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Data Usage Surges In Latest ACCC Report

Jon Bragg March 8, 2017 No Comments

Data downloads in Australia surged 69% on mobile services and 52% on fixed broadband in 2015-2016, driven by increased usage of streaming, cloud services and content-rich websites. In its annual report…

Bose Accused Of Stealing Headphone Technology

Jon Bragg March 8, 2017 No Comments

A US headphone maker is suing Bose for allegedly stealing the technology and name of its in-ear headphones. Doppler Labs, which creates in-ear headphones that can change the volume of real-world sounds,…

Sony Launches The World’s Fastest SD Card

Jon Bragg March 7, 2017 No Comments

Sony has developed a new series of SD cards featuring the fastest write speed in the world to meet the demands of the latest cameras and other devices. The SF-G Series of UHS-II…

Smart Homes Make Up Only 10% Of Households

Jon Bragg March 7, 2017 No Comments

Despite increased sales of smart home technology, the category’s appeal is still mostly limited to early adopters. Just 10% of Australian, US and UK households surveyed by Gartner said they…

Samsung Galaxy S8 Leaks Show Off ‘Infinity Display’

Jon Bragg March 7, 2017 No Comments

Samsung’s next flagship has leaked again, with new images revealing features of the Galaxy S8 and larger Galaxy S8 Plus. Slashleaks obtained images of the devices from an unnamed case maker,…

Google Set To Release New Pixel This Year

Jon Bragg March 6, 2017 No Comments

Google has confirmed it will release the next version of its popular Pixel smartphone later this year. The company’s senior vice president of hardware, and former Motorola president, Rick Osterloh…

One Amazon Employee’s Mistake Caused Massive Server Outage

Jon Bragg March 3, 2017 No Comments

Amazon has identified that a mistake by one of its employees caused Wednesday’s widespread outage of some of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) S3 system. The outage affected popular websites and services…

Snapchat Shares Up 44% After First Day Of Trading

Jon Bragg March 3, 2017 No Comments

Shares in Snapchat parent company Snap rose 44% at the close of its first day of trading, up from the IPO price of US$17 per share. Snap shares traded between US$23.50 and…

Snapchat Could Launch A Drone

Jon Bragg March 2, 2017 No Comments

Continuing its experiments into physical products that included the release of Spectacles last year, the company behind Snapchat is believed to be working on a drone. Sources told The New…

Samsung Galaxy S8 Leaks Ahead Of Launch

Jon Bragg March 2, 2017 No Comments

The first images of the Samsung Galaxy S8 have leaked, featuring a curved display and reduced bezels due to the lack of a home button. After Samsung broke from tradition by…