Apple today launched its annual Back to University promotion in Australia and New Zealand, offering students, teachers, and other eligible educational employees free AirPods with the purchase of an eligible new Mac or iPad for a limited time. Between January 18 and March 13, students can get free second-generation AirPods with the purchase of any […]
Read MoreSamsung found itself in hot water after a recent firmware update reportedly broke thousands of Galaxy smartphones for customers in Australia. The company is investigating the issue and has advised users to avoid updating their phones for the time being. However, affected users have no other option but to factory reset their phones, and countless […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy A90 5G hasn’t received One UI 5.0, and it never will. Nevertheless, the upper mid-range phone in question is getting a new firmware update as we speak. Samsung began the December 2022 security patch rollout earlier today, and the Galaxy A90 5G is among the first devices to receive it. Rather unusually, the […]
Read MoreAccording to YouGov, a global polling company, Samsung Electronics managed to defeat Google to top the Global Best Brand Rankings list. Google was the top-ranked brand in 2021, but Samsung surpassed it in 2022. The rankings reveal that Samsung Electronics scored 127 points and topped the YouGov Global Best Brand Rankings 2022. The list was […]
Read MoreAfter antitrust allegations against Google in the EU, it announced a first-of-a-kind billing system with Spotify that would allow users to choose an alternative payment method for the music subscription. This billing system was called ‘User Choice Billing’ or, in short, UCB. This was not specifically meant for Spotify but for all other Android apps and their […]
Read MoreSamsung Networks, Samsung’s network equipment arm, has announced that it has achieved record-breaking average download speeds of 1.75Gbps at a distance of 10km using its mmWave 5G networking equipment. The company reached this milestone in collaboration with Australia’s NBN Co. in a recent field trial. During this trial, the company’s record for peak download speed […]
Read MoreIt is Friday, November 4 in New Zealand and Australia, which means it is the official launch day of the new third-generation Apple TV 4K. Customers in Australia and New Zealand are always the first to get their hands on new devices due to time zone differences. Customers who ordered an Apple TV 4K back […]
Read MoreA report from earlier this week claimed Oppo is under fire in Australia, as Nokia is suing the company over the violation of its 4G and 5G technologies. We received a statement from an Oppo spokesperson, regarding the alleged lawsuit: So far, we have not been notified of any legal actions against OPPO in Australia. […]
Read MoreIt’s already Friday, October 7 in New Zealand and Australia, which means its iPhone 14 Plus launch day. Customers in Australia and New Zealand are always the first to get their hands on new devices due to time zone differences, and the new iPhone 14 Plus is no exception. The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, […]
Read MoreTwitter today announced that Twitter Blue subscribers located in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are now able to use the edit tweet feature that has been in testing since the beginning of September. An edit option has been in the works for several months now, with the “Edit Tweet” option showing up alongside the already […]
Read MoreIt’s that time of the year when Samsung rakes in awards. After winning the Smartphone Manufacturer of the Year and Smartphone of the Year titles, the company announced today that it earned four more prestigious awards for its efforts across the BESPOKE Home Appliance range and consumer electronics. More specifically, the 2022 Australian Good Design […]
Read MoreIt’s already September 23 in Australia and New Zealand, aka AirPods Pro and Apple Watch Ultra launch day. Customers in these two countries who preordered the AirPods Pro 2 or an Apple Watch Ultra are beginning to receive their new devices. We will soon start seeing the first hands-on pictures of the AirPods Pro 2 […]
Read MoreBecause of time zone differences, it’s already September 16 (aka iPhone launch day) in Australia and New Zealand, which means customers in these countries who preordered a new iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, or iPhone 14 Pro Max are beginning to receive their devices. Customers receiving new iPhone 14 devices will soon be sharing photos […]
Read MoreSamsung is celebrating the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip 4 in Australia with a music festival, or “Flextival,” as the company calls it. The Flextival is an “exciting music and visual event” headlined by MC SHantan Wantan Ichiban and PNAU’s DJ Set. Other acts include Set Mo, Dena […]
Read MoreIt’s July 15 in New Zealand and Australia, which means the M2 MacBook Air launch day has officially kicked off. Customers in New Zealand and Australia are always the first to get their hands on new devices due to time zone differences. Customers who ordered the M2 MacBook Air last week are starting to receive […]
Read MoreIt’s officially Friday, June 24 in New Zealand and Australia, which means it’s the launch day for the 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro. Customers in New Zealand and Australia are always the first to get their hands on new devices due to time zone differences, and the M2 Macs are no exception. M2 MacBook Pro models […]
Read MoreBack in 2019, Samsung Australia was taken to court by the The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over misleading water resistance advertisement of its phones. The Korean tech giant repeatedly advertised several of its Galaxy S, Galaxy A and Galaxy Note phones as being suitable to use in pool and sea water in its […]
Read MoreWell, the latest reports don’t seem to be good for Samsung’s marketing team, as Samsung Australia has been fined a penalty of A$14 million ($9.65 million) over misleading water resistance claims in its Galaxy smartphones. A good number of Samsung phones are touted to be water-resistant, and it is claimed that these Galaxy phones could be […]
Read MoreOne of Labor’s election promises on energy and emissions is to strengthen the existing cap-and-trade system for big carbon emitters, known as the Safeguard Mechanism. Under this, big polluters are required to buy or surrender carbon credits to offset any direct emissions that exceed an agreed-to baseline. Labor’s plan is to reduce the emissions baselines […]
Read MoreApple has robustly defended its ecosystem in a submission to Australia’s competition watchdog, amid growing global scrutiny of the power of big tech companies and “gatekeeping.” The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has scrutinized Apple’s ecosystem in a series of investigations since last year and encouraged the company to give users more control over […]
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