Apple Forecast 80M 5G iPhones, New HomePod & Watch Coming
Apple has reportedly informed suppliers to prepare at least 75 million 5G iPhones, with the Cupertino giant forecasting shipments of as much... Read More
Dodgy Max Markson Slapped Down By Fed Agency $26K Fine
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has slapped high-profile celebrity agent Max Markson with $26,640 in fines for advertising a device he allegedly... Read More
Coronavirus Gives Sugar Hit To PC, Tablet Sales
Tablet and PC sales are forecast to grow 3.3 per cent this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Market intelligence analyst International... Read More
Toll Wobbles After $685 Million Loss
Logistics provider Toll has post an annual net loss of $685.3 million, with its parent company reportedly only guaranteeing banking facilities until... Read More
Telcos Breached NBN Migration Rules 8000 Times: ACMA
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has condemned telcos TPG, Optus, Dodo and Telstra for more than 8000 breaches of consumer... Read More
LG Push Smart Home In Virtual IFA 2020 Exhibition
LG has launched its first IFA virtual exhibition, demoing the benefits of convenient, smart home technology to resonate with home-bound customers during... Read More
Aussie Smartphone Replacement Demand Slumps
Aussies are much less interested in purchasing high-end smartphones this year, as the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis continues to ravish... Read More
New Telco Policy A Win For NBN Co, Retailers Under Pressure
The NBN Co is set to benefit from revisions to the Telecommunications in New Developments policy, enabling the government-backed enterprise to further... Read More
November 13 Rumoured For PS5 Release
Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 5 console could release on November 13, a week after the tipped release of the Xbox Series X. According... Read More
Registration To Be Required For Aus Drones
Australians will soon need to register their drones with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to continue flying them. From January 28, 2021,... Read More
TikTok Could Shut Down In US If No Deal Reached
TikTok parent company ByteDance is warning it may have to shut down the short-video app’s US operations if it can’t find a... Read More
Apple Pulls Epic’s Developer Account Over Fortnite Feud
Apple has cancelled Epic Games’ developer account on the App Store as part of its ongoing stoush with the Fortnite developer, but... Read More
HP Reports Mega-Shipments
SAN FRANCISCO: HP Inc CEO, Enrique Lores has reported strong Q3 sales for the iconic hardware company saying; “We have never shipped... Read More
Webcentral Profits Plummet
SYDNEY: Webcentral has posted a massive drop in its half yearly results of 1217 percent, following a customer dispute and deep debt.... Read More
NZ Exchange Invaded For Fourth Day – Foreign Sources Blamed
WELLINGTON, NZ: They don’t call it the Shaky Isles for nothing, people were saying after the New Zealand Stock Exchange crashed for... Read More
CE Distributors & Retailers Being Probed By ATO Over JobKeeper Payments
Distributors, consumer electronic suppliers and retailers who took Government money during the COVID-19 crisis are now being investigated by the Australian Tax... Read More
Sony Consumer Business Under Pressure, Big Restructure Tipped
Sony’s future as a consumer electronics Company is being questioned, with the Company desperately looking to restructure their business as they fail... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Bowers & Wilkins Investor Files For Bankruptcy
Former Bowers & Wilkins investor Eva Automation has filed for bankruptcy after they walked away from their investment in the UK audio... Read More
Global Smartphone Sales Forecast To Drop 10% In 2020, But Return To Growth In 2021
Research firm IDC estimates global smartphone shipments to fall by nearly 10% in 2020; however, they expect the market to return to... Read More
Small Business Enquiries To ACCC Up 42% During COVID-19
The ACCC has said that the number of enquiries made to the ACCC in the first half of the year rose by... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Harvey Norman Delivers Record Sales & Profits
Harvey Norman has reported a 15.1% increase in sales and a 19.4% increase in profits, the big retailer also delivered a record... Read More
HP Printer Sales Down 20%, Dell Consumer Up 18%
Both HP and Dell have reported surging sales in certain categories in Q2 2020, driven by increased demand for notebooks as markets... Read More
No Office Shiro Wobbles, COVID Costs Cut Boosts Profits, Sales Down
NSW based distributor Shriro who are currently without a head office or showroom has reported a 3.2% fall in Australian revenues, overall... Read More
Apple To Open World-First Floating Store
Apple has announced it will open its first floating store in Singapore, with the spherically shaped retail outlet laying on water in... Read More
41% Oz Businesses Report Revenue Drop In August
In the August ‘Business Impacts of COVID-19’ survey from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 41% of businesses reported a decrease in... Read More
