Apple Pay Challenge: Big Three Banks Go Own Way
Three of Australia’s top four banks have launched a Beem It app for Android and Apple iOS smartphones as they seek to... Read More
BREAKING NEWS Amazon Offers Massive Dscounts Ahead Of OS Ban
Amazon Australia who last week announced a ban on Australians visiting their overseas web sites, is now trying to woo consumers with... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Retailers Move To Dump Kaiser Baas Stock
Serious questions are being raised about the quality of several Kaiser Baas products sold to Australian retailers by the Melbourne based retailer... Read More
Kogan Tries NZ Mobile Market
Online seller Kogan.com, which offers mobile services in Australia on the Vodafone network, has now stuck an agreement with Vodafone NZ to... Read More
Online Retail Spending Jumps As Traditional Store Sales Droop
Electrical and electronic goods retailing across Australia experienced a small downturn in April while most other household goods trading rose, according to the... Read More
Virgin Australia First Aussie Airline Offering International Wi-Fi
Virgin Australia is the first Aussie airline offering international Wi-Fi with its routes between Australia and Los Angeles the first to get... Read More
Kogan Shares Plummet 14% After $100M Sale Stalls
Serious questions have been raised about the future of local e-commerce giant, Kogan.com, after what appears to be a botched attempt by... Read More
Foxtel Poaches Vodafone Hutchinson CFO
Foxtel has reportedly poached former Vodafone Hutchinson Australia CFO James March. Mr March is set to join the newly merged Foxtel and... Read More
Bain-Owned Toshiba Memory Eyes IPO In 3 Years
Following the $18 billion sale of Toshiba Memory to a Bain Capital led consortium, recent reports reveal the memory chip business plans... Read More
Nintendo Posts Biggest 2-Day Drop In 18 Months
Startling many investors, shares in Nintendo have plummeted to their lowest level in 9 months – posting the biggest two-day decline in... Read More
iOS 12 More About Software Tweaks Than New Features
Apple has unveiled its upcoming iOS 12 at WWDC in Calfornia overnight, which has been designed to help users ‘understand and take... Read More
Amazon Joins Apple In US$800B Club
E-commerce behemoth, Amazon, has joined the ranks of Apple, after shares jumped 1.4% overnight to $1,665.27 – catapulting the company into the... Read More
5G Smartphones To Hit 212 Million By 2020
Latest research from IDC forecasts 5G smartphones to hit 212 million by 2020. The firm expects the first 5G handsets to commercially... Read More
ECOVACS Lists To Shanghai Stock Exchange
With Australia considered a “strategically important market”, Ecovacs Robotics has announced its debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange with an IPO of... Read More
Facebook Dumps Trending Topics After Bias News Backlash
Social media giant Facebook will be ditching its trending topics feature after backlash from conservatives claiming it would only show liberal based... Read More
April Retail Sales Rebound, Beat Forecasts
Australian retail sales rebounded in April, jumping 0.4% to $26.56 billion [seasonally adjusted] – beating expectations for a 0.2% – 0.3% lift. Improved... Read More
Xbox One To Soon Support Alexa & Google Assistant
Microsoft has further betrayed Cortana and got in bed with competition, after recent reports revealed future Xbox One consoles will support Amazon’s... Read More
Trump To Fine ZTE $1.7 Billion
The Trump Administration may penalise Chinese telco ZTE around US$1.7 billion in a bid to tighten controls over the company before allowing... Read More
Toshiba Chip Unit Sale Complete
Toshiba has completed the US$18 billion sale of its chip unit to a consortium led by US private equity firm Bain Capital.... Read More
ABC Plan To Cut 37 Techies
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is reported to be planning to axe as many as 37 jobs in its technology division in order... Read More
Community TV broadcasters Get Two More Years – Then Internet
The Turnbull Government has reneged on plans to force community TV broadcasters in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth to vacate terrestrial spectrum and... Read More
10K ComBank Memos Go Astray
The Commonwealth Bank has admitted sending more than 650 incorrectly addressed internal e-mails to overseas addresses. The e-mails contained data relating to... Read More
GST Furore Hits: Amazon Stores Bar Aussie Sales
Treasurer Scott Morrison has hit back at suggestions that Australia should renege on its demand that Amazon, along with other overseas-based goods... Read More
Harvey Norman Ireland A “Mess” Losses Mount
Irish media along with key analysts, have panned Harvey Normans latest results in Ireland after the Australian retailer reported an $11.6M loss.... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: “High Flying” Kaiser Baas Goes Bust With $3.8m In Liabilities
12 months ago, Evan Kourambas was bragging about how well his Kaiser Baas business was doing, today the Melbourne based distributor is... Read More
Bowers & Wilkins Launch First Ever ‘Trade In, Trade Up’ Program
Bowers & Wilkins have launched their first ever ‘Trade In, Trade Up‘ program, allowing owners to trade in older speakers or headphones for a... Read More
Fair Work Approves ‘Modest’ 3.5% Minimum Wage Rise
The Fair Work Commission has today granted a 3.5% increase in weekly minimum wage to $719.20 and $18.93/hour. Considered a ‘modest’ lift... Read More
Apple To Unveil More Software, Not Hardware At WWDC
Recent reports suggest Apple will not unveil new hardware at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 4th, instead opting for new software according to... Read More
Samsung Delays Galaxy Note 9 Over Design Change
Samsung Vice Chairman, Lee Jae-Yong, has reportedly instructed engineers to make a minor design change on the Galaxy Note 9. The change... Read More
Dell Australia Profit Up $79M Despite Tax Costs
Dell Australia has post an annual after-tax profit of $52.4 million, significantly up from $11.5 million the previous year. Reporting independently of... Read More
ZTE Allegedly Linked To Corruption In 18 Countries
Court documents filed in the US claim Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE was created as a front for military intelligence and has been... Read More
ANZ Bank & Group Treasurer Facing Criminal Cartel Prosecution
UPDATE – The ACCC has advised Deutsche Bank AG and Citigroup Global Markets Australia are the “two other companies” set to face charges. The... Read More
Was Amazon Move Also About Margins & Squeezing Local Retailers? Gerry Harvey Has His Say.
Serious questions are being raised after Amazon decided to curtail Australian consumers ability to shop at their cheaper US Amazon web site,... Read More
ACCC Tells Fitbit To Fix Its Consumer Guarantee Rights
Fitbit Australia has been misleading its customers over its consumer guarantee rights with the ACCC telling the fitness tracker company to amend... Read More
Suppliers Raise Concerns Over Harvey Norman
Serious questions are being asked after several vendors and distributors who traditionally sell through Harvey Norman told ChannelNews, that the big retailers... Read More
JB Hi Fi Cut New Financing Deal For Customers
As TV’s get bigger and more expensive and refrigerators come with entertainment built in, JB Hi Fi and The Good Guys have... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Amazon To Block Oz Shoppers From US Site July 1st
Set to significantly shake up local e-commerce, Amazon has announced it’s blocking Australian shoppers from its US and international websites from July 1st.... Read More
New Motorola Phones Landing In Oz June 7th
Lenovo-owned Motorola has announced its 6th generation ‘g’ series smartphones and 5th generation ‘e5’ will land in Australia on June 7th. Priced... Read More
Samsung Subsidiary To Sell $1B Stake In Electronics Business
Subsidiary company, Samsung Life Insurance, has revealed it intends to sell off US$1.1 billion (1.2 trillion won) worth of shares in Samsung... Read More
Foreign Currency Fluctuations + HQ Move Impacts Acer Profits
Acer has reported profits of $990,00, on revenues of $297.8 million the result has been delivered despite a tightening of the Australian... Read More
Qantas Expanding Wi-Fi Offering To More Aircraft
Qantas is adding Wi-Fi to more of its fleet with all of its 737 and A330 to have access to Wi-Fi by... Read More
Laser To Refund Portable DVD Players Over Electric Shock Risk
Product Safety Australia has recalled five Laser Portable DVD Players (240V) with Mains Power Adapters, advising the included adapter is likely to separate... Read More
Panasonic Toughbooks Recalled For Overheating Batteries
Product Safety Australia has issued a recall of Panasonic Toughbook Laptops [CF-AX, CF-C2, CF-SX], following a “software configuration” fault, which could cause... Read More
Apple NZ Under Fire For Misleading Consumer Rights
The New Zealand Commerce Commission has issued an official warning against Apple, asserting the electronics manufacturer’s replacement conditions breach the local Consumer... Read More
Kogan Upgrades Selected Mobile Plans
Kogan Mobile is upgrading its Small and Medium plans adding an extra gigabyte to both. The Small 30, 90 and 365 days... Read More
Huawei Seeks To Beat Samsung In Foldable Smartphone Race
Chinese-based Huawei has reportedly accelerated the development of its foldable smartphone, with intention of beating Korean rival, Samsung, to launch. According to Taiwanese... Read More
Jabra Eyes New Zealand For Further Growth
Audio electronics manufacturer, Jabra, has announced it’s further expanding into the New Zealand market, following the appointment of new national Business Development Manager Chris... Read More
Smartphone Sales Bounce Back, Huawei Charges Ahead
Gartner’s latest research reveals smartphone sales bounced back in Q1Y18, jumping 1.3% versus the same period last year. Demand for ‘entry level’ and ‘low mid-tier’ handsets are credited for... Read More
Apple Decision Hits Japan Display
Shares in Japan Display plummeted more than 20 percent following a report that Apple has decided to use OLED screens for all... Read More
Melbourne IT Sets Sail As Arq
It’s official. Melbourne IT Group yesterday announced that it has officially changed its name to Arq Group. The company claims this will... Read More