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Huawei announces Mate 9 release date
January 15, 2017

Huawei announces Mate 9 release date

Huawei Australia has announced that the Huawei Mate 9 will be available from February 7th. It will retail for $999 and will be available through Optus...

Lynton moves on from Sony
January 15, 2017

Lynton moves on from Sony

Sony Entertainment chair and CEO Michael Lynton has resigned from his positions at the Japanese CE giant and will become chair of Snap, the parent...

Short-throw projector lights up room
January 11, 2017

Short-throw projector lights up room

Sony has announced the expansion of its ultra short-throw home theatre line-up with the introduction of the VPL-VZ1000ES 4K HDR home theatre projector.

Garage opener controlled by smart device
January 11, 2017

Garage opener controlled by smart device

The PowerLift MyQ is a DIY garage door opener that offers users the ability to monitor and control their door using a smart device, wherever they are.

Dolby appoints new head of HR
January 9, 2017

Dolby appoints new head of HR

Dolby Laboratories has appointed Linda Rogers as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Rogers will look for new ways to empower and inspire Dolby’s...

Best of CES 2017
January 9, 2017

Best of CES 2017

The first Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held in New York in 1967 with 200 exhibitors showing their wares and 17,000 attendees being wooed and...

New display and 3D sensing engines
January 5, 2017

New display and 3D sensing engines

Microvision, a company that specialises in ultra-miniature projection display and sensing technology, has announced three display and sensing engines...

Motion sensor helps fitness fanatics
January 4, 2017

Motion sensor helps fitness fanatics

STMicroelectronics is claimed to be helping social-fitness fans stay motivated with innovative, smart motion sensors that enable always-on tracking...

Top tech trends for 2017
December 19, 2016

Top tech trends for 2017

Technology innovations have proliferated and thrived in 2016, and 2017 will be no different. As hi-tech gear starts to take an even stronger grip on...

Linius VVE removes need for transcoding
December 19, 2016

Linius VVE removes need for transcoding

Linius Technologies has announced that it is on track for commercialisation with the latest step being the successful completion of its transcoding...

Toshiba supports renewable project
December 19, 2016

Toshiba supports renewable project

Toshiba will support a two-year study of power management to be done by Tohoku Electric Power Co., through its H2One, hydrogen-based autonomous energy...

OpenVPN welcomes audit of security software
December 19, 2016

OpenVPN welcomes audit of security software

OpenVPN’s open source software is used by millions of people worldwide for Internet privacy and security, is getting security audit by the Open Source...

Film studios take on pirates and win
December 15, 2016

Film studios take on pirates and win

Five of the biggest torrent sites will no longer be able to offer illegal download files in Australia due to a decision in the Federal Court yesterday.

New DCMs in VIA package
December 14, 2016

New DCMs in VIA package

The DCM in a VIA package is a ruggedised modular DC-DC converter operating from an unregulated, wide range input, to generate an isolated and regulated...

Spark & Cannon win NSW police contract
December 13, 2016

Spark & Cannon win NSW police contract

VIQ Solutions has announced that Spark & Cannon, VIQ’s Australia-based reporting and transcription services and technology distributor, has been...

Is Big Brother finally here?
December 12, 2016

Is Big Brother finally here?

VPN service provider, NordVPN, has aggregated some of the more interesting laws around the world that have passed in 2016 with regard to the internet...

Drones help study of sequoia eco system
December 12, 2016

Drones help study of sequoia eco system

Drone manufacturer Parrot has partnered with the research group of Dr. Todd Dawson, faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, to promote...

Samsung to hit kill switch on Galaxy Note 7
December 11, 2016

Samsung to hit kill switch on Galaxy Note 7

If you’re the owner of a Galaxy Note 7 in the US and you want to keep it, tough luck. Samsung has issued a notice stating that it will be sending out a...

Sensor measures energy use in smart home
December 8, 2016

Sensor measures energy use in smart home

To unlock the full potential of the connected home, Earth Networks has announced the world’s first do-it-yourself (DIY) home energy monitoring sensor...

