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NBN To Mix It Up: Turnbull

Staff Writers April 10, 2014 No Comments

NBN will be built using mixed technologies, to save time and money. Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull and Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, this week announced a new Statement of…

Hello Shoppers: Apple iBeacon To Hit OZ

Staff Writers April 10, 2014 No Comments

Beacons automatically send shoppers relevant mobile content, like special offers or promos when near a store. Australian retail technologists DC4G are rolling out iBeacon network across its Free Wi-Fi retail…

iWatch Good To Go ‘September’

Staff Writers April 9, 2014 No Comments

According to DigiTimes, three Flexible PCB suppliers – Flexium Interconnect, Zhen Ding Technology Holdings and Career Technology – have delivered Flexible Printed Circuit Board samples for Apple’s iWatch. Dubbed ‘iWatch’,…

Myer Pulls DJ’s Offer

Staff Writers April 9, 2014 No Comments

In a statement to ASX, Myer acknowledges the $2.15 billion cash takeover bid by Woolworths for David Jones, announced today. Myer will today withdrawal the proposed merger of equals, which…

100+ OZ Sites Still Run Windows XP

Staff Writers April 9, 2014 No Comments

That’s according to Netcraft’s April 2014 Web Server Survey, which found Windows XP is still hosting 6,000 websites, globally, including 102 in Australia, which were not named. Almost one third…

Takeover: Woolworths Bid $2.15bn For David Jones

Staff Writers April 9, 2014 No Comments

David Jones board announced it has received an offer to acquire the company, and has entered a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with South African retail group, Woolworths. The offer, worth…

Dash! Is Amazon’s Wand The Future Of E-shopping?

Staff Writers April 8, 2014 No Comments

Announced by Amazon this week, Dash is a small device which makes ordering online from home easy. Dash’s barcode scanner scans items consumers want to buy – from groceries…

Samsung Predicts Q1 Profit Drop

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The tech giant predicts first quarter (Q1) sales will fall by around 6 trillion Won, to 53 trillion Won, according to company estimates, released today. Q1 2014 operating profit is…

Public Wi-Fi Speed To Triple

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Current Wi-Fi networks serve one device at a time, cycling quickly among different users. That creates slower speeds for everyone when more devices connect to the network. But Qualcomm says…

Sony Alpha 4K Shooter

Staff Writers April 8, 2014 No Comments

The new Alpha a7S camera has Sony’s newly developed 12.2 effective MP, and 35mm Exmor CMOS sensor and a powerful BIONZ X image processor, and shoots 4K (QFHD 3840 x…