eBay Accuses Amazon Of Illegally Poaching Sellers
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October 4, 2018
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eBay has reportedly sent Amazon a cease-and-desist letter, following allegations it illegally solicited sellers via its internal messaging system. According to The Wall... Read More
LG Launches ‘V40 ThinQ’ With Five Cameras
LG has taken on the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy A7 and Huawei’s P20 Pro, after launching its new V40 ThinQ overnight, featuring... Read More
Is Sony Set To Take On Spotify?
Spotify could be facing a big a competitor in the future with Sony, the same Company that partner with via Playstation Music... Read More
Microsoft Launches New Surface Devices, Let’s Hope They Are Stable
Microsoft who has a history of problems with their Surface devices is having another crack at trying to grow market share with... Read More
Amazon Raises Minimum Wage Ahead Of Peak Season
Amazon has sought to lift its public profile, by raising the minimum wage for US employees to US$15 an hour. The news... Read More
Google Announce New Aqua Google Home Mini
Google are introduced a new colour to their Google Home Mini range: aqua. It is the first new colour that they have... Read More
Microsoft Releases Next-Gen Surface Devices
Microsoft has announced its new range of Surface devices including the Surface Studio 2 desktop, Surface Pro 6 tablet, and the Surface... Read More
Logitech On A Roll As PC Gaming Delivers Growth And Consumers Look To Upgrade Sound Gear
Logitech Australia is one of those Companies that has successfully reinvented themselves moving into new markets and categories after several years of... Read More
Microsoft Takes On Bose With New ‘Surface Headphones’
Microsoft has expanded its ‘Surface’ ecosystem from tablets and notebooks, by unveiling its new noise-cancelling wireless headphones with Cortana support. The new... Read More
Internet Giants Join Campaign To Scupper Oz Encryption Bill
The Australian offshoots of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon have reportedly joined an alliance with civil libertarian groups to campaign against the... Read More
Aussies Beware Cyber Chief Predicts New Phishing Attack
Australians should on the alert for new phishing attacks, following last week’s Facebook security breach, Australian Cyber Security Centre CEO Alastair MacGibbon... Read More
Google Issues Second EU Report On Comparison Pricing Proposal
Google has provided a second report detailing the effects of its proposal to allow more price comparison rivals to bid for ads... Read More
Toshiba TV Brand Tipped To Go From Harvey Norman
Hisense sources in China have said that the Toshiba TV brand will not be continued in Australia due to the strength of... Read More
Sony Cancels Annual Playstation Event
For the first time since its launch in 2014, Sony has cancelled its annual Playstation conference due to a lack of announcements,... Read More
Lenovo Finally Launches Smart Displays In Oz
Following its American launch earlier this year, Lenovo Australia has finally launched its new ‘Smart Displays’ in Australia, priced at A$299 for... Read More
Charging Problems For Expensive New iPhone XS & XS Max
They cost thousands, now it’s been revealed that owners are having problems simply charging their all new iPhone XS and XS Max... Read More
Gerry Harvey Has A Crack At JB HI Fi Online, Claims Amazon Will Have To Open Stores
Harvey Norman Chairman Gerry Harvey who has spent the long weekend spruiking his new Auburn NSW store which has cost suppliers millions,... Read More
Retailers Urged To Lift E-Commerce Spend To Fight Amazon
Analysts have warned local retailers to lift their e-commerce, data analytics and supply chain expenditure, in a bid to keep pace with... Read More
Telstra Refunds $9.3M Over Misleading Billing
Telstra has refunded a whopping $9.3 million to 72,000 customers, after the ACCC ruled its ‘Premium Direct Billing’ (PDB) third-party service was... Read More
Apple Cuts Hardware To Make US$443 iPhone XS Max
Apple’s latest flagship device, the iPhone XS Max (US$1249 device), reportedly cost less than US$500 to manufacture, after the Californian giant cut... Read More
Optus Warns Telstra Customers May Face 5G Delays
Head of Optus’ Regulatory Affairs, Andrew Sheridan, claims Telstra customers could be waiting a while before receiving 5G, warning the telco may... Read More
LG Debuts ThinQ Air Conditioners With App Control
LG Australia has further expanded its ThinQ smart home range, debuting its new ‘WH’ series of Wi-Fi enabled split system air conditioners... Read More
ACCC Calls On Google, Facebook To Crackdown On Fake-Ad Scams
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September 26, 2018
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called on Google, Facebook and Instagram to do more to crackdown on fake ads to... Read More
Samsung Cutting Back On Memory
Samsung Electronics is cutting back plans for memory production increases in an effort to keep supplies tight in the face of slowing... Read More
Panasonic Takes On Canon With First Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
Panasonic has taken on the likes of Canon and Nikon, unveiling its first full-frame mirrorless camera – the ‘Lumix S Series’ –... Read More
Apple Appoints Foxconn To iPhone XR To Prevent Shortage
Apple has reportedly appointed Taiwanese manufacturing giant, Foxconn, the main contractor for its most affordable 2018 handset – the ‘iPhone XR’ –... Read More
Amazon Moves Into Home Construction With $6M Co-Investment
[Image: Plant Prefab home in California] Amazon has furthered its push into smart home automation, this time co-investing US$6.7 million into construction... Read More
‘Shonky’ CHOICE Slammed As Political Organisation Masquerading As Consumer Group
CHOICE who parade as the Australian Consumer Association has been described as a “political organisation masquerading as a consumer advocacy group” and... Read More
Apple Under Fire For Stealing Qualcomm Tech & Feeding Intel
US component giant, Qualcomm, has accused Apple of stealing its wireless technology and passing code onto Intel, in a bid to improve... Read More
Analysts Claim iPhone XS Max Outselling iPhone XS
Renowned Apple insider, Ming-Chi Kuo, claims demand for the new iPhone XS Max has beat analysts’ expectations, with sales surpassing the base iPhone... Read More
Sex & Violence Rattles Apple Boss
As Apple cranks up its battle with Netflix and Amazon in the content market a major problem has emerged with Apple CEO... Read More
New Apple iPhone XS & XS Max Fail The Drop Test.
