Samsung Rolls Out Android 11 With New One UI Upgrade
Android 11 has begun rolling out to Samsung smartphones, with the Korean manufacturer launching its One UI 3 upgrade at the same... Read More
Afterpay Does More Good Than Harm, RBA Says
The Reserve Bank has indicated Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) schemes such as Afterpay will be able to continue to insist merchants... Read More
Streaming Services Have Saved The Music Biz, Claims Industry Boss
Streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music have saved the global music industry, the former manager of Elton John and Beyonce... Read More
Online Sales Continue To Do Well As Australia Rides The Covid Era
CANBERRA: Australian retail turnover edged up 1.4 percent in October 2020, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau... Read More
Apple Not A Very Nice Company, Now The Dutch Go After Them
Apple who has become one of the most targeted tech companies in the world because of their questionable business tactics is now... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Banking On Cyberpunk Dec 10 Release
It’s finally coming to market eight years after first being announced and JB Hi-Fi is offering big incentives to buyers of CD... Read More
As Demand For Vacs Soar LG Reveals New Range
As more people work from home demand for vacuum cleaners have soared with LG expanding their range with the introduction of new... Read More
PornHub Faces Potential Mastercard Ban After Child Abuse Claims
Mastercard is reviewing ties to the Pornhub.com website – which according to Telstra and Optus traffic is among the most watched sites... Read More
Cinema Owners Up In Arms After Foxtel Partner Moves To Stream First Run Movie
Cinema owners are up in arms after Foxtel movie supplier Warner Bros, decided to allow the forthcoming sci-fi movie epic Dune and... Read More
Harris Technology Tries To Make An ASX Comeback After Being Flogged By Officeworks
Harris Technology, who has had a questionable ride since Ron Harris flogged the company to Wesfarmers in 2006, is trying to make... Read More
Duty Free Tech Products Flogged At Auction After Massive Covid Sales Loss
Thousands of tech products are going under the hammer at an auction after airport duty-free retailers struggled to move the stock during... Read More
Samsung TV Plus Quietly Launches In Oz
Samsung’s free streaming service Samsung TV Plus has rolled out in Australia after being available in the global market for some time.... Read More
Broadband Speeds Hit Record High During Covid-19 Pandemic
Download speeds were the highest they have ever been during the pandemic, according to a new report published by consumer watchdog the... Read More
Spotify Stock Soars After #Wrapped Feature Goes Wild Online
Spotify’s stock soared to a record high this week after its 2020 Spotify Wrapped feature sparked a social media frenzy. The music... Read More
Foxtel Bidder Identified, Nine & Seven Networks Rejected
The recent bidder for Foxtel has been exposed, as US cable television industry veteran Leo Hindery who also ran a ruler over... Read More
Facebook Next In Firing Line As It Faces Antitrust Lawsuit
Social networking giant Facebook is the next target in a string of antitrust lawsuits filed against big tech companies in the US.... Read More
Politicians Urge Amazon’s Jeff Bezos To Raise Wages & Pay More Tax
A group of 400 politicians around the world have demanded Amazon founder and multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos do more to give his employees... Read More
First Run Movies Going To Streaming, A Potential Boost For Foxtel
In a move that could be a major boost for large screen TV manufacturers and sound companies, Hollywood Studios is starting to... Read More
Motorola Set To Mimic Key Samsung Feature With Android 11 Update
US designed smartphone brand Motorola who is about to deliver an Android 11 update set to take on Samsung with a DeX... Read More
Google Fitbit Acquisition Set To Get EU Approval Deal Done By Xmas
Google is believed to have made concessions to European regulators that will see the search giant get approval for their controversial takeover... Read More
Afterpay US Sales Beat Australia’s For First Time In November
Afterpay co-CEO Nick Molnar says US sales during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping event exceeded Australia for the very first... Read More
Criminals Funnelling Money From Businesses In Sophisticated Email Scam
Criminals are exploiting auto-forwarding rules to help successfully funnel money using Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, the FBI warns. The COVID-19 pandemic,... Read More
Apple TV Arrives On Sony Smart TVs In Oz
Apple TV will finally come to Sony smart TVs in Australia, starting on this year’s X9000H series. The software update that will... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Indi Imports Hires Gary Tye To Head Up Sales
The Indi Group has appointed well known AV & sound industry executive Gary Tye as its new National Sales Manager for Australia.... Read More
Notebooks Fuel Surging PC Market In Age Of COVID
The surge in the PC market is no flash in the pan, with continued remote work and education combining with the holiday... Read More
D-Link Releases Bluetooth Adapter Which Upgrades PCs To Wi-Fi 6
D-Link A/NZ has launched its new AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 PCle Adapter, the DWA-X3000, which upgrades desktop PCs to next-generation Wi-Fi 6. The... Read More
BREAKING: Kogan Buys Big Kiwi Retailer In $122.4m Trans-Tasman Push
Kogan.com has bought out major New Zealand retail site Mighty Ape for $122.4 million AUD cash, in an effort to expand its... Read More
Hacker Jailed For Three Years For Nintendo Switch Leak & Child Porn Charges
A hacker who leaked details of the then-unreleased Nintendo Switch in 2017 and was later caught with child porn has been jailed... Read More
Black Friday Games Sales Fall 10% The Bright Spot Was PCs
Black Friday overall games sales declined due in part to the lack of available consoles. In total, digital games spending from Black... Read More
Slack Whinges About Teams To EU After $36 Billion Sale To Salesforce
Salesforce has agreed to buy workplace messaging app Slack for A$36 billion, now the work messaging company is whinging to the European... Read More
Dead Samsung Chair’s Seat Stays Unfilled In Exec Reshuffle
Samsung’s chair position remains vacant after a minor reshuffle, with vice chairman Lee Jae-yong still facing two trials that could see him... Read More
Samsung Launches Its Cheapest 5G Smartphone For $599
Samsung Australia has introduced the new Galaxy A42 5G smartphone, the company’s cheapest 5G supported device at just $599, which is available... Read More
Apple’s MagSafe Duo Now Available In Oz
Apple’s MagSafe Duo has landed in Australia after it was introduced with no release date during the launch of the iPhone 12... Read More
End Of The Line For Samsung Galaxy Note?
