Hundreds Working On New Apple Device With ‘Thin Robotic Arm’
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September 30, 2024
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If a new Apple device that is “a smart home command centre, videoconferencing machine and remote-controlled home security tool” ever gets to... Read More
Shimano Developing AI-Powered Gears For Cyclists
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September 30, 2024
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Japanese bicycle parts maker Shimano has indicated that it plans to launch an artificial intelligence-backed gear-shifting system for cyclists next year. Shimano... Read More
Apple Studios: Blockbuster Bets Fail To Pay Off
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September 30, 2024
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Apple has gone back to the drawing board, after its plans to spend US$1 billion (A$1.44 billion) a year on a handful... Read More
Should Bunnings, Ikea and Chemist Warehouse Be Included In The Supermarket Code of Conduct?
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September 30, 2024
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As the government tightens the restrictions around some of the country’s biggest supermarkets including Coles and Woolworths with a new Food and... Read More
Dell & Tabcorp Order Workers Back To The Office
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September 30, 2024
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It was only a few years ago that Dell Technologies was reaping the benefits of the work from home revolution forced upon... Read More
Judge Denies Apple’s Attempt To Slow-walk Epic Case
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September 30, 2024
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Apple’s last-minute attempt to slow the court case it is engaged in against Epic faced a setback as the presiding Magistrate Judge... Read More
Deal Done, TCL Now Set To Use Former LG Asset, To Strip Display Market Share
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September 30, 2024
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TCL is set to “significantly grow TV market share” after LG Display who is struggling to make a profit sold a key... Read More
French Soccer Star Buys Into Loewe TV Brand Float Tipped
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September 30, 2024
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French football star Kylian Mbappe has taken a shareholding in German TV brand Loewe whose TV, audio and appliances are currently being... Read More
Walnut Slats On Ruark Console Hark Back To Another Time
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September 27, 2024
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With its fused walnut veneer cabinet with walnut slat trim, Ruark’s new R610 Music Console harks back to another era. “The Stereo... Read More
Digital Sellers Must Disclose If You’re Buying, Or Just Renting
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September 27, 2024
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A new law will force sellers of digital content to make it clear to customers whether they are renting, licensing or buying... Read More
Can Illegal Live Sports Streaming Be Tackled?
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September 27, 2024
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The sports streaming sector is undergoing rapid changes and growth in Australia. A $35 a month Kayo subscription gives users access to... Read More
Kef’s New Speakers Have “Acoustic Black Hole” To Eliminate Distortion
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September 27, 2024
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Kef – Kent Engineering & Foundry – has been building high-fidelity audio speakers since 1961. Its latest gear is the new Q... Read More
AI Not The Only Reason People Are Buying New Laptops
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September 27, 2024
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While some retailers are banking on PCs with newly-introduced AI features – including Copilot+ PCs – as driving sales, new research has... Read More
Apple iPhone 16 Sales Struggling
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September 27, 2024
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While Apple released its new iPhone 16 line earlier this month, it may be receiving a disappointing reception for its flagship smartphones... Read More
More Than Half A Billion Wearable Devices Will Be Sold In 2024
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September 27, 2024
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The shipment of wearable devices in 2024 is expected to hit 537.9 million units, or about one for every 16 people on... Read More
Samsung Unveils Two New Galaxy Tab S10 Devices Purpose Built For AI
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September 27, 2024
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Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S10+, which the company says are its first tablets specifically built... Read More
Under Pressure LG Sells TV Display Factory To TCL
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September 27, 2024
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As demand for TCL and Hisense TV’s surge, struggling OLED TV brand LG has moved to sell one of their factories to... Read More
New Samsung AI Packed S24 FE Takes Affordable Premium Smartphones To A New Level
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September 27, 2024
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The Android smartphone market has been brutally competitive this year, with new brand HMD struggling to get traction and Motorola surging into... Read More
Nearly 200 Million Used Smartphones Sold In 2023
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September 26, 2024
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The global market for used smartphones in 2023 grew by 6.4% to 195 million units – and the demand is coming from... Read More
Why You Should Avoid Buying An LG OLED TV
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September 26, 2024
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If you hate constant TV advertising bombardment, and you don’t want information about your viewing habits sold to a Company, that buys... Read More
Online Retailer’s Stocks Back To Reality After 75% Spike
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September 26, 2024
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You’d have to hope someone made good coin on Tuesday and Wednesday, when online luxury retailer Cettire’s share price on the ASX... Read More
Lexmark Owners Considering Sale of Printer Maker
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September 26, 2024
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The owners of Lexmark, whose printers are widely available in Australia and used by small and medium businesses as well as enterprise... Read More
Google Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft
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September 26, 2024
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After being targeted by EU regulators over its own practices, Google has now filed a complaint with the European Commission about Microsoft... Read More
Gen Z’s Influence Over New Consumer Goods About To Soar
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September 26, 2024
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The two billion people in the Generation Z cohort (born from 1997 to 2012) are about to dictate where tech, consumer electronics... Read More
Uniden Appoints New Exec GM For Oceania Region
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September 26, 2024
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Uniden has a new lead for its regional team with Damon Gardner being appointed to the role of executive general manager for... Read More
Google To Shut Down Fitbit Website
