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Senate Committee Calls For Tighter Drone Flying Rules

Computer Daily News May 12, 2017 No Comments

A parliamentary committee has asked Infrastructure Minister Darren Chester to call for greater safeguards for airspace and the public from increasingly popular drones. The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and…

Xero Cock-A-Hoop After Passing One Million Subscriber Milestone

Computer Daily News May 12, 2017 No Comments

Kiwi-based cloud accounting software provider Xero says it passed a one million subscriber milestone in its most recent year, while also posting positive cashflow. The company boasted that it had…

Senate Journalism Inquiry Puts Facebook, Google In Spotlight

Computer Daily News May 12, 2017 No Comments

Clickbait, fake news and the power of major technology and advertising companies, such as Google and Facebook, will come under the spotlight as a new federal parliamentary committee probes the…

NBN On Track For Milestones – But Complaints High

Computer Daily News May 12, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co claims it has hit all key metrics for its third quarter ended March 31, including full-year targets and its halfway milestone. But many observers say all is not…

Citi Predicts Amazon Will Push Oz Retail Down 10%

Fergus Halliday May 11, 2017 No Comments

Market analysts at CITI have predicted that the arrival of Amazon will have an impact on the bottom line of Australian retailers in a way that is both widespread and…

Amazon Searches Surge Ahead Of Australian Launch

Jon Bragg May 11, 2017 No Comments

Amazon-related searches have risen by 93% in Australia since July last year as an increasing number of consumers seek out information about the online retailer’s local launch. Data from Hitwise published by…

Breville Announces New Head Of Marketing

Jon Bragg May 11, 2017 No Comments

Brevile has appointed Roni Robertson to the new position of Head of Marketing for Breville Group ANZ. Robertson was previously the business manager of the Philips Male Grooming, Beauty and…

Telecoms Ombudsman Reports 65K In Complaints

Fergus Halliday May 11, 2017 No Comments

According to a new report out of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, complaints against telcos by both consumers and businesses are on the rise. Residential consumers and small businesses made 65,970…

Samsung Announce New Partnership With Qantas

Fergus Halliday May 10, 2017 No Comments

Samsung have announced a new partnership with Qantas that’ll see eligible Qantas Frequent Flyers and members of the Qantas Business Rewards program gain new opportunities to be rewarded for their…

New iPhone Production Back On Track

Fergus Halliday May 10, 2017 No Comments

According to Digitimes, previous rumors that Apple’s next flagship iPhone device had been pushed back from its usual launch window have been somewhat exaggerated. The new report says that suppliers…