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Samsung Profits Rise 48% Driven By Component Sales

Jon Bragg April 27, 2017 No Comments

Samsung has reported its highest quarterly profit since 2013 on the back of increased demand for components. Operating profit for the first quarter of 2017 increased by 48% from a…

EXCLUSIVE: E3 Style Boss Forms New Company After $250K Claim By Powermove + Court Action With Crest

David Richards April 27, 2017 No Comments

Brisbane based Vanessa Garrard founded E3 Style in 2006, she called in the administrators in 2016, now the former CEO, who is currently in a major legal battle with Brisbane…

Officeworks, Kmart And Bunnings Help Wesfarmers Hit Profit In Latest Quarterly

Fergus Halliday April 27, 2017 No Comments

Wesfarmers have managed to eke out moderate – albeit slowing – sales growth in the third financial quarter of 2017, despite the continued sale decline of department store Target. The company’s latest…

New Amazon’s Echo Look, Similar To Samsung S8 Bixby Capability

David Richards April 27, 2017 No Comments

One of the hot new products in the last quarter of 2017, is set to be Amazon Echo the voice activation system that is tipped to be launched by Amazon…

LG Rakes In $915 Million For Display Tech

Fergus Halliday April 26, 2017 No Comments

LG’s Display division has reported a record quarterly profit of 1.03 trillion won (approximately $915.08 million US) for the January-March period, reflecting increased demand for the company’s high-end displays. The company…

Netflix + Amazon Expected To Boom As Writer’s Strike Looms

Fergus Halliday April 26, 2017 No Comments

Streaming companies like Netflix and Amazon have made gains on the stock market as the impending possibility of a strike by the Writer’s Guild of America threatens to hit traditional TV networks…

Credit Cards Get The Finger

Computer Daily News April 21, 2017 No Comments

Mastercard has unveiled what it claims is a next-generation biometric credit card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to verify the cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases. The new card builds on…

Bose Accused Of Spying On Customers In Class Action Suit

Fergus Halliday April 20, 2017 No Comments

A class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Chicago federal court in Chicago has sought an injunction to stop Bose’s “wholesale disregard” for the privacy of customers, alleging the audio…

Yahoo Posts Profit Ahead Of Verizon Takeover

Jon Bragg April 19, 2017 No Comments

Yahoo has reported a profit of US$99 million for the first quarter of 2017, up from a loss of US$99 million in the same period last year. Revenue for the…

Google Opens Android To Rivals

Computer Daily News April 19, 2017 No Comments

Alphabet will open up its Android mobile operating system to rival search engines in Russia as part of a deal to settle a two-year dispute with Russian competition authorities. Russia’s…