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HTC Launches HTC Desire 628 with JB-Hi Fi
HTC has announced the launch of the new HTC Desire 628, a bold, beautiful and feature packed device that raises the bar for mid-range smartphones.
STMicroelectronics releases low-power microcontroller series
STMicroelectronics has introduced the development ecosystem for its latest low-power, high performance STM32L4 microcontrollers (MCU) and expanded the...
Apex debuts its Cloud Technology to Melbourne during CeMAT 2016
Following the opening last year of its Asian-Pacific office located in Sydney, Apex Supply Chain Technologies (Apex) is now taking its innovations...
Dick Smith to start shipping bargain 3D printers in July
Dick Smith will begin shipping Wanhao 3D printers late-this month, sold as Balco brand.
Gartner says Worldwide PC Shipments declined in Q2 of 2016
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 64.3 million units in the second quarter of 2016, a 5.2 percent decline from the second quarter of 2015, according to...
Tap and go payments quickly replacing ATMs
ATMs are on the way out with the total number of yearly ATM withdrawals falling to its lowest level in five years, new research by finder.com.au reveals.
Google buys French startup that helps machines
Google has announced a deal to buy Moodstocks, a French startup that has developed technology enabling smartphones to recognise what they are aimed at.
How are Aussie businesses spending money on electronics tech?
In Australia, total technology spending is forecast to reach $83.3 billion in 2016, an increase of 2.8 percent over 2015.
Huawei pushes for “smart cities” in Australia
Joe So, chief technology officer of industry solutions at Huawei, has expressed the company’s desire to bring its Smart Cities and Safe City...
Octopus-Inspired Smart Adhesive Boosts Flexible Electronics
Researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea have made octopus-inspired adhesives.
STMicroelectronics introduces new bluetooth low energy single-chip solution
STMicroelectronics has revealed its first Bluetooth Low Energy wireless System-on-Chip (SoC). The BlueNRG-1 is optimized to satisfy high-volume...
Netherlands gets world’s first nation-wide IoT network
The Netherlands has become the first country in the world to implement a nation-wide long range (LoRa) network for the Internet of Things.
RS Components introduces installation engineers and site maintainers
RS Components has extended the ISO-TECH range of test and measurement equipment with high-tech handheld two-channel Digital Storage Oscilloscopes (DSOs).
Tour De France to undergo Aussie Innovation
Sports fans are about to get a whole new way of experiencing the upcoming Tour de France and select endurance sports at the Rio 2016 Olympics thanks to...
Pluralsight Unveils Technology Learning Platform to help Enterprises
Pluralsight has unveiled their technology learning platform for technology professionals.
Unique phone app launched for deafblind Australians
In a breakthrough for thousands of deaf and blind Australians, the nation’s first purpose-built mobile captioning app has been launched at the start of...
$5 million IBM Competition Open to tackle artificial intelligence challenges
XPRIZE has announced that registration open for the $5 million IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, a four-year global competition challenging teams to develop and...
Universal Robots launches showroom of plug & play applications
Universal Robots has announced the launch of it’s new plug & play applications for Universal Robots+, offering a new level of simplicity of Universal...
CrowdStrike expands into Asia Pacific following growing sophistication of Cyber Attacks
CrowdStrike has announced the launch of its operations in Asia Pacific (APAC) by establishing a physical presence in Australia.
Panasonic Acquires UK Technology Systems Integrator Alan Dick Communications
Panasonic Europe has announced the acquisition of Alan Dick Communications, a leading UK technology integration specialist providing end-to-end...
Telstra to complete IoT trials
Having completed trials in-lab, Telstra is now planning field trials across metropolitan and regional areas for narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT)...
SES Connects Satellite Innovation with Products on the Ground
SES SA is pushing satellite innovation further to create new services and applications for customers
Sony Mobile redefines communications with its intelligent Xperia X Series
Sony Mobile Communications announced the Australian ranging details for its new Xperia X Series smartphones, consisting of the Xperia XA, Xperia X and...
