Sony Consumer Business Under Pressure, Big Restructure Tipped
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August 30, 2020
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Sony’s future as a consumer electronics Company is being questioned, with the Company desperately looking to restructure their business as they fail... Read More
Harvey Norman Sponsored Porn Star Earns $25K A Week
Family retailer, Harvey Norman is a big sponsorship investor, from NRL to AFL and it appears porn stars such as Renee Gracie... Read More
Dodgy Kogan Has His Spin Doctor Spruik Pure Innocence
Over the weekend Vuki Vujasinovic the owner of PR agency Sling & Stone was back trying to repair his client Kogan.com’s shocking... Read More
PR Company To Big Tech Companies Slashes Workforce
Leading US PR Company Edelman, who handles public relations for Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Amazon Pay Pal and brands such as Ring Camera’s... Read More
Oh Dear! What Happened To The Vanishing Sharp Story At Appliance Retailer
Oh, dear what happened to the vanishing Sharp Australia story at Appliance Retailer. One minute they are telling readers that Sharp Australia... Read More
New GFK COVID-19 Service But Don’t Bank On Accurate OZ Data
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April 8, 2020
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European research group GFK has established a dedicated online resource centre to try and flog COVID-19 data, the only problem is that... Read More
Savage Response, To Ogilvy PR Heritage Claim
Serious questions are being raised about the credentials of former PR executive Chris Savage after marketing web site Mumbrella claimed recently that... Read More
COMMENT:Why The Telstra Board Needs To Dump Penn For An Entrepreneur
Telstra boss Andy Penn was back on his soap box yesterday this time, claiming that Telstra will become carbon neutral this year... Read More
US 5G Conference Panned Before It Gets Under Way
The Trump Administration will host a conference in about a month on 5G attended by the US President that will include companies... Read More
US Tax Agency Sues Facebook For $9bn In Unpaid Taxes
US tax heavy, the Internal Revenue Service, is suing Facebook, claiming the social media network giant owes a cool US$9 billion (A$13.46... Read More
Public Distrust Haunts Government’s Digital Push
More than a third of the Australian population is unwilling to provide personal information to the Federal Government because they don’t trust... Read More
Five Eyes Pact Tested As Canucks Greenlight Huawei
A row between the UK and Australia over Britain’s use of Huawei has strained diplomatic relations between the two countries to their... Read More
Google Takes On EU In Court Over Record Antitrust Fines
Google is taking on European Union over antitrust fines at Europe’s second-highest court in a landmark case that would determine how EU... Read More
Oz Enjoying Faster Average Download Speeds, FTTN Still Underperforming
A recent ACCC report shows that Australians are benefitting from faster average download speeds, with retail service providers (RSPs) now delivering more... Read More
10.5 Million Oz Premises Ready To Connect, As Rollout Nears End
NBN Co has declared a 39 percent increase in revenue to $1.8 billion for the six months ended December 31, as it... Read More
Phone & Internet Complaints Down 12% In Q4 2019
Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman from residential consumers and small businesses were down 12% in Q4 compared to the previous quarter,... Read More
Google’s Fitbit Buyout Runs Into Antitrust & Privacy Woes
Google’s planned buyout of Fitbit has hit a wall with fresh antitrust and privacy issues arising in the Australian, US and European... Read More
Official PS5 Website Goes Live, Sets Stage For Imminent Launch
In a move that is sure to stir up excitement among gamers worldwide, Sony has sneakily launched the official website for its... Read More
Kogan Tops Complaints Register
Give ‘em marks for consistency. Online retailer Kogan has reportedly topped the NSW Fair Trading complaints register in December 2019, after also... Read More
NBN Tests Short-term Satellite
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is testing satellite-based connectivity at bushfire emergency evacuation centres. A spokesperson for the company told ZDNet that... Read More
New Robocall Crackdown
In a bid to stop the increasing number of robocalls, US law enforcers are seeking approval to hold telecommunications companies responsible for... Read More
Coronavirus Interrupts China’s Tech Supply Chains
The coronavirus outbreak has placed China’s vast technology supply chain at risk as many of the component makers are situated in or... Read More
Huawei Decision To Hit Europe, But US Sales Rules In Limbo
No matter what decision the UK has made overnight on Huawei’s involvement in its 5G roll, it will affect other similar networks... Read More
Amazon Workers Speak Out Over Company Policy
More than 330 Amazon employees faced off against the e-commerce giant’s communications policy on Sunday, in an unprecedented public display of support... Read More
