The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be commencing a market study into the Australian cattle and beef industry. The study will examine competition, efficiency, transparency and trading issues in the beef and ...
Tags: ACCC, Market study, Australian cattle, Beef industry
Apple is facing up to more problems with its recent iOS 9.3 release after users found the update crashed multiple apps when tapping and long-pressing web links. iPhone and iPad owners have taken to social media and Apple Support forums in ...
Iconix Brand Group Inc. reported a loss of $263 million, or $5.44 a share, after charges of $402.4 million to writeoff the company's trademarks and goodwill. Over 90 percent of the impairment is related to the company's men's business ...
Rearchers in China claim the first radio frequency (RF) switch device based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs)-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) technology [Zhou Jiahui et al, J. Semicond. 2016, vol37, ...
Tags: InGaAs MOSFET RF switch
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology fabricated on 'GaN on GaN' (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, says that its LED lamps have been installed at the University of Oxford's Pitt Rivers ...
Tags: Soraa, GaN-on-GaN, Oxford, LED Lighting
The United States Department of Justice has withdrawn its court order against Apple after the FBI successfully cracked a disputed iPhone 5c handset without Cupertino’s help. The news follows an FBI-led postponement of a planned ...
They may be childish, but board games are far from child's play as a new wave of titles taking on the subject of sex demonstrate. Robert Hutchins dims the lights, puts on some Marvin Gaye and explores the world of 'love games'. To quote ...
Tags: Fifty Shades of Grey line, Lovehoney, The beast, Fog of love, Notting hill
While Logitech is a major player in the peripheral market, there’s no need for a mouse and keyboard in virtual reality space. Logitech is eyeing the virtual reality market for its next business ploy. The Swiss tech firm teased ...
Tags: Logitech, Virtual reality market
Samsung wowed us all with the Galaxy S7, but that doesn’t mean the tech giant has time to rest on its laurels. The Galaxy Note 6 will launch earlier than usual this year, and with a big surprise on board, a new report claims. ...
Tags: Galaxy Note 6, Samsung
This week, Billy Langsworthy looks at why the toy space should be excited at some of the new VR tech being showcased at this year's Game Developers Conference. Oh, and there's a bit about a vagina speaker. You've been warned. This week, ...
Tags: Inventors, Virtual reality
The universities of Virginia and of Texas in the USA have been developing avalanche photodiodes (APDs) based on aluminium indium arsenide antimonide (AlInAsSb) alloys. Two papers from the group detail the implementation of a staircase ...
Researchers in the UK have claimed the first demonstration of laser diodes grown directly on silicon that perform up to 75°C and 120°C under continuous wave (cw) and pulsed operation, respectively [Siming Chen et al, Nature ...
Tags: Quantum dot lasers, GaAs, Silicon substrate, MBE
Researchers in Canada claim the highest reported optical-to-electric power conversion of more than 65% (Figure 1) for a 150W/cm2 (~1500 suns) tuned narrow spectrum input from high-powered laser diodes [S. Fafard et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., ...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking comments on its proposed approach to revising infant formula requirements in the Food Standards Code. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Mr Steve McCutcheon said although breastfeeding is ...
Tags: Infant Formula, Food Standards
As competition in the high-end notebook market is expected to start heating up, Asustek Computer has been increasing its orders for high-end notebook models, benefiting its component suppliers and manufacturers such as AU Optronics (AUO), ...