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Online computer retailer Mwave has been forced to amend its website and warranty policy in accordance with the Trace Practices Act 1974 by the ACCC.

The perception that only large fleets benefit from outsourcing their fleet management is starting to be challenged. Many fleet management providers are now offering their services to the SME industry.

Australians are increasingly active participants in social media, with Twitter use growing 400 percent in the past year according to findings from Nielsen’s 2010 Social Media Report.

Soaring electricity prices are forcing families into ‘fuel poverty’ increasing the fear of disconnection over their unpaid electricity bills in NSW.

Pensioners are likely to be worse off after the Government announced it would revise pension deeming rates upwards because of Australia’s strengthening economy.

Artist Nathan Sawaya has unveiled his latest Lego creation, a 1.5metre tall ‘working’ (sort of) Lego Blackberry 9360. Nathan Sawaya was commissioned to build the piece after his Lego iPhone creation last year. It is unknown who commissioned the piece, but it is presumed someone in Blackberry PR paid for the work. Sawaya writes: “I […]

Woolworths and Coles are under threat by US retailing giant Costco, who has plans to open another six stores in the next three years. Costco currently operates one massive store in the Melbourne docklands precinct and has another store in the planning process for Sydney in the Auburn area. Costco differs from traditional retailers in […]

Engineering jobs are being filled by overseas workers while Western Australians miss out on work, Shadow Training Minister Ljiljanna Ravlich said today. Ms Ravlich said there was an estimated $140billion worth of projects in the pipeline requiring 47,000 construction jobs and 11,500 permanent jobs. “While the Premier crows about the benefits of the impending boom, […]

The Australian Government will bring forward a scheduled review of airport regulation and pricing after the ACCC released a report yesterday which suggested Sydney Airport may be using it’s monopoly position to generate unfair returns by charging higher prices. Sydney International Airport, of which 74 percent is owned by Macquarie Airports Group was for the […]

Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone for customers in Australia, with users expected to be able to purchase the phone from mid-March. The second generation of the Blackberry Storm makes several improvements to the original, with Blackberry OS5 and the addition of what is being called SurePress technology, a tactile feedback […]

Personal assistants are for big corporate types, right? Wrong! A personal concierge, like Day 2 Day Lifestyle PA Debbie Alford, can make life simpler – and give back leisure time to enjoy what we so work hard for. Calling herself a Lifestyle PA or Personal Concierge, Debbie takes care of all the mundane tasks others […]

The weakest part of any business computer system is almost always the human being using it with security experts easily convincing workers to reveal their passwords in exchange for a free pen. Cyber criminals are often portrayed as technical geniuses plying their trade through the use of deviously complex computer code. While there is some […]

We’ve picked the winners of our Lenovo competition, featured in the February issue of Dynamic Business magazine. They each win a ThinkPad Edge laptop worth $999. They are: Andrew Maughan from WA Vicki Hetherington from QLD Brett Howard from VIC Peta McGowan from NSW Aaron Sreckovic from NSW Congratulations!

Research conducted by John Stanley Associates has shown a 74.5% drop in the level of customer service around the world in the last five years. This is part of the findings revealed in the latest research by John Stanley Associates on their live Webinar to retailers on 11th March 2010. The research, carried out over […]

Apple’s iPhone will finally get multitasking support in the OS 4.0 iPhone update if rumours from AppleInsider prove correct. As is the norm for Apple, they are keeping the cards close to their chest as to what the next major release of their iPhone OS has in store for users. However rumours from ‘reputable sources’ […]

Sydney Airport has come in last place for the forth year running in a report by the ACCC to the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. The ACCC monitors a number of airports across Australia due to the potential for these airports to engage in anti-competitive behavior due to their market position and geography. […]

Wotif.com is celebrating ten years in business this month after opening its virtual doors in 2000 to provide online discount hotel bookings. The Brisbane-based company opened with a bold plan in the online accommodation space. Hotels were invited to load distressed inventory onto the site for rooms to be sold at a discounted rate. Within […]

Western Australia has become a GM crop state with approval by the State Government to allow the introduction of GM canola to farms across the state. In parliament, the Liberal Government of Western Australia used its numbers to defeat the Labor’s disallowance motion opposing permitting GM canola to be grown in the stat, despite earlier […]

The Federal Court of Australia has declared that Prime Carbon Pty Ltd made false or misleading representations concerning the supply of its services in relation to the sale of carbon credits. The representations were made in Prime Carbon’s promotional brochures and on its website, www.primecarbon.com.au. Prime Carbon sells a ‘soil carbon and sequestration program’ to […]

iiNet has responded to speculation after the company placed its shares into a trading halt following speculation by the AFR over the possibility of a deal to purchase Netspace. Australia’s third largest ISP iiNet, based in Perth is believed to be on the hunt to purchase ISP’s with strong businesses in the eastern parts of […]