Zoom Sued By Investors, As Governments & Institutions Ban Calls
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April 9, 2020
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Adding to the list of lawsuits levelled against Zoom Video Communications, the company is now being sued by one of its own... Read More
Harris Scarfe CE & Appliance Suppliers Set To Only Get Cents But 5 Week Owner Gets $70M
Several appliance and CE distributors are set to only get between 1.3¢ and 20.5¢ in the dollar under a proposed deed of... Read More
Sweden Boozes On As Oz, Other Nations Close Up
SYDNEY/STOCKHOLM: Not every nation across the globe is taking the very strict type of response to the coronavirus as Australia, France and... Read More
Working From Home Tipped To Become Permanent For Many
SAN FRANCISCO/SYDNEY: Globally, four out of five people’s jobs are being hit by the coronavirus pandemic and a total of 81 percent... Read More
Australian Satellite and IoT Company Myriota Raises $28 Million In Latest Funding Round
Myriota – an Australian company that specialises in low-cost and low-power satellite connectivity – has successfully raised $28 million in a Series... Read More
Netflix Adds PIN-Protected User Profiles To Keep Your Queues & Algorithms Intact
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April 9, 2020
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Netflix has added the option of locking your individual user profile with a PIN. This will allow users to protect their ‘continue... Read More
Forget About COVID-19, LG Has a Brand New $71K TV Just For You
LG Electronics has cranked out their 2020 TV range and if you have a spare $71K they have a TV for you,... Read More
The Next Generation Of TCL’s MOVETIME Kids Watch MT43K Is Coming Soon
TCL has announced it will be releasing a new model of its popular Movetime Family Watch – the MT43K. The appeal of... Read More
VIC Gov’s ‘Working For Victoria Fund’ Expects To Place 2500 Workers By The End Of The Week
The Victorian government’s $500 million ‘Working for Victoria Fund’ – which aims to find employment for people who have lost work due... Read More
UPDATED: Seven West Media Takes Bauer To Court To Ensure $40 Million Sale Of Pacific Mags Goes Ahead
Yesterday Seven West Media commenced legal proceedings at the NSW Supreme Court in order to compel the completion of the $40 million... Read More
DJs Online Sales Zoom As In-Store Purchases Drop 19pc
SYDNEY: David Jones’ parent company Woolworths Holdings Limited, which is based in South Africa – and is not related to the Australian... Read More
ACCC: ‘We Cannot Stop Price Gouging, But New Biosecurity Act Powers Will Protect Some Products’
Today, in a speech made at the Gartner CEO Forum, ACCC Chair Rod Sims said that although the commission has received a... Read More
Security Fears See Govt. Ban Zoom Use By Pollies, Agencies
CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has banned the use of popular video-conferencing software Zoom by government agencies and federal politicians, after defence sources... Read More
PlayStation Delivers New DualSense Controller Design For Playstation 5
PlayStation has just given users a first look it its new DualSense wireless controller, saying: “We decided to keep much of what... Read More
Australian Mobile Market Takes Major Hit From Coronavirus
SYDNEY: Mobile services revenue in Australia could decline by 10 percent in 2020, and sales of the much ballyhooed new “5G” gear... Read More
The New Dyson Pure Humidify + Cool Cryptomic Air Purifier Kills 99.9% Of Waterborne Bacteria
Dyson has just launched a dual humidifier and purifier that kills 99.9% of bacteria in water as it cycles through the device,... Read More
Need Faster Internet? TCL Has Unveiled Its New 5G LINKHUB Router
TCL has just announced it is releasing a new, lightweight portable router – the TCL LINKHUB 5G CPE – which promises to... Read More
Staff Take To Burner Phones To Badmouth Facebook Boss During Coronavirus Epidemic
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is in strife with staff taking to burner phones to badmouth their boss. The staff claim that they... 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
Samsung Beats Coronavirus Downturn While LG Wobbles
Samsung Electronics whose health is crucial to South Korea’s economy has reported a 2.7% increase in profits and a 5% increase in... Read More
TCL Unveils Wireless In-Ear Headphones & Heart-Rate Monitoring Headphones For Active Users
TCL has unveiled its new true wireless in-ear headphones and wireless heart-rate monitoring sports headphones. Both are designed to be convenient and... Read More
Vodafone Introduces $10 ‘Stay Connected’ Plan For Customers Experiencing Financial Hardship
From the 20th of April, Vodafone Hutchinson Australia will be offering a temporary ‘Stay Connected Cap Plan’ for customers that are experiencing... Read More
S&P Revises Outlooks For Australian Retail REITS
S&P has revised the outlooks for four Australian retail REITs to negative and one to stable, citing limited buffering to absorb “the... Read More
Sales at David Jones Fell 19% In March, But Online Sales Grew By 108%
David Jones’ parent company Woolworths Holdings Limited, which is based in South Africa, has disclosed how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the... Read More
Australia’s Consumer Confidence Rebounds By 10.1%, The Most Significant Jump On Record
