iPad, ‘Droids Kill The PC
After hearing the Aussie PC market slumped 21% in Q1 from IDC yesterday, now tablets are set to outstrip notebooks globally by the... Read More
Apple Reveals Small Black Round Beast
1/8th the size of the previous model, it has all new 12-core (E5) Intel Xeon processors, dual AMD-provided FirePro workstation graphics, new... Read More
Sony Launches Into Hard Drive
The slim one 1TB (HDE1BC/PC/SC) hard drive is “one of the fastest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market,” thanks to its Data... Read More
Asus Streeetch Tai-Chi Ultra-Tab
Asus announce larger Taichi 31, a 13.3″ Ultrabook that transforms into a tablet. The 13.3-inch dual-screen Full HD (1920 x 1080) PC... Read More
Red WD Hard Drive (+DropBox Back-Up) $139
Western Digital new hard drives My Passport Ultra has super-fast USB 3.0, WD SmartWare Pro software which gives auto backup and cloud... Read More
Search Me: Now, Chrome Talks To You
Google geeks previewed “spoken answers” on Chrome laptops and desktops at 6th annual Google I/O developer conference overnight (already available on Android,... Read More
Dell Tug-O-War: Round 3
The tug of war between Dell CEO Michael Dell and Ichan enters round three. Rebel investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset... Read More
Forget Boxes, Adobe ‘Cards’ To Hit Stores
As the software giant announced it was scrapping selling software packs and moving to ‘Creative Cloud’ online subscription-only services this week, we wondered;... Read More
Windows 8 Blues: Emergency Surgery Plan Revealed
“We recently surpassed the 100 Million Licenses Sold mark for Windows 8.” said Tami Reller, Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in... Read More
eBooks: Stranger Than Fiction
The popular Kobo, which accounts for 25-30% of eReader market globally, recently unveiled the Aura HD ereader – the high end HD... Read More
Officeworks Lands At ANZ Tower
The 1000sqm ‘concept’ store at 242 Pitt Street will be the largest Officeworks in the CBD area and the third such concept store... Read More
Move Over iPad! Samsung ‘Droid Machine Up 280%
In fact, more tabs were sold in first three months of 2013 than in Jan-June last year. Worldwide tablet shipments surge... Read More
Sorry Siri: Google’s PA Hits Apples
The gazillions of Apple iPhone and iPad owners can now use the Google Now personal assistant as part of an update for... Read More
Watch out iPad: Microsoft Go Mini
Microsoft is joining the Mini Bandwagon – downsizing its 10.6″ Surface Windows 8 tablet, which will go head to head with iPad,... Read More
LG To Take On Samsung in OZ PC Market
Their move back into the PC business comes as arch rival Samsung continues to grab PC market share away from traditional PC... Read More
Windows, Tabs Kill The PC
Global PC market has slumped 14% this year, as smartphones and tablets emerge as new computing kings. PC shipments slumped 14% to... Read More
Yahoo! 17…And A Multi-Millionaire
The popular Summly app summarises news stories of interest to users in 90 words or less created by British teen Nick D’Aloisio... Read More
Samsung Skinny Chromebook Hits OZ $349
The $349 Chromebook running Google Chrome OS has been on sale since last week. The 11.6-inch HD LED display Samsung Chromebook is... Read More
‘Smart’ Stuff To Swallow PCs
According to analysts IDC, shipments of ‘smart ‘devices – helped mainly tablets, smartphones grow 30% in 2012. Growth of other large ‘smart’... Read More
Apple To WiFiSlam Google Maps?
Click to enlarge Image credit: Fonearena After a series of mapping misadventures, Apple buys WiFiSlAM – part founded by ex-Google staffer. The... Read More
IT Price Inquiry: Microsoft, Its The High Costs Stupid
Speaking before the IT pricing inquiry Friday, Pip Marlow, Microsoft Australia Managing Director blamed higher labour and rental costs for the huge... Read More
Exclusive: Chromebooks To Fly In OZ?
