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New Qualcomm Chipset Boosts Smartwatch Life By 12Hrs

Roma Christian September 11, 2018 No Comments

Qualcomm has heralded the next-generation of wearable devices, unveiling its new ‘Snapdragon Wear 3100’ chipset overnight. The component claims to extend battery life by up to 12 hours. Incorporating quad-core…

Mobile Gaming Drives Tablet Growth Up 3.6%

Roma Christian September 11, 2018 No Comments

Australian tablet sales have climbed 3.6% year-on-year, notching 1.5 million devices sold in H1Y18. According to Telsyte, mobile gaming is a key growth driver, triggering replacement demand. Apple has continued…

TPG Owned iiNet Tops Broadband Satisfaction, Telstra Trails

Roma Christian September 11, 2018 No Comments

Latest numbers from Roy Morgan rank TPG-owned iiNet Australia’s best broadband provider in terms of customer satisfaction. By contrast, TPG’s customer satisfaction has dived 12% year-on-year to 67%. For the…

Business Confidence Hit By Political Uncertainty

Roma Christian September 10, 2018 No Comments

Latest numbers from Roy Morgan reveal local business confidence dived 3% to 110.2 in August, driven by a state of political instability. It marks the forth straight monthly decline, notching…

Costco Tops Discount Department Store Customer Satisfaction

Roma Christian September 10, 2018 No Comments

Latest numbers from Roy Morgan rank Costco Australia’s leading discount department store in terms of customer satisfaction, narrowly beating rivals Target and Kmart. The firm’s results claim 87.5% of Australians…

CBS To Take On Netflix With ‘Ten All Access’ In December

Roma Christian September 10, 2018 No Comments

CBS has confirmed its local streaming on demand service ‘Ten All Access’ will launch in December, igniting competition against Netflix and Aussie-owned Stan. The service will be CBS’ third subscription…

Ikea To Launch Motorised ‘Smart Blinds’

Roma Christian September 10, 2018 No Comments

Swedish home-wares giant, Ikea, has reportedly expanded its Trådfri smart home range, following an FCC filing for smart blinds i.e. motorised window furnishings which open/close via remote control. Whilst home…

Vodafone Overhauls Pre-Paid Ahead Of TPG Merger

Roma Christian September 6, 2018 No Comments

Vodafone Australia has overhauled its pre-paid plans, in a bid to optimise operations ahead of its TPG merger. Forming a $15 billion giant, the combined entity is gearing up to…

Snapchat Revives Smart Glasses After First Flop

Roma Christian September 6, 2018 No Comments

Social media giant, Snapchat, has taken another crack at the global smart glasses market, following rumours both Apple and Amazon are developing their own pair. The new ‘Veronica’ and ‘Nico’…

Samsung’s Bixby To Support Third Party Apps This Year

Roma Christian September 6, 2018 No Comments

Samsung’s smart assistant ‘Bixby’ will reportedly support third party apps later this year – news which is tipped to lift adoption, whilst combat Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa. Speaking to CNBC,…