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Amazon Confirms Echo Secretly Shared User’s Private Convo

Roma Christian May 25, 2018 No Comments

An Oregon woman has urged individuals to “unplug your Alexa devices now”, after her Echo smart speaker secretly recorded and shared a private conversation – an allegation Amazon has since confirmed. First…

Apple Credits Customers For Out-Of-Warranty Battery Replacement

Athina Mallis May 24, 2018 No Comments

Apple will be giving $80 credit to those who bought an out-of-warranty battery replacement for an iPhone 6 or later between January 1 2017 and December 28 2017. The credit…

Harvey Norman Snares Exclusive Distribution For Norton Core Router

Roma Christian May 24, 2018 No Comments

Harvey Norman has snared exclusive local distribution for Symantec’s new Norton Core router – news which makes Australia the first country outside the US to receive the stylish [and secure] device. The…

ZTE Claims It Has Lost $3.1B From US Sanctions

Athina Mallis May 24, 2018 No Comments

ZTE says the seven-year US sanction placed on the company has cost them around US$3.1bn, according to those familiar with the matter. Bloomberg reports, this figure has emerged as clients…

New HTC U12+ Its “Biggest, Boldest” Flagship Ever

Roma Christian May 23, 2018 No Comments

Following sluggish sales, the loss of over half its smartphone R&D team, and recent exit of its Global phone Chief, Taiwanese-based HTC has sought to prove it’s ‘still in the game’, following the launch of its latest…

Twitter Ending Apps For Android TV, Roku And Xbox

Athina Mallis May 23, 2018 No Comments

Twitter will be closing down its apps on Android TV, Roku and Xbox on May 24, the social media site has not given information on why but some sources suggest…

Siri Reveals She’s Getting A “Brand New Voice”

Roma Christian May 23, 2018 No Comments

In a bid to further differentiate itself from Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant, recent reports reveal Apple’s Siri will soon get a “brand new voice”, as part of the upcoming…

NBN Co Plans New Sky Muster Service For Outback Business

Computer Daily News May 23, 2018 No Comments

NBN Co is planning to spread its Sky Muster satellite service – currently largely restricted to the outback consumer market – to the business sector, along with oil, mining and…

Telstra Offers Up Another Failure Explanation

Computer Daily News May 23, 2018 No Comments

Telstra has blamed a series of software faults as the cause for its nationwide network outage, which left millions of customers across Australia stranded without a service on Monday. Telstra…

Optus To Fork Out $1.5m For Misleading Customers

Athina Mallis May 23, 2018 No Comments

Optus will be paying a hefty $1.5m fine from the ACCC after making misleading representations to customers about their transition from Optus’ HFC network to the NBN. According to the…