Amaysim Pursues Growth With Vaya Acquisition
Amaysim has acquired Brisbane-based mobile virtual network operator Vaya in a deal worth $70 million in total. Amaysim states the acquisition advances... Read More
BREAKING NEWS:Dick Smith Shares Suspended Pending Major Announcement
Troubled electronics retailer Dick Smith is set to make a major announcement concerning their future. Earlier today shares in the consumer electronics... Read More
CES 2016: What To Expect From Automotive To New Fitbit, Drones + VR
CES 2016 is a critical show for big retail chains such as JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman and The Good Guys, it’s... Read More
CES 2016 Set To Be A Logistical Nightmare, As Security Heightened
CES which last year attracted over 176,000 visitors to Las Vegas for the annual tech event, is set to be a logistical... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:Altech Computers Placed Into Administration
Early this afternoon (Thursday) the Sydney offices of Altech Computers was surrounded by Police and Sherriff Officers.... Read More
Dick Smith Desperation Fire Sale, Described As “Crook Stock” Sale By Gerry Harvey.
He claims consumers are not stupid and can spot “crook” stock even when they are offered at bargain prices. He knows because... Read More
Nick Aboud Not Sacked As Dick Smith Confirm Appointment Of Former BigW Executive
Murray dismissed our story yesterday that Aboud was on four months notice after the hiring of Algy Pereira a former Myer executive... Read More
Samsung Gets Into Drones 70% Of Future Products Will Be IoT capable
Overnight the Korean Company has come out and said that going forward they are set to focus on ‘drone’ and ‘IoT’ as... Read More
Panasonic Puts Dick Smith On Credit Hold Call For ASIC To Investigate
Insiders are telling us that Dick Smith warehouses are full of “junk” house brand stock that the mass... Read More
Alcatel One Touch IDC Data Correction
A recent ChannelNews story indicated that they had sold 154,720 in the smartphone market in the last quarter. This was in... Read More
360Fly Camera Boss Has A Pop Shot At GoPro, Says 360 Degree Video Capture Is Set TO Be Big.
Peter Adderton the CEO of fly 36 who is an Australian who established Boost Mobile said that his new 360-degree camera, that... Read More
Hoverboards Now On The Nose With Airlines Shipping Companies & Boring NSW Minister
Australian airways officials have chosen not to support a call for a ban on the carriage lithium batteries that have been deemed... Read More
Major Top Level Management Shake Up At LG
This is normally done when a Company is trying to hide information as most US news organisations have... Read More
Health Minister Skinner “Skinned” By Own Branches Over Forced Amalgamation
The Mosman branch is the largest branch of the Liberal Party in NSW, combined these branches also deliver the highest contributions to... Read More
OZ Consumers Set To Get Big US Black Friday Discount Deals From Newegg
Already one of the cheapest online sites for tech gear Newegg said that more than 260 “deeply discounted” products will be available... Read More
Sony Sells 30.2M PS4 Consoles, Microsoft Refuses To Release Xbox One Sales Numbers
The highly popular gaming console that is under threat from PC gaming sold faster than any of its predecessors. PlayStation’s direct competitors... Read More
Consumers Give New Microsoft Store A Miss But They Are Flocking To Apple
Now the rent a crowd has gone and Microsoft staff are left to talk to themselves as real consumers desert the store... Read More
LG Refuses To Say Which “Advanced Component” In Their Urbane Smartwatch Has Failed.
The South Korean tech giant has revealed that the issue which appears to have gone undetected during what LG claims was “months... Read More
Myer Cull Of CE + Hi Fi Brands Pays Off As Sales Soar
The Melbourne based retailer saw comparable store sales almost 4 per cent higher in the first quarter while overall revenue rose 3.4... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Alcatel Takes #3 Slot In OZ Smartphone Market After Apple + Samsung
According to new IDC data obtained by ChannelNews Alcatel One Touch which is a Chinese Company owned by TCL, who are better... Read More
LG To Start Offering Google Play Movies + New TV Service
Owners of an LG Smart TV with Web OS as well as the older Netcast application system will be able to get... Read More
Dick Smith Shares Smashed After Profit Downgrade, Concerns Over Stock Levels + Margins
CEO Nick Aboud has said that gross margins have been squeezed, ChannelNews understands that the mass retailer has told several vendors who... Read More
Sharp Crashes + Burns Again As “Business Worsens”.
In Australia it’s copiers that is driving revenue with speculation that the Sharp Corporation could still pull out of the Australia market... Read More
Microsoft Surface Sales Tank + There Ain’t Much Love For Windows Phones Either
The latest figures revealed by Microsoft last week reveal that Surface tablet sales fell 35.1 percent in the quarter ending Sept. 30... Read More
Fit Moves To Sell Direct + Big Corporations Love It
Now Fitbit whose products are a hot seller at mass retailers such as JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman and Dick Smith are... Read More
FIRST LOOK:Samsung Gear 2 Smartwatch Looks + Feels Like A “Real” Watch should
The first thing you notice about the new thin Samsung Gear 2 and the Gear S2 classic is that they look and... Read More
Acer Reveals Giant Tablet All In One PC With 5 Hours Battery Life + New Two In One Convertible
Among the new range is the Acer Aspire R 14 which is a convertible notebook with diamond edge design and a thinner... Read More
Harvey Norman + The Good Guys Have 25% Of The Appliance Market
From toasters to vacuums to microwaves to shavers, Australians spend over $260 million buying almost 1.7 million small electrical items in an... Read More
Marantz Upgrade To Cope With Ultra HD Technology + Object based Surround Sound
The top end 199 7702MkII A/V network processor (AVP) is due later this year. Added is HDMI 2.0a with HDCP 2.2 copy... Read More
Fifield New Communications Minister, Fletcher Moved To Territories + Major Projects
The man tipped for the job Communications Minister, Paul Fletcher, was given a ministerial title as Minister for Territories, Local Government and... Read More
IFA:LG To Reveal $1,600 Gold Watch + Sensor For Dumb Appliances
The Korean Company is also set to use the IFA show in Berlin this week to reveal two new smart appliances and... Read More
UPDATED:Move By The Good Guys To Flog JVC TV’s Upsets Some Executives + Dick Smith
The rift has been caused due to the perceived quality of the Chinese made JVC TV’s which have no association with the... Read More
Expanded Bluesound Gear Includes New Design Improved Sound Output + Connection To Home Automation Systems
The second-generation Bluesound wireless multizone-audio products will also be smaller than the original models launched in 2014. The Lenbrook-owned brand unveiled its... Read More
HTC Talks To OZ Retailers About Virtual Reality + Fitness Tracking Gear
While mass retailers such as JB Hi Fi are riding the fitness technology wave carriers have only recently started to range smart... Read More
Epson To Release 300 Inch Full HD TV screen Projectors + Printers With Two Year Ink Life
Today they own a treasure trove of projector and printer patents. This week the Company revealed a new class of printer called... Read More
JB Hi Fi Appoints New Marketing + IT Heads
CEO Richard Murray announced the appointment of Kevin Ramsdale as Marketing Director and Simon Page as Chief Information Officer earlier today. Kevin... Read More
David Jones Set To Expand Food + Appliance Sales Via New Store Network
The expansion will be part of a major restructure of the department store retailer who earlier this week reported sales growth of... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Toshiba President + Vice Chairman Quit After $1.7B Financial Scandal Was Exposed.
In a press briefing in Japan this afternoon, executives at the scandal plagued Company said that Hisao Tanaka, president and chief executive,... Read More
Smartphones + Video Playing A Key Role In Online Purchases
They will also tell you that one of the key elements in convincing a consumer to take action is video that can... Read More
CE + Appliance Suppliers Set To Benefit From WA +SA Push By Aldi
Organisations such as Tempo and Laser Corporation are set to benefit from the brutal battle that is currently being played between supermarkets.... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Big Delays For Philips + Hisense Android TV’s In OZ
Back at CES 2015 both Philips and Hisense showed new 2015 TV models running a version of Android TV’s. Now retailers in... Read More
Microsoft XBox + Sony PlayStation Yesterdays Gaming Technology At E3 Game Show
Advances in virtual-reality technology and a growing appetite for smartphone apps are shaking up the $100 billion videogame industry with both Sony... Read More
Mass CE + Appliance Retailers Face Battle With Lidl
Also expected to benefit from the entry of the mass retailer who was recently voted the UK’s best supermarket chain is real... Read More
The All New $5K + Leica Q Digital Camera Gives You Serious Bragging Rights
For decades Leica cameras have been a sought after, but expensive camera, several technology Companies use Leica made lenses in their camera... Read More
Lenovo Reveal Footwear, Watches + New Search App As Consumer PC Share Starts To Slide
The big Chinese Company who were given $10M to launch into the Australian PC consumer market and Exchange protection of $0.92 is... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Hitachi + Philips Set To Be Big TV Winners As Sharp Exits
This week in Barcelona Narta members were told that Hitachi has scored an exclusive deal to distribute and sell Hitachi TV’s that... Read More
HP Printer + PC Sales Down As Company Struggles To Find Growth
Second-quarter sales shrank 6.8 percent to $25.5 billion while net income fell 21 percent to $1.01 billion from $1.27 billion a year... Read More
Harvey Norman Go After Guaranteed TV Margins,”Spiffs” For Sales Staff + Exclusives
ChannelNews has also been told that Harvey Norman who has been pushing vendors for three and four month exclusives on selected products... Read More
Samsung Note 5 + Round Faced Watch Set For IFA Launch
The Korean Company who is fighting a head on battle with Apple despite recently signing a multibillion dollar manufacturing deal to produce... Read More
Nikon Sales + Marketing Manager Quits
Seggar, who was previously the consumer electronics marketing manager at Samsung and prior to that Group Marketing Manager at Microsoft has not... Read More