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LG Wins Choice Award For Best TV For Third Consecutive Year

Alan Hartstein September 21, 2018 No Comments

LG Electronics has won ‘Top TV Brand’ as recommended by CHOICE magazine for 2018. The award is the third in a row for LG, which continues its status as Australia’s…

Speculation Mounts Over Google Home Hub

Alan Hartstein September 21, 2018 No Comments

Google’s massive global event, Made by Google, is scheduled for October 9, just a few short weeks from now, amidst an ever-increasing rumour mill. One of the stronger rumours centres…

Samsung Offers Free Charger With Galaxy Watch Pre-Orders

Alan Hartstein September 21, 2018 No Comments

The new Galaxy Watch is now available for pre-order and Samsung is sweetening the deal for consumers using the Samsung Pay app. Anyone pre-ordering the watch via the app now…

Apple Adds Audiobooks To Watch Functions

Alan Hartstein September 21, 2018 No Comments

Apple has updated its Apple Watch with a new function that lets user listen to audiobooks and podcasts without having to use an iPhone. The new feature takes advantage of watchOS…

Netgear Moves Into Smart Speaker Space With Orbi Voice

Alan Hartstein September 21, 2018 No Comments

Network equipment vendor Netgear is moving into the smart speaker space with the launch of Orbi Voice. The speaker can link to any Orbi WiFi System, expanding the wireless networking…

Adobe Takes On Software Giants With $4.7B Marketo Buy

Alan Hartstein September 21, 2018 No Comments

Adobe has confirmed it will acquire marketing software company Marketo from Vista Equity Partners for $US4.75 billion in a move likely to have big implications for competitors HubSpot, Oracle, SAP…

China Could Target US Tech Firms, Analyst Warns

Alan Hartstein September 20, 2018 No Comments

US tech companies may be in the direct firing line of the escalating trade war with China, according to Goldman Sachs equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer told CNBC yesterday that…

TPG Boss Says Huawei Ban May Add To 5G Network Costs

Alan Hartstein September 20, 2018 No Comments

TPG Telecom CEO David Teoh says the Government’s ban Huawei taking part in the construction of Australia’s 5G network will put pressure on prices. Speaking to Fairfax Media, he said…

CBA, ANZ Customers Caught In Fake Apps Scam

Alan Hartstein September 20, 2018 No Comments

Over a thousand bank customers may have been tricked into handing over confidential information by fake ANZ and CBA apps that went undetected in the Google Play store for weeks`.…

Alibaba Reneges On US Jobs Promise, Cites Trade Conflict

Alan Hartstein September 20, 2018 No Comments

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is shelving plans to create 1 million jobs in the US as fallout from the ongoing trade war between the two countries continues. Founder and chairman…