Harvey Norman Pockets $4M Profit From Gazal Sale
Disclosed in an ASX announcement today, Harvey Norman has sold its 7.2% stake in fashion and apparel business, Gazal, for $10.4 million... Read More
GoPro Launches Trade-In Program For All Camera Brands
Following its recent third-party licensing deal, struggling action cam manufacturer, GoPro, has launched a unique marketing initiative in the US – a trade-in program... Read More
Amazon And Best Buy Put Away Differences For Smart TV
Fierce retail competitors Amazon and Best Buy have called a temporary truce collaborating on a line of next generation Fire TV Edition smart... Read More
Seven West & Fairfax Revisit $2.3 Billion Merger
Seven West Media and Fairfax have reportedly resumed talks for a $2.3 billion merger, following last year’s media law reform. According to The... Read More
Apple Patents Detachable Battery Pack For Smartwatch
In a bid to increase usability and gain an edge over its rivals, recent reports reveal Apple is working on a detachable battery... Read More
Facebook Gets Into Chip Business
Facebook is following the footsteps of Apple, Google and Samsung heading into production to make its own computer chips. According to Bloomberg,... Read More
LCD Panel Makers Slash Production Amid Losses
Following declining panel prices and continued losses, several global LCD suppliers have further slashed production volumes, particularly for 43″, 49/50″ and 65″ TV panels. According... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: TCL Cut Onkyo, Pioneer Deal In Talk With Philips After Gibson Brands Collapse
Chinese technology Company TCL is set to take over the Pioneer and Onkyo brands currently under the management of US Company Gibson... Read More
JPMorgan Upgrades Harvey Norman, Shares Surge 6%
JPMorgan analyst, Shaun Cousins, has upgraded Harvey Norman from ‘underweight’ to ‘neutral’ – news which has sent the retailer’s shares soaring by... Read More
Facebook Dobs On Tech Giants Says They Also Collect Data
Facebook has updated its users on how it collects their data when they are not using the site after CEO Mark Zuckerberg was... Read More
Gov Thumbs-Down New HQ, Google May Abandon Sydney
SYDNEY – A NSW Government decision to reject the planned building of a Silicon Valley-style technology hub in Sydney could put as... Read More
SMEG Unveils New Dolce & Gabbana Kitchen Appliances
Italian-based Smeg has further extended its commitment to stylish appliances, unveiling its new kitchen range in partnership with luxury fashion powerhouse Dolce & Gabbana. The new... Read More
Huawei To Release 5G Smartphone Late 2019
As Optus and Telstra race towards 5G connectivity, it seems smartphone makers are not far behind, with Chinese-based Huawei revealing its first... Read More
Government Thumbs-Down On New HQ: Google May Abandon Sydney
A NSW Government decision to reject the planned building of a Silicon Valley-style technology hub in Sydney could put as many as... Read More
Apple To Launch Paid News Subscription Service
Following its purchase of magazine app, Texture, recent reports reveal Apple is planning to launch its own premium news subscription service. The... Read More
REVIEW: Polaroid InstaShare Moto Mod – Fun, But Flawed
Once presumed to largely be a gimmick, Lenovo-owned Motorola has continued its commitment to its Moto Mod range – a series of... Read More
Samsung Galaxy S9 Dex Pad Lands In Oz
Following a momentary delay, Samsung Australian has finally rolled out its new Dex Pad (A$149) for the new Galaxy S9/S9+ smartphones. The... Read More
JBL Takes On Sonos With New ‘Link 300’ Smart Speaker
Harman and Samsung subsidiary, JBL, has today taken on Sonos with the release of its new ‘Link 300’. Like its predecessor, the Link... Read More
Foxtel Slashes Facebook Ads
The Foxtel streaming video service – jointly owned by the Murdoch media business and Telstra – is reportedly slashing its digital marketing... Read More
Logitech Nabs 13 Red Dot Design Awards
Logitech has won 13 RedDot design awards, the most the company has won beating its record of nine awards last year. This... Read More
Netflix Gains 7.4 Million Subscribers in 3 Months
Streaming giant Netflix has gained 7.4 million subscribers globally in 3 months due to an influx of original content. Reuters reports the new... Read More
NBN Complaints Soar 200%, Govt Review Triggered
The Telcom Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) latest report has revealed NBN related complaints soared over 200% in the second half of 2017 [versus the same... Read More
Ruark Unveils High-Fashion MRX Bluetooth Connected Speaker
British Hi-Fi fashionista Ruark Audio has released its first connected wireless speaker. The MRx is a small footprint wireless speaker with expansive... Read More
Gmail Offering Self-Destructing Email Feature
Gmail is heading for a re-design both through its appearance and software with one of the new updates being a ‘self-destructing’ email,... Read More
Amazon Australia Opens Up To Indian-Based Sellers
Following a successful trial last month, Amazon Australia has opened up its platform to Indian-based sellers. Approximately sixty Indian sellers are now... Read More
