Stories by Hafizah Osman

Traditional Aussie PC market defies global downward trend again

The traditional PC market in Australia is looking positive, unlike the downward trend faced by the rest of the world.

NSW government taps on Android Pay

Service NSW is the first government agency in Australia to adopt Google’s cashless Android Pay service.

nbn grows customer base, but suffers EBITDA loss

Australian broadband network, nbn, has reported an EBITDA loss of $1.6 billion for the year ending June 30, compared to $1.1 billion the same time last year.

Australia could become the FinTech Hub of Asia

Australia could soon become the FinTech Hub of Asia by eliminating regulatory red tape that has previously held the nation’s visionary start-up companies back, according to Tyro CEO, Jost Stollmann.

IN PICTURES: 2016 Vivid Sydney crowd favourites (+19 photos)

For 23 nights, from May 27 until June 18, Vivid Sydney transforms Sydney into a dazzling playground of fun and free sights for all ages. Visitors can explore the world's largest festival of lights, music and ideas and see the dazzling fusion of art a...

100 illuminated Intel drones to perform at Vivid Sydney

Intel’s world-record-holding drone performance, Drone 100, will be making its local debut as part of Vivid Sydney. The drones will showcase different shapes and colours to reveal bespoke animation designed specifically for the Sydney performance.

Huawei female watch review: Bringing out your inner fashionista

Elegance and pure opulence combined with technology – that’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see and try on the Huawei female watch.

Optus gets on board VoLTE rollout

Telecommunications company, Optus, has commenced rollout of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) across its 4G Plus mobile network in Australia’s major capital cities.

nbn on track to meet its financial year plan: Bill Morrow

nbn has revealed its third quarter results, showing a total revenue $111 million, an increase of more than 158 per cent versus the previous corresponding period in fiscal year 2015.

Dick Smith relaunches as online-only business

Dick Smith, the retailer that ceased trading on May 3 as a result of financial difficulty, has been relaunched in the A/NZ market as an online-only retailer.

Kogan Mobile upgrades to 4G network

Kogan Mobile is improving its service for all of its new and existing customers, with the company confirming that it will switch on 4G services for all customers by June, with no increase in prices.

Telstra and Ericsson focus on driving Australia’s mobile future

Telecommunications company, Telstra, in partnership with Ericsson, has revealed plans to make a series of mobile advancements in 2016 that will bring faster speeds and features to Australians and lay the foundations for the launch of 5G services.

Optus and Huawei trial 4.5G technology

Telecommunications company, Optus, and ICT solutions provider, Huawei, are conducting a live trial of 4.5G technology, which has thus far resulted in download speeds of download speeds of between 1.23Gbps and 1.41Gbps, with theoretical maximum speeds...

JB Hi-Fi reaches $2bn revenue mark for 2016 half-year results

Consumer electronics retailer, JB Hi-Fi (JBH), has reported a revenue of $2.12 billion for its 2016 half-year results ending December 31, 2015. In a statement on the ASX, the company said its net profit after tax (NPAT) comes up to $95.2 million for ...

Dick Smith cuts staff count, closes 27 stores

Consumer electronics retailer, Dick Smith (ASX:DSH), will be closing down 27 of its stores and terminating the employment of 181 employees, according to receivers and Managers to Dick Smith Holdings and associated entities, Ferrier Hodgson.