Oz Retail Market Up Despite Gloom
Australian retail sector activity reportedly increased in September according to a survey of the services industry suggesting it may not be all... Read More
Amazon Oz Sales To Crack $23bn In A Decade
According to a new report, Amazon’s Australian sales has already more than doubled this year alone and is tipped to reach around... Read More
PayPal, Visa, Mastercard Wary Of Facebook Libra
PayPal, Visa and Mastercard are reportedly on the verge of quitting Facebook’s digital currency project called Libra, as the social media giant... Read More
Marshall Announce Wireless Google Assistant Headphones
Marshall has announced a re-engineered upgrade to their Marshall Major III Bluetooth Wireless Headphones adding integrated Google Assistant functionality, double the battery... Read More
Hynix Dumps Japanese Product
South Korea’s SK Hynix has started using a high-tech material from a Korean supplier in its chipmaking process, for the first time... Read More
Samsung Ends China Phone Biz
Samsung Electronics has ended mobile telephone production in China after failing to weather the intense competition from domestic rivals in the world’s... Read More
‘Social Shopping’ Costing Aussies $16bn A Year
A new era of “social shopping” is burning a hole in Aussie pockets, with the national bill totalling more than $16 billion... Read More
Recession Fear: Oz Tech Shares Follow The Leaders Down – Again
Australian technology shares yesterday traded sharply lower for the second day in a row, reflecting rising fears of a global recession, kicked... Read More
Specialist Audio Channel In Crisis As Credit Card Rates Soar & Dollar Falls
The specialist audio channel is in crisis according to distributors that ChannelNews has spoken to with the fall in the Australian dollar... Read More
Amazon Charging Sellers $5k For Human Customer Service Guarantee
Amazon is apparently charging third-party sellers as much as US$5,000 a month to gain access to a dedicated customer-service person, as opposed... Read More
Samsung Aim To Deliver “World-First” 5G-Enabled Tablet
Samsung is looking to bring ultra-fast connection to tablets for the first time ever with the company working on a 5G version... Read More
Microsoft Unveil Wireless Buds And Refresh Surface Laptops
Microsoft has announced a refresh to its Surface Laptop lineup, including a brand new ARM-based 2-in-1 laptop plus its first entrant into... Read More
Promotional Efforts Driving Growth In Global TV Shipments
Global TV shipments edged up 1.5% on year to 19.36 million units in August, as shipment growths in emerging markets including Latin... Read More
Intel Expands 10th Gen Core Processor Family
Intel has expanded its 10th Gen Core range with the introduction of eight new processors all tailor-made to deliver increased productivity and... Read More
Kogan Launch Credit Cards With Rewards Program
Kogan has expanded into the credit card market with the launch of its new Black Card, which can offer Australians rewards for... Read More
Nespresso Appoints New Head of Oceania
Coffee capsule and espresso machine manufacturer, Nespresso, has appointed its former Brazilian head, Jean-Marc Dragoli, as its new General Manager of Oceania.... Read More
LG Expand Into True Wireless Earbud Market With Tone+ Free
LG has taken on the likes of Apple and Samsung following the unveiling of its Tone+ Free true wireless earbuds releasing in... Read More
Amazon-Focused Marketing Agency ‘Podean’ Enters Oz
Specialist Amazon-focused marketing agency, Podean, has officially landed in Australia, appointing former IPG Mediabrands’ executive, Ashley Wales-Brown, its local Managing Director. The... Read More
Apple Optimism Grows With Share Price
Apple shares have reportedly risen to 2.5% below an all-time closing high in the US following strong demand for the newly released... Read More
Acer See US-China Trade War Silver Lining
Acer Co-COO, Tiffany Huang, claims strained US-China trade tensions will benefit notebook vendors by presenting the opportunity to improve risk management processes.... Read More
Samsung, Harman Set To Score Big In Under Armour Sponsorship
Samsung and Harman are set to benefit from a decision made by US clothing brand Under Armour to expand their investment footprint... Read More
Sony Patents Gaming-Focused Voice Assistant
Aiming to improve the gaming experience, Sony has filed a patent for a gaming-focused AI voice assistant, tentatively called PlayStation Assist, which... Read More
David Jones Sell Flagship Melbourne Store
South African-owned luxury department store, David Jones, has announced the sale of its flagship 299 Bourke Street Melbourne store, with the deal... Read More
Samsung Pays $10 For Scam
Samsung has agreed to pay purchasers of its Galaxy S4 phone, released in 2013, US$10 each after the company allegedly cheated on... Read More
New penalties aimed at NBN Co
NBN Co could be hit by a raft of new penalties that will affect its bottom line if Australia’s consumer watchdog enforces... Read More
