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Online Sales Skyrocket As Aussies Stay Locked Down

Jake Nelson September 6, 2021 No Comments

Online sales have surged due to pandemic lockdowns, with July figures breaking records as customers shop from home, putting added strain on supply chains. Figures from the Australian Bureau of…

Cellnet Shares Dive After Optus Kills Accessories Deal

Jake Nelson September 3, 2021 No Comments

Cellnet shares have plunged 12.5 per cent after the distributor announced Optus would not be renewing its mobile accessories supply agreement. The company advised the ASX today that Optus gave…

Microsoft Gives Nov Deadline To Upgrade From Outlook To 365

Nathan Jolly September 3, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft has let its commercial customers know that they have until November 1 to upgrade their old versions of Outlook to the new Microsoft 365 and Office 365 or they’ll…

Apple Must Face Siri Privacy Lawsuit

Nathan Jolly September 3, 2021 No Comments

Apple must face almost all claims in a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that Siri invades user privacy, a federal judge ruled yesterday. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said the…

Samsung S21 FE Manual Leaks, No MicroSD Slot

Jake Nelson September 2, 2021 No Comments

The manual for Samsung’s yet-unannounced Galaxy S21 Fan Edition has leaked online, revealing official images of the new phone as well as more details. The manual – first reported in…

Telstra To Reward Fully-Vaxxed Customers

Nathan Jolly September 2, 2021 No Comments

Telstra has announced that all its fully vaccinated customers will receive 2,500 Telstra Plus Points, which are equal to around $25, and be entered into a massive draw to win…

ICT Spending Stable In Oz And NZ, Despite Pandemic

Jake Nelson September 1, 2021 No Comments

Spending on information and communication technology (ICT) has held steady in Australia and New Zealand despite the pandemic, though consumer spending is forecast to drop. Data from IDC shows that…

Samsung Missed 2021 Shipment Goals By 40 Million Units

Nathan Jolly September 1, 2021 No Comments

Samsung has fallen short of its shipment goals by about 40 million units for 2021, despite impressive pre-sales for its new foldables, and a strong start to the year with…

Microsoft Announces Windows 11 Release Date

Nathan Jolly September 1, 2021 No Comments

Microsoft has updated its “coming this fall” release window for Windows 11, with the new operating system coming to the general public on October 5. In its announcement, Microsoft explain…

NSW Retail Plunges 8.9% As Oz Sings The Delta Blues

Jake Nelson August 30, 2021 No Comments

Retail trade has crashed by almost nine per cent in NSW as Delta lockdowns continue, with trade figures nationwide dropping 2.7 per cent in July as compared to June. Statistics…