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US Digital Ad Market Up 16pc

Computer Daily News March 16, 2017 No Comments

Total digital ad spending in the US will increase 16 percent this year to US$83 billion (A$110 billion), led by Google’s continued dominance of the search ad market and Facebook…

Choice Slams Amazon Contracts

Computer Daily News March 16, 2017 No Comments

Consumer rights outfit Choice has called for a ban on online contracts for IT goods that are too long or are written in legal bizspeak. It has instanced a 73,198-word…

ACCC Highlights Digi-Challenges

Computer Daily News March 16, 2017 No Comments

Cutting-edge technology poses significant challenges to regulatory bodies and incumbent companies who find difficulty in keeping in step, says ACCC chairman Rod Sims. Addressing the National Consumer Congress in Melbourne,…

Myer Inks Online Pay-Later System

Computer Daily News March 16, 2017 No Comments

Myer is set to allow online shoppers to buy now and pay later after it signed a two-year deal with listed payments facilitator Afterpay. The two-year partnership with Afterpay will…

ACCC Highlights Digital Challenges At NCC

Fergus Halliday March 15, 2017 No Comments

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims has addressed the National Consumer Congress in Melbourne today, highlighting the challenges facing the regulator when it comes to rogue online traders,…

Exclusive: TEAC Australia Halts Trading, Hints At “Change Of Control”

Fergus Halliday March 15, 2017 No Comments

TTA Holdings, the official distributor of TEAC consumer electronics products in Australia, has had its shares on the Australian Stock Exchange placed in a trading halt at the request of…

Lee Could Run Samsung From Cell

Computer Daily News March 15, 2017 No Comments

While the head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, may be in jail, reports say he is allowed plenty of visitors, which may allow him to still play…

St George Goes Down – Again

Computer Daily News March 15, 2017 No Comments

St George bank – these days part of the Westpac empire – had its second outage in a week yesterday. Attempts to log on to Internet banking were greeted with…

ANZ Dumps Amex Cards

Computer Daily News March 15, 2017 No Comments

The ANZ Bank has reportedly cut all ties with American Express, following changes to card regulations – which would see banks getting less income from American Express card transactions –…

Apple Guilty Of iPhone Price-Fixing In Russia

Jon Bragg March 15, 2017 No Comments

A Russian watchdog has found Apple guilty of fixing the price of iPhones sold at Russian retailers. The country’s Federal Antimonopoly Service said Apple’s Russian subsidiary had forced 16 retailers to keep…