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September 26, 2024
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After Google acquired Fitbit in 2021, the transition to move Fitbit increasingly into Google’s ecosystem has been gradual but steady. In January... Read More
Foxtel Pulls The Plug On Arch Rivals TV Measurement Company
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September 26, 2024
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Foxtel has pulled the plug on TV measurement operation OzTAM, an organisation that is owned by archrival free to air TV networks... Read More
Meta Reveals AR Glasses Prototype Orion, Updates Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
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September 26, 2024
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Facebook parent Meta has revealed a prototype for a future product: fully holographic Augmented Reality (AR) glasses. Nearly a decade in the... Read More
Microsoft Australia And Samsung Join Forces For ‘Smoother Response’
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September 26, 2024
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Samsung Electronics announced on Thursday it has partnered with Microsoft Australia to “improve workstation experiences for Australian businesses by increasing compatibility between... Read More
Layouts Easy On The Eye With Hewlett Packard’s Print AI
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September 26, 2024
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Hewlett Packard flagged its move into printers with AI capabilities in a March blog post. “Printing should be simple, but let’s face... Read More
Amazon Employees Revolt Against Return-To-Office Policy
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September 26, 2024
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s directive issued earlier this week for all of the company’s corporate employees to return to the office five... Read More
Sony Debuts New Gaming Monitors
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September 26, 2024
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Sony has added two new models to its Inzone line of gaming monitors: the Inzone M10S and the Inzone M9 II. For... Read More
Streaming Giant Max Heading To OZ 2025, Stan Set To Be Challenged
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September 26, 2024
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Streaming operators in Australia face a new competitor next year with Warner Bros. Discovery set to launch their Max platform despite recent... Read More
Freelance Site Upwork Slammed, As They Try To Get People To Hand Over Government ID Documentation
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September 25, 2024
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Upwork Global a US freelance site appears to not trust Australians, with the freelance work business, demanding confidential or Government backed documentation,... Read More
Loewe Launches Portable We. Beam Laser Projector
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September 25, 2024
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Loewe has launched an all-new We. Beam projector, which is not a 4K projector as it only supports resolutions up to Full... Read More
Inflation Drops to 2.7%, But It May Be An Illusion
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September 25, 2024
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Annual CPI inflation in Australia has dropped into the magical 2-3% band, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Monthly Consumer Price... Read More
Lost Your Remote? Google TV Streamer Is Here To Help
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September 25, 2024
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If you lose the remote to your Google TV Streamer, it’s probably wedged between cushions on your lounge, or in the fridge.... Read More
Nothing Unveils Its First Open-Ear Headphones
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September 25, 2024
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Nothing has announced its first-ever pair of open wearable stereo (OWS) earbuds which will be available in Oz next month. Nothing’s previous... Read More
Hubble CEO Poached By US Group Trying To Emulate Kayo
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September 25, 2024
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The CEO of Foxtel’s Hubbl has been poached to be a strategic advisor, by none other than the big US sports streaming... Read More
Marshall’s New Cans Help Billie Joe Block Out The Chaos
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September 25, 2024
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“What better way to flip off the world than to put your headphones on so it’s just you and the music?” So... Read More
Paramount Global Begins “Phase Two” of Plan To Axe 2,000 Jobs
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September 25, 2024
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Paramount Global, the owner of Australia’s Network 10 and Paramount+, which is now controlled by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, has implemented phase... Read More
Visa Hauled To Court Over Debit Card Monopoly
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September 25, 2024
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Nearly a decade after Australia’s ACCC issued Visa with an A$18 million penalty for anti-competitive conduct, the US has now filed a... Read More
Logitech’s MX Creative Console Big On Shortcuts
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September 25, 2024
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Logitech’s new MX Creative Console is aimed at making life less complicated for creatives. In the box are two pieces of hardware... Read More
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Benchmarks Leaked
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September 25, 2024
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As we’ve reported over the last few weeks, Samsung was reported to be weighing its options as to whether to use its... Read More
Is Harvey Norman In A Position To Be Sold?
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September 25, 2024
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Harvey Norman Chairman Gerry Harvey has been dropping hints lately, that he may be open to selling the big global retail business... Read More
Lenovo To Use Formula 1 To Spruik AI Offering As Revenues & Profits Surge
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September 25, 2024
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Lenovo Group who is now being selective over what information tech journalists in Australia get access to, has reported an 11% surge... Read More
RBA Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged
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September 24, 2024
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Despite overwhelming evidence of high interest rates hurting retailers and sectors including transport and construction, as well as consumers, the Reserve Bank... Read More
Dodgy Gamers Targeted In ‘I Am Not A Robot’ Captcha Scam
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September 24, 2024
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Cybercriminals are using fake Captcha pages to infect devices with malware such as Lumma Stealer. McAfee Labs says it recently observed “the... Read More
Warner Music Intensifies Layoff Plans
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September 24, 2024
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Warner Music Group whose artists include Ed Sheeran and David Guetta expects to lay off more employees than it had originally forecasted... Read More
Victrola’s New Turntable Will Play It Again (And Again)
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September 24, 2024
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The idea of an “automatic turntable” excites some in 45 and 33 world, but I’m not yet among them. The guff for... Read More
