iPhone 12 Pro Max Tipped To Be Bumper 6.7”
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May 12, 2020
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Apple’s upcoming flagship, the iPhone 12 Pro Max, is rumoured to be its biggest yet, boasting a bumper 6.7-inch screen with 120Hz... Read More
Leaked: New Ultra-Powerful Samsung Phone
Korean electronics maker, Samsung, has reportedly been caught out publicly testing a radical new smartphone, with ultra-powerful capacity tipped for 2021 at... Read More
Leaked: Lenovo’s First Gaming Smartphone
[Image Source: XDA Developers] Promotional images for Lenovo’s first gaming smartphone (dubbed the ‘Lenovo Legion’) appear to have leaked online, revealing a... Read More
Huawei Tipped To ReLaunch Updated P30 Pro
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May 5, 2020
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Huawei is expected to launch a 2020 version of its P30 Pro, which will provide a range of updates to the flagship... Read More
Q1 Global Smartphone Demand Lowest On Record
Global smartphone shipments have reportedly dropped 17% year-on-year in Q1Y20 – the industry’s worst quarterly performance on record according to research firm... Read More
Google Data Shows Growing Lockdown Fatigue Down Under
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‘We’re Coming Back’: Apple Plans To Re-Open Aussie stores
SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO: Apple will re-open its 22 Australian retail stores in one to two weeks. All of Apple’s stores outside of mainland... Read More
Chinese Phone Brand Collecting “Insane Amount” Of Private Data
First it was concerns over Chinese brands Huawei, Oppo and Realme now new concerns have been raised about the personal data capture... Read More
COVID-19: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Fall 13%
The COVID-19 pandemic caused global shipments of smartphones to fall by 13% in the first quarter of the year, hitting 272 million... Read More
‘Publisher’ Google Ordered To Pay $40K In Defamation Case
MELBOURNE: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Victoria has found that Google is a publisher and has been consequently ordered... Read More
Qualcomm Tips 30% Phone Demand Drop, 5G Stable
Component manufacturer, Qualcomm, has slashed its initial projection for the coming quarter, expecting smartphone shipments to drop as much as 30% in... Read More
China Shafts Nokia Now Curries Favour In India
SHANGHAI: Finnish networking company Nokia has been left empty-handed, following the award of huge 5G contracts by China’s big three service providers.... Read More
Samsung Warns Q2 TV & Phone ‘Significant Decline’
Samsung has warned its core TV and smartphone business could notably decline in Q2, as demand for the new Galaxy S20 and... Read More
Apple Delay Flagship iPhone Production
iPhone manufacturer, Apple, is reportedly delaying the mass production of its 2020 flagship smartphones by around a month, following economic and supply... Read More
1000-Plus Virus Scams Hit Australia
CANBERRA: Scamwatch has received more than a thousand coronavirus-related scam reports since the outbreak. Common scams include phishing for personal information, online... Read More
Govt. Launches People Tracking App, Looks For 40-50pc Take-Up
CANBERRA: The Australian Government yesterday launched its coronavirus app for Apple and Android smartphones, with PM Scott Morrison urging phone owners to... Read More
US Videogame Sales Surge In March On lockdown
SAN FRANCISCO: Videogame sales in March hit their highest in over a decade, as users binged on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and... Read More
IPhone, iPads Flaw May Have Let Hackers Steal Data
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is said to have left more than half a billion iPhones exposed to hackers. The bug, which also exists... Read More
Facebook Cops Fake-News ‘Virus’
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook is struggling to deal with a virus of its own – millions of viral links to fake news and... Read More
New Batteries Convert Phone ‘Heat’ To Extra Energy
As the city of Wuhan battles headlines over COVID19, engineers from Wuhan University have announced a ground-breaking first-of-its-kind ‘hydrogel’ battery film, capable... Read More
Govt. Reveals Plan To Build More Black-Spot Mobile base Stations
CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has revealed plans to build 182 new base stations for its mobile black spot program. Dubbed Round 5,... Read More
Aussie Tracing App: US Giants Google, Apple Hold The Key
CANBERRA/LONDON/PARIS: The Australian Government’s planned coronavirus tracing app is coming under intense scrutiny from US tech giants Apple and Google, which came... Read More
Smartphone Sales Forecast To Hit Record High 2025
Latest data forecasts global smartphone wholesale revenue to drop 21% year-on-year in 2020 amid coronavirus, before soaring to a ‘record high’ in... Read More
REVIEW: Retro Hit, Results In Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Packed With 2020 Technology
When dinosaur phones roamed this world back in 2004, a new innovation appeared on the radar and within weeks it became a... Read More
Mega Mergers And Acquisitions Stymied By Coronavirus Outbreak
HONG KONG: Mergers and acquisitions, so much a part of the IT sector in the past decade, particularly in the semiconductor industry,... Read More
iPhone Production Jump Raises Eyebrows After Goldman Sachs Downgrade
Apple has reportedly asked suppliers to raise its production of iPhones, despite supply chain concerns and Goldman Sachs’ downgrade of company shares... Read More
Cyber Crims Turn To Covid-19 Themed Scams
CANBERRA: Cybercrime operators have been registering Covid-19 themed Web sites to conduct widespread phishing campaigns that can harvest personal information from unsuspecting... Read More
Huawei Growth Dives Amid US Ban & COVID19
Chinese electronics giant, Huawei, has reported a significant slowdown in Q1 revenue following its US ‘blacklisting’ and the COVID19 pandemic – up... Read More
Nokia Takeover Bid: Report
HELSINKI: Finnish telecommunications networking company Nokia is awash with rumours about a takeover, but the company is remaining hush-hush. Nokia has confirmed... Read More
Twitter Blocked From Revealing Government Surveillance Requests
SAN FRANCISCO: After a six-year battle, a federal court has stopped Twitter from revealing surveillance requests it received from the US government.... Read More
Young Australia Wary On Govt. Plann For Phone-Tracing App
CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison may be facing some difficulty in persuading Australians – particularly young ones – to download and use... Read More
Government To Pay Phone Bills During COVID-19
CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has joined forces with the communications industry to help users get through problems associated with the COVID-19, ensuring... Read More
Are Oppo & Realme Victims Of Anti China Buyers? As They Move To Catch Discount Site To Try And Sell Products
Oppo has moved to selling their recently launch A91 smartphone on Catch a discount web site owned by Wesfarmers only days after... Read More
Prepare For A Smartphone Flood
SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI: Telecommunication analysts are predicting that smartphone makers will flood the market with offerings as the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease.... Read More
Apple Reveals Its ‘Most Affordable’ iPhone SE, Starting At A$749
Apple has unveiled its second-generation iPhone SE, describing it as “the most affordable iPhone”. Pre-orders in Australia will commence from 10pm tomorrow... Read More
China iPhone Shipments Surprise
SHANGHAI: Apple’s iPhone shipments in China rebounded in March, jumping 19 percent from a year earlier to 2.5 million units. Industry watcher... Read More
5G Conspiracy Theorists Blame – What Else? – COVID-19
SYDNEY: While the COVID-19 phenomenon currently sweeping the globe and making hundreds of thousands very sick – or even dead – it... Read More
Foxconn Orders Hiring Halt, As Apple Faces Sales Slump
TAIPEI: Apple supplier Foxconn has stopped recruiting new workers as export orders are shrinking amid the global pandemic. The hiring halt comes... Read More
Cloud, Smartphone Sales Boom As Asia–Tech Rises, Post-Virus
SHANGHAI/SEOUL: Smartphone sales in China are rising again as COVID-19 cases there decline and global demand for chips used in work-from-home networks... Read More
Australian Mobile Market Takes Major Hit From Coronavirus
SYDNEY: Mobile services revenue in Australia could decline by 10 percent in 2020, and sales of the much ballyhooed new “5G” gear... Read More
TCL Debuts Its First Range of Premium Yet Affordable Smartphones – The TCL 10 Series
TCL has launched its first series of branded Android smartphones – the TCL 10 Series. This line up is designed to be... Read More
ACCC Chair Sims Zooms In On CV19 Comms Risk
CANBERRA: Rod Sims, chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has detailed COVID-19-induced communications risks that the ACCC hopes to mitigate.... Read More
Motorola Razr Not As Expensive As You Think
If you are into retro or a smartphone that will get people talking the new Motorola Razr Flip phone is finally on... Read More
Apple Rains In Dark Sky
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has purchased Dark Sky, a popular US weather app and, according to the company, there will be “no changes” for... Read More
Sonos, First They Nobble Customers Now They Nobble Retailers For Discounting
US sound Company Sonos, has moved to nobble the retail partners who helped get the brand off the ground in Australia, because... Read More
Data Show Oz Internet Speeds Slumping During COVID19
MELBOURNE: When it comes to working from home curing COVID19, it appears not all cities are equal. According to figures supplied to... Read More
NEC A/NZ Offers Health Monitor App For Those Quarantined
SYDNEY: NEC A/NZ and a group of software developers have come up with a smartphone app, iQuarantine, that uses NEC’s face-recognition technology... Read More
Telehealth Consultations Soar
CANBERRA: The Federal Government says more than one million telehealth conferences between doctors and patients have been held in Australia since strict... Read More
Alcatel Rolls Out New Store With #1 OZ Value Smartphone Range
Alcatel Australia’s #1 value smartphone brand and the #3 overall brand behind Apple and Samsung have launched a new virtual shop on... Read More