ANZ today launched its new Business Visa Debit card on its business transaction accounts. ANZ is the first major Australian bank to offer a Visa Debit card for business. The new card is available on the ANZ Business Classic, Business Extra and Negotiator accounts and will replace the current ANZ Access card for eligible customers. […]
HTC, today announced plans to bring Microsoft’s next generation of Windows Phones, the Windows Phone 7 Series, to market later this year. The revolutionary new software offers a fresh approach to smartphones by bringing web content and applications together to create a phone experience that is very personal, relevant and connected. With this news, HTC […]
Women looking to combine building a business with their family are turning to party plan business Something Naughty to fulfil their entrepreneurial aspirations. Something Naughty’s new owner Donna Inns took over the business in December and is lamenting having to turn down requests for parties because there are not enough party planners available. Party planners […]
As climate change has become a critical focus for business today, Climate Friendly has developed GoldPower and FlightPortal to enable global companies to take real, meaningful and immediate action to reduce carbon emissions. GoldPower is a voluntary global renewable energy certificate that meets the highest international standards and creates carbon savings that can be reported […]
Launching today, the SURFit iPhone app allows users to remotely control and interact with cameras set up along Sydney’s most popular beaches. Giving beach goers the opportunity to check their favourite break or beach spot on 3G and WiFi. The smart Apple interface allows users to easily tap, swipe or pinch the screen to make […]
Tradespeople are not nearly as wealthy as our image of them suggests, with wages “consistently” falling for the lowest paid tradies, a University of Canberra researcher has found. Head of economics and director of the Centre for Labour Market Research, Professor Phil Lewis will outline the findings of a project into what tradespeople earn at […]
Australia’s biggest shopping rewards program FlyBuys has reported a surge in new memberships in 2009, with a 400,000, mostly younger shoppers signing up for the program. Almost 400,000 new cardholders were welcomed to FlyBuys in 2009, with the average age of new members sitting at 33 years – 12 years younger than the overall average […]
Microsoft has demonstrated their next generation of their Windows Mobile (now branded Windows Phone) operating system firing a shot across the bow of Apple and the iPhone in the process. Below is the PR spiel from Microsoft on the launch: “Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft announced the next generation of Windows Phones. Windows […]
Retailers will continue to face challenges over the next year as consumers return to saving their money, a franchising expert says. Stan Gordon, managing director of Franchised Food Company (FFCo) which owns Cold Rock Ice Creamery, Mr Whippy and Pretzel World, said shoppers had become frugal as a result of the global financial crisis. His […]
Apple, to celebrate its 10 billionth song download, is offering one lucky music lover a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Apple has seen continued success with its iTunes store and more recently their iPhone App Store, with 13-year-old Connor Mulcahey winning a similar Apple contest surrounding its 1 billionth application download. At the time of writing, […]
