EXCLUSIVE: Toshiba OZ Looks To Enter Appliance Market No Decision On TV’s
According to Toshiba CEO Mark Whittard the global merging of the Companies TV division in with the appliance division could lead to... Read More
Belkin’s Magic iPad Dock
Belkin Express Dock for iPad, an adjustable dial to dock your iPad – without even having to remove its case. When turned,... Read More
Adobe Credit Card Details Compromised But Adobe OZ Remains Silent
Neither has the company issued an alert to their Australian Creative Cloud customers after the Company discovered that intruders had stolen the... Read More
Is Dick Smith Moving Into Appliances?
It is not known whether they will be sold in Dick Smith Home stores or a new chain of stores designed to... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:CEDIA Offices To Be Closed In OZ
Len Wallis the Chairman of CEDIA has confirmed from New York that CEDIA has started a wind down of its current Botany... Read More
Smeg Power Rangehood Hits Kitchen
The SHC965X rangehood is a high powered, concealed undermount, removing smoke, fumes and grease-laden air from the kitchen area. It quietly zaps up... Read More
Former Howard Comms Minister Tipped To Join NBN Board
Flannigan resigned from NBN Co in April 2011, following a move by the company to break off its tendering process with construction... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Warehouse Sales Closes Down
ChannelNews understands that the company has been struggling of late and that several appliance vendors are now chasing executives from the Company... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Ben McIntosh Quits Harvey Norman
McIntosh who has worked for Harvey Norman for more than a decade is believed to have advised Harvey Norman Director David Ackery... Read More
Samsung MotionSync: A Real Sucker
Samsung’s just-announced MotionSync SC20F70HC vacuum has a more powerful motor than previous models, swifter motion and a low centre of gravity to suck up... Read More
Big Retailer Looks To Move Into Appliances Despite Resistance From Suppliers
ChannelNews has been told that local suppliers of appliances especially coffee machines and small cooking appliances at not happy at the thought... Read More
Telstra Suck Up To News Corp For Favourable PR Spin
Yesterday the carrier announced exclusively to News Corp journalist’s that AFL Grand Final fans will be able to view football next season... Read More
NBN:Described As “A Donkey, Monkey, Sinkhole + A Political Noose For Potential Board Members
Business Spectator owner and ABC TV finance commentator Alan Kohler yesterday suggested Switkowski would be mad to accept the appointment, given growing... Read More
Turnbull & Fletcher To Call Comms Shots For Abbott
Unlike Labor’s Stephen Conroy, who gloried in the title of Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, he’ll simply be Comms... Read More
Fisher & Paykel Top Marketer Quits
Peter Russell resigns as Fisher & Paykel Australia’s General Manager of Marketing after seven years at the helm. The resignation comes in... Read More
So Long Android? Samsung Tizen Hits “October”
Samsung may be about to unleash its in-house operating system Tizen on mobile devices, in October, according to Sam mobile blog. The... Read More
New MD At Motorola
Motorola Solutions has appointed Steve Crutchfield as managing director, Australia and New Zealand, it has announced The appointment is effective immediately. Crutchfield... Read More
Samsung Director Resigns: Source
Obradovic who was Director – Enterprise and SMB at Samsung Electronics, was in the role just 15 months after his appointment in... Read More
Smarter, Wi-Fi Kitchens Coming
But its not just Internet connectivity that are making appliance smarter, says Lilly, its everyday practicality. Its about making them easier to... Read More
TPG Wins High Court Appeal Against ACCC
The trial judge in the original case, Justice Murphy, had found that TPG’s “Unlimited ADSL2+” advertisements, which ran between September 2010 and... Read More
Convoy Gets New Marketing Head
He previously held the role of Sales Manager at audio distributor, Convoy International. Karunaratne is also an former Harvey Norman employee and... Read More
Aggressive Fisher & Paykel Dish Up “Complete Kitchens”
Haier-owned Fisher & Paykel is getting aggressive, matching its new ActiveSmart refrigerators with its Built-in Oven, DishDrawer and ovens, to sell consumers... Read More
Watch Out Apple: Samsung ‘Gear’ Hits Sept
The mobile giant is to launch Galaxy Gear watch at Samsung Mobile UNPACKED Episode 2 2013 on Sept. 4, two days before... Read More
Logitech Ultimate Smart Control IS Magic
