Tech

Melbourne has become one of the world’s first cities to acquire its own domain address.

With energy prices steadily rising over the past decade it has never been more important for businesses to be aware of their electrical usage.

New figures released have revealed that 43 per cent of Australians will immediately leave a website if it loads slowly.

The banking industry is set to face new competitive disruption as it scrambles to preserve its stake in the growing mobile payments market. New figures show that worldwide mobile payments are expected to increase by nearly 61 per cent to 47 billion transactions by 2015.

Inefficiency, wasted time and effort, stretched to capacity – even just reading these words gives most businesses a bad feeling. For most companies, a smoothly running IT infrastructure is a critical business requirement.

A recent survey commissioned by NBN Co, the government-owned enterprise delivering the National Broadband Network (NBN), has revealed that one in ten Australians surveyed would work from home if they had faster broadband.

There’s no question that social media is here to stay, the only question is whether or not your business is taking advantage of these global networks.

Did you know that annually, businesses typically spend an average of $1,900 to own, run and upgrade each PC in the office?

Australian businesses are hanging back in their uptake of new digital communication technologies, choosing caution over early adoption. The results are detailed in a report for the Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) conducted by GfK Australia and published earlier this month. The report draws on a range focus group discussions with SMEs, industry leaders […]

Consumer business reviews via mobile have increased by 25 per cent in 12 months, according to a TrueLocal data report released today.

Startup Blueprint, a startup program driven by PayPal and Braintree, will offer Australian tech startups the opportunity to monetize business and connect with 152 million active account holders.

The unimaginative among us may lament that ‘all the good ideas are taken’. For young Melbourne entrepreneurs Jordan Catalano and Tom Hywood, that notion is ridiculous.

Innovation activity is behind an increase in income for Australian business, according to statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The start-up community is set to benefit next year from changes to employee share schemes and progress on the setting of clear crowd source funding rules. The start-up and venture capital sectors have loudly complained about tough conditions for aspiring tech entrepreneurs, warning they are forcing many to relocate overseas and damaging Australian competitiveness. The […]

In 2013, Google commissioned a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) research to identify ways to accelerate the growth of Australian tech startup sector. The research found that this sector has the potential to contribute $109 billion or 4% of GDP to the economy.

Australian startup CoinJar have unveiled the country’s first bitcoin EFTPOS card, which allows the digital currency to be be converted to Australian dollars and spent in virtually any retail outlet that offers debit card transactions.

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has released a free Digital Ready Digital Business Kit with the aim of helping small business and not-for-profit organisations better cope in the digital economy.

In an evermore competitive market, Australian retailers are struggling against the rising number of multinational chains setting up camp.

A new study has revealed that women outperform men when it comes to online crowdfunding.

The impending release of the iPhone 6 (still over a week away) has already attracted disciples out the front of Sydney’s Apple store.