Optus To Close Virgin Mobile Ahead of TPG Entry
Prior to the launch of TPG Mobile Australia, recent reports reveal Optus is preparing to close its Virgin Mobile subsidiary, in a... Read More
Cheap HomePod To Offer “Short-Term Boost” Only
KGI Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, forecasts Apple’s ‘affordable’ HomePod will not provide long-term benefit to the Californian giant’s bottom line, instead only... Read More
NBN Uptake Soars, Wholesale Prices Changing Soon
The NBN Co asserts over a million businesses and households upgraded their internet service speed in the past four months – notching 3.7... Read More
Samsung Release 2018 TVs – ‘One Clear Cable’ To ‘Ambient Mode’
Following a global unveiling in New York early this year, Samsung Australia has today launched its 2018 suite of TVs, featuring new additions to... Read More
Apple Warns Employees To Stop Leaking Information
Apple executives have told its employees via an internal memo to stop leaking information on upcoming products such as its iPhones, warning... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: CEO Of Worlds largest Ad Agency WPP, Quits Under A Cloud
Sir Martin Sorrell the CEO of WPP a $20 billion-dollar communications group has abruptly resigned, at this stage it’s not know whether... Read More
Jabra Launches “World’s Most Powerful” Business Wireless Headset
Expanding its portfolio of business audio tech, Jabra has released its new ‘Engage’ professional headsets in Australia, claimed to feature “first of... Read More
Google Is No Longer Selling Pixel 1 Phones
Google is no longer selling its Pixel 1, the first model in its flagship series. The Pixel 1 can still be seen... Read More
Seven & Foxtel Snare $1B Cricket Rights From Nine
For the first time in nearly forty years, Nine Network has lost the media rights for Cricket Australia, this time scooped up by... Read More
IKEA Takes On Philips With Google Assistant Smart Lights
Swedish furniture giant, IKEA, has taken on Philips and debuted Google Assistant support for its Trådfri smart light range. As previously reported, Trådfri... Read More
ANZ Mobile Pay Will Shut Down Next Month
ANZ is shutting down its Mobile Pay app telling customers to use its Google Pay and Samsung Pay offerings. It sent out... Read More
Westfield Urges Shareholders To Approve $30B Takeover
Westfield Directors have unanimously urged shareholders to approve a $30 billion takeover by French property behemoth Unibail-Rodamco. Despite the decreasing value of the... Read More
Apple HomePod Sales Fall Short, Inventory Piles Up
Sales of Apple’s HomePod have reportedly missed targets, as employees reveal inventory is pilling up. The news comes as competition within the smart speaker market... Read More
Amazon Ring Acquisition Complete, Drops Doorbell Prices
Amazon has completed its acquisition of doorbell company Ring for US$1bn and to celebrate has dropped the prices of the Ring Video... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: IFA Organisers Tipped To Lauch US Show Up Against CES
Messe Berlin the organisers of the highly popular European trade show IFA, for the appliance and consumer electronics industry is tipped to... Read More
New Progress on “.au” Domain Saga, Govt Still Quiet
auDA – the self-regulating body which oversees Australian domain name registrations – has opted to hold a special general meeting (SGM), following... Read More
Snapchat Revives Smart Glasses After First Flop
Snapchat has revealed it’s working on a successor to its first [failed] smart glasses, following a public regulatory filing with the FCC.... Read More
‘Notch’ Smartphones To Lose Ground In 2018
Spurned by Apple’s iPhone X ‘notch’, several smartphones makers – such as Huawei, Oppo and possibly LG – have integrated the unique... Read More
NAB Introduces Google Pay, Apple Users Still Waiting
NAB is introducing Google Pay to its banking services, however Apple users are frustrated as the Aussie bank still has not done... Read More
Kogan NBN Threatens To “Shake Up” ISP “Status Quo”
From e-commerce, to insurance, mobile and now internet – Kogan has become the latest re-seller of the NBN, following a partnership with... Read More
Oz Organisations Report 63 Data Breaches In Just Six Weeks
Australian organisations reported 63 data breaches in the first six weeks of the Turnbull Government’s mandatory notification system, under which all major organisations... Read More
Asus, Acer Take Currency Hit
Two of Taiwan’s major IT companies have produced quite different results for the first quarter of 2018 – though both were affected... Read More
Google Sending Spam Calls To Voicemail
Google has found a way to redirect those frustrating and annoying spam calls by sending them to voicemail straight away. According to 9to5Google once... Read More
PC Shipments Post 14th Straight Quarterly Decline
Gartner’s latest research reveals global PC shipments fell 1.4% in Q1Y18, posting the fourteenth straight quarterly decline since 2012. Lenovo, HP and Dell retained... Read More
ALDI Takes On Kogan With Google Home Mini Twin Pack For $109
ALDI has taken a leaf out of Kogan.com’s book, and unveiled a suite of heavily reduced tech items for its next ‘Special... Read More