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…
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…
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 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…
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,…
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…
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 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…
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 –…
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…
British audio specialist Ruark has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a limited-edition version of its R410 all-in-one music system, combining premium materials with modern streaming...