Consumer tech stories - Page 25

Google claims the top spot in the smart speaker market by shipping 3.2 million units in Q1 2018, surpassing Amazon's 2.5 million Echo shipments.

Smiths City's stock value drops 4.6% as it faces reprimand from the Employment Court over unpaid meeting hours.

Smiths City Group had been refusing to pay employees for the 'optional' pre-work meeting for years, but has finally been called out in court.

Amid rising fraud concerns, 59% of APAC financial firms are increasing investment in detection tech, surpassing even multi-factor authentication, says Experian.

Improved group chats, realtime features, and visual messaging are just a few of the features in store for messaging app.

Australia, New Zealand, Finland and the United Kingdom have been named the most innovative countries, according to the Consumer Technology Association.

XTC is poised to welcome its largest pool of international contenders to date, representing countries such as Norway, Australia, Rwanda and Singapore.

The three-day event will see 542 sessions being held before it's over, with over 8500 customers and partners attending this year's event.

Oracle Data Cloud tackles audience data scarcity with a bespoke digital marketing tool for Australian businesses.

NetGuide rebrands as FutureFive, shifting its focus to emerging tech like drones and virtual reality while continuing to cover consumer technology news.

Ericsson and Vietnamese telecom operator VNPT are working together to provide an online charging system that will support 40 million subscribers.

Ericsson strides into the IoT era, launching pioneering network services for seamless integration of massive IoT connectivity and management.

As a part of CES Asia 2017, Startup Park will showcase at least 75 start-ups around the world from ten countries.

Ovum has released on the AI digital assistant market, revealing partnerships to be key differentiators in the years head.

Tech futurism takes centre stage at MWC 2017 as Ovum predicts smart living and AI advancements transforming the industry in Barcelona.

Vodafone forecasts a tech revolution with cyber security, AR, and diversity at the helm as it champions a more inclusive future.

Brocade foresees transformative 2017: endless tech opportunities, ML rise, and a talent crunch in the horizon.

iRobot acquires Sales On Demand Corporation's distribution business in Japan for $14-$16m. Move helps to maintain leadership position in market.

The move gives BlackBerry a chance to survive as a pure software and services company, following years of losses for its hardware business.

Noel Leeming is reopening its teched-out flagship store in Christchurch, pulling together an innovative and state-of-the-art retail space.