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Robots, AI, Bar-Coding: Sydney’s Eastern Creek Beckons Amazon

Computer Daily News August 23, 2017 No Comments

Commercial property developer Goodman Group – widely believed to be in line for a deal with Amazon that will see the US giant lease a site at Goodman’s Eastern Creek,…

World Record Broken: 1,069 Robots Dance In Sync

Roma Christian August 23, 2017 No Comments

A perfectly synchronised army of 1,069 dancing droids may have previously been something from a sci-fi film, however, a recently broken Guinness World Record has now made this feat a reality. Chinese…

Apple Oz Claims All-Clear Ruling By Aust. Tax Office

Computer Daily News August 23, 2017 No Comments

Apple Australia claims to have emerged unscathed from a five-year audit by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), avoiding any penalty for its controversial transfer pricing structure – part of a…

Microsoft Hit With 5% Tax Hike After ATO Deal

Roma Christian August 22, 2017 No Comments

Under a new agreement with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) Microsoft has been hit with a 5% tax increase – paying 20%, up from 15% – for every dollar of profit…

ATO Audit Finds Apple Up-To-Date On Taxes

Jon Bragg August 22, 2017 No Comments

An audit by the Australian Tax Office has found that Apple Australia is up to date on its taxes, and will not result in any penalties being imposed for the 2012-2016 financial year…

Fujitsu To Sell Mobile Phone Operations Business

Roma Christian August 22, 2017 No Comments

After rolling its mobile phone operations into a separate company in February 2016, reports have revealed Fujitsu is looking to sell the business amidst strong competition from larger rivals. The…

Memory Shortage Hurts Lenovo

Computer Daily News August 22, 2017 No Comments

A supply squeeze in memory chips is said to be hampering Lenovo’s turnaround strategy, pushing the PC and phone maker to its first quarterly loss in nearly two years. CEO…

Uber Tests The Wind For Future Flying Vehicle Trials Down Under

Computer Daily News August 22, 2017 No Comments

The NSW Government appears likely to agree to a proposal by car-sharing service Uber to conduct trials of road-and-sky flying vehicles in coming years. Uber has already committed to initial…

Shares Tumble As Vocus Suitors Say ‘No Thank You’

Computer Daily News August 22, 2017 No Comments

Australia’s No 4 telco Vocus has ended talks with its two suitors, KKR and Affinity Equity Partners, both of which had put forward $2.2 billion bids for the Australian company,…

ACCC Cracks Down On Misleading NBN Speed Advertising

Roma Christian August 21, 2017 No Comments

The ACCC has cracked down on “poor advertising” and released a “detailed guidance” requiring retailers to indicate typical minimum NBN speeds during peak periods, instead of maximum speeds during off-peak…