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Foxconn Ponders Toshiba Buyout

Computer Daily News March 10, 2017 No Comments

Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, has approached South Korean chip maker SK Hynix to explore a joint bid for Toshiba’s memory chip unit, the Nikkei new service…

Google Acquires Data Science Platform Kaggle

Jon Bragg March 9, 2017 No Comments

A platform that allows companies and researchers to crowdsource data analysis from data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts has been acquired by Google. Kaggle, which was founded by former Treasury and…

Kogan Products Win Five-Star Approval Again & Again & Again WOW!

Fergus Halliday March 8, 2017 No Comments

Kogan’s 32-inch Agora Smart LED TV might not have won over critics but the Kogan-branded device sure has a lot of five-star reviews. The Sydney Morning Herald‘s review declares “you can do…

Bose Accused Of Stealing Headphone Technology

Jon Bragg March 8, 2017 No Comments

A US headphone maker is suing Bose for allegedly stealing the technology and name of its in-ear headphones. Doppler Labs, which creates in-ear headphones that can change the volume of real-world sounds,…

ACCC File Cross-Appeal Against Valve

Fergus Halliday March 7, 2017 No Comments

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a cross-appeal in its on-going legal battle with US video game company Valve corp. As previously reported by ChannelNews, Valve filed an…

False Advertising Charges Filed Against Bunnings

Fergus Halliday March 7, 2017 No Comments

Bunnings has pleaded not guilty to 45 charges of false and misleading advertising filed against it by a New Zealand regulator. The New Zealand Commerce Commission has alleged that the home…

Australia Scores High In Global Survey Of Digital Transformation

Computer Daily News March 7, 2017 No Comments

A global survey has found Australia the second best nation in the Asia-Pacific region at handling digital transformation issues, behind only Japan, and ahead of China and Hong Kong. State…

Bolivia Files Complaint Over French Video Game

Fergus Halliday March 6, 2017 No Comments

The Bolivian government has filed a formal complaint against the representation of its country as a “violent, anarchic narco-state” in Ubisoft’s latest video game. First revealed in 2015, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands is…

Officeworks, Heading For An IPO, As Trade Sale Prospects Fail To Materialise

David Richards March 6, 2017 No Comments

A public offering of shares in the Wesfarmers owned Officeworks is shaping up as the way to go as potential trade sale prospects dry up. The first insight into the…

ACCC Shuts Down Solenet and Sure Telecom

Fergus Halliday March 3, 2017 No Comments

A Federal Court has ruled in the favor of the ACCC today, ordering James Harrison, director of SoleNet and Sure Telecom, pay a penalty of $250,000 and be restrained from operating…