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5G network being designed in Sydney
November 17, 2016

5G network being designed in Sydney

A 5G cellular network that supports the trillions of interconnected devices predicted to be in use in the coming few years is being designed by...

Credit card with changeable security code
November 17, 2016

Credit card with changeable security code

As a leading e-commerce bank in France, Societe Generale’s priority is to strengthen the security of online payments while making its customers’...

Smart battery for smoke alarms
November 15, 2016

Smart battery for smoke alarms

Roost’s smart battery, couple with a free smartphone app, delivers notifications to a smartphone when a smoke alarm sounds. It also combines a lithium...

Watch battery recharged by body heat
November 15, 2016

Watch battery recharged by body heat

Matrix Industries unveiled the Matrix PowerWatch, the world’s first smartwatch that uses thermoelectric technology so you never have to recharge or...

Apple ships first LG UltraFine 4K display
November 15, 2016

Apple ships first LG UltraFine 4K display

Apple has started to ship the LG UltraFine 4K Display to customers who placed orders in October, with deliveries expected to arrive on consumer’s...

Need a new laptop? Don’t go interest-free
November 14, 2016

Need a new laptop? Don’t go interest-free

My home PC has bitten the dust. It is kaput. Stuffed. Broken. The LCD is done and dusted. The screen is black and pixelated. If I move the cursor up...

An OLED TV as thin as wallpaper
November 14, 2016

An OLED TV as thin as wallpaper

We recently ran a story about Panasonic and its invisible television, now there is a rumour doing the rounds about an OLED that can stick to your wall...

Gerard Lighting takes home excellence award
November 14, 2016

Gerard Lighting takes home excellence award

Gerard Lighting has won the Award of Excellence in the International Lighting Design Awards for Australia and New Zealand for its GenLED One Luminaire.

Madison gets Mobotix distributorship
November 9, 2016

Madison gets Mobotix distributorship

Australian technology distributor Madison Technologies has announced a new partnership with global IP Camera solutions manufacturer Mobotix, that sees...

4K tablet with CAD applications
November 9, 2016

4K tablet with CAD applications

Panasonic Toughbook has unveiled its 20-inch 4K tablet, designed for CAD applications, technical services, healthcare, photography, pro video...

Toshiba to build a new 3D flash plant
November 8, 2016

Toshiba to build a new 3D flash plant

Toshiba has announced the outline schedule for the construction of a state-of-the-art fabrication facility at Yokkaichi Operations in Mie, Japan, for...

Lenovo revenue up for second quarter
November 8, 2016

Lenovo revenue up for second quarter

Lenovo has announced results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016. Revenue was US$11.2 billion, an eight per cent decrease...

Production begins for Chevy Volt EV
November 7, 2016

Production begins for Chevy Volt EV

Chevrolet has started manufacturing its Bolt electric hatchback vehicles at Orion Township, Michigan, which will sell for $US 30,000 after a federal...

Inside the world’s thinnest smartphone
November 3, 2016

Inside the world’s thinnest smartphone

Motorola recently released the world’s thinnest smartphone, the Moto Z. Having gotten his hands on a device at the launch in October, Mike Wheeler...

Consumers help design new rugged tablet
November 2, 2016

Consumers help design new rugged tablet

Xplore Technologies has launched the XSLATE R12, a next generation detachable rugged tablet PC. Xplore incorporated customer feedback into its...

Uptake In cyberphysical systems expected
November 2, 2016

Uptake In cyberphysical systems expected

Drones, remote inspection technologies and insights on cybersecurity were some of the main topics discussed at the DNV GL Innovation Day in Singapore.

Battery builders break into two camps
November 1, 2016

Battery builders break into two camps

Tesla’s announcement of its new Powerwall 2 battery marks a clear breakpoint for manufacturers of home energy storage systems says Redflow CEO Simon...

Why is the tablet market shrinking?
November 1, 2016

Why is the tablet market shrinking?

When the iPad was released in April 2010, champions of the form factor said tablets were going to change the landscape of personal computing forever...

Toughpad tablet can survive 1.2m drop
October 31, 2016

Toughpad tablet can survive 1.2m drop

Panasonic has launched a light, rugged Android 10.1-inch Toughpad tablet, which is claimed to have protection against drops and shocks, heat and cold...

Review: The Navman MY660LMT GPS
October 31, 2016

Review: The Navman MY660LMT GPS

For those that are used to the vagaries of GPS technology, the latest Navman incarnation is not so much a revolution but more of a minor upgrade...

New iPhone to have curved OLED screen
October 30, 2016

New iPhone to have curved OLED screen

Sharp Corporation President Jeng-wu Tai has let the cat out of the bag with the type of display the iPhone 8 with have when it is released near the end...

China – the latest CE Juggernaut
October 27, 2016

China – the latest CE Juggernaut

I remember growing up in the mid-1970s when our department stores were flooded with Japanese consumer electronic (CE) goods – or the more colloquial...

IoT solution to drive digital transformation
October 27, 2016

IoT solution to drive digital transformation

IFS IoT Business Connector is a new product that claims to shorten the time from ideas to tangible benefits for customers’ IoT initiatives by providing...

Hitachi’s next generation SVOS released
October 27, 2016

Hitachi’s next generation SVOS released

Hitachi Data Systems has announced the next generation of its Storage Virtualisation Operating System, SVOS 7.0, featuring enhanced QoS, new adaptive...

