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EU Confirms Tech Giant Rules

Computer Daily News December 17, 2020 No Comments

LONDON: The EU has officially announced sweeping new rules that could see tech giants face hefty fines and stricter controls over their behaviour (CDN, Tuesday). The European Commission, the executive…

Costco Undercuts Harvey Norman By Hundreds On CE

Jake Nelson December 16, 2020 No Comments

US retail giant Costco is expanding in Australia, while undercutting other retailers such as Harvey Norman on consumer tech – sometimes by hundreds of dollars. A wide range of products…

Tech Giants Face EU Fines Of Up To 10 Percent Of Turnover

Computer Daily News December 16, 2020 No Comments

BRUSSELS: New draft EU rules may penalise US tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google if they don’t change their business practices in Europe. The rules are the…

Bpay, Eftpos And NPP Reveal Merger Plan

Computer Daily News December 16, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Australia’s major three payment infrastructure providers – Eftpos, BPay and NPP Australia – have announced plans to merge. “In Australia, international card schemes and multinational technology providers are dominating…

Sports Watch Maker Suunto Expands Into Harvey Norman

April Glover December 15, 2020 No Comments

Suunto, the manufacturer of sports watches and diving technology, has announced it will expand the availability of its flagship smartwatch into Australian retailer Harvey Norman. The Finland-based company will now…

Stake Makes Big Bet On Airbnb

Computer Daily News December 14, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Australian investors have been pouring money into Airbnb since the US company went public on Friday, market watchers report. According to Sydney-based share-trading outfit Stake, Aussie investors pumped as…

COVID-19 Broadband Boosts Lifted Video Streaming Performance

Jake Nelson December 10, 2020 No Comments

Broadband speed boosts during COVID-19 have been good news for streaming services like Netflix and YouTube, which saw performance improve over pre-pandemic levels. The ACCC has released its second Critical…

JB Hi-Fi Holds One-Day Sale

Jake Nelson December 9, 2020 No Comments

JB Hi-Fi is having a one-day-only sale, with deals on TVs, phones, and computers. The retailer’s “wicked Wednesday” sale is part of its wider Christmas sales, and includes 20 per…

Canberra Adopts E-Invoicing To Speed Payments To Small Biz

Computer Daily News December 9, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Small businesses that supply Federal departments with goods or services should be able to get paid faster after the Treasury Department introduced a modern new e-invoicing system. The system…

Online Sales Continue To Do Well As Australia Rides The Covid Era

Computer Daily News December 7, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Australian retail turnover edged up 1.4 percent in October 2020, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This followed a fall of 1.1percent…