Google Denies ACCC’s Claims Of Australian Market Power
The ACCC has concluded that “customer inertia” and default settings give Google an outsized advantage and act as competitive barriers for other... Read More
New Loewe OLED TV’s Come With Hard Drive Built In
German TV brand Loewe have rolled out a new range of OLED Bild TVs with a 48″ model now priced as low... Read More
Samsung Heir Not ‘Working’ For Company, Just Running It
Samsung Group’s de facto chief Lee Jae-yong is not technically working at Samsung, despite seeming to retain control over the empire and... Read More
Havoc Ahead As Toll Truckies Set For Friday Strike
Aussie retailers could face a fresh logistical headache on Friday, with thousands of Toll Group truck drivers to walk off the job... Read More
Westfield Owner Reports Strong Start To 2021
Scentre Group, owner of the local Westfield shopping centre chain, has reported a first-half operating profit of $460.1 million, marking a 28... Read More
Kogan Suffers 87% Profit Collapse Due To Bloated Inventory
Online retailer Kogan.com has seen its profits dive to just $3.53 million, falling by 86.8 per cent, as bloated inventory and increased... Read More
Motorola Unveils New Edge 5G Flagship Range
Motorola has launched four new 5G phones, including three additions to its flagship Edge family, as it moves to take on brands... Read More
DTS Adds Compatible TVs To Play-Fi Home Theatre
DTS is planning to add compatible televisions to its Play-Fi Home Theatre, enabling users to connect with their wireless surround speaker systems.... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Serious Questions Raised About Nokia Smartphone Business