Officially it is a studio realignment allowing THQ to focus on strategic initiatives, but for many Australian video game employees the closure of THQ in Brisbane and Blue Tongue Entertainment in Melbourne will mean a scramble for new employment in what is increasingly becoming an independent development scene.

A hard fought campaign to win government taxation breaks has finally been won by lobbyists for the Australian interactive entertainment industry. 

Apple continues to lead the industry in conjunction with Toshiba, with the Australian PC market also showing some encouraging signs.

A new IBM U.S. survey of consumer attitudes and a recent study of auto industry executives show that the latter will first have to address stringent consumer requirements about EV performance, recharging, and convenience before achieving high adoption this decade.

Businesses are out of touch with the frustration customers experience from automated customer service systems and are jeopardizing their loyalty as a result, according to Ovum.

In a ceremony that was almost as glamorous as the Oscars, winners and finalists of the third annual Recruitment Excellence Awards were announced last Friday at the stunning Opera Point Marquee in Sydney.

Increasing demand for cloud-based services is driving a boom in the wholesale telecoms market, according to Ovum.

More that 120 submissions have been received from industry, government and consumer representative groups to the Australian Communication and Media Authority’s public inquiry into telco customer care which hits the road this month for a national program of hearings, forums, workshops and focus groups.

It is turning into a somewhat Annus Horribilis for many in the Australian video game industry, or perhaps it is just the shifting of demand that has caught many unawares.  The Game Developer’s Association of Australia is calling for the submission of abstracts for the annual Game Connect Asia Pacific love in will be run in conjunction with the EB Games vendor show for a mini E3.

The winners of the Victorian iAwards were announced last night. They include some well-known organisations as well as others that don't get into the public eye very often.