Deep Learning for Computer Vision
Computer vision engineers have used machine learning techniques for decades to detect objects of interest in images and to classify or identify...
China builds world’s fastest supercomputer
A Chinese supercomputer has been declared the fastest in the world, a title which the nation has held for the past seven years.
Minkels extends data centre security portfolio with Drop Away Panels
Global supply of data centre infrastructure, Minkels has announced an extension to its data centre security portfolio with the launch of its Drop Away...
Embeddetech launches software development Kickstarter campaign
Embeddetech has launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign with the goal of accelerating the commercialization of its ‘Virtuoso’ software.
STMicroelectronics extends connectivity portfolio with power delivery solution
As electronics companies worldwide increasingly look to implement the new USB Type-C and Power Delivery (PD) technology, STMicroelectronics is making...
Redflow calls FITs to start battery boom
Redflow Executive Chairman Simon Hackett has called on state governments to offer home battery storage incentives to encourages consumers to ‘trade in’...
Eurecom selected in joint wireless network development
Eurecom and Lime Micro have been selected to collaborate on a fully programmable network capability launched last month by Lime Micro.
Salt baths boost next-gen batteries
The next generation of rechargeable lithium batteries set to disrupt the electric vehicle industry may soon be here, thanks to the humble salt bath.
Kokam’s Reliable Lithium Ion NANO Battery Technology Avoids Thermal
Kokam, the world’s premier provider of innovative battery solutions, has conducted ballistic tests on battery cells using its unique Lithium Ion NANO...
Centralite launches company’s first consumer brand of connected products
Centralite Systems, a leading provider of products that enable a connected world, introduces its line of Centralite connected products, available...
Gene circuits in live cells can perform complex computations
Living cells are capable of performing complex computations on the environmental signals they encounter.
MIT research predicts new materials will have many uses in electronics
MIT researchers are working on a new theoretical characterization of topological semimetals’ electrical properties that predicts several potential new...
Panasonic Commercializes Sheet-Form Encapsulation Material for Coreless Package Substrates
Panasonic Corporation has developed a sheet-form encapsulation material (CV2008 series) for coreless package substrates that enables thinner-profile...
New development could improve battery and fuel cell performance
A team led by engineers from University of Washington has developed a nanoscale probe, which they say could lead to a better understanding of how...
Starchip Achieves 2008 Quality Management System Certification
StarChip, experts in designing, qualifying and industrializing Smart Card integrated circuits (IC), is proud to announce it has been awarded with the...
Lithium-ion Battery Costs
Stellar growth over the coming decade is forecasted by analysts IDTechEx for the electric vehicle business resulting in nearly one trillion dollars...
MEGA Offers Strategic Capabilities for IT Portfolio Management
MEGA International has added new capabilities to HOPEX IT Portfolio Management, offering novel ways to assess IT resources and strengthen corporate...
STMicroelectronics and SAG combine to deliver high-performance NFC Tags for IoT
STMicroelectronics and Securitag Assembly Group (SAG), a leading supplier of RFID transponders have announced a tiny NFC Ferrite Tag that uses...
HTC launches new mid-range phone
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New clamp meter
RS Components is now stocking this test solution from FLIR, which features a 2.0-inch colour TFT in the handset that shows hotspots detected using...
New battery–powered fuel gauge
Maxim’s ModelGauge m5 fuel gauges include a sophisticated algorithm that converts raw measurements such as battery voltage, current, and temperature...
Audio Precision raises the bar for electro-acoustic test
Audio Precision has announced the introduction of the APx1701 Transducer Test Interface. The system integrates instrument-grade amplifiers and...
New reference cable design gives developers a running start
Silicon Labs has introduced a comprehensive reference design that reduces the cost and complexity of developing cables and cable adapters based on the...
Strategic Elements makes breakthrough in printed electronics
Strategic Elements has created a potentially revolutionary glass based memory device using its transparent memory ink.
Intel brings smartphone charging ports to Vivid Sydney
Marking its sixth consecutive year as a Vivid Sydney partner, Intel raises the bar once again with Eyes on the Harbour.