Facebook Sued For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct
Four companies are suing Facebook in the US Federal Court for alleged anti-competitive conduct, saying the social network inappropriately revoked developer access... Read More
Optus Admits Using Consumer Drivers Licence Without Approval
Optus has admitted displaying a South Australian man’s driver licence without his permission on its website. David Green, a writer for ABC’s... Read More
Amazon Wages War On Counterfeit Listings
Amazon is waging war on fake listings on its e-commerce websites by giving more data on counterfeit goods to law enforcement in... Read More
CES 2020: Ivanka Trump Selection Slammed
CES 2020 organisers have been accused of ‘insulting’ the world’s biggest tech show by appointing Ivanka Trump as a keynote speaker, after... Read More
LG To Reveal Home-Connected, Cordless Cleaning Range At CES 2020
LG Electronics has revealed a new comprehensive cordless, home-connected cleaning product range, set to be released at CES in 2020. The range... Read More
Scomo Party Shirt Site Crashes
A website selling Hawaiian shirts emblazoned with Scott Morrison’s face has crashed due to popular demand. He may have left our country... Read More
Tech Giants Sued For Child Deaths In Cobalt Mines
Tech giants Apple, Google, Tesla, Dell and Microsoft are among the companies named in a lawsuit brought on behalf of both injured... Read More
FANGS No Longer Being Seen As Good Places To Work
Big tech companies like Facebook and Google are no longer seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces. According to IT... Read More
Winning Group’s Largest Distribution Centre Set For 2021
Following strong growth, Winning Group has announced a new 45,000sqm purpose-built distribution centre in Altona North, Victoria. Opening in February 2021, the... Read More
Officeworks E-Commerce Deal
Officeworks has moved to crank up their e-commerce operation in 2020 with the appointment of an external agency. Reprise an IPG Mediabrand... Read More
Replace Foreign Computers And Software – Beijing Order
The Chinese have ordered all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign computer equipment and software from their offices within three... Read More
Fake News: Senate Probe To Examine Social Media
In a bid to stamp out the pernicious use of “fake news”, fuelled by foreign actors on social media, the Morrison Government... Read More
Voda Adds Trouble-Shooter Role
Vodafone has added the role of trouble-shooter to its technology operations team. No one has been specifically appointed to the role which... Read More
Aqipa Takes Devialet’s Phantom On The Road
For the first time ever in Australia, Aquipa is taking its ‘Devialet Phantom’ fully immersive experience on the road to the general... Read More
Apple Shares Plunge 3% Real Concerns
Apple has experienced a massive one-day share price drop of 3% as the Californian based company continues to be caught between escalating... Read More
ACCC Wary Of Loyalty Scheme Data Practices
The National Watchdog is raising the alarm on loyalty schemes citing concerns over the amount of data collected from consumers with the... Read More
Criminals Accessing Netflix Subscription Details Flogged On eBay
Serious questions are being asked about how Netflix subscribers are being managed after it was revealed that deactivated accounts are being reactivated... Read More
Telstra Told Off For Mobile Data Usage Notification Fail
Telstra has been ticked off by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for failing to notify more than 150,000 mobile broadband... Read More
Phase One US Trade Deal ‘Very Close’
China’s official Communist Party newspaper, the Global Times, says that Beijing is now very close to a phase-one trade deal with the... Read More
China To Increase IP Theft Penalties
In what’s being seen as a compromise in the ongoing US/China trade war, the Beijing government has said it will raise penalties... Read More
Westpac Shares Plunge On Probe Into Money Laundering Claim
Leading Australian bank Westpac faces the prospect of a new investigation into its alleged money laundering and child exploitation scandal, according to... Read More
Canon Bumps Standard Manufacturers’ Warranty To 5 Years
Canon has announced it is offering a new five-year standard manufacturers’ warranty for products in its mirrorless, DSLR, digital video camera and... Read More
Tech Students Head For Huawei
Huawei is sending 24 Australian university students to China this weekend to take part in the Chinese networking giant’s Seeds for the... Read More
Federal & State Politicians Face Google Ban
Federal and State Politicians in Australia are suddenly going to have to work harder to get their message out with Google set... Read More
Kogan Share Price Down 7% Despite Chief Christmas Cheer
Kogan.com share price dropped by 7% following the companies Annual General Meeting where chief executive Ruslan Kogan expressed his Christmas cheer heading... Read More
Taiwan Sovereignty Conflict Block Huawei Phone Sales
In what is another strike in a longstanding soft conflict, Taiwan has suspended the sale of three Huawei smartphone models that identify... Read More