Apple Issues iOS 11 Bug Fix Update A Week After Release
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September 27, 2017
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Apple has released the first update to iOS 11 for iPhone and iPad a week after the operating system was first released. According... Read More
Teams To Replace Skype Business
Microsoft is replacing its Skype for Business application with Teams as the company’s primary teamwork software, in a bid to defend itself... Read More
Kaspersky To Testify In Congress
Eugene Kaspersky the Russian founder and CEO of security software vendor Kaspersky Labs – has accepted an invitation to to testify before... Read More
MYOB Takes Care Of Business: Profit Jumps 13pc To $28mil.
Accounting software outfit MYOB has reported after-tax profit of A$28.3 million, up 13 percent year-on-year, for the first six months of the... Read More
Google To Roll On US Wagon Wheel
In keeping with its tradition of naming its Android operating systems after delicious sweets, Google’s latest Android software is now called Oreo.... Read More
Samsung Team Up With Coldplay On VR Concert
Samsung have announced a new partnership that will see users of its GearVR headset offered the chance to experience Coldplay’s “A Head Full... Read More
Snap Stumbles In Latest Earnings Report
The share price for social media giant Snap has fallen 16% to an all time low following a disappointing earnings report for... Read More
Samsung Enter Web Browser Space
Samsung have announced a wider rollout of the beta for its Samsung Internet Web Browser to non-Samsung Android devices. Writing on Medium, Developer... Read More
Mozilla To Target ‘Fake News’
Mozilla has announced a new initiative designed to combat the rise and proliferation of fake news online, called the Mozilla Information Trust Initiative... Read More
Reckon Heads For The Cloud
Accounting software provider Reckon has posted a three percent lift in revenue for the six months ended June 30 2017, and notes... Read More
Nougat Passes 13.5% Adoption Ahead Of Android O Launch
According to the latest data from the Android Developers Dashboard, the latest iteration of Google’s mobile OS now accounts for 13.5% of... Read More
Firefox Goes After VR
Popular web browser Firefox is set to gain support for virtual reality this week. “WebVR is the big platform feature shipping in... Read More
Apple Takes Down Chinese Apps
Apple has complied with China in its fight against tools that help users evade its “great firewall” of Internet censorship. Software made... Read More
Kaspersky Rolls Out Free Software
Trying to claw back some of the damage caused by alleged Russian links to recent ransomware attacks, Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab has announced... Read More
Microsoft Insists Paint Is “Here To Stay”
Following on from earlier this reports that Microsoft was moving to discontinue development and eventually scrap the program, the company have come... Read More
MS Hangs Up Its Paint Brush
If you have tears, Microsoft Paint lovers, prepare to shed them now, along with your digital brushes. Microsoft has announced that, after... Read More
Battle Of Brisbane Looms: DiMarco Threatens $50m Hit
The scene is being set for a mighty courtroom battle after Adrian DiMarco’s Brisbane-based and ASX-listed TechnologyOne yesterday warned the Brisbane City... Read More
Samsung Acquires Innoetics To Buff Bixby
Following reports that Bixby has trouble comprehending English language, Samsung is said to have acquired Greek text-to-speech Innoetics. Considering the company’s biggest claim-to-fame is... Read More
Foxtel Now Comes To Playstation 4
Foxtel’s rebranded streaming app Foxtel Now has now officially made its way to to PS4 and PS4 Pro owners. Available just in time... Read More
Microsoft Cuts Support For Windows Phone
Microsoft has signaled the end of support for Windows Phone 8.1, leaving millions of devices without security or technical updates in the... Read More
Apple’s FileMaker Goes AWS In Australia, Japan And Canada
Apple accounting software subsidiary FileMaker has expanded its footprint in Australia with the launch of a FileMaker Cloud platform as part of... Read More
Small Businesses Call For End To “Netflix Tax” Loophole
Customers are already paying more but small businesses say that the new “Netflix Tax” doesn’t go far enough. As reported by The... Read More
Chrome OS Getting Major Rework
Following on rumours that Google is working on a premium-end Pixel-branded Chromebook, reports now say that the tech giant is preparing to... Read More
Microsoft Leaks Crucial Code
Microsoft has confirmed that part of its Windows 10 source code has been leaked on the Web. The leaked code relates to... Read More
“Netflix Tax” To Shake Up The Price Of Streaming From Next Week
Netflix subscriptions are set to increase in price next week with the introduction of the Australian government’s new “Netflix Tax”, potentially shaking up... Read More
