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Harvey Norman Nabs Amazon’s Alexa Via Quantify Tech Deal

Roma Christian November 15, 2017 No Comments

As part of its recent distribution deal with Quantify Technology (ASX:QFY), Harvey Norman has nabbed commercial access to Amazon’s smart voice assistant, Alexa, via the patented flagship product ‘Q Device’.…

Users Claim Google Assistant Is Recording Private Conversations

Roma Christian November 15, 2017 No Comments

Recent reports reveal that Google’s Voice Assistant could be spying on users, and recording private conversations individuals have in in the safety of their homes. While some individuals may be aware that…

REVIEW: The KEYone ‘Black’ Is For BlackBerry Fans, And Little Else

Roma Christian November 15, 2017 No Comments

TCL-owned BlackBerry has taken a stab at the Australian market again, with the release of an upgraded ‘Black’ version of its KEYone smartphone, featuring a ‘retro’ manual QWERTY keyboard, and…

3 New iPhone’s Tipped In 2018

Staff Writers November 14, 2017 No Comments

After struggling through the launch of two iPhones in 2017, Apple is set to have a crack at launching 3 models in 2018 is the gossip mill is right. KGI…

VoiceByte & iHeartMedia Turn Users Into TV & Radio Stars

Roma Christian November 14, 2017 No Comments

Aussie-founded smartphone app, VoiceByte, has partnered with iHeartMedia, enabling users to broadcast their thoughts and opinions on popular “radio programs, TV shows, podcasts and live events” through their mobile phone.…

Qualcomm To Reject $103bn Bid

Computer Daily News November 14, 2017 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO – US chipmaker Qualcomm is set to reject rival Broadcom’s US$103 billion bid, which could result in one of the USA’s biggest-ever takeover battles. Qualcomm’s board of directors…

Smartphone Pay To Overtake Pay-Wave Cards, Says Cardmaker

Computer Daily News November 14, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Forget your old pay-wave plastic bank card: increasingly Australians will instead be pay-waving their smartphones, according to Garry Lyons, chief innovation officer at Mastercard. Consumers will also be able…

iPhone X Has Green Line Display Problem

David Richards November 14, 2017 No Comments

Apple has a new problem with owners of the super expensive iPhone X complaining of a green line appearing on their screen. It was this time last week that Apple…

Global Broadband Futures Conference Begins

Staff Writers November 13, 2017 No Comments

Today, in Sydney NBN Co Chief Executive Officer, Bill Morrow will address the Global Broadband Futures Conference. The conference is uniting top international telecommunication executives. Speakers for the event include…

Aussie IoT Set To Drive New $120bn Market: Report

Computer Daily News November 13, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Widescale use of Internet-connected devices could drive up to A$120 billion of new economic activity in Australia over the next decade, according to a report published by the Internet of…