Roadhound Electronics Struggles Following Samsung Note 7 Recall & Collapse Of Dick Smith
Struggling distributor Roadhound Electronics has been forced to engage with tier two retailers following the collapse of Dick Smith 12 months ago,... Read More
Apple Could Pay $2.1 Billion In Interest On Unpaid EU Taxes
Apple may have to pay $2.1 billion in interest on top of unpaid taxes of $18.4 billion as ordered by the European... Read More
Exclusive: Google Pixel Shortage Hits Oz
It looks like the shortage of the popular Pixel XL smartphone affecting Google’s US customers may have spread to Australian retailers. Recent reports... Read More
Wesfarmers CEO Braces For Woolworths Comeback
Reports say that Wesfarmers CEO Richard Goyder has been softening investor expectations ahead of the release of Coles’ latest interim results. “Richard... Read More
Oculus Co-Founder Denies Wrongdoing In ZeniMax Court Case
Oculus’ elusive co-founder Palmer Luckey took the stand today to testify against allegations by Zenimax that the company’s VR headset is stolen intellectual property.... Read More
Concerns Grow Around Incoming “Google Tax”
The Turnbull government’s efforts to introduce a “diverted profits tax” or “Google tax” could have major implications for Australian businesses looking to expand internationally. The... Read More
Vodafone, NextDC And Continuum Announce Staffing Changes
• Vodafone has named the company’s director of sales, Ben McIntosh, as director of its consumer business unit, a new position. According... Read More
Amazon Seeks Spectrum For IoT
Amazon has filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission to get approval to test wireless networking for the Internet of... Read More
ZTE Flagship Drops Anchor At JB
Chinese phonemaker ZTE has given the JB Hi-Fi retail chain an exclusive deal on marketing its new audio-centric flagship smartphone in Australia.... Read More
Qantas Set To Test Free Onboard NBN Domestic Service
Qantas has confirmed that it plans to begin testing an NBN-based satellite service onboard some of its domestic aircraft at the start... Read More
Square Roll E-Pay Solution Out For Oz Market
San Francisco-based tech startup Square have rolled out their point of sale API to the Australian market, promising to provide a powerful and easily-integrate... Read More
Mark Zuckerberg Shills VR In Court Hearing
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified in court over accusations that Facebook-backed VR player Oculus is built on stolen technology, saying “we are highly confident... Read More
ACMA Lifts Curtain On New 700MHz Spectrum Auction
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has opened the door to prospective bidders for its planned auction of 700MHz spectrum, now set... Read More
Warrant Out On Samsung Chief
South Korean prosecutors are seeking a warrant to arrest Samsung Group’s Jay Y. Lee for allegations including bribery and embezzlement. The 48-year-old... Read More
Big Retailers Winning Online
While Kogan may be doing well, new figures from KPMG show that Australians appear to prefer buying from a traditional retailer’s online... Read More
Not Guilty, Says Autonomy CFO To $11bn Fraud Claim
Autonomy Corp.’s former chief financial officer has pleaded not guilty to charges he schemed to inflate the US$11 billion price paid by... Read More
MS Snaps Up AI Start-Up Maluuba
Microsoft has bought Canadian start-up Maluuba, a company that focuses on natural language processing to add the push in general artificial intelligence.... Read More
Intel Launches New Retail Platform Powered By IoT and Cloud Technology
A new platform from Intel is set to simplify the process of integrating IoT and cloud-based technologies into retail businesses. Intel’s Responsive... Read More
Woolworths Finds New Managing Director
Woolworths supermarkets are set to get their first female managing director with Claire Peters. Ms Peters said in a statement: “Successful retailers... Read More
Coles and Woolworths Price Hike Paves Way For Amazon Shake Up
Supermarket prices surged in the final quarter of 2016, with fresh fruit and vegetable prices at Coles, Woolworths and IGA rising by 15%. Q4... Read More
Kogan Claims 90% Stock Turnover As Earnings Surpass Expectations
Online shopping website Kogan is cruising at $1.60 a share after releasing its second quarterly earnings report since going public back in... Read More
Nintendo Stock Falls As Switch Slammed Over Price
After revealing the pricing and software lineup for their new gaming console last week, Nintendo’s stock price has been sent into a... Read More
Aussie Retailers Remain Compelling Choice For Online Shoppers, KPMG Says
Figures from KPMG’s 2017 Global Online Consumer Report claims more Australians made their last online purchase from a traditional retailer’s online store than... Read More
Dick Smith Sinkhole Drags Down David Jones Sales Growth 4%
David Jones’ South African parent company, Woolworths Holdings, has seen its sales growth slip 4% for the first half of the 2016/2017 financial year... Read More
iPhone Manufacturers Report Losses As iPhone Sales Slide
According to the Nikkei Asian Review, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn have posted their first ever annual sales decline. The company posted revenues of... Read More
Smart Home Market To Solidify In 2017, Say Analysts
Data gathered by Juniper Research has indicated that the rapid take-up of smart home hardware and services in entertainment, automation, healthcare and... Read More
Sonos Loses CEO As MacFarlane Steps Down
Sonos cofounder John MacFarlane has stepped down from his role as CEO after fourteen years. Former president and chief commercial officer Patrick... Read More
Yahoo To Change Name As Part Of Verizon-Deal
It’s been revealed that former-internet giant Yahoo will lose its name and be rebranded as “Altaba”, following its sale to US cable... Read More
2017 To Mark Start Of Access Economy Boom
Nbn has released new research, conducted by Telsyte, indicating that a more than a third of Australians are forgoing traditional ownership and... Read More
DJI Taking Control Of Hasselblad?