Google US will be carbon neutral in 2017
December 8, 2016

Google US will be carbon neutral in 2017

Google has always been at the cutting eadge of search engine technology, now it’s leading the way in the energy stakes, according to a report in The...

Efficiency record set with OPV cell
December 6, 2016

Efficiency record set with OPV cell

Phillips 66 says it has set a new world record in power conversion efficiency for polymer-based single junction organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. The...

Apple explains iPhone shutdown bug
December 6, 2016

Apple explains iPhone shutdown bug

Apple’s iPhone 6S has worn the brunt of complaints about the device shutting down even though up to 30 per cent of its battery charge is left.

Wearable market grows above three per cent
December 6, 2016

Wearable market grows above three per cent

While the smartwatch market took a tumble in the latest quarter, the overall wearables market grew 3.1 per cent year over year in the third quarter of...

LC panel with 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
December 5, 2016

LC panel with 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio

Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display has announced it has developed a new model of its IPS liquid crystal panel that achieves a contrast ratio of over...

Hate Doing Laundry? – Meet The Laundroid
December 5, 2016

Hate Doing Laundry? – Meet The Laundroid

Sounds like an object right out of a sci-fi movie but Seven Dreamers CEO, Shin Sakane, seems to have come up with the “perfect” solution to everyone’s...

$200 million fund for innovation
December 4, 2016

$200 million fund for innovation

The CSIRO $200 million Innovation Fund is designed to commercialise early stage innovations from CSIRO, universities and other publicly funded research...

Artificial Intelligence on the Rise
November 30, 2016

Artificial Intelligence on the Rise

Conversational Commerce company, Flamingo Customer Experience, has released research into 84 Australian based businesses as well as 528 Australian...

Mini workstation packs powerful punch
November 30, 2016

Mini workstation packs powerful punch

HP has released a mini workstation designed for users in CAD and other computer-intensive industries. The HP Z2 Mini Workstation is 2.3-inch high and...

Schneider Electric releases Gen IV update
November 28, 2016

Schneider Electric releases Gen IV update

Schneider Electric has announced the Push GEN IV update in its biggest release to date. The new graphic interface has been designed for maximum impact...

What 5G means for electronics
November 27, 2016

What 5G means for electronics

Testing of the 5G standard by US telcos Verizon and AT&T has already begun, with the roll-out of the latest iteration of wireless signal likely to be a...

Gerard Lighting get SIDE distributorship
November 23, 2016

Gerard Lighting get SIDE distributorship

Gerard Lighting has announced they are now the exclusive distributor of SIDE lighting. The new collection is a high-end specified, external and...

GSMA announces details of 2017 congress
November 22, 2016

GSMA announces details of 2017 congress

The GSMA announced details of the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including confirmed exhibitors and sponsors, as well as a range of...

Top 10 products from Chinese Hi-Tech Fair
November 21, 2016

Top 10 products from Chinese Hi-Tech Fair

The 18th China Hi-Tech Fair, themed “Innovation-Driven, Quality-Oriented,” wrapped up on November 21 at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center...

US Black Friday deals in Australia
November 21, 2016

US Black Friday deals in Australia

While American consumers gear up for the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, international consumers are left on the outside looking in...

China making inroads in smartphone market
November 18, 2016

China making inroads in smartphone market

Three Chinese vendors — Huawei, Oppo and BBK Communication Equipment —accounted for 21 percent of the smartphones sold to end users worldwide in the...

VR products on show at Chinese hi-tech fair
November 17, 2016

VR products on show at Chinese hi-tech fair

China Hi-Tech Fair kicked off on November 16 at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, China. This six-day annual event will bring together thousands...

Latest iPhone to have OLED screen
November 17, 2016

Latest iPhone to have OLED screen

It has been rumoured for some time that the next version of Apple’s iPhone will have an OLED screen. Analyst KGI Securities has issued a report that...