After being billed as having the ‘most durable glass ever in a smartphone the all new iPhone XS and XS Max... Read More
Huawei Gives iPhone Fans Free Portable Chargers – “You’ll Need It”
Chinese-based Huawei has continued its mockery of Apple, this time giving away free portable chargers to individuals queuing for 2018 iPhones, remarking... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Slashes $400 Off Pixel 2 XL
JB Hi-Fi has slashed a notable $400 off the Pixel 2 XL, just a few weeks shy of Google’s October hardware event... Read More
New Belkin “Boost Up” Fills Apple’s AirPower Void
Belkin has filled the void left by Apple’s rumoured ‘AirPower’ dock, unveiling its new “Boost Up” wireless charger which simultaneously charges both... Read More
LG Wins Choice Award For Best TV For Third Consecutive Year
LG Electronics has won ‘Top TV Brand’ as recommended by CHOICE magazine for 2018. The award is the third in a row... Read More
iPhone XR Shipments To Hit 20M Next Month
Shipments of Apple’s ‘affordable’ new iPhone XR are forecast to hit 20 million in October, despite being priced somewhat higher than analyst... Read More
Speculation Mounts Over Google Home Hub
Google’s massive global event, Made by Google, is scheduled for October 9, just a few short weeks from now, amidst an ever-increasing... Read More
Samsung Offers Free Charger With Galaxy Watch Pre-Orders
The new Galaxy Watch is now available for pre-order and Samsung is sweetening the deal for consumers using the Samsung Pay app.... Read More
New Marvel Spider-Man PlayStation’s Fastest Selling Game
PlayStation has confirmed the new Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4) is Sony’s fastest selling first-party game in company history, with a whopping 3.3 million... Read More
Amazon Takes It Right Up To Sonos With New Link Amp & Sound Gear
As Sonos struggles with their Sonos One, Amazon has taken the game right up to the recently listed US sound Company with... Read More
New Amazon Echo Plus With Sub Woofer & Echo Show With 10″ Display
It was show and tell time for Amazon today with the roll out of new Echo Plus speakers that now have a... Read More
Foxtel Makes Bathurst 1000 Australia’s First 4K TV Event
Foxtel has accelerated its 4K TV push, confirming this year’s Bathurst 1000 will broadcast on the new ‘Channel 444’ – the first... Read More
Samsung Joins Triple Lens Club With Mid-Range ‘Galaxy A7’
Samsung has joined LG and Huawei in the smartphone ‘triple lens club’, unveiling its new ‘Galaxy A7 (2018)’ with a total of... Read More
Samsung Tipped to Launch 5G Galaxy S10+
Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy S10 lineup will reportedly feature four handsets, including a 5G compatible model – news which comes admist a major... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Opens Galaxy Watch Pre-Orders With $50 Voucher
JB Hi-Fi has opened pre-orders for the new Samsung Galaxy Watch, with the retailer offering a $50 gift voucher on purchases before... Read More
Amazon Leaks New ‘Echo Sub’ & Alexa Smart Plugs
Amazon’s forthcoming ‘Echo Sub’ subwoofer has leaked online, after the e-commerce giant revealed it’s launching at least eight new smart home products... Read More
Is Foxtel talking to Netflix?
Foxtel has several big announcements up their sleeve, one is Fox Sports News streamed live to a TV screen during games. The... Read More
Sony Pulls Out A Classic To Emulate Nintendo’s Success
In an effort to emulate the success of arch rival Nintendo Sony has pulled out a brand-new PlayStation Classic hand console that... Read More
Amazon Merchants Set To Be Questioned Over Data & Higher Fees
As Amazon Australia looks to establish their third party merchants network, antitrust investigators in Europe are probing Amazon’s treatment of merchants in... Read More