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The European Parliament has approved the move to make USB-C a common port for charging on portable digital devices, a move which was proposed back in September last year.

Samsung Electronics Australia has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $14 million in penalties after it admitted misleading consumers about the suitability of various Samsung Galaxy phones to be submerged in pool or sea water.

Kantar's 4Q21 smartphone OS report shows at least one iPhone 13 model in the top three in all reported markets.

Audio and video specialist Poly is now the official headsets and video conferencing hardware partner of Formula One World Championship winning team Red Bull Racing.

Telstra's one-day specials for September feature up to 50% off selected Samsung and Apple phones and tablets.

GUEST OPINION by Sam Deckert, Founder and Principal Consultant, Peak Insight: During this current period of disruption and uncertainty, the ways in which customers interact with businesses is changing. Face-to-face dealings are being replaced with phone and online encounters while deliveries are now favoured over in-store transactions.

Although you still hear ads on the radio for people to buy digital radios, which do offer excellent sound quality and no need for a data plan, the latest stats show that radio listening via phones and smart speakers has surged.

Australians have been warned to be careful when buying gifts this holiday season as losses to online shopping scams have already increased 42% this year as the country enters the busy Christmas-New Year period.

Among the latest updates from accounting software provider MYOB is a browser interface for MYOB AccountRight.

Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies has launched a new ICT platform at the recently opened Huawei Raiders Training Centre – home of National Rugby League (NRL) club, the Canberra Raiders.

Motorola Solutions is offering its WAVE push-to-talk service free to “critical” industries in Australia and New Zealand until the end of June.

Participants in Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be able to purchase assistive technology to help them through the COVID 19 crisis and self-isolation.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has updated industry rules to help ensure people with specific communications needs – such as people with vision and hearing impairments – can find out whether particular phones support their requirements.

Mobile phone recycling organisation MobileMuster has released new research revealing that 68% of Australians "struggle to get rid of their things, despite 58% no longer using them because they feel attached to them, with old electronic devices and mobile phones high on the list of things people find hard to part with".

Is Huawei’s new flagship, with its stunning AI-driven camera, the best phone in the business?

The FBI has grossly exaggerated, on more than one occasion, the number of digital devices it cannot access due to encryption, claiming a figure of 7800 when the actual figure was between 1000 and 2000.

The Huawei P20’s very impressive low-light performance comes with an interesting AI lightpainting feature.

Phone and Internet problems in Queensland have dominated reports to the State’s community legal sector workers, according to a new report by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) and Community Legal Centres Queensland.

You’ve probably heard all about Microsoft’s new phones, new Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Band, HoloLens improvements and more, but have you watched the event?

If you’re getting a new phone, be it from Apple or someone else, free phone recycling service MobileMuster is calling for old phones to be recycled.