GaN joins wireless charging standards organisation
GaN Systems, a manufacturer of high voltage, high current, and high frequency wireless charging, has joined the AirFuel Alliance, a global, nonprofit...
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Certificated in-vehicle computer with latest Skylake CPU
Backplane Systems Technology has released the Neousys Technology’s Nuvo-5100VTC, a rugged embedded system meeting EN 50155 certification designed for...
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
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...
Samsung to launch foldable phone late 2017
Rumour has it that Samsung and LG will be launching their versions of the foldable smartphone in the second half of the year.
Compact design of amplifier improves efficiency
Mitsubishi Electric will present a hands-on mini lab showcasing its high-efficiency, wide-band Doherty Amplifier at their booth at Radio & Wireless...
New toughpad for rugged enterprise environments
Panasonic, has announced the new fully rugged 10.1-inch FZ-A2 Android Toughpad, the latest addition to its Toughbook family.
Bogus website leads to malware infection of Apple Macs
Users running older versions of MacOS need to be careful about being duped into visiting a website that will infect their Apple Macs, according to a...
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.
TVS diodes for smartphones and other mobile devices
Toshiba has announced the launch of a new line-up of low-capacitance TVS diodes for use in high-speed interfaces in mobile devices, including...
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.
Tiny multi-faceted cameras to benefit industry and consumer tech
Researchers from Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany have developed a process enabling the production of a 2mm flat camera. Similar to the eyes of...
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...
Quick-charge battery allows electric cars to travel up to 600km
Samsung DI has introduced a high-energy density battery cell of the next generation that is claimed to have a driving range of up to 600km. It is said...
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...
How to minimise air-conditioner impact on the environment
Summer is here and temperatures are rising, resulting in an increase in air conditioner use across Australian homes.
Standalone security solution for data centres
Online and data security specialist Trend Micro has announced the availability of the company’s latest TippingPoint NX Series Next-Generation Intrusion...
Southern Hemisphere space program to tackle the final frontier
More than 40 rising stars of the global space industry are landing in South Australia next week for a five-week program to help propel their careers.
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...
Wireless earbud drowns out ambient noise
Earbud manufacturer, Nuheara, has announced the launch of its flagship product, IQbuds, at CES 2017 in Las Vegas.
Samsung’s $150M Fund to support emerging tech
Samsung NEXT (formerly Samsung Global Innovation Center) has announced the creation of the Samsung NEXT Fund. This is a $150 million venture capital...
Is Apple’s FaceTime responsible for child’s death?
Apple is being sued by a family from Texas whose five-year old daughter, Moriah Modisette, died in a car accident on Christmas Eve 2014. The accident...
Artificial audio intelligence for smart home devices
Audio Analytic, a company that specialises in Artificial Intelligence, will be demonstrating a range of new features for its ai3 platform at CES 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...
Visitor management software is a Sine of the times
Australian visitor registration software used in 600 cities globally is preparing to launch in the world’s second-largest nation.
Automotive connectors for hybrid-electric vehicles
RS Components has announced the availability of two high-quality connectors from Amphenol that are designed to meet the demands of use in...
Asia-Pacific smart home market to grow massively
Research and Markets report the “Asia-Pacific Smart Homes & Buildings Market (2016-2022)” says that the Asia Pacific smart home and buildings market is...
Intelligent lighting controls market worth $8.3 billion
The Intelligent Lighting Controls Market Report, published by Allied Market Research, forecasts that the global market is expected to garner $8.3...
CyberArk’s Top Five Security Predictions for 2017
Online security specialist CyberArk has put together its list of what is sees as online threats over the next 12 months.
Concern about technology in U.S. voting system
Smartmatic has released research highlighting voters’ concerns over the current state of America’s voting machines and underlining the connection...
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
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
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
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...
Spectrum expands range of high-speed digitisers
Spectrum has expanded its line of PXIe-based (PXI Express) high-speed digitisers with nine new cards. The new M4x.22xx series includes modules that...
How to choose the best NBN plan for your needs
As the National Broadband Network ( NBN ) roll out continues, those privileged to have access to the network will be hunting for bargains when it comes...
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
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...
Nanotechnology boosts battery storage by 50 per cent
A successful production trial by Nano-Nouvelle is said to have proved its nanotechnology supports industrial-scale manufacture, with output rates 100...
AirPods finally arrive in Australia
After a delay of two months, Apple AirPods have finally arrived on Australian shores.
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...
Nano amp allows devices to run longer as battery discharges
With its tiny 1.2mm x 1.3mm outline and typical current of only 900nA, the TSU111 nano-power op amp helps cut the size and energy needs of analogue...
Mobile revenue from IoT worth $15.5 billion in 2016
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, mobile operator revenues from the Internet of Things reached AUD$15.5 billion in...
ACCC: complaints about online parcel scams triple
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning online shoppers to watch out for fake parcel delivery scams arriving in email inboxes...
Next-gen Huawei with long-lasting battery
Huawei Australia has announced its next generation smartphone – the Huawei Mate 9 – will launch in Q1 2017.