Last week the ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index jumped up by 10.1%, the biggest gain since the survey moved to a weekly... Read More
TEG Live Agrees To Refund $5 Million To 5000 Customers Over Misleading Sale of Basketball Tickets
TEG Live has agreed to issue refunds of more than $5 million to roughly 5000 customers that bought basketball tickets to games... Read More
Distributor Dicker Data Appoints New Head Of AV & New Business Development Manager For AV
Dicker Data – Australia’s largest locally owned and operated technology hardware, software and cloud distributor – has announced the appointment of two... Read More
Nod To Ultra-HD Streaming, As US Set To Release 6GHz Band
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has drafted a proposal to extend the usable radio wave spectrum across the USA to... Read More
COVID-19: Oz Business Confidence Hits A Record Low In March, But Could Rise In April
The Roy Morgan Business Confidence index fell by 9.1% in March to hit 95.1, a record low. In the first two weeks... Read More
US Officials Look To Control High-Tech Exports To China
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The Trump Administration is reported to be trying to curb China’s access to US technology on the pretence of China... Read More
Google’s $2 Billion Bid For Fitbit ‘Not A Slam-Dunk’: Report
WASHINGTON: Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, who heads the US Justice Department’s antitrust division, has recused himself from an investigation into Google,... Read More
TCL Debuts Its First Range of Premium Yet Affordable Smartphones – The TCL 10 Series
TCL has launched its first series of branded Android smartphones – the TCL 10 Series. This line up is designed to be... Read More
Samsung Wobbles As COVID-19 Strikes New Financials Due Today
A slump in demand for mobile packages in Australia could be bad news for Samsung who pre the COVID-19 was talking positively... Read More
ACCC Chair Sims Zooms In On CV19 Comms Risk
CANBERRA: Rod Sims, chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has detailed COVID-19-induced communications risks that the ACCC hopes to mitigate.... Read More
It Took All Of 24 Hours For Oppo To Be Up-ended By TCL In Sub $499 Smartphone Market
It took all of 24 hours for TCL Mobile to up-end Chinese brand Oppo’s plans to be a key player in the... Read More
Angus Jones, Former CMO Of LG: COVID-19 Will Not End Any Time Soon
I wish I did not write this headline and this is all a dream. However, of all industries, the Consumer Electronics industry... Read More
Bunnings Gears Up For Easter Rush, And Launches DIY Live For Australians In Lockdown
Bunnings is encouraging customers to get their shopping done earlier this week, ahead of what they say is traditionally a busy period... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Another Greenlit Brands Linked Retailer Placed Into Administration
Debenhams the UK retailer who set up in Australia in 2017 is on the brink of administration for the second time in... Read More
Zoom In More Hot Water Over Encryption Quality And China Ties
The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab published a damning report on Zoom’s security, which found that Zoom meetings are protected with a... Read More
Acer Takes Gaming Notebooks To New Level
Acer one of the world’s most successful gaming hardware manufacturers has taken advantage of a new generation of Intel processor to launch... Read More
Motorola Razr Not As Expensive As You Think
If you are into retro or a smartphone that will get people talking the new Motorola Razr Flip phone is finally on... Read More
With Zoom Proving Problematic, What Alternative Video Conferencing Tools Are There?
While Zoom’s CEO Eric Yuan apologised for data privacy and hacking issues last week, and has moved to tackle these problems with... Read More
Westpac Bucks Trend, Predicts Jobs To Increase In ‘Some Sectors’
SYDNEY: Westpac has forecast major job losses by Australian businesses in the June quarter, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,. It... Read More
Fetch TV Launches Animal Planet Today
Fetch TV has announced that it will be launching the Animal Planet channel, which is part of the Discovery group, on its... Read More
Comrade Kevin Rudd, Left With Egg On Face After NBN Turns It On For Millions
The recent data from the ACCC’s Measuring Broadband Australia test units are showing daytime NBN speeds have not been impacted, and speeds... Read More
COVID-19: How The Proposed Commercial Tenancy Rules And Banking Packages Will Support Retailers
The government has proposed new measures to protect commercial tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic. These will be discussed at the National Cabinet... Read More
European TV Brand Loewe Launch TV Marketing Campaign
As several TV brands struggle to get stock into stores in Australia European TV brand Loewe has invested in a major marketing... Read More
The Design Of Samsung’s New Generation Of Galaxy Bean Buds Has Been Leaked
Samsung only launched its Galaxy Buds+ in February this year, but winfuture.de has leaked the design of the next generation of Samsung’s... Read More
Has Harvey Norman Revenues Started To Slump? Their Shares Have
Has Harvey Norman revenues slumped, following the ill-fated appearance of Chairman Gerry Harvey on 60 Minutes, who after bragging about his recent... Read More
Lenovo Getting Into Electric Scooters
Lenovo who has carved a name for itself in the PC market is now looking at doing their bit for the eco... Read More