IDC: Watches Drive Wearable Growth In 2019
Smartwatches and wrist-worn trackers are tipped to drive wearable device growth this year, with IDC forecasting global market shipments of 222.9 million... Read More
Plantronics Unveil 4K Conferencing Solution
Plantronics, Inc., the parent company of Poly — formerly Plantronics and Polycom — has announced the “Poly G7500”, an all-in-one content and... Read More
Global Amazon Sellers Hurt By China Tension
Sellers on global e-commerce behemoth, Amazon, are reportedly feeling the pain of strained US-China trade tensions, wrestling with rising costs from tariffs,... Read More
Foxconn Founder Calls For Apple To Invest In Taiwan
Foxconn’s founder and departing CEO has called on Apple to invest in Taiwan as it looks to move some production to different... Read More
Telstra Ready To Axe 1200 Jobs
Australia’s largest telco supplier, Telstra, is accelerating its cost cutting plans, and is reportedly ready to slash up to 1,200 jobs mere... Read More
Kogan Powers Up New Renewable Energy Offering
Online electronics retailer Kogan is expanding further by partnering with a New Zealand energy company to sell power and gas around Australia... Read More
Harvey Norman Get Tough On Management Indiscretions
The National Product and Marketing Manager of Computer Hardware at Harvey Norman has been shown to door after a falling out with... Read More
NZ PC Shipments Down, Continuing Decline Forecast
High channel inventory, increased smartphone usage and longer device lifespan are being blamed for an 8.3 per cent year-on-year fall in traditional... Read More
Ads On The Horizon As Streaming Battle Looms
With disruption imminent as entertainment juggernaut Disney prepares to roll out its own streaming service, executives from one of its subsidiaries claim... Read More
Foxconn Changing Structure As CEO Departs & Clients Call For China Exit
Foxconn is preparing to shift to a committee-directed management structure as its founding CEO departs the company to run for the Taiwan... Read More
Google Axe Pixel Slate Tablets
After a brief stint in the tablet business, Google is reportedly axing the Pixel Slate, cancelling two unreleased devices and instead will... Read More
NBN Co Considering Dropping Upload Speed To Cut Prices
The corporation in charge of delivering Australia’s national broadband network has released its latest review paper for consultation on wholesale pricing changes,... Read More
Panasonic Unveils 2019 Aircons With Voice Control
Panasonic has unveiled its latest range of reverse-cycle, wall mounted split system air-conditioners designed to cater to the unique Australian climate. Available... Read More
Acer Predator Ink Major eSports Sponsorship Deal
Acer’s gaming brand Predator is delving deeper into the world of esports gaming with a new sponsorship deal with Rainbow Six Pro... Read More
Qantas Announce $25M Frequent Flyer Changes
Australia’s oldest airline has announced the biggest changes to its Frequent Flyers points program in more than 30 years, including over 1... Read More
Amazon Tipped To Expand Sydney Distribution
Amazon is tipped to be expanding its holdings in Australia with a new distribution centre expected to be built in Sydney’s western... Read More
JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman Shares Defy Retail Gloom
While retail doomsayers continue to wax lyrical on waning sales, consumer electronics retailers are quietly climbing on the share market. As pointed... Read More
Gaming Revenues To Reach $152bn
The global video and electronic games market will generate US$152.1 billion in 2019, up 9.6 percent over last year as gaming morphs... Read More
Kiwi PC Market Declines
New Zealand’s traditional PC market experienced an 8.3 percent on-year decline in unit shipments in Q1, according to researcher IDC. This follows... Read More
Adobe Earnings On The Up
Adobe has announced better-than-expected earnings for Q2, recording revenue of US$2.74 billion for the period. That’s a 25 per cent growth year-over-year... Read More
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Sparks New Privacy Concerns
According to Facebook, the star sign Libra encompasses freedom, justice and money, but they’re not the vibes surrounding the social media giant’s... Read More
Renewables On The Rise
Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to... Read More
Cricket Australia Calls For Indian Help In ‘Digital Transformation’
Cricket Australia has named India IT services company HCL Technologies as its digital technology partner to “help provide an elevated and immersive... Read More
‘Nine Holes’ Jackson blasts Netcomm board on US sale
Netcomm Wireless says it will today apply to the Federal Court for orders of approval for the scheme of arrangement under which... Read More
Facing Security Questions About Their Smartphones Oppo Moves To Hide Camera
Under pressure from a surging Samsung in Australia and with questions being raised about the security surrounding the Chinese Companies smartphones, Oppo... Read More
