CES 2019: Samsung Slyly Unveil 5G Prototype
Slipping under the radar of many, Samsung has very casually showcased its 5G phone prototype at CES 2019 – displayed in plain... Read More
Is Apple Set To Cut Deals With Both LG & Huawei?
As Apple desperately chases engagement with consumers outside of the Apple closed wall eco system, with Samsung scoring an exclusive deal to... Read More
Acer Full-Year Revenue Up, Gaming Soars 70%
Acer has post a 2.2% lift in 2018 full year revenue, despite a declining global PC market. Gaming has continued to boom,... Read More
MS Aust. Profit Doubles To $100m In Latest Year
Microsoft Australia has reported a net profit after tax of $100 million for the year ended June 30, 2018. That’s more than... Read More
CES 2019: Telstra Ink Exclusive 5G Smartphone Deal
Telstra CEO Andy Penn has announced it’s secured exclusive access to 5G smartphones from the “world’s biggest brands” for the first half... Read More
Samsung Forecast 29% Q4 Profit Drop
Amidst the whirlwind of CES 2019, Samsung Electronics has informed investors it’s forecasting a 29% drop in Q4 operating profit – a... Read More
CES 2019: Marley & Jam Set To Grow Sound Offering In 2019
According to Michael Tapp the General Manager at Homedics the distributor of House Of Marley, Sol Republic and Jam sound gear Australia... Read More
PIX:LG Executives Caught Spying On Samsung CES Stand
There is nothing like CES to bring out the industrial spy’s. Big brands love to know what their competition have and how... Read More
CES 2019: How Long Will It Be Before Big Brands Sell Direct?
CES was supposed to be the show that retailers went to see the latest in consumer electronics and appliances, but what the... Read More
Amazon Dethrones Microsoft As Most Valuable Company
Amazon.com has officially dethroned Microsoft as the world’s most valuable public company, after shares spiked 3.4% on Monday, snaring the top spot.... Read More
CES 2019: Samsung Tipped To Launch 75″ Micro LED TV In Oz
Samsung has showcased its new Micro LED screen technology at CES 2019, debuting a 75-inch 4K ‘home-friendly’ version and whopping 219-inch ‘The... Read More
Dodgy Telstra Warned By ACCC, $100M Fine Next Time
Telco’s and consumer electronics retailers and their suppliers are set to fall under the microscope of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission... Read More
CES 2019: TCL To Reveal New Alcatel & Blackberry Devices
TCL is set debut a new Alcatel smartphones at CES 2019, including one with an edge-to-edge “Full View” display. This is the... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Apple Sales Crash, New iPhones Fails To Deliver
Apple has had a big case of the wobbles with iPhones, their once mighty revenue earner and a category that represents more... Read More
Social Media Influencers ‘Not Trusted’ By Shoppers As Tech Brands Cuddle Up To Them
Most shoppers do not trust social media influencers who are being courted by some of the biggest technology brands operating in Australia.... Read More
New PLUG Magazine Hits The Good Guys
4Square Media has continued to strengthen its relationship with The Good Guys, with the new edition of PLUG Magazine set to go... Read More
Huawei Asks Govt For Security Threat Proof
Huawei Chairman, Ken Hu, has urged the Australian and US government to provide proof of national security risks – causing Huawei’s removal... Read More
New GFK Data Reveal Flaws In Roy Morgan Research
Recent GFK and IDC data, reveal that research released by Roy Morgan research earlier this week is seriously flawed, with both carrier... Read More
Samsung & LG To Debut 5G Phones At MWC
Korean tech giants LG and Samsung will reportedly use Mobile World Congress (MWC) to showcase their first 5G-enabled smartphones in February 2019,... Read More
Epson Claims Pro AV Top Slot For 6,000+ Lumens Projectors
Epson is now the global leader for projectors above 6,000 lumens commanding a 31 per cent volume share, some 9 percentage points... Read More
Alexa Control For Blu-OS Bluesound, NAD And Dali Family
Voice control is coming to the BluOS Hi-Res distributed audio platform. Lenbrook International says the first set of Amazon Alexa Skills for... Read More
ACCC Goes After Aussie Airlines
The Australian consumer watchdog has stated that the refund policies of certain Aussie airlines did not comply with Australian Consumer Law and... Read More
Analyst Warn Flat Xmas Amid Housing Slump
Analysts are warning local retailers to brace for flat Christmas spending, with sliding property prices and low income growth tipped to deliver... Read More
Huawei Turns Kids Books Into Sign Language
Aimed to enrich storytime for deaf and hard of hearing kids, Huawei has announced its new AI-powered app ‘StorySign’ will launch in Australia... Read More
Amazon Moves To Dump CRaP Products
Suppliers to Amazon may have to rethink their product mix after Amazon who has been operating in Australia for just over 12... Read More
Alcatel Snare Record 188% Sales Growth
TCL-owned Alcatel has achieved a record 188% increase in local unit sales for 2018, as announced at its gala event in Sydney... Read More