The days of the Samsung Galaxy Note range may be numbered, with reports that the manufacturer is not planning to release a... Read More
Salesforce Buys Slack In $37.5 Billion Takeover
Global customer relationship management (CRM) giant Salesforce will buy Slack in a $27.7bn USD ($37.5bn AUD) deal. The major rival to Microsoft’s... Read More
Are Aussie Telcos Doing Enough To Protect The Financially Vulnerable? ChannelNews Investigates
Last week, Telstra’s ‘unconscionable’ pattern of signing Indigenous customers to post-paid mobile contracts they could not afford nor understand was slammed by... Read More
Gaming Accessories Surge In Pandemic Lockdown
The gaming accessories market is tipped to break $6 billion USD ($8.1 billion AUD) in 2024, as the COVID-19 pandemic fuels massive... Read More
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 Gives A Sneak Preview Of 2021 Android Smartphones
Qualcomm has announced its new Snapdragon 888, the processor which will power the next generation of Android smartphones from the likes of... Read More
NBN Co Raises $1.2bn In History-Making Issuance
NBN Co has issued a staggering $1.2 billion worth of five-year bonds at the low coupon rate of 1%, in what the... Read More
Aussie Aspera Releases Two New 4G Phones
Australian-owned mobile brand Aspera has released two new phones, including a $149 Android smartphone. The Aspera AS6 is a value 4G smartphone... Read More
Amazon Ready For Record Christmas Sales After Blockbuster Black Friday
Amazon’s unprecedented Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales have kicked off the ecommerce retailer’s biggest holiday season yet. As the coronavirus drives... Read More
More Problems Emerge For Sony As Sales Slump
Struggling Japanese Company Sony, who walked one of their most senior Australian executives to the door recently is facing new problems in... Read More
Apple Slumps To 4th Spot In Smartphone Market Overtaken By Chinese Brand
Apple who is under scrutiny on several continents for their business practises has slipped to No. 4 in the global smartphone rankings... Read More
Afterpay In Firing Line Again As ‘Responsible’ Rival Names & Shames
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) giant Afterpay is once again in the firing line after a fintech company slammed it for failing... Read More
Harvey Norman Scores Kids’ Smartwatches In Time For Christmas
Harvey Norman has nabbed the Spacetalk watch, a combination smartwatch and phone designed for primary school-aged children, in time for the Christmas... Read More
World’s First Nintendo Theme Park Finally Opens February
Nintendo’s Super Nintendo World theme park will open at Universal Studios Japan next year after months of delays. Originally slated to open... Read More
Zoom Can Thank COVID-19 For Quadrupling Its Earnings For FY2021
Videoconferencing giant Zoom has released its Q3 FY2021 earnings, reporting an unbelievable 367% boost in revenue to $777.2 million. The San Jose-headquartered... Read More
D-Link Launches New Portable 4G Devices
D-Link has launched two new portable 4G devices to keep users connected “on the go”. The DWM-222 4G USB adapter is a... Read More
Optus Says Streaming Giants Like Netflix Should Help Shoulder High-Data Costs
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says streaming giants such as Netflix should help take the pressure off broadband providers as networks struggle... Read More
$16.2m Fine Douses Dodgy iPhone Water Resistance Claims
A consumer watchdog has fined Apple the equivalent of $16.2 million AUD for misleading claims about iPhone water resistance. Italy’s AGCM slapped... Read More
