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Microsoft Responds To Surface “Complete Dud” Claims

David Richards August 15, 2017 No Comments

Plagued with Surface reliability issues Microsoft is now facing problems with retailers in Australia, who are now recommending products from Acer, Lenovo and Dell over the Microsoft made notebooks. A…

Hobart To Get Australia’s First Apple-Pay Parking

Fergus Halliday August 14, 2017 No Comments

Courtesy of a new partnership with Smart Parking Limited, Hobart City Council is set launch a major upgrade to the Tasmanian capital’s parking system. Smart Parking CEO Paul Gillespie says that…

Consumer Reports Slam Microsoft Surface Over Reliability Concerns

Fergus Halliday August 11, 2017 No Comments

New claims by US-based Consumer Reports have found Microsoft’s Surface devices sorely lacking when it comes to reliability. As originally reported by Reuters, The nonprofit’s latest reliability study found that 25%…

Nintendo Switch Could Face Fresh Round Of Supply Problems

Fergus Halliday August 10, 2017 No Comments

A fresh round of financial problems for component-manufacturer Japan Display Inc could see Nintendo lose the sole supplier for the displays used in their Switch gaming console. “We continue to face…

Fujifilm Offers GFX 50S Camera Deal

Jon Bragg August 7, 2017 No Comments

Fujifilm Australia are offering a cashback of $900 for buying its new GFX 50S camera and trading in a selected camera. Described by Fujifilm as “an ultra-high end medium format mirrorless…

Future Looks Grim For SanDisk As Toshiba Tells Them To ‘Shove Off’.

David Richards August 7, 2017 No Comments

SanDisk whose products are significantly over priced in Australia is facing major problems with parent Company Western Digital now battling to retain a foot in the door at Toshiba. Dumped…

GoPro Course-Corrects In Latest Earnings Report

Fergus Halliday August 4, 2017 No Comments

Following on from its move to cut 240 staff in March, GoPro has recorded $297 million in revenue for the second financial quarter. “GoPro is building momentum,” says CEO Nicholas…

DJI Adds New Features To Spark Drone

Jon Bragg August 4, 2017 No Comments

DJI has issued a firmware update for its Spark drone that adds a number of new features and improvements. Owners of DJI’s smallest and most affordable drone are now able…

Tablet Market Continues Downward Spiral, Says IDC

Fergus Halliday August 4, 2017 No Comments

According to the latest data out of IDC, the tablet market has declined for the eleventh quarter in a row. IDC say that “despite notable product launches like the new…

ASUS Announce New VivoBooks For Oz

Fergus Halliday August 3, 2017 No Comments

ASUS has announced it’ll be bringing its VivoBook 14 and VivoBook S15 laptops to the Australian market. The 14-inch VivoBook 14 comes powered by up to the latest Intel i7…