Shares of Sony surged as it returns with some services on its PlayStation Network (PSN). This after the company offered incentives to users whose online personal information is at risk.
An addition to Australia’s largest Apple stores is soon to open in the succeeding months in the city of Brisbane. This is a result of yesterday’s announcement of plans concerning the $10.5 million renovation of historic MacArthur Chambers.
Australia's internet service providers are wary that the planned National Broadband Network (NBN) may push up their prices much to the dismay of customers.
Apple Inc has denied reports that the company installed a tracking device on its iPhones to know the locations of users.
Sony Corp has warned its 75 million PlayStation Network and Qriocity online service customers to check their credit card accounts as some important credit card data such as billing addresses and other personal information may have been stolen by a hacker.
Google Inc has to deal with the increasing salaries of employees and staff that could further erode strong financials if it does not make the most of advertising revenues from video and display advertising, analysts said.
Launching its first production plant, printed wiring board maker Ibiden announces a second factory that will make high-end PWBs for smartphones
Microsoft Bing is seen overtaking Google as more users are making the switch to the Bing powered research on the Internet.
NBN Co says it is on track for the September commencement of commercial super-fast broadband services with the signing of the first retail service providers to connect to the new network for trials on mainland Australia.
Australian telco giant Telstra (ASX: TLS) says it is launching a new high-speed mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to enable Australians to connect multiple mobile devices to the internet when they’re on the go.
The allure of online retailing has befallen Australian billionaire James Packer as he reportedly made investments in DealsDirect.com.
Google has announced the launch of Google Fiber in Kansas City to provide users there with Internet access more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have today. The response was overwhelming-nearly 1,100 cities felt the need for speed-and we were thrilled by the enthusiasm we saw across the country for better and faster web connections.
Mobile phone giant Nokia has filed another found of complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) against Apple, alleging that the company infringes additional Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers.
Leading mobile affiliate network MobPartner just closed a $3.5 million first round from Alven Capital and Newfund. This funding will enable MobPartner to accelerate its international growth.
Gaming console giant Nintendo has announced the launch of several new gaming applications which aims to provide entertainment for players of all ages. The company invites players of any to check out new demo versions of games for the WiiWare service - one offering competitive darts challenges, the other giving preschoolers a fun way to learn by interacting with baby animals.
Online shopping giant eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) has announced completion of a plan to acquire GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC), a leading provider of ecommerce and interactive marketing services, for $29.25 a share, or total consideration of approximately $2.4 billion. The acquisition, which will be financed with cash and debt, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011.
Ratings agency, Fitch Ratings says it does does not expect eBay Inc.'s (eBay) proposed acquisition of GSI Commerce, Inc. (GSI) to have an impact on eBay's ratings.
The cities of Beijing and Chongqing, China have recently issued a rule banning outdoor advertising that tends to promote high-end lifestyles and may trigger social unrest.
The Australian mobile phones market continue its climb and latest figures from IDC Australia showed that almost 13 million units were snatched by local consumers in 2010 alone, coming from the 10.99 million handsets sold in the previous year.
Australia’s emerging mobile commerce (m-commerce) registered total sales of up to $155 million in 2010 despite consumer concerns on security of online purchases, according to a new survey conducted by Nielsen.
Apple has announced that iPad 2, the second-generation of its third post-PC device, will go on sale in 25 additional countries this Friday, March 25.
Facebook has been deleting the accounts of its underage users, at a rate of up to 20,000 globally being wiped out each day, which the social media company said is only one of its numerous ways of policing its 630-million strong followers worldwide.
Google has announced a partnership agreement with Sprint Mobile to integrate Google Voice into the mobile phone's applications. In a press statement, Google said the firm has been working to bring an integrated Google Voice experience to your mobile device by building mobile apps, introducing Google Voice Lite, and most recently Number Porting.
Outgoing Google chief executive Eric Schmidt lauded the Australian government’s national broadband initiative of putting up a country-wide network that he said would boost business and consumer growth.
The massive earthquake and the tsunami it spawned in Japan pushed back the late March launch of iPad 2 in the country even as Apple struggle to meet the refurbished tablet’s online demand, admitting on Wednesday that global consumers will have to endure weeks of delay.
Telstra’s Yellow Pages publisher Sensis has followed the ways of other firms as it unveiled on Wednesday an iPad app that would allow the gadget’s Australian users to access directory database through the Apple bestselling product.
Giant internet firm Google continues its ongoing campaign of raising the quality of its services, snatching this week an Irish company that it deems would bring better technology in improving the video offerings of its subsidiary, YouTube.
Web developers will get the most benefit with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) launched early this week.
The person behind the viral spread in Facebook for an overblown birthday party invite for a young girl residing in New South Wales has been identified by the state police.
The rising smartphone sales in Australia is expected to further accelerate this year and among the competing brands, Apple, according to experts, currently holds the edge due to its iPhone’s wide range of apps offerings.