JB Hi Fi, one of the only OZ retailers selling Google OS notebooks, predicts Chromebooks will be popular, while IDC analysts say... Read More
Samsung Confirms Wearable Watch Is The Next Big Thing
As smartphones mature in technology and everyone jumps on board by owning one, the big companies are looking for the next big... Read More
Chrome Me Up, Google
After a long wait, Chromebooks are here – the Samsung and Acer notebooks running Google Chrome OS. Starting at $299 for the... Read More
Breaking Bad: Movie Downloads Up 36%
OZ digital film and TV market is up 36% new figures for 2012 show. Game of Thrones was the top TV title... Read More
Google’s Mr Android Steps Down
Android boss Andy Rubin is to leave the job and will be replaced by Google Chrome boss Sundar Pichai. “Having exceeded even... Read More
7″ Tabs, Droid + Microsoft Coming
However, beyond this, local sales of mini PC tablets will “obviously increase”, but not at the exponential rates seen up until now... Read More
Google’s Mr Android Steps Down
Android boss Andy Rubin is to leave the job and will be replaced by Google Chrome boss Sundar Pichai. “Having exceeded even... Read More
Dell Oz Is 20
“We’re very, very excited about the future” said Deborah Harrigan, Executive Director of Dell Australia, at last night’s event, adding the PC... Read More
Asus’ New Misfit: All-In-One PC Meets Android Tablet
It sounds contradictory, right? Not to Asus it doesn’t. “Don’t do it Asus, think of the hurdles! What about the conflicting operating... Read More
Should The ACCC Investigate PC Printer Companies?
At Harvey Norman the Epson Expression Home XP-100 Printer is only $59 but an average family can expect to pay over $300... Read More
Logitech Starts Slashing Jobs, OZ Operation Facing Cuts
The Company aims to slash 140 people from their global operations as the Swiss Company struggles to get traction in the fast... Read More
“Wave N Pay”: Samsung + Visa Mobile App
Visa and Samsung announced a global alliance at the World Mobile Congress today that will allow Samsung users to pay directly from... Read More
HP Slumps Q1 In ‘Post-PC’ Era
Hewlett Packard first quarter to Jan. 31, 2013. net revenue fell 6% to $28.4 billion (down 4% when adjusted for currency effects),... Read More
Microsoft Claims $100 M Savings to Oz
At the Kickstart technology event in Queensland, Chief Technology Officer John Sheridan said consolidating the number of resellers has allowed the software... Read More
Microsoft, Apple Schtum On ‘Price Gouging’
The software giant said it was not commenting on the issue when contacted by Smarthouse yesterday, as fellow tech company Adobe cut... Read More
Adobe Boss Dodges ‘Price Gouging’ Bullet
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen opened the new Adobe offices and ‘demo centre’ in Sydney CBD today, in what appears to be a... Read More
Cut Prices, New ‘Centre’: ‘Price Gouger’ Accused Adobe Desperate For OZ Love?
As Adobe gets set to be grilled under the IT pricing inquiry, it is opening new offices and ‘demo centre’ in Sydney... Read More
Adobe Slash AU$ Prices… Apple + Microsoft To Follow?
When questioned about whether Apple, Microsoft and Co could be forced to lower their prices if found to be ‘price gouging,” which... Read More
Tabs Rule PCs Drool, ‘Droid Eats iPad
Apple nabs 20% of the world PC market as iPads and Android tablets – especially Samsung Tabs – continue to bite into... Read More
Hungry HP Claws Dell
No. 1 PC maker HP has sent a stark message to rival Dell, saying it “plans to take full advantage” of the... Read More
Microsoft, Investors Save Private Dell
Dell, the world’s third-biggest PC maker, is going private in a deal valued at a cool US$24.4 billion, thanks to a $2bn... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Acer Sets Up Bondi Kiosk To Sell Direct, Big Incentives Offered
The Company, who is directing consumers to their own Acer web store as opposed to local IT and consumer electronics retailers, has... Read More
When’s Windows 8 Pro Surface-ing OZ?
Announced in the US/Canada recently, Microsoft’s 128GB Surface Pro Windows 8 tablet with an Intel i5 processor is priced at US$999 and... Read More
New 128GB iPad Bytes Microsoft Surface
It is the most expensive iPad ever, costing $1009 for the WiFi + 3G/4G model. Apple has sought off the new threat... Read More
Microsoft’s Windows 8 High But Profits Suffer
Quarterly revenue (Q2) to December 31 was up 5% to $21.46 billion for software giant. The biggest news was the all-important Windows... Read More
‘One Boeing 787, Please’: Michael Dell’s Tall Order
The PC tycoon has ordered a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and plans to lease the Dreamliner plane through an aircraft leasing arm of... Read More
Can Ultrabook Save SSDs?
Samsung SSD released this week in Oz. Solid-State Drive growth is set to double in 2013 on renewed hopes for Intel’s Ultrabooks,... Read More
Acer Forced To Slash Brand Values As Company Wallows
Last year Acer Australia lost two senior managers, General Manager Nigel Gore and former Marketing and Business Development Manager Robin Tan. Their... Read More
To Sell Or Not To Sell: That Is The Question For H-P’s Whitman
The position was far from clear yesterday after “people familiar with the discussions” told the Wall Street Journal the company has received... Read More