Sony Boss Shrugs Off Break Up Questions Shareholders Not Happy
The President of Sony Kenichiro Yoshida has stone walled shareholders by refusing to answer questions relating to the proposed break up of... Read More
Telstra Ad Plan Opposed By Key Councils
Telstra’s plans to chase down new revenue streams including advertising on payphones and Wi-Fi hotspots has been hindered by Sydney and Melbourne... Read More
Meze Audio Switches Aus Distribution
Audio distributor BusiSoft AV is no longer distributing Romanian headphone maker Meze Audio in Australia. The company has moved to Radiance Audio... Read More
Cameron Trainor Returns As JB Hi-Fi Managing Director
JB Hi-Fi has reappointed Cameron Trainor as its Managing Director, who returns after spending a year as the consumer electronics retailer’s Merchandise... Read More
Shareholders Approve NetComm Wireless Sale
Shareholders in Australian telecommunications equipment maker Netcomm Wireless have agreed to a deal that will see the homegrown company sold to an... Read More
Amazon Announce EOFY Smart Home Deals
Amazon Australia has announced extra deals as part of its mid-year sales, including discounts on smart home devices beginning tomorrow. From Wednesday... Read More
Woolworths Gift Random Shoppers Google Home Mini
Woolworths is seemingly prepping for the arrival of voice-activated grocery shopping by gifting random online shoppers a Google Home Mini. The Australian... Read More
Telstra Speed Test Site Back Online Amid 5G Speed Doubts
Telstra’s speed testing site has come back online after an outage as the company spruiks the speed of its new 5G network.... Read More
Alibaba To File For $20B HK Listing
China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong listing that could raise up to US$20 billion in Q3.... Read More
More Pirate Video Sites Blocked: Bipartisan Backing Seen As Key
Almost 1000 pirate Web sites have now been successfully blocked in Australia, according to Graham Burke, chief executive of major movie house... Read More
Australian Companies Lap Up CR Software, Gartner Figures Show
Australian outfits spent almost $2.3 billion on customer relationship management (CRM) software in 2018 – up 19.4 per cent over the previous... Read More
Appliances Online Kick-Off EOFY Sale
Australia’s largest online appliance retailer has kicked off its end of financial year sale, offering more than 40 per cent off some... Read More
IKEA Smart Blinds Tipped To Launch October 2019
Swedish homewares behemoth IKEA has delayed the release of its upcoming smart blinds to August 2019 for European markets. Likely reaching our... Read More
AGL Pull Out Of Vocus Offer After Less Than A Week
Less than a week after getting exclusive access to Vocus Communications’ books to conduct due diligence, AGL Energy has pulled out of... Read More
Retailers Shrink & Shopping Centre Values Fall
Retailers are hoping tax offsets deliver a much needed boost in spending after a weak close to last year continued into 2019,... Read More
Samsung Australia Expand Refrigerator Range
Samsung Electronics Australia has expanded its refrigerator range with the introduction of a new Side-by-Side and upgraded French Door models which deliver... Read More
Huawei Halve Sales Forecast As Chipmakers Lobby For Ban Lift
Chinese tech giant Huawei is bracing for a steep drop in global smartphone sales following worldwide government bans, as equipment suppliers argue... Read More
Hisense Launch AR App To Virtually Place Products In Home
For discerning shoppers unsure of how a new appliance will look in their home, Hisense Australia has developed an innovative AR app... Read More
Coles Recalls Charger Over Shock Risks
Supermarket giant Coles has been forced to recall one of its house brand electronics accessories over fears it could shock users. The... Read More
Qantas Removes Baggage Scales After Run In With Distie Retail Boss
Qantas is removing analogue scales at airport terminals days after a leading sound and entertainment distributor and retailer had a run in... Read More
Jabra Launches “PanaCast” Video Conferencing Solution
Jabra has unveiled “Jabra PanaCast”, its first smart 180-degree panoramic 4K plug-and-play video solution, available from August 2019. The Jabra PanaCast is designed... Read More
Nintendo Moves Switch Out Of China, New Models Tipped
In an effort to avoid US tariffs, Nintendo is moving production of its popular Switch consoles outside of China amid reports that... Read More
Harris Technology Buys Drone Parts Supplier
Melbourne-based technology reseller Harris Technology has bought an American drone parts supplier hours after announcing it would exit joint ventures in Hong... Read More
Huawei Hopes It Can Convince Government To Lift 5G Ban
Chinese tech giant Huawei is trying to convince the Australian government to lift a ban against its inclusion in local 5G networks... Read More
Telstra’s 5G Network Is Flaky, So Is Their Business Case For 5G
Serious Questions are being raised about the roll out of Telstra’s 5G service with the carrier set to give free 5G access... Read More