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Supreme Court Deems Java Fair Game; Oracle Loses To Google

Rose Daisley April 6, 2021 No Comments

A decade-long battle between Google and Oracle has finally reached its conclusion. The US Supreme Court ruled that Google didn’t commit copyright infringement when it used Oracle’s Java API programming…

JB Hi-Fi Jumping On BNPL Bandwagon With LatitudePay

April Glover April 1, 2021 No Comments

After adding Buy Now, Pay Later giants Afterpay and Zip as options at the checkout, JB Hi-Fi is now offering customers similar payments service LatitudePay. LatitudePay allows shoppers to pay…

Myer Store Closures Make Way For Online Focus

Rose Daisley March 31, 2021 No Comments

Myer is in the process of reducing its bricks-and-mortar footprint, and with that comes the closure of its near-50-year-old Knox store in suburban Melbourne. The decision comes as a result…

Apple Tipped To Get Rid Of MacBook Keyboards

Rose Daisley March 31, 2021 No Comments

Apple has just secured a patent on a MacBook with a solid-state keyboard (SSK) – a flat glass surface that can be reconfigured by the user depending on their changing…

Customers Prefer Online For CE Shopping

Jake Nelson March 31, 2021 No Comments

Australians narrowly prefer to buy their electronics online rather than in-store, though physical retailers are still preferred in general, new research has found. The survey of 1005 people by consumer…

JB Hi-Fi & The Good Guys Partner With BNPL Giants Zip, Afterpay

April Glover March 31, 2021 No Comments

Buy Now, Pay Later services Zip Co and Afterpay will soon be available in JB Hi-Fi physical stores and online from April this year. Zip, which is a main competitor…

Visa Moves To Allow Use Of Cryptocurrency

Computer Daily News March 31, 2021 No Comments

Global credit card giant Visa will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network. The finance company has launched a pilot program with…

WA Self-Charging Battery Being Built On Flexible Cloth

Computer Daily News March 31, 2021 No Comments

WA-based Strategic Elements says it is developing a self-charging battery technology that can be fabricated onto a flexible textile cloth. Normal battery technologies like alkaline, lithium and coin are rigid…

Huge Battery To Be Built At Former Holden Plant

Computer Daily News March 31, 2021 No Comments

The former Holden manufacturing plant in South Australia is being given a new life ,with the power of V8 engines replaced by gigawatts from a giant battery. CEP.Energy, a company…

TCL Devising Foldable, Rollable Phone-Tablet Hybrid

Rose Daisley March 30, 2021 No Comments

Hot on the heels of LG’s rollable smartphone comes TCL’s foray into the concept screen market. The tech company has been busy nutting out a new product featuring a double-folding…