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Harvey Norman Facing Real Risk, AGM Set To Be A Spark Fest

David Richards October 30, 2018 No Comments

Harvey Norman Chairman Gerry Harvey is facing a real risk that shareholders could turn on him with demands for “truely independant” Directors to appointed to the board, questions are also…

eBay Sues Amazon Over Alleged Seller Poaching

Orlaith Costello October 18, 2018 No Comments

The Wall Street Journal today reports that eBay has filed a lawsuit against major retail competitor Amazon over alleged poaching of sellers following their previous cease-and-desist letter. According to a…

Apple Forced To Cough Up A$22 Billion After Dodgy Taxes Claim

David Richards September 19, 2018 No Comments

Apple has been forced to cough up A$22 Billion after using Ireland as a tax haven to flush revenues earned in Australia to minimise taxes. Overnight the Irish Government announced…

Amazon Investigates Marketplace Sellers Fake Review & Ranking Scams

David Richards September 17, 2018 No Comments

Amazon is investigating overseas marketplace operators selling into Australia in an effort to root out fake reviews and dodgy operators. The large US online operators is also running an internal…

Huawei Comes Out Swinghing claiming 5G Ban Was ‘Politically Motivated”.

David Richards August 24, 2018 No Comments

Huawei has come out swinging claiming that the decision to ban the Chinese Companies involvement in the roll out of 5G is “politically motivated”, there was no mention of the…

Optus Wins Fight With Telstra Over Unlimited Data

Thomas Hellier August 16, 2018 No Comments

The Federal Court has handed down a judgement against Telstra, banning them from using the phrase “endless data” after the court found that they had made a false representation under…

Turnbull Govt. Plan To Force Handover Of Encrypted Data

Computer Daily News August 15, 2018 No Comments

Technology companies could be forced to hand over customers’ information, including encrypted conversations, to Australian police and spy agencies under new laws now under consideration. The controversial proposed legislation –…

Samsung Tops June Complaints Register

Thomas Hellier August 1, 2018 No Comments

Consumer electronics brands have been shamed on the NSW Fair Trading Complaints Register, with the largest amount of consumer complaints being made against Samsung Electronics, Kogan, Apple and Android Enjoyed.…

Europcar Slammed For Credit Card Fees

Thomas Hellier July 25, 2018 No Comments

Europcar will appear before the Federal Court for excessive surcharges on card payments, raising the base charge from 1% up to 1.43%. The ACCC claims CLA Trading Pty Ltd (trading…

Investors To Return Toshiba To US Court Over Accounting

Computer Daily News July 19, 2018 No Comments

A US appeals court has paved the way for investors in Toshiba’s US-listed securities to revisit a case which the investors say cost them serious losses after the Japanese industrial…