Adobe Profit Up After OZ Price Rises
Adobe Systems has reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as more customers subscribed to its Creative Cloud monthly package of publishing tools. Revenue... Read More
MYOB Users Hit By New Scam
Accounting software company MYOB has been hit by scammers, according to mailing and security outfit MailGuard. The episode, which began on Tuesday... Read More
Angry Birds Target Stockmarket
The maker of Angry Birds, Finnish mobile game and animation studio Rovio, could soon list on the US stock exchange. Chinese IT... Read More
Google Pixel To Get Android O First, August Launch Tipped
The next major update for Google’s Android mobile OS has been tipped for an August rollout. According to David Ruddock, managing editor... Read More
Nougat Now 9.5% Of Android Users
According to the latest data from the Android Developers Dashboard, the latest iteration of Google’s mobile OS now accounts for almost 10%... Read More
Amazon Prime To Deliver Live TV Channels
Amazon who recently rolled out their Amazon Prime content delivery service in Australia is set to also deliver live television channels for... Read More
Freeview Adds Support For Chromecast Live TV Streaming
Freeview has upgraded its live TV streaming app for iOS and Android devices to support Google Chromecast. The Freeview FV app now allows... Read More
Snap Shares Crackle And Crash
Shares in Snap, the owner of popular app Snapchat, plunged after the US company reported slowing user growth and revenue in the... Read More
Xero Cock-A-Hoop After Passing One Million Subscriber Milestone
Kiwi-based cloud accounting software provider Xero says it passed a one million subscriber milestone in its most recent year, while also posting... Read More
Nougat Passes 7% Of Android Installs
Continuing its rapid growth since it launched late last year, Google’s Nougat OS now accounts for 7.1% of all active Android devices.... Read More
Hundreds Of Android Apps Open To Security Attacks: Report
Hundreds of Android applications available on the Google Play store have a security flaw that lets attackers take control of the devices... Read More
Samsung’s New App Targets Distracted Drivers
Samsung is trialing a new app that aims to keep the attention of drivers on the road, not their smartphone. The ‘In-Traffic... Read More
Apple Offers Free In-Store Classes
Apple will begin offering a range of in-store educational sessions as part of a new program called “Today at Apple”. The sessions,... Read More
Apple Makes Its Apps Available For Free
Apple is offering some of its iOS and Mac apps for free to all users. The apps included in Apple’s office suite iWork (equivalent to Microsoft... Read More
Questions Raised About Tizen OS Security
A security specialist speaking to Motherboard has called Samsung’s proprietary operating system “a hacker’s dream” after uncovering 40 unknown vulnerabilities. In the... Read More
Google Pushes App Developers To Adopt 18:9 Displays
With both the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 adopting 18:9 aspect ratios, it looks like the future of smartphones will be... Read More
Facebook Drop Messenger Support For Windows Phones
Bad news for the less than 1% of the global smartphone market still clinging to their Windows-powered handsets – Facebook have said... Read More
Super Mario Run Comes To Android Earlier Than Expected
After bringing in a neat $70 million in revenue over the holiday season, Nintendo’s Super Mario Run has now made the jump... Read More
Google Set Sights On Better Battery Life With Android O
With Nougat receiving a warm welcome from vendors and consumers alike, Google have already begun to gear up on the next major... Read More
Australia’s Atlassian Gets A New Yankee Competitor – Microsoft
You know you’re succeeding big-time in the American business software market when industry giant Microsoft decides to change direction and take you... Read More
Spotify Look To End Partnership With Uber
As originally reported by The Verge, an internal email penned by Spotify’s head of product Gustav Söderström has revealed that the company’s... Read More
Microsoft Announce Netflix-Like Service For Xbox, Retail Shares Dive
Today’s announcement by Microsoft Xbox head Phil Spencer that the company will now offer a $10 Netflix-style on-demand service that offers unlimited... Read More
Apple Pay Officially Launches For ING And Macquarie Bank Customers
As originally revealed by Apple’s Jennifer Bailey earlier this month, Apple Pay has now officially rolled out to Macqaurie Bank and ING Direct... Read More
Exclusive: Valve Lodge Appeal Against $3 Million ACCC Fine
Video game distribution giant Valve Corp. have lodged an appeal in the Federal Court against the ruling made by Justice Edelman late last... Read More
Uber Loses ATO Battle, Drivers To Pay GST
A Federal Court has rejected Uber’s argument that its drivers should not have to pay GST because it is not providing “taxi... Read More
