Tech

While consumer mobile ownership rates in Australia are sky high, Australian businesses are falling behind when it comes to managing and empowering the mobile workforce.

A record 1.8 million Australians will shop via a mobile device on Sunday 8 December, according to forecasting by eBay.

Very few of us make a big purchase without doing at least a little bit of research. Would you buy a car with taking it for a test drive, choose a wedding venue without a visit, or buy a house without an inspection?

North Sydney was named the eTown for 2013 at an event this morning, with Federal Treasurer and member for North Sydney Joe Hockey present to congratulate the council and local businesses.

A new platform has been launched which provides an alternative to developing an app, and selling it via the App Store or Google Play.

Having recently launched into the Australian market, the bespoke software as a service (SaaS) platform, tailor made for selling wine online, has the potential to completely disrupt the industry.

A veteran of the tech startup scene in Australia, Ian Gardiner is the founder of Innovation Bay, a not-for-profit group which aims to grow the technology investment sector through education and networking events.

A bunch of friends or family members dream up a business idea, nut out the details on a napkin, and the deal is sealed with a handshake. If only it were that simple.

Flexibility has become more important than ever for workers – a new survey has found that the average Aussie employee is spending 13 hours a week working at home, or about 17 weeks a year. The survey from Optus found that those working from home, dubbed ‘life splicers’, are in the majority, with only five […]

In a classic example of an offer sounding too good to be true, and just that little bit too easy – a spate of LinkedIn scams reinforces that users can’t let their guard down.

The biggest mistake small businesses tend to make is thinking they aren’t susceptible to a security attack. As a small business owner, it is easy to fall into the mindset that cyber criminals target large, wealthy organisations.

Australia is in the top three most entrepreneurial countries in the world, falling behind just Denmark and Finland.

Almost three quarters of Aussie small business owners started their own business because they thought it would be the best way to manage a good work-life balance, a survey has found.

Facebook is only nine years old, and Twitter is around seven, but the time for social media to grow up has come.

There’s a conundrum for small business; looking to the bigger enterprises can be both inspirational and aspirational, but also dispiriting in terms of the resources divide.

After humble beginnings on Twitter just a few years ago, the hashtag has grown to become a more powerful marketing tool than many thought possible.

As a nation, Australians are incredibly active social media users, online shoppers, and tend to embrace new technologies with open arms.

Alongside fickle brand loyalty and online shopping, the days of being on a first name basis with customers are mostly gone.

Slaving away in the office from 9 to 5 is no longer the norm when it comes to the average workday.

With the highest rate of smartphone ownership in the world, and a world renowned work ethic, it should be no surprise that Aussie employees are using their personal smartphones for work as well as play.