Bankwest Joins Samsung Pay As Contactless Payments Rise
Samsung has seen a rise in transactions using its contactless Samsung Pay payment service as it launches a new partnership to bring... Read More
LG Announce PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier
LG Electronics has announced that it will showcase the PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier in its virtual exhibition at IFA 2020, and confirmed... Read More
Sony Warns “Limited” PS5 Units Available For Invite-Only Pre-Order
Sony has warned only a “limited quantity” of PS5 consoles will be available for pre-order this holiday season, as the gaming maker... Read More
Afterpay Revenue Up 97%, ANZ Online Sales Boom
Buy-now-pay-later provider, Afterpay, has reported a 97% year-on-year revenue increase to $519.2 million, with net loss shrinking to $22.9 million. It follows... Read More
Nine’s Losses Hit $575M
Nine Entertainment reported a net loss of $575 million in FY20, despite audience growth across its key platforms, as the COVID-19 crisis... Read More
Big W’s Sales Up 31.8%, Driven By Home Office & Appliance Demand
Big W’s sales accelerated in Q4 FY20 under COVID-19 lockdowns, increasing by 31.8% year-on-year (y-o-y). Over the whole financial year, the retailer’s... Read More
Video Shows New Rumoured LG Wing In Action
A new video has showcased the design for a rumoured dual-screen LG phone whose second display twists out from behind the first.... Read More
iOS Beta Adds Appless Contact Tracing
Apple has released a new iOS beta which allows users to opt in to contact tracing systems without the need for an... Read More
Aussies favour shopping online during Covid19
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE: Australian retailers are being forced to digitalise their physical offerings as more customers go online during the coronavirus pandemic, new analysis... Read More
Xiaomi Double Net Income, Overseas Business Recovers
Chinese phone manufacturer, Xiaomi, has reported better-than-expected profit, with its overseas business rebounding to pre-pandemic levels according to its Chief Financial Officer.... Read More
Aldi Flogs $399 Ecovac Robot Vacuum Up Against JB Hi Fi
The Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 900 robotic vacuum will return to Aldi on September 5 for $399, it will compete up against the... Read More
humm & Flexigroup Merge in Buy-Now-Pay-Later War
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform provider, Flexigroup and humm, have merged under one brand in order to heighten their onslaught in a competitive market... Read More
COVID: 70% In TAS, VIC & NSW Have Changed Employment
According to Roy Morgan research, two-thirds of working Australians have had to change their employment due to the COVID-19 crisis, and this... Read More
Unreal Engine Can Stay, But Not Fortnite: Epic vs Apple Judge
A US judge has handed Apple a partial victory in its court battle with video game developer Epic Games, ruling it does... Read More
Global Smartphone Sales Plunged 20% In Q2
According to the latest figures from Gartner, global smartphone sales fell by 20.4% to 295 million units in Q2 2020, as the... Read More
Fackelmann Housewares Becomes Local Distributor Of Vitamix
Fackelmann Housewares Australia and Fackelmann Housewares New Zealand have announced that they will become a distributor of the Vitamix brand for their... Read More
Aldi Special Buys: Two TVs, Headphones, Smartwatch On Sale
Two TV models, a set of Bluetooth headphones, and a smartwatch are among Aldi’s Special Buys for the week starting tomorrow, August... Read More
Victoria’s Stage 4 Causes Payroll Jobs Drop
Payroll jobs have fallen by almost three per cent in Victoria, and one per cent nationally, over the month to August 8... Read More
UPDATE: “No Slam Dunk” For Either Side In Epic/Apple Lawsuit: Judge
The judge presiding over Epic Games’ Fortnite lawsuit against Apple has indicated that she has not been convinced by the game developer’s... Read More
Asana To Go Public Despite No Profit Since Launch
Online collaboration platform, Asana, has filed for a direct listing to the New York Stock Exchange, despite having “inccurend net losses in... Read More
Consumer Confidence Up 4.6%, Biggest Gain In Months
The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence index increased by 4.6% last week, marking one of the highest increases in the past three... Read More
Microsoft Hails 25 Years Of Windows 95
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system, which famously introduced the Start button. The release... Read More
Myer Inks 3-Year Aus Post Deal In E-Commerce Boom
Myer has inked a three-year third-party logistics deal with Australia Post, harnessing its warehousing and logistics services to better meet heighted e-commerce... Read More
Westfield Owner Slumps to $3.6 Billion Loss
The owner of Westfield malls – home to retailers such as JB Hi-Fi, Myer and David Jones – has booked a $3.61... Read More
Apple Pledges $120M To Fixing Business Practices
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has announced that Apple has committed $100 billion Korean won (A$120 million) to fixing its business practices... Read More