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Afterpay Shares Tipped To Tumble As Visa, Mastercard Join Market

Computer Daily News October 9, 2019 No Comments

Australian buy now-pay later outfit Afterpay has been going great guns – but it could see its shares halved in value as big names enter the business where Afterpay has…

Global Phone, Server Shipments To Grow Over Next Five Years

Computer Daily News October 9, 2019 No Comments

The US/China trade talks may be in limbo, but technology marches on regardless, with Digitimes researchers estimating buoyant global growth in the smartphone and server sectors. New research has revealed…

Hynix Dumps Japanese Product

Computer Daily News October 4, 2019 No Comments

South Korea’s SK Hynix has started using a high-tech material from a Korean supplier in its chipmaking process, for the first time not relying on a Japanese product. An unnamed…

Samsung Ends China Phone Biz

Computer Daily News October 4, 2019 No Comments

Samsung Electronics has ended mobile telephone production in China after failing to weather the intense competition from domestic rivals in the world’s biggest smartphone market. The shutdown of Samsung’s last…

‘Social Shopping’ Costing Aussies $16bn A Year

Computer Daily News October 4, 2019 No Comments

A new era of “social shopping” is burning a hole in Aussie pockets, with the national bill totalling more than $16 billion a year. Research commissioned by ING reveals “swipe…

Recession Fear: Oz Tech Shares Follow The Leaders Down – Again

Computer Daily News October 4, 2019 No Comments

Australian technology shares yesterday traded sharply lower for the second day in a row, reflecting rising fears of a global recession, kicked off by the US recording its worst manufacturing…

Samsung Pays $10 For Scam

Computer Daily News October 2, 2019 No Comments

Samsung has agreed to pay purchasers of its Galaxy S4 phone, released in 2013, US$10 each after the company allegedly cheated on benchmark speed tests. The South Korean mobile giant…

New penalties aimed at NBN Co

Computer Daily News October 2, 2019 No Comments

NBN Co could be hit by a raft of new penalties that will affect its bottom line if Australia’s consumer watchdog enforces new proposals. Under a new structure proposed by…

Realme Mobiles Oz-Bound

Computer Daily News October 2, 2019 No Comments

What is claimed to be the fastest growing smartphone brand in the world, Realme, is about to enter the Australian market. It will unveil four devices at a launch party…

New ID Laws In Your Face, Say Privacy Advocates

Computer Daily News October 2, 2019 No Comments

Privacy advocates have raised concerns about legislation before Federal Parliament that would allow government agencies and private businesses to access facial IDs held by State and Territory traffic authorities, such…