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EXCLUSIVE: Top Samsung Mobile Executive Quits Hunt For New Head

David Richards July 31, 2016 No Comments

The Vice President, of Samsung Australia’s Mobile Division, Prasad Gokhale has quit after just 32 months in the role. At this stage it’s not known which role he is taking…

AOC v Telstra: Court Challenge Dismissed

Fergus Halliday July 29, 2016 No Comments

The Australian Olympic Commitee’s legal challenge against Telstra over their “Go to Rio” advertising campaign has been dismissed in Federal Court today. The case, launched approximately two weeks ago, saw…

Guvera To Cease Local Operations

Fergus Halliday July 29, 2016 No Comments

Eight years on from launch, music streaming service Guvera has announced it will no longer be available for Australian users. However, the Australian-born company also revealed plans to continue to operate in overseas…

Facebook’s Mobile Focus Propels Compny Past $2 Billion Profit Milestone

Fergus Halliday July 28, 2016 No Comments

Facebook’s quarterly earnings report has seen the company explode past the $2 billion mark in quarterly revenue. The company’s pivot to focusing on mobile advertising proved a winning strategy, bringing with…

Stokes In No Hurry Over Verizon-Yahoo Changes

Computer Daily News July 28, 2016 No Comments

Kerry Stokes’s Seven West Media – one half of the Australian Yahoo/7 joint venture – says it’s unconcerned about Verizon’s deal to takeover the core US assets of Yahoo. With…

Online Shopping On Smartphones Surpasses Desktops

Fergus Halliday July 27, 2016 No Comments

According to e-commerce solution provider Demandware, smartphones users have overtaken desktop ones when it comes to online shopping. The firm claims mobile users accounted for 45.1 percent of online-shopping traffic in the first quarter of…

Nintendo Stocks Continue To Fall Despite Pokemon Go Passing 75 Million Downloads

Fergus Halliday July 26, 2016 No Comments

Data research firm SensorTower are reporting that Pokemon Go has amassed more than 75 million users in the three weeks it has been available. They attribute at least 50 million…

Deloitte On The Hook For Dick Smith Accounting?

Fergus Halliday July 26, 2016 No Comments

A potential breach of accounting standards uncovered by Dick Smith liquidators McGrathNicol could see the company go up against accounting firm Deloitte. As reported by ChannelNews yesterday, the second meeting…

Copyright Law Under Attack

Computer Daily News July 26, 2016 No Comments

Digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation has taken the US government to court in a bid to overturn parts of US copyright law. The EFF says Washington’s Digital Millennium Copyright…

Yahoo Accepts Verizon Deal

Computer Daily News July 26, 2016 No Comments

As anticipated, the long drawn out auction process for beleaguered Internet company Yahoo has been finalised after it accepted a US$4.8 billion offer from Verizon. The deal was announced overnight…