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Facebook Hack Leaks Millions Of Private User Data

Camilla Theakstone December 20, 2019 No Comments

The names and phone numbers of up to 267 million Facebook users have been leaked online. The private information was shared to a popular online forum frequented by hackers, which…

Retail Boss Predicts Slow Christmas

Camilla Theakstone December 19, 2019 No Comments

The Executive Director of the Australian Retailers Association, Russell Zimmerman, has revealed that research forecasts for post-Christmas retail trade is anticipated to be slow. While the research, conducted by ARA/Roy…

Bauer Pacific Merger Gets The Wobbles As ACCC Step In

David Richards December 19, 2019 No Comments

A day after giving Seven Media the nod on the merging of regional TV network Prime the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has rang warning bells over the proposed…

Second-Hand eBay Phones Identifying Users

Elliot Nash December 18, 2019 No Comments

Highly sensitive information is still inside 20% of secondhand mobiles bought from eBay, including private photos according to new research. Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire found that 19% of a hundred…

HP PC Sales Slump Another 10% In November

David Richards December 17, 2019 No Comments

The world’s top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments (excluding detachable models) for November 2019 suffer a 2% on-month decrease, compared with previous years’ sequential increases for the month,…

Japan Display Seeks Huge Bailout

Computer Daily News December 13, 2019 No Comments

Struggling Japan Display, a supplier to Apple, is in talks with Ichigo Asset Management as it looks for up to 90 billion yen in financial support. The smartphone display maker…

Disney+ Downloads Hit 22 Million

Computer Daily News December 13, 2019 No Comments

Mobile app research outfit Apptopia says Disney+ has been downloaded to mobile devices 22 million times since its launch in November. Google’s annual search trends list has also reported that…

FANGS No Longer Being Seen As Good Places To Work

Computer Daily News December 13, 2019 No Comments

Big tech companies like Facebook and Google are no longer seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces. According to IT recruiting agency Glassdoor’s annual rankings, Silicon Valley companies…

Broadband Speeds 20% Faster As NBN Rolls Out

Computer Daily News December 13, 2019 No Comments

Honesty Box – which claims to operate Australia’s largest network of broadband measurement devices — says fixed-wireless download speeds during busy periods have improved 20 percent this year. In November,…

Only A Third Of Population Know What Smart Home Means

Elliot Nash December 10, 2019 No Comments

Smart home devices of all different kinds are finding their way into households all over the world, from lights to sensors to cameras, but according to new research not everyone…