Realme Mobiles Oz-Bound
What is claimed to be the fastest growing smartphone brand in the world, Realme, is about to enter the Australian market. It... Read More
New ID Laws In Your Face, Say Privacy Advocates
Privacy advocates have raised concerns about legislation before Federal Parliament that would allow government agencies and private businesses to access facial IDs... Read More
Salesforce Moves To Prime Sydney Site, Promises 1000 Jobs
Sydney will join San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta, London, Tokyo and Dublin as one of Salesforce’s landmark cities when it... Read More
AmberTech Lose Optoma In Distie Shake Up
Taiwanese projector brand Optoma appear to have dumped Sydney based AmberTech who recently admitted they were struggling to grow sales in the... Read More
ACCC Urges Court To Discount TPG Claims
In the final day of hearings for the TPG, Vodafone merger appeal, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has reportedly urged... Read More
Dodgy Online iPhone Charging Cable Allows Hackers To Take Control
Consumers buying iPhone charging cables from cheap online web sites are facing a real risk after a security researcher revealed a charging... Read More
European Appliances Face Tough Future
In what could have a massive knock-on effect in Australia, the European Union has reportedly brought in stringent new regulations that will... Read More
Vicinity Centres Snare Sydney Airport Chairman
ASX-listed shopping mall owner, Vicinity Centres, has elected Sydney Airport chairman, Trevor Gerber, as its incoming chair, taking the helm following Peter... Read More
Oz Turning To Dashcam Footage For Claims Assistance
With more Australians installing dashcams in their cars than ever before, the technology is also being recognised as an invaluable tool to... Read More
Aspera Launch $99 Dual-Sim 4G Smartphone
Aspera Mobile has launched the successor to its popular Jazz smartphone – the new dual-SIM 4G Android Jazz 2 – for just... Read More
WeWork Pull IPO Filing, Investors Wary
The parent company of WeWork – whose serviced offices are used by many international consumer electronics brands in Australia – has withdrawn... Read More
Apple News+ Launch With Oz & International Publishers
The Apple News+ subscription service, which brings together hundreds of popular magazines and leading newspapers from around the world, is now available... Read More
Game Startup Scores Big Money
Investors are betting on gaming platforms as an area of consumer tech with plenty of room left to grow. Stealth gaming start-up... Read More
Mario Calls In Internet Plumbers
Nintendo’s hotly awaited mobile title Mario Kart Tour caused an Internet meltdown when it launched last week, with many users complaining about... Read More
Acer Tips APAC Sales Growth
Taiwanese laptop maker Acer says it is expecting to return to a growth track in the second half of the year, after... Read More
Apple Jailbreak Exploit Revealed
A new unpatchable iPhone exploit could allow permanent jailbreaking on hundreds of millions of Apple’s iconic devices. Researcher axi0mX says the newly... Read More
AWS Powers Qld New Croc-Spotting Drones
Drone-maker Little Ripper has partnered with Amazon.com to create a service to help protect tourists from crocodiles in holiday destinations. The Queensland... Read More
Service Stream Set To Roll Out Optus 5G Network
Service Stream (ASX: SSM) has scored a 5G wireless design and construction agreement from Optus. Specifically, Optus Mobile has given Service Stream... Read More
Most Aussie Tech Hit By Extensive, Costly Outages
A new study by enterprise performance monitor LogicMonitor shows most companies in Australia and New Zealand experience severe software disruptions and infrastructure... Read More
Harvey Norman Moves To Mitigate Controversy Over Directors Pay Packets
Harvey Norman Annual General Meetings are often controversial with 50.6% of shareholders at the last one voting against the Companies remuneration report,... Read More
TPG & Vodafone Decision Expected Feb 2020
Justice John Middleton has told the Federal Court that a decision on the $15 billion merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison... Read More
Huawei Offers ‘Exclusive’ 5G Licence For Level Playing Field
SHANGHAI: Chinese tech giant Huawei says it is willing to exclusively license its 5G technology to a US company to create a... Read More
Ericsson To Take $1.2B Hit
STOCKHOLM: Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson says its Q3 results will be hit by a US$1.23 billion provision it is making... Read More
Harvey Norman Franchisees Struggle Despite Capital Investments
Harvey Norman franchisees who despite significant capital investment are still struggling following a $34.14 fall in profits, what is not known is... Read More
LG Sues Beko Over Patented Fridge Tech
LG Electronics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Arçelik A.Ş. and its German affiliates Beko Deutschland GmbH and Grundig Intermedia GmbH concerning... Read More