Drone that fits in your pocket
October 25, 2016

Drone that fits in your pocket

Dobby is claimed to be the world’s first super-light consumer selfie drone that folds and fits in your pocket.

Online fraud up 40 per cent
October 24, 2016

Online fraud up 40 per cent

A dramatic increase in online fraud has prompted a warning to those buying goods over the internet this Christmas, according to finder.com.au.

Home-grown routers for 4G market
October 24, 2016

Home-grown routers for 4G market

Brisbane-based Accelerated Concepts has appointed Melbourne’s Network Professional Services (NPS) as a reseller of its Australian-designed 4G failover...

Why Apple is the Biggest Brand in the World
October 19, 2016

Why Apple is the Biggest Brand in the World

In 1997 Steve Jobs returned to Apple having resigned 12 years earlier due to differences between himself and the board. During his absence the company...

Denso go with Autotalks’ V2X device
October 17, 2016

Denso go with Autotalks’ V2X device

Autotalks’ next generation V2X device was selected by Denso, a auto parts supplier and a V2X ECU pioneer to be at the centre of DENSO’s global V2X...

Why did the Galaxy Note 7 catch fire?
October 17, 2016

Why did the Galaxy Note 7 catch fire?

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock over the past six months, you’ll know that Samsung has had a marketing disaster on its hands with the Galaxy...

Taking ReRAM cells to the next level
October 17, 2016

Taking ReRAM cells to the next level

Australian company 4DS Memory has announced it has successfully developed and tested 40 nanometre (nm) interface switching resistive random access...

Transistor array for industrial equipment
October 14, 2016

Transistor array for industrial equipment

Toshiba has announced the launch of TBD62089APG, a new-generation transistor array for applications such as LED lighting for amusement equipment and...

Welcome to the leisure drone
October 13, 2016

Welcome to the leisure drone

Drone manufacturer Parrot has released the Bebop 2 – a light robust and stable video drone.

Electricity smart meter usage to double
October 13, 2016

Electricity smart meter usage to double

M2M/IoL analyst firm Berg Insight claims that annual shipments of smart electricity meters in Europe will more than double in the next two years. The...

Moto Z – thinnest smartphone ever
October 12, 2016

Moto Z – thinnest smartphone ever

Motorola has released the thinnest smartphone on the market – the Moto Z, which has a depth of just 5.2mm. The company also released its baby brother...

New Server-on-Modules make debut
October 12, 2016

New Server-on-Modules make debut

Congatec is introducing new Server-on-Modules with Intel Xeon D processors (Broadwell) parallel to the preview release of the COM Express Type 7...

Chamberlain Group to sue over fake remotes
October 12, 2016

Chamberlain Group to sue over fake remotes

The Chamberlain Group is issuing a notice for dealers and resellers to be on the lookout for imitation garage door remotes; warning that the fake...

Telstra gets Xperia exclusive
October 11, 2016

Telstra gets Xperia exclusive

Sony Mobile has announced the online pre-order availability of the new Xperia XZ smartphone. Telstra will be the exclusive Telco partner for the Xperia...

Invisible television on its way
October 11, 2016

Invisible television on its way

What next after OLED televisions? How about an invisible television? One that ‘melts’ into the background when it is switched off. Earlier this week...

Apple watch rebranded
October 10, 2016

Apple watch rebranded

With the new Apple Watch making its debut last month, Apple also decided to rebrand the original version as the ‘Series 1”.

Majority of Aussies want self-driving cars
October 10, 2016

Majority of Aussies want self-driving cars

Seven in ten Australians want a self-driving car to take over when they feel tired or bored and just under half already recognise autonomous vehicles...

October 10, 2016

Cordless phone for hearing impaired

Panasonic’s KX-TGM420 Series is a home phone solution designed for improved communications for anyone affected by hearing loss.

US player enters energy market via proxy
October 10, 2016

US player enters energy market via proxy

US-based Viridian International Management has announced that it is offering energy products to consumers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and...

Gerard Lighting win commendation for Raptor
October 10, 2016

Gerard Lighting win commendation for Raptor

Gerard Lighting has been presented an ‘Award of Commendation’ in the Luminaire Design Award IESANZ NSW Chapter 2016 for its Sylvania Briteline LED...

New dimming solution for LED lighting
October 5, 2016

New dimming solution for LED lighting

Gerard Lighting has announced a new range of Diginet LEDSmart+ dimmers, timers and electronic light switches. It features MultiMate Technology, which...

Cynora develops new material classes
October 5, 2016

Cynora develops new material classes

Cynora, a company that specialises in TADF (thermally activated delayed fluorescence) materials, has developed new material classes that it claims to...

Home automation lighting via smartphone app
October 5, 2016

Home automation lighting via smartphone app

Perth-based technology company Airstream has launched a wireless, smart lighting product, iLight, which allows users to experience more than 16 million...

Pelican celebrates 40 years
October 5, 2016

Pelican celebrates 40 years

Pelican Products, manufacturer of high-performance protective cases and containers and portable lighting tools is celebrating its 40 th anniversary...

Reinventing the spring-loaded probe pin
October 4, 2016

Reinventing the spring-loaded probe pin

For decades the spring-loaded probe is said to have delivered excellent mechanical and electrical performance in a highly compliant contact. However...

Samsung relaunch Galaxy Note 7
October 4, 2016

Samsung relaunch Galaxy Note 7

After the worldwide recall of its Galaxy Note 7 due to exploding battery issues, Samsung has announced the global relaunch of the device.