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Kogan wins Supreme Court case against ispONE
5:55AM | Thursday, 2 MayTech retailer Kogan has won its case against ispONE, following several weeks of tense argument in the Victorian Supreme Court. Kogan’s counsel Norman O'Bryan told SmartCompany this morning the case was, “won comprehensively on every issue”. The Victorian Supreme Court has said ispONE breached its obligations under the Master Wholesale Agreement to refusing to permit customers to to recharge their services, and must now pay all of Kogan's costs. The Court order mandates ispONE must be damages in respect of any losses, with that amount to be determined by the two parties. ispONE must also pay Kogan's costs, including those relating to its abandoned counter-claim. ispONE – which is a former entrant on the SmartCompany Smart50 - was contacted by SmartCompany this morning, but no response was available prior to publication. In a statement, Kogan Mobile said the victory means customers can “rest assured that their services will not be unlawfully interfered with by the wholesaler”. “Today is a win for Australians fed up with paying too much for their mobile phone access,” Kogan said in a statement. “The migration to Kogan Mobile has been one of the largest in Australian telecommunications history, and with today's result we can only see this migration gathering further momentum." The case began last month when Kogan took ispONE to court, alleging the company had breached the wholesale agreement because it was refusing to recharge the services of some customers. ispONE argued these customers were using too much data. Although Kogan had advertised the prepaid mobile plans as providing 6GB of data, some users were judged by ispONE to be using too much in a short space of time, in breach of the company’s acceptable use policy. ispONE responded to the case by alleging Kogan had engaged in “misleading and deceptive conduct”. The case heated up two weeks ago when Justice James Judd said he was troubled by the case due to the “distraction it causes to business management’s time and effort”. Ruslan Kogan, founder of the eponymous business, said on Twitter that although the company has won, the case could harm the business’ reputation. This story first appeared on SmartCompany.
Gamification takes centre stage in new innovation tool Blitz
2:41AM | Wednesday, 27 FebruaryAustralian gaming company 3rd Sense has outlined how it built an online tool called Blitz, developed by Dr Ken Hudson, which uses gamification principles to drive corporate innovation.
Live in the moment with a Phonekerchief
2:55AM | Friday, 22 FebruaryA product designer in New York has unveiled her Phonekerchief design, which can be wrapped around a mobile phone to stop mobile signals.
Shortlist unveiled for season two of Optus Innov8 Seed Program
2:09AM | Thursday, 21 FebruaryPocketbook, RecruitLoop and OrionVM are among the 10 start-ups shortlisted for the second season of the Optus Innov8 Seed Program, chosen from an applicant pool of 92 start-ups.
Facebook launches ad measurement tool for businesses
3:21AM | Monday, 11 MarchFacebook has rolled out an advertising conversion measurement and optimisation system, allowing SMEs to measure the effectiveness of their ads on the social media platform.
The business buzzwords set to dominate 2013
3:30AM | Friday, 15 MarchYOLO. Swag. Totes. Although Generation Y has a great deal to answer for when it comes to questionable additions to the lexicon, it’s worth remembering that the business world also has its fair share of linguistic aberrations.
Tapit Media looks to global stage after raising $2.3 million
3:45PM | Sunday, 10 MarchSydney-based tech start-up Tapit Media plans to take its near field communications technology (NFC) to the global stage, after completing a $2.3 million Series A round led by MPC Ventures.
AMMA leverages success of one start-up to raise $1.5 million for another
3:19AM | Monday, 11 MarchQueensland-based firm AMMA Private Equity has launched a $1.5 million capital raising to fund a start-up that offers a voice and texting service to smartphone users who are out of credit.
Kogan becomes a telco, targets dissatisfied customers with prepaid SIMs
3:36AM | Monday, 11 MarchInternet entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan is once again expanding his bulging online empire, this time moving into telecommunications, with his company now selling pre-paid 3G cards for use with smartphones and tablets.
Australian start-up StethoCloud snags $75,000 grant from Microsoft
3:12AM | Friday, 15 MarchAn Australian start-up that developed a solution to diagnose childhood pneumonia has won a $75,000 grant after being named the runner-up of the Microsoft Imagine Cup Grants program.
It’s time to drop the brick and adopt an Android
11:38AM | Wednesday, 28 NovemberLate last night, in the mean streets near Taskmaster Towers, I witnessed something truly shocking. A fellow entrepreneur reached into their bag and then proceeded to pull out a heavy, solid, blunt object and point in my general direction. It was dark, but at first glance, it appeared like they had just pulled out a brick.
Charge your phone in the great outdoors
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Mobile app venture biNu adds $4.3 million to money pool
3:31AM | Monday, 11 MarchSydney-based start-up biNu has snagged $4.3 million from investors including 500 Startups, having already received funds from Google’s Eric Schmidt and Seek co-founder Paul Bassat.
Co-working growing pains
11:23PM | Tuesday, 13 NovemberA growing number of start-ups are claiming co-working spaces to be their secret weapon, giving them a competitive edge in their quest for world domination.
Avoid industry jargon
11:06AM | Wednesday, 7 NovemberA couple of years ago, Old Taskmaster had a sales meeting with a phone company.
How can I get my accounts sorted out so they don’t put off any potential investors?
11:08AM | Wednesday, 7 NovemberA potential investor has asked for financial information in order to complete due diligence.
New “Hop” suitcase follows its user
11:14AM | Friday, 2 NovemberThere’s a new suitcase on the market that follows its user, ensuring travellers never lose their luggage again.
Refunds remain consumers’ biggest irk as group buying gripes soar
3:20AM | Tuesday, 12 MarchRefunds continue to be the main cause of consumer complaints across all product categories, according to figures from NSW Fair Trading, as group buying and discount deals gripes escalate.
Buck’s night rant leads to shopping reviews
10:57AM | Monday, 29 OctoberIt’s safe to say most men aren’t thinking about business on the night of their buck’s party. But the idea for eStoreReview, founded by Tony Wan and Edward Chan, was set in motion on the way home from Wan’s buck’s night.
Clear the clutter
10:50AM | Tuesday, 16 OctoberOn the way to work each morning, I pass by a small local milk bar. Like so many others across the country, this shopfront is completely covered with a hoard of old sales displays.