China’s Huawei sues Samsung Electronics for mobile patent infringement
People walk past a sign board of Huawei at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2016 in Shanghai, China May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song
Milestone in solar cell efficiency achieved by Australian scientists
Australian engineers edge closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight-to-electricity conversion by photovoltaic cells with a device that sets a new...
Congatec integrates Celeron processor with faster memory support
Congatec has increased the scalability of its COM Express Computer-on Modules with two new entry-level modules based on the latest Intel 14nm...
Pasternack’s new development system evaluates higher bandwidth rates
Pasternack has introduced its new development system which allows designers to convert with the multi-carrier high bandwidth modulation coveringh 57 to...
IPVanish comes in first on Lifehacker Australia’s Top 5 VPNs List
IPVanish, the world’s leading VPN, has been named as the number one VPN on Lifehacker Australia’s Top Five VPN Service Providers for 2016 list.
JB Hi-Fi considers Good Guys buy-out amid whitegoods reach
JB Hi-Fi has announced it has entered preliminary talks to buy The Good Guys in order to expand its reach through small appliances.
Nokia returns to the smartphone market
The Nokia brand is set to return to mobile phones, two years after the Finnish company sold its flagship handset business and walked away defeated by...
Global fundraising technology Givergy launches in Australia
Givergy has acquired the fundraising arm of former competitor Lumi (IML). This enables charities in the Asia-Pacific region to raise more, through the...
Analog, MEMS and Sensors in Wearable
Wearable are electronic devices which are small and lightweight so can born by the user. They are getting adopted as watches, fashion accessory...
Oven Industries offers a temperature controller for embedded applications
Oven Industries has created the 5R7-001 temperature controller to have a seamless transition between heating and cooling devices, as it serves as the...
FlashLink Mini Electric Time-Temperature Indicator
DeltaTrak has announced the release of its new FlashLink Mini Electronic Time-Temperature Indicator (TTI).
STMicroelectronics drives automation to more secure and connected cars
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronic applications, has launched a new family of...
40 startups unite to launch TechSydney
Australia’s most successful startups and global tech giants, including Atlassian, Airbnb and Airtree Ventures are backing a new not-for-profit aimed at...
Precision 16V Op Amps eliminate post-assembly trimming
STMicrroelectronics has introduced the new TSX7 series of precision 16V op amps that combine very high accuracy with a wide operating-voltage range and...
RAD and Check Point provide protection against cyber threats
RAD and Check Point Software Technologies have announced they have joined forces to offer an end-to-end cyber security solution that protects utility...
Australian ICT forum charts the future of industry-university collaboration
A national forum of more than 90 leaders from business, government and universities came together in April to chart the future of ICT education.
Aussie investors leery of technology
Australian investors are among the world’s least willing to take up new investment technology, according to new research.
4K television owners can finally play 4K Blu-ray movies
Australians are finally getting access to the latest, sharpest television content after Samsung revealed it had launched the first 4K Blu-ray Disc...
Linius Technologies commences trading on the ASX
Video technology development company Linius Technology has commenced trading on the Australian Securities Exchange after it successfully raised $3.5...
Stereo Audio Functionality on a PCI Express Mini Card
The PCI Express Mini Card PX5 enables undisturbed transmission of audio signals as they are needed. This stereo audio functionality is a modular part...
STMicroelectronics brings superior indoor and undercover navigation to mobiles and wearables
Smart devices are about to get better at guiding users and mapping their sporting achievements even where satellite navigation cannot work, using the...
Small and bright: what nanophotonics means for you
Benjamin J. Eggleton, University of Sydney
ZTE Mobile Devices brings ZTE Tour to Spain after US success
ZTE Mobile Devices has announced the expansion of ZTE devices to Spain.
How high-speed wireless compares to cable in boosting our internet speeds
Australia’s national broadband network continues its roll out with more than 900,000 premises now connected, according to NBN Co’s latest weekly...
GCT Semiconductor powers mobile hotspot available on Sprint 4G LTE Network
GCT Semiconductor has announced that its 4G LTE chip GDM7243S powers the new R850 LTE hotspot now commercially available with Sprint and Sprint’s...
