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Google Allows Competition – At Price

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Competitors who want to challenge Google to be the default search engines on new Android devices in Europe will have to pay for the privilege. Google plans to auction spots…

Sharp Faces Blunt Reality

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Shares in Sharp tumbled 14 percent last week over concerns about how the escalating China-US trade war is impacting the Japanese company, which makes sensors, camera modules and screens for…

Foxconn Eyes $8.8B China Sale

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One of Apple’s main assemblers of its iPhone, Taiwan’s Foxconn, is exploring the sale of its new US$8.8 billion display panel factory in China. Foxconn is talking to banks in…

News Corp Chief Slams Google, Facebook Over ‘Trust Us’ Issues

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Self-regulation by Google and Facebook has failed and the ACCC needs to follow through with plans to bring them under control in Australia, according to News Corp Australasia executive chairman…

Apple, Google To Stop Listening

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Apple and Google have agreed to stop listening to conversations on their voice assistants, following a global backlash to their operations. This came after a German privacy watchdog ordered Google…

Cyber Attacks Hit 1900/day: Victoria Plans New Defence

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The Victorian Government has launched a new program aimed at coordinating the public service’s response to cyber attacks, after claiming it faces as many as 1900 attacks daily. The attacks…

Spotify Revenue Up But New Subs Numbers Fail To Impress

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Music streaming platform Spotify’s lower-than-expected additional paid subscriber numbers sent its shares plunging by as much as 5% lower in trading before the bell. While premium subscriber numbers rose 30…

Big Warehouse Cops Big Penalty

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Online spare parts retailer Big Warehouse has paid a $12,600 penalty after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued an infringement notice alleging that Big Warehouse had breached Australian Consumer…

Traffic Flowing On Superloop’s Subsea Sydney-Singapore Cable

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Superloop says its Indigo subsea cable linking Sydney, Perth and Singapore is now carrying live traffic and its Australian national backbone network is complete, reaching all 121 NBN points of…

Nintendo Profit Slips 10%

Computer Daily News August 1, 2019 No Comments

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo posted a 10% fall in quarterly profit on market expectations of a rise in costs, but with stronger sales of its hybrid home-portable Switch console. Operating…