ACCC Slams Service Seeking For Coerced Reviews
Online tasking platform, Service Seeking, has been taken to court by the ACCC following allegations of misleading conduct relating to customer reviews. The... Read More
Amazon Team Up With Police Using GPS To Nobble Parcel Thieves
Thieves who are thinking of stealing Amazon parcels, may want to have second thoughts, after it was revealed big US online Company... Read More
Super Smash Bros Rescue Nintendo Switch Console
Nintendo who recently witnessed a 34% crash in their shares due to lacklustre sales of their Switch console has a new revenue... Read More
Oz Smart Speaker Growth Up 200%, Beats US & UK
Australian smart speaker ownership has soared 200% in less than four months, with first year sales reportedly outpacing both the US and UK.... Read More
ACCC Concerned About TPG-Vodafone Merger, Shares Slump
UPDATE – Shares in TPG Telecom have continued to take a battering, slumping 16.67% to $6.45 after midday, as Hutchinson dives 17.86% to... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:CEDIA Installer Group Liquidation Woes Revealed
An investigation by ChannelNews has revealed that the directors behind BSR Group a Brisbane based custom installer Company have been the principle... Read More
Amazon Sack Staff After Markeplace Supplier Probe
An investigation by Amazon into the misuse of data in particular supplier information has resulted in several Amazon employees being sacked. ChannelNews... Read More
LG to Debut Capsule Beer System at CES 2019
LG has announced it will unveil a capsule-based beer making machine, LG HomeBrew, at CES 2019, no doubt to the delight of... Read More
Aussies Scammed $3M Online Shopping This Year
The ACCC has warned Australians to remain vigilant against scammers this Christmas, with ‘online shopping scams’ stealing nearly $3 million, from over... Read More
Alloys Named Fibaro Smart Home Master Distributor
Home automation and IoT manufacturer, Fibaro, has appointed Alloys its Australian Master Distributor, as it seeks to capitalise on growing local demand... Read More
Adobe Appoints New Asia-Pacific President
Adobe has announced that James McCready, the current president of Adobe Japan, will expand his role to lead Adobe’s operations in Japan and... Read More
ALDI Unveil Three Dyson Vacuums From $289
German supermarket giant, ALDI, has unveiled not one, but three, Dyson vacuum cleaners for its Special Buys Sale on December 15 –... Read More
Huawei CFO Seeks Bail Over Health Concerns
Huawei Chief Financial Officer and Founder’s daughter, Meng Wanzhou, is reportedly seeking bail whilst awaiting an extradition hearing, citing health concerns whilst incarcerated.... Read More
Telstra To Get HTC Blockchain Phone
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has announced it will ship a batch of 5G mobile smartphones to Telstra in the first half of... Read More
Comparison Web Sites Pulling Three Million Aussies Weekly
More than three million Australians visit a comparison Web site like Finder or Choice in an average four weeks, according to the... Read More
Fairfax Becomes The Xmas Grinch Over 10 Boss/Bold Fight
Whinging and wining Fairfax Media who are desperately trying to prop up their struggling AFR BOSS magazine which has got more attention... Read More
Millennials to Spend $1000 On Xmas Gifts
Latest research from CommBank forecasts Aussies to spend $10.7 billion on Christmas shopping this year, with 85 per cent of millennials spending... Read More
Fetch TV Launch New Crime ‘Virtual Channel’ Oxygen
Fetch TV has expanded its relationship with NBCUniversal International Networks, by launching new true crime ‘virtual channel’ Oxygen – its debut outside... Read More
ACCC Cracks Down on Google & Facebook
Following reports this weekend that Facebook and Google are facing increased regulatory control regarding their marketing and advertising practices, the ACCC has released... Read More
Telcos Fork Out $852M For Oz 5G Spectrum
Telstra, TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchinson Australia have reportedly paid one of the world’s highest prices for 5G spectrum, with the Australian... Read More
ACCC Opens New NBN Probe
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched the second phase of an inquiry into NBN wholesale service standards and whether regulation... Read More
Appster Goes Into Liquidation
App development company Appster, founded in 2011 by then 19-year-olds Mark McDonald and Josiah Humphrey, pictured, has gone into liquidation. The decision... Read More
Huawei Internet Cable Seen As New Risk To Oz
Huawei has revealed a plan to build a massive undersea Internet cable stretching from South America to China with a possible diversion... Read More
Overseas Tech Outfits Must Go Along With Oz Encryption Laws
US and Europe-based technology companies operating in Australia have been warned that Australia’s new laws to enforce encryption of suspect material will... Read More
















