Netcomm Wireless certifies 4G Wifi M2M Router for use on VPN
NetComm has announced that Verizon Wireless has certified the NetComm Wireless 4G WiFi M2M Router for use on the Verizon Wireless Private Network...
SES broadband platform provides reliable communications to maritime customers
SeaVsat has chosen to use the SES Enterprise+ Broadband service and to utilise additional SES capacity to deliver connectivity to vessels worldwide.
Ultra-miniature connector
Fischer Connectors has launched an even smaller ultra-miniature connector, MiniMax 06, as an extension of its miniature high-density product range, the...
CeBIT Australia 2016 showcases
A hydrogen fuel-cell bicycle that can travel 125km and a Tesla Model S that’s available for hire are among exhibits at CeBIT Australia 2016 which is...
Microsoft announces pre-orders available for Lumia 650
Microsoft lower-end Lumia 650 is now available for pre-order in Australia before arriving in retail on May 23.
Rittal signs New Distribution Partnership with Ramelec
Rittal Australia is pleased to announce a new national distribution partnership with Ramelec, a specialist electrical industrial equipment distributor...
Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps coming to Windows 10
Designed to run quickly and easily within Windows 10 and have the most up-to-date features, Facebook built Windows-only experiences into all three of...
Virtual Coffee Store launched on Pay it Forward
In order to do something special for Australian charity workers, amaysim has teamed up with fellow tech innovator Hey You to assist users to beat the...
Harnessing the power of coal in electronic devices
Anthracite coal. Anthracite is the hardest type of coal with the highest carbon content. As it has few impurities, it burns with a clean flame, and so...
HC SemiTek & BluGlass enter collaboration to explore multiple LED applications
BluGlass Limited has announced the commencement of a collaboration with HC SemiTek, a leading Chinese LED chip manufacturer that supplies full-color...
NXP and HID formalise their relationship at ISC West
A strategic collaboration between erstwhile competitors NXP Semiconductors and HID Global will now enable the use of wearable devices to open...
Panasonic and Siemens to cooperate for next-generation electronic equipment assembly plants
Panasonic and Siemens strive for the common advancement of digital production for the electronics industry.
Seekhana launches new eLearning & social platform for video game development
With a pedigree of over 20 years in the computer games business, the management team behind Seekhana is deeply passionate about training the next...
Base64 boosts solar energy use with Redflow LSB
Base64’s Large Scale Battery (LSB) contains 60 ZBM flow batteries in a 20ft shipping container form-factor, which can deliver 660 kilowatt hours (kWh)...
Telemecanique Sensors unveils OsiSense XCKW, a wireless and battery-less limit switch
The new OsiSense XCKW range from Telecanique Sensors brings easy connectivity to machine configurations where calling is difficult, expensive, or unwanted.
NetComm Wireless launches AC1600 Gigabit home Gateway
NetComm Wireless introduced the VDSL/ADSL Wireless AC1600 Gigabit Gateway, a new generation Gigabit VDSL gateway that delivers a fast and powerful...
Mojo to empower households
In a world first, Mojo will not profit by selling more power to its customers who will now be able to access wholesale rates for their household...
MathWorks Announces Release of MATLAB and Simulink
MathWorks today introduced Release 2016a. This release includes the MATLAB Live Editor, which offers the ability to write, run, and modify code in a...
Sequoia India US7.5M investment in 90 Seconds
90 Seconds, the world’s leading cloud video production platform, has raised US$7.5 million in Series A financing led by Sequoia.
Netflix reccomends LG TVs in Australia
LG Electronics new range of LG 4K UHD TVs has been chosen by Netflix for its Recommended TV program.
New Splunk Enterprise reduces cost of Big Data Analytics
Splunk, provider of the leading software platform for real-time Operational Intelligence, today announced the general availability (GA) of Splunk...
Internet of Things goes mainstream
A new report released by Verizon has shown that the Internet of Things has become mainstream in it’s move to drive revenue for all businesses.