intel Hires Third CEO In Just Three Years After Losing Apple Deal

Struggling CPU designer Intel, which faced an enormous setback last year when Apple dropped the company after 15 years, has just appointed...

CES 2021: LG Tipped To Announce New Cheaper 4K OLED Range

LG is planning to release a new series of affordable 4K OLED TVs, which will ditch HDMI 2.1 and 120Hz screens to...

Aussie Retail Industry Back On Track As JB Hi-Fi Shares Hits Record High

A surprisingly positive sales update from the owner of one of Australia’s biggest retail groups is a powerful indication the industry is...

Half Of Aussies Now Covered By Telstra 5G Network

Telstra has hit an important milestone in its 5G rollout, with more than half of Australians now living within its coverage footprint....

Dropbox Slashes 315 Staff, COO Heads For The Door

Cloud storage service Dropbox is slashing its global workforce by 11 per cent as its COO steps down from her role after...

Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Working To Relist Game On PlayStation Store

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt is attempting to have the beleaguered game re-listed on Sony’s PlayStation Store after it was unceremoniously pulled...

CES 2021: MSI Roars In With “Dragon Spirit” In New Laptop Range

MSI has revealed its new range of laptops with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards, including an exclusive model inspired by Babylonian...

Apple Targeted By ACCC As Shocking Track Record Exposed

Big US CE giant Apple has been targeted by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission who is set to probe their questionable...

Consumers Looking To Spend More Despite COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic is still weighing on Australian consumers’ minds and the economy – but in good news for retailers, more consumers...

CES 2021: Lenovo Backs Up Gaming Laptops With Headset, Charging Stand

Lenovo’s new line of gaming notebooks, announced at CES, has been accompanied by a new headset and charging stand. Released under the...

CES 2021: Lenovo Adds Four New ThinkBook Models Aimed At Remote Workers

Lenovo has announced a suite of new notebooks in its popular ThinkBook series, aimed squarely at remote workers in small and medium...

Xbox Series S Consoles In Stock At JB Hi-Fi

JB Hi-Fi has stock available for the Xbox Series S console, which has been difficult to find ever since its launch last...

CES 2021: LG’s New Ultra Monitors Offer Next-Level Display Quality

LG has rolled out new entries in its Ultra range of premium monitors, including the UltraGear, UltraWide, and UltraFine series. Aimed at...

Foxtel Hires New Chief Customer, Marketing & Revenue Officer As Kieren Cooney Departs For TPG

Foxtel has hired Hilary Perchard as the new Chief Customer, Marketing & Revenue officer after his predecessor Kieren Cooney departed to TPG...

CES 2021: Razer Is Making A Smart Face Mask With Air Filters & A Voice Amplifier

Razer is cashing in on the coronavirus with the introduction of the “world’s smartest mask”, a face mask with air filters and...

CES 2021: Acer Unveils Laptops With Latest AMD And Intel Chips, Plus New NVIDIA GPUs

Acer has showcased a new line of AMD-powered notebooks, as well as updates to 11th-generation Intel Core processors for its Predator Triton...

CES 2021: Sony Offers First Glimpse Of Airpeak Drone

Sony is now investing in the drone business with its new spin-off brand named Airpeak – and the company used CES 2021...

CES 2021: NVIDIA Brings 30 Series GPUs To Laptops, Reveals Entry-Level RTX 3060

NVIDIA has unveiled a range of 30-series GPUs for laptops, as well as its new entry-level GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card, which...

CES 2021: First Look At The LG Éclair, A Tiny Soundbar With Big Audio

LG has released a pastry-sized 320W soundbar named the LG QP5 Éclair during CES 2021. The tiny 3.1.2 channel soundbar is only...

Cheap iPhone SE 3 And AirPods Pro 2 Tipped To Release In April

Apple is rumoured to drop a cheap iPhone and a new generation of AirPods Pro in April 2021, according to a Japanese...

As Shareholders, Advertisers & Consumers Turn On Facebook Staff Warned About Own Security

Their share value is falling, and their customers are dumping the Facebook owned WhatsApp now their staff are being warned to not...

New Samsung S21 Exynos Processor Delivers 200 Megapixel & 10% Performance Increase

Samsung has revealed a brand new Exynos processor that will power their upcoming Galaxy S21 it is also capable of delivering up...

CES 2021: JBL Entices Business Users With New Wireless Headphones

JBL has launched a new range of wireless headphones aimed squarely at the business market. The new Tour Series, which has been...

Review: The Nextbase 622GW 4K Dash Cam Is A Smart & Sophisticated Driving Companion

Dash cams are quickly becoming an essential piece of tech for everyone’s car. With a plethora of dashcam products on the market...

CES 2021: JBL Launches New Long-Lasting Bluetooth Speaker

JBL’s newest portable Bluetooth 5.1 speaker has been revealed, and offers 20 hours of playtime and IP67 water and dust-proofing. The JBL...

CES 2021: JBL Unveils Eight New Headphones In TUNE & LIVE Series

Audio firm JBL has expanded its LIVE and TUNE series with eight new headphones during Virtual CES 2021. The US-based company wasted...

CES 2021: New JBL Soundbar Creates “3D Personal Theatre”

JBL has combined its MultiBeam beamforming technology and Virtual Dolby Atmos for the first time in its newest soundbar. The new JBL...

CES 2021: Google TV Coming To TCL Screens This Year

TCL announced during Virtual CES it will be rolling out its TCL Google TV series in 2021. According to the Chinese-owned consumer...

CES 2021: Western Digital Expands Consumer SSDs To 4TB