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New Govt. Urged To Step Up Support For E-Car Charging

Computer Daily News May 24, 2019 No Comments

Car companies and electrical charging station operators have begun urging the newly returned Morrison Government to support moves to establish a nation-wide network of such stations – despite PM Scott…

Oz Online Video Game Spending Hits $4bn: Industry Seeks Tax Deal

Computer Daily News May 24, 2019 No Comments

Consumer spending on online video games is continuing to soar, jumping 25 per cent to $4.03 billion in 2018, according to the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA). Physical retail…

Nokia May Benefit From Huawei Row

Computer Daily News May 23, 2019 No Comments

In what some considered poor taste in view of the timing, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri has said his company could benefit from a US clampdown on Chinese rival Huawei as…

Huawei Puts Honor Before Android

Computer Daily News May 23, 2019 No Comments

Despite uncertainty over the future operation of its devices, Huawei has launched two new “Honor” smartphones. The Chinese technology giant virtually shrugged off the decision by Google not to service…

Tax Office Dumps HP, Pays Dell $12 Million For PCs

Computer Daily News May 23, 2019 No Comments

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has dumped Hewlett Packard in favour of Dell Australia as its major supplier of personal computers for the next four years. It has put in…

US Investors Go For Aussie Canva

Computer Daily News May 23, 2019 No Comments

Silicon Valley investor Mary Meeker has chosen Australian online design platform Canva for the first investment by her new venture capital firm. Meeker is one of Silicon Valley’s top venture…

WeWork IPO Viewed Sceptically

Computer Daily News May 21, 2019 No Comments

The We Company, the parent company of WeWork, which has outlets in Australia, is the latest in a string of start-ups set to go public this year. We Company was…

Megapixel War Breaks Out

Computer Daily News May 21, 2019 No Comments

It’s been dubbed the megapixel war, the race among smartphone companies to add three cameras to their latest models. Some 50 per cent of the smartphones sold globally will have…

Apple iPhone Sales Still Struggling

Computer Daily News May 21, 2019 No Comments

Apple is facing a downward trend in the uptake of iPhones among US users with the numbers shipped in Q1 down two per cent. Analyst Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP)…

Corning Unveil Astra Glass For 8K TVs

Computer Daily News May 16, 2019 No Comments

Corning has announced a new glass substrate called Astra Glass, optimised for mid-to-large-size immersive displays in high-performance tablets, notebooks and 8K TVs. Corning said Astra Glass is engineered to enable…