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Huawei Aims To Be Top Phone Seller

Thomas Hellier August 6, 2018 No Comments

Huawei isn’t satisfied with pushing Apple from second to third in the smartphones shipped metric, they want to be number one and they want people to know. To beat out…

Business Confidence Down For Third Straight Month

Roma Christian August 6, 2018 No Comments

Latest Roy Morgan numbers reveal business confidence has dropped for the third straight month in July, falling 0.7% (-0.8pts) – its lowest point since October last year. It’s reportedly the…

Fortnight Side-Steps Google Play For Profits

Thomas Hellier August 6, 2018 No Comments

Epic Games has chosen to release mega-hit Fortnite on Android via their own download launcher as opposed to posting the game as an app on Google Play. The move is…

Apple To Pay Patent Troll $145m

Computer Daily News August 6, 2018 No Comments

A US judge has ordered Apple to cough up US$145 million in damages for infringing two patents owned by Canadian firm WiLan. WiLan began as a producer of broadband wireless technologies.…

Sony Jumps To Highest In A Decade

Computer Daily News August 6, 2018 No Comments

Sony stock jumped to its highest in more than a decade after the Japanese giant raised its outlook for the current year, reflecting higher sales of its PlayStation 4. Sony…

Huawei in British spotlight on use of US firm’s software

Computer Daily News August 6, 2018 No Comments

Huawei Technologies is under scrutiny in the UK over its use of an aging software component sold by a company based in the United States. The British Government’s Oversight Board,…

Productivity inquiry report slam banks, calls for new watchdog

Computer Daily News August 6, 2018 No Comments

The Productivity Commission has levelled a blast at what it calls Australia’s “oligopolistic banking system” and called on the Turnbull Government to remove the banks’ self-regulatory powers over digital payments…

Big CE Retailer Popular With Australians Goes Belly Up

David Richards August 5, 2018 No Comments

Australians have been shopping theire for decades,you could even sneak a quick massage in one of their chairs now Brookstone the US consumer electronics store that was a popular destination…

1000 Jobs Cut At Symantec

Thomas Hellier August 3, 2018 No Comments

Symantec has cut its workforce by 8 per cent, or by 1000 workers, after a string of negative events ranging from weak sales, internal investigations and dubious accounting practices. The…

Retail Sales Beat Forecasts For Third Straight Month

Roma Christian August 3, 2018 No Comments

Australian retail sales have jumped 0.4% in June [seasonally adjusted], beating analysts expectations [0.3%] for the third consecutive month. Following results, the Australian dollar spiked to 74 US cents. ‘Household goods’…