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...
Wearable devices being abandoned – price too high
The abandonment rate of smartwatches is 29 per cent, and 30 per cent for fitness trackers, because people do not find them useful, they get bored of...
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...
Mobile payment system aimed at Chinese nationals
Australian company Quest Payment Systems has collaborated with Chinese-based Alipay to launch Alipay in Australian stores.
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
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
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...
Battery storage could be solution to electricity blackouts
“Operators are faced with a huge challenge to protect energy generation supply and demand in extreme weather conditions,” says Jeremy Moon, Head of...
New attack methods employed by cybercrims in 2017
Cyber security specialist, Trend Micro, has released its annual security predictions report, “ The Next Tier – 8 Security Predictions for 2017.” The...
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...
Regulator designed for wifi chipsets in tablets and smartphones
Toshiba has announced the launch of a 1.3A output current CMOS LDO regulator, TCR13AGADJ, for use in the power supplies of mobile devices. In the...
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
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...
Segway releases cool-looking One S1
Segway has debuted its One S1 at brick and mortar retailers throughout North America.
Despite the hype, batteries aren’t the cheapest way to store energy on the grid
The Australian government is reviewing our electricity market to make sure it can provide secure and reliable power in a rapidly changing world. Faced...
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
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...
Nokia making a comeback in smartphone market
Three years after selling its mobile division to Microsoft, Nokia is back in the smartphone market, albeit via third party company Finnish-based HMD...
$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...
End-to-end video infrastructure API for developers
Bitmovin, the provider of streaming video infrastructure technologies, today released a new video infrastructure API that bundles Bitmovin’s video...
A licence to print: how real is the risk posed by 3D printed guns?
3D printed guns are back in the news after Queensland Police reported last week that they had discovered a 3D printer in a raid on what appeared to be...
ACCC rules against the banks’ actions against Apple Pay
Three of Australia’s major banks have been prevented from collectively negotiating with Apple over the use of Apple Pay. The National Australia Bank...
Samsung Galaxy S8 leak – hardware key to new handset
Samsung is concentrating on hardware – specifically the camera – with its 2017 iteration of its flagship smartphone the Galaxy S8, according to ET News.
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
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...
Online retailer fulfils 2.5 million orders in five days
GEODIS announced a record breaking fulfillment performance for the 2016 holiday shopping season with 2.5 million orders shipped over the five-day...
Former nuclear power plant converted to solar producer
Solar power specialist, Fronius Solar Engery, has installed a photovoltaic system on the site of a former nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf an der...
Microsoft Surface Book: conversion key to success
Portability is a key component to a modern working environment and one that Microsoft if keen to expand upon with its latest offering in the...
Online platform helps teachers rise to the top of the class
An online platform to help Australian teachers manage their personal development and registration requirements will be adapted to suit the needs of...
Breakthrough could see phones charge in seconds
A team of scientists from UCF has developed a new process for creating flexible supercapacitors that can store more energy and be recharged more than...
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...
CSIRO partners with China over solar electricity initiative
Australia’s solar heliostat technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal (CST) electricity generation in China.
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...
Sensor system uses internet to maximise irrigation efficiency
A wireless sensor system to maximise vineyard irrigation efficiency will begin field trials in January.
Why batteries have started catching fire so often
All our lives we have relied on batteries in everything from mobile phones and cars to hand torches, but confidence in the technology has deteriorated...
Simple ideas to make EMI issues a thing of the past
High-performance modular power components specialist Vicor Corporation is hold a seminar titled Simple Ideas to Make EMI Issues a Thing of the Past...
Massive growth in home automation over next four years
A new study claims that the global DIY home automation market is expected to reach almost AUD$28 billion by 2020 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate...
Oracle opens Sydney digital hub – says 200 jobs will be created
Oracle Australia is building a digital sales hub in Sydney to house a new team of over 200 digital sales professionals aimed at helping more midsize...
VR app sends users to exotic locales to meditate
Digital health company Provata Health has announced the launch of Provata VR, a virtual reality (VR) guided meditation app.
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
The GSMA announced details of the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including confirmed exhibitors and sponsors, as well as a range of...
State-wide network will help farmers live off the LAN
The Internet of Things will soon be rolled out across farmers’ fields in an Australian state. South Australia is set to become the first fully...
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
While American consumers gear up for the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, international consumers are left on the outside looking in...
Bill shock doubles for Aussie consumers
Australians have collectively racked up $146 million in excess data charges this year, according to finder.com.au.
Megaphone translates into different languages
The Panasonic company has developed a megaphone that which can be used as a translator of several other languages.
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...
New generation of sensors set to change home automation
With the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), the embedded systems that constitute the IoT nodes are growing in diversity. STMicroelectronics...
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
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...
Top Aussie start-ups head to Boston for MassChallenge
Ten Aussie innovators will head to Boston in February after winning the inaugural Australian section of one of the world’s biggest start-up accelerators.