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TelemarketingPremium‘Significant stress’: $200k fine for calls

An online retailer has copped a whopping fine for spamming customers, some of whom suffered “significant stress” as a result.

Melissa Iaria

x-rated attackPremiumHackers’ shock Facebook porno dump on businesses

In a disturbing attack, scammers have hacked into the Facebook pages of multiple Australian businesses and uploaded pornographic content.

Daniela Pizzirani

Overcharged‘No excuses’: Telstra cops $2.2m whack

Telstra is $2.2m lighter and has been scolded by the communications regulator after it overcharged more than 11,000 customers.

Hamish Spence

Mobile phonesPremiumMan’s eye-watering fine for ‘ritual’

A Brisbane man has revealed how he racked up eye-watering fines over a simple “ritual” he performed while driving.

Blake Antrobus

ScamsDetails of vicious mobile phone scam revealed

Telstra and Optus will soon be forced to crack down on a vicious scam targeting innocent mobile phone users in Australia.

Duncan Murray

Communication breakdownMajor Optus outage causing chaos

The telecommunications giant is reporting a major outage, affecting customers trying to make or receive calls.

Lauren Ferri

Speech‘Implications’: Big Telstra concern

The boss of the competition regulator in Australia has raised a big concern about Telstra that he says could have “implications”.

Ashleigh Gleeson

SmartphonesPremiumMajor internet outage strikes Tasmania

A "major statewide outage" has struck Tasmania, with Telstra reporting it is investigating two separate cable cuts to the mainland.

Emily Woods

TechnologyTexts no Aussie wants to receive

Almost all Aussies are being bombarded with unsolicited texts and calls from businesses they don’t want to hear from. Here’s how to stop the communication.

Melissa Iaria

BusinessHow workers can cash in on huge change

One bank’s customers can help their local barista make some extra money by doing one simple thing thanks to a new initiative.

Emily Cosenza

ExclusiveBig change coming to major retailers

A big change is coming to some of Australia’s most popular retailers that will change the way customers shop in their stores.

Emily Cosenza

TechnologyHuge change to supermarket trolleys

One of the most annoying things about supermarket trolleys could soon be a thing of the past thanks to new Aussie-made tech.

Emily Cosenza

TechnologyBig change for shoppers at IKEA

IKEA will introduce a major change for shoppers across Australia - with some stores to introduce it before the busy Christmas period.

Emily Cosenza

5G coverageTelstra seals $1 billion defence deal

Telstra will provide 5G mobile services to the Department of Defence as part of a telecommunications contract worth more than $1 billion.

Steven Deare

iPhone 13Big issue with iPhone 13

Apple’s new iPhone 13 is facing a big issue that could lead to problems for those wanting one before Christmas.

Evin Priest

QR codeSecret about state’s QR code system exposed

One state has been secretly doing one thing to QR code information that could put it at risk of breaching legal directions, a report has found.

Emily Cosenza

User frustrationiPhone users report touchscreen issue with latest update

A big issue has been reported by iPhone users, who are saying the latest Apple update has stopped one important feature working.

Emily Cosenza

Apple iPhoneHow to get new iPhone 13 for $79

Tech giant Apple has revealed how customers can get up to $1120 off the new iPhone 13, which is being released across Australia on Friday.

Evin Priest

CovidExtreme new rule for home quarantine

Residents in home quarantine could get a visit from the cops if they fail to comply with a strict new compliance rule within 10 minutes.

Alex Druce

Another day, another iPhonePremiumEverything you need to know about the iPhone 13

Apple has unveiled a new line of iPhones, looking to entice consumers with improvements to the camera and processor in lieu of major design changes. Here’s all the details ...

Mark Gurman

SmartphonesPhone tower play for retail investors

An Australian investment firm says retail investors could benefit from the demand for 5G phone towers - and the chance they'll be sold off by network operators.

Liz Hobday

Full ListPremiumApple iPhone software changes: How it will affect you

Apple is poised to protect users and annoy Facebook with a controversial iPhone update that could change the way you’re tracked.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Hanging upPremiumLG axes smartphones forever: What it means for you

LG showed off a new smartphone with a ‘rolling’ screen recently, but now it’s pulling out of the market for good. This is how it will affect you.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

SmartphonesHuawei poses a threat to US security: FCC

Huwaei is one of five Chinese companies the Federal Communications Commission has declared pose "an unacceptable risk to US national security".

David Shepardson