Technology

Local distributors of iPod accessories and iPod attach devices claim that Apple Australia who are set to open their own $16 million dollar store in Sydney this year are set to cut them out in favour of internationally sourced products. They also claim that Apple will launch the new iPhone in connection with the opening of a new Sydney Apple store later this year.

Online retailer Kogan.com.au has been forced to part with $32,400 in fines after he was exposed for dodgy marketing practices that involved jacking up the price of goods prior to offering a 20% discount.

D-Link who have achieved record growth in Australia during the past 12 months has released a new dual-band Wi-Fi range extender that delivers wireless speeds of up to 750Mbps.

Security experts have issued warnings that a newly discovered vulnerability in Apple's iPad and iPhone software could allow hackers to take over the mobile devices, according to Reuters.

The former head of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, pictured, has reportedly been arrested in connection with the disappearance of virtual currency worth hundreds of millions of US dollars.

IT spending is to hit US$3.6 trillion, say analysts.

Serious organised crime groups - SOCGs to the cognoscenti - in Australia are increasingly using business express deposit boxes and Internet banking for money laundering, according to a new report from Austrac, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre.