Vodafone’s Core Upgrade: Network Of The Future
A major upgrade of Vodafone’s core network has been announced, with Ericsson selected to help Vodafone build and utilise the world’s most... Read More
Optus Loses Main Marketing Man
AdNews has reported that Nathan Rosenberg is quitting Optus. Having joined in 2012 from the US and previously working at Vodafone and Virgin... Read More
OFFICIAL: HTC One M8 Gets Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS is in third place with 2.5pc global smartphone market share in 2014 as we reported last week, but it... Read More
Vodafone Delivers 4G For NZ Roamers
Vodafone has sweetened its global roaming deal for Australians travelling to New Zealand, offering access to its 4G network which independent speed... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Brand Hisense Outsells Sony 4K TV’s Despite Multi Million Dollar Investment In 2014 World Cup
GFK data reveal that despite the 2014 World Cup being sponsored by Sony and the event attracting millions of viewers in Australia... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:Teac OZ Faces Uncertain Future As Losses Mount, Senior Exec’s Retrenched
Insiders have told ChannelNews that they doubt that the Company will survive in Australia and that the Teac brand which is now... Read More
Norton Security: The One Suite To Rule Them All?
Symantec is consolidating its nine different security products including Norton Internet Security, Norton Antivirus and Norton 360 into one new Norton Security... Read More
LG Brings G3 Smartphone UI To New Phones, Tablets
LG has announced major smartphone and tablet interface changes at the annual IFA consumer electronics Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany, bringing the... Read More
Internet Of Things Reaches Massive Hype Level
Talk of the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is everywhere, with devices gaining new connectivity and fears that cyber criminals will have a... Read More
Panasonic Launch Premium Steam Oven That Grills, Microwaves + Convection Cooks
A new capability delivers steam injected from a high-efficiency boiler unit directly into the upper area of the microwave, and a grill... Read More
Nespresso Oz Boss To Depart
Renaud Tinel has been appointed as General Manager Asia Region, and will leave his position as General Manager of Nespresso Oceania from... Read More
Run, Step ‘N Jump: ‘TalkBand’ Joins Fitness Race $179
Billed as a ‘talk and track’ device, TalkBand B1, has a 1.4-inch flexible OLED display and works with any Android/Apple mobile and... Read More
Vodafone Boosts OZ 4G Data Limits
Australia’s last-place telco, Vodafone, is trying to shake up the market and shake out a few more paying customers from those that... Read More
New Record Smartphone Shipments: 300M!
Smartphone shipments have zoomed past the 300 million mark for the first time, with Android and iOS devices accounting for 96pc of... Read More
Samsung Buys SmartThings
Tech war moves from mobiles to the living room with Samsung snapping up SmartThings, it has been confirmed. The smart home platform... Read More
Hey! Presto Cuts Price In Half
With Netflix still not officially in Australia despite hundreds of thousands of Aussies using VPN services to access the US Netflix service,... Read More
Electrolux Look To Buy GE Appliance Group, LG and Samsung Tipped To Bid
If successful the move would make Electrolux who also sell AEG products in Australia one of the biggest non-Asian appliance groups in... Read More
Microsoft Surfaces 3 Pro PC, Anti Mac Ads
As Microsoft prepares to unleash the Surface Pro 3 in Australia on the 28th of August, three new anti-Mac ads have surfaced... Read More
Everything Is UP at Telstra, Revenue, Profits + New Customers
Chief Executive Officer David Thodey said Telstra continued to perform strongly, with growth in total income, earnings per share, EBITDA and customer... Read More
Microsoft Pumps Xbox One ‘Value’ In PS4 Fight
The PS4 might be winning the unit sales race, but Microsoft is fighting back with a portfolio of exclusive games, new software... Read More
Microsoft’s Siri Clone Coming To Windows 9
Known as “Cortana” and named after the digital assistant featured in the popular Xbox game “Halo”, the Siri-like clone can answer questions... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:Rose Quits Harvey Norman Joins Long List Of Executives Who Have Left The Mass Retailer
During the past 12 months Harvey Norman has lost several senior management with some telling ChannelNews that they quit because there was... Read More
Analysts Tipp Appliance Growth At JB Hi Fi
Share tipster Motley Fool said thhat there are three key reasons to invest in the retailer. 1. Stronger housing market aids retail... Read More
Windows 9: More BIG Changes Announced
Windows 9, which is also known by its codename “Threshold”, has some big changes up its sleeve to keep users happy: removing... Read More
Samsung’s New French Door Fridges Full of Features
Samsung has announced two new premium French door refrigerator models with huge capacities, innovative Showcase door design and a customisable shelving system... Read More
HTC Delivers Cheap Mid-Range Desire
HTC’s Desire 610 comes complete with Android KitKat 4.4.2, a quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 CPU, 8GB storage, 1GB RAM, microSD card slot... Read More
Dyson Sucks Twice As Hard
Dyson’s latest upright, the DC65 Animal, comes packed with features to seriously outclass competitors and easily justify the $949 price while delivering... Read More
The Free ‘Must-Have’ Privacy Fix You Need Now
AVG has launched a brand new version of its PrivacyFix app, available free for PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads and Androids, helping people... Read More
Windows 9 To Be A Free Upgrade?
Hot on the heels of reports that the next update to Windows 8.1 is due to arrive on the next Patch Tuesday,... Read More
Cheaper Movie Downloads Coming Soon?
Village Roadshow announced its intention to bring movie download prices down at the launch of a new Australian Digital Content Guide. News.com.au... Read More
Bill Gates Dumps $882M Microsoft Shares
Bill Gates has gone soft on Microsoft shares, selling US $882 million worth over five days from July 24 to July 30,... Read More
BREAKING NEWS Top HP Consumer Executive Quits To Join Lenovo
The move to hire Lau an experienced consumer PC executive comes as Lenovo moves to expand their consumer presence in Australia. ChannelNews... Read More
Moto OZ Android 4.4.4 Update Frenzy
Motorola customers are finally seeing the fruits of having been owned by Google, even though Motorola is now owned by Lenovo, with... Read More
Ten’s Tenplay Cracks 5.5M Viewers
Watching video from the Internet using tablets, smartphones, PCs, Macs and smart TVs is now firmly entrenched in everyone’s digital lives, with... Read More
Foxtel Welcomes OZ Copyright Discussion Paper
The leaking of the Federal Government’s “Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper, July 2014” has certainly ruffled some feathers. Consumer advocates Choice Magazine... Read More
Veeemotion iOS App Wants To Be ‘Video-Instagram’
The eerily named Veeemotion app for iPhones and iPads launched as a “developer version” in the UK back on the 9th of... Read More
Australia Tax: No Choice But To Pirate?
The leaking of the Australian Federal Government’s “Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper, July 2014” has firmly put the copyright cat amongst the... Read More
OS X Yosemite: A Neater, Sweeter Beta
When it comes to beta software, common sense tells you to let someone else find the bugs while waiting for the first... Read More
Mac OS X Yosemite Beta For True iGeeks Only
Although much of the world uses the Windows operating system, Apple’s Macs have been growing market share even as PC sales have... Read More
$120,000 Samsung Ultra HD 105″ TV Goes On Sale
The UN105S9, a super-sized curved television capable of displaying a 4K-resolution image, is the world’s most expensive TV with the price tag... Read More
Klipsch Restructures Sound Range With New Look + New Names
Moving forward all future home-theatre speakers, soundbars and headphones will be marketed under the Reference umbrella with all of the Reference-series marketing... Read More
Google Set To Strip Tens Of Millions Out Of OZ Tax Free After Record Q3 Profit.
Overnight Google has announced its second quarter 2014 quarterly financial report. The company reported consolidated revenues of $15.96 billion for the quarter... Read More
Microsoft To Slash 18,000 Jobs Hardest Hit Nokia + Xbox Divisions
The US software Company is shutting down Xbox Entertainment Studios, its LA-based division tasked with developing original video content for the Xbox... Read More
Set Top Box $20bn Sales Spike
US$20.3 billion worth of set top boxes were sold last year, globally. Following a relatively flat three years, the set-top box market... Read More
Hisense Go Big On 4K
12 months ago, Hisense jolted the TV market highly affordable under $5000 UHD TVs (58″ and 65″) – but this year its... Read More
Murdoch Bids $80 Billion For Time Warner CNN To Be Sold
The offer has been rejected according to US reports. The move that could reshape the media industry according to analysts. Time Warner... Read More
Hands Off My Digits
Moshi have made gloves especially to use with touchscreen phones and tablets, called Digits. ‘Digits’ are dual-layered winter gloves with special conductive... Read More
Adobe Hires Ex-Insight Boss As CEO
Adobe has appointed Chris Skelton as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. He will report to Paul Robson, President of Adobe’s... Read More
Sony 4K TV’s Take A Big Dive Despite PS4 Giveaway + 2014 World Cup Investment
According to leaked GFK Australia data Sony in week 21 which is when they launched their PlayStation 4K TV offer had a... Read More