Reports out of TechCrunch and Luminous Landscape say that Chinese Drone player DJI has quietly bought a majority stake in the Swedish... Read More
Sony Say Holiday Sales For PS4 Topped 6 Million
Sony have shed some light on the continued sales of their Playstation 4 gaming console. The company says that they sold an additional 6.2... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Reports “Massive” Holiday Sales Period
JB Hi-Fi has reported one of its strongest sales results for the Christmas and Boxing Day period in recent years, with the... Read More
Tech And Whitegoods Account For Over 25% Of Xmas Complaints, Says ACCC
As the Christmas period ends and Boxing Day sales wind down, the ACCC has revealed that more than 20,000 shoppers complained to the... Read More
Former Electrolux CEO Takes Top Job At Beko
John Brown former CEO of Electrolux has been appointed CEO of European appliance maker Beko. The appointment follows an extensive search, several... Read More
Klipsch Take Audio Outdoors With New Landscape Range
First showcased back at the Integrate Expo in August, Klipsch’s Landscape speakers have now been made available to Australian customers by distributor Powermove.... Read More
Winning Appliance Open Doors On New Canberra Showroom
Australian kitchen and laundry retailer Winning Appliance has expanded its retail footprint to include Canberra, with a new multi-sensory showroom opening in... Read More
ACCC Stand Down, Will Not Appeal Woolworths Ruling
The ACCC has announced that it will not appeal the judgement made in the federal court that saw Judge David Yates dismiss... Read More
Federal Court Orders Crackdown On Piracy, Despite Glaring Flaws
You know what they say: if you can’t beat the pirates, litigate and hope for the best. A landmark case in the... Read More
Google Aims To Break Into Smart Homes With Android Things
Google have announced their intentions to push into the world of smart homes with a new software suite branded Android Things. The... Read More
It’s On: Amazon Prime Officially Goes Global
A few weeks following their secretive soft-launch into the market, access to Amazon Prime’s video streaming service has officially rolled out globally... Read More
Australia Ranked 9th Most Affordable Country For Technology
Australia is the 9th most affordable country for buying technology products, according to a study comparing the prices of 72 different countries. The 2016-17... Read More
D-Link Partners With Leading SMB IT Industry Association
D-Link Australia has reaffirmed its support for the small and medium business channel through an investment in SMBiT Professionals. Described as the... Read More
HPE Experts Called In As ATO Outage Threatens Third Day
After finding its outage – which started on Monday morning – difficult to overcome despite engineers working through that night on the... Read More
Government Set To Saddle NBN Competition With $7 Levy
The Australian government has revealed intentions to introduce a new levy on telecommunications companies to help pay for the roll-out of the... Read More
Oz Post Deliveries Hit New Record, Driven By Online Sales
Australia Post was expected to process a record number of parcels through its delivery centre yesterday, largely driven by a major increase... Read More
Suppliers On Watch As Woolies Walks Without Charge
After last week’s ruling in the federal court by Judge David Yates that dismissed claims by the ACCC that Woolworths broke the... Read More
ATO Listing Reveals Oz IT Companies That Paid No Tax In FY15
Many of the largest technology-based companies operating in Australia – including some world leaders – paid no tax in Australia in the... Read More
House Brand Distributor Crest Set To Benefit From Amazon
When The Crest company, lost the rights to several audio brands such as Philips and Sony they turned to developing their own... Read More
Alcatel Talks Up IDC Numbers, Modular POP 5 And VR-Heavy 2017 Offering
“Joy is part of our DNA” announced Alcatel’s Sam Skontos at an exclusive media gathering in Sydney earlier today. At the event,... Read More
FitBit CEO Talks Up “Life-Saving” Potential Of Brand
FitBit cofounder James Park has talked up the company’s plans to invest into healthcare via a partnership with California-based medical technology company... Read More