Logitech’s new Harmony Ultimate (with 2.4″ touchscreen) and Harmony Smart Control are all about swipes and vibrations. But its not just electronics... Read More
CEDIA Integrators Told To Go After Lighting & Wireless Business
They include dimmable LED lighting systems, robust wireless-network gear, and high-performance audio and motorized window-shade systems. They claim that these categories can... Read More
Denon Pink “Exercise Freaks” Let Rip
The new pink edition Denon Exercise Freak in ear headphones (AH-W150), are lightweight, sweat-proof, and Bluetooth compatible. They also feature Denon’s signature... Read More
Sony PlayStation Sales Slump OZ Profits Plunge 48%
The fall in sales comes ahead of the launch of a new PlayStation 4 in November 2023. As at April 2013 SCE... Read More
Rudd NBN Foxtel Spin Flawed Abbott & Telstra Boss Claim
He made the denial to rebut a suggestion by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that Abbott may had had such discussions, with Murdoch... Read More
Telstra Profits Rise As Consumer Continue To Dump Landlines
Revenues rose 1.9 per cent to $26 billion while profit after tax increased 12.9 per cent to $3.9 billion. In a statement... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: CeBIT Under Threat As Victorian Government Backs New Show
The Technology Industries Division of the Victorian Department of State Development, Business and Innovation will tonight announce funding for the ‘Connect’ digital... Read More
“OZ First” Fizz-On-Tap Fridge To Hit
Australia’s first sparkling water dispenser is to be released by Samsung. The classy Samsung Sparkling Water Refrigerator refrigerator with fizzy water on tap... Read More
OS Plays Key Role In Control4 Growth As Value Rockets 24% Following Float
Products from the 10 year old Company that was started by former Intel executives are proving extremely popular in Australia with the... Read More
Radio Stations Nobbled By Adobe & Microsoft
The amount paid was described by a spokesman for millionaire owner Bill Caralis as a “storm in a teacup” and the amount... Read More
Pacific Hi Fi Joe, Remembered
He was the smallest of 4 brothers, and the one with the biggest smile said Frank Di Bartolo. The other members of... Read More
Coalition To Roll Out NBN Broadband Faster Than Rudd
Under Turnbull’s plans, the eventual NBN rollout would be accelerated as he moves the emphasis from fibre-to-the-premises (FttP) technology to fibre-to-the node... Read More
Fab50: Smeg Icon Gets Fat
Called the FAB50, the latest Smeg has 75 per cent more capacity than the original FAB28, so suitable for big families. The... Read More
C.R. Kennedy Nabs BlackFire, Hoya From Rival
C.R. Kennedy adds two major names to its imaging portfolio, nabbing the global accessory brands from their former distributor Adeal. The imaging... Read More
Sony’s Mobile Whizz Hits Oz
Sony Australia announced the new Portable Wireless Server (PWS) allow you view and store content wirelessly from a smartphone, PC or tablet.... Read More
Appliances Anoint Marketing Guru
Appliance Online has appointed ex-employee James Fleet to the position of Chief Marketing Officer. The role is a newly created position as... Read More
Labor Pollies Lie About NBN As Costs Blow Out On Rudds Pet Project
Days after the CEO of the NBN Co Mike Quigley quit, it has emerged that contractors are now looking an increases in... Read More
McDonald Takes Charge of Haier Commercial Sales
The appointment reflects the Chinese appliance giant’s commitment to growth in the commercial industry, the company said in a statement today. McDonald... Read More
Forza 5 Day-One Download Plans Ditched In Latest Xbox 180
The gaming industry has learnt from some very expensive past mistakes, it is better to respond in a positivist way to the... Read More
ACCC Takes Action Against Startel
The Australian Competition And Consumer Commission alleges that Startel has breached unsolicited consumer agreement provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) on... Read More
CE Problems Surface At Microsoft As They Write Off Billions, Shares Crash
Brokers who took the stock down 11% on Saturday claim that the write-down is a symbol of how Microsoft has missed the... Read More
Vodafone Loses More Than $128M & Half A Million Customers
SmartHouse noticed something was strange when we stopped getting press releases from the embattled communications Company. After following up with Vodafone PR... Read More
Amar Bose Dead At 83
The man who was credited with changing the Hi Fi market with the launch of innovative products such as the Bose Cinclude... Read More
NBN Boss Denies He Was Pushed Out Of Top Job
Quigley, a former Alcatel -Lucent senior executive, rejected Turnbull’s suggestions, saying that with most of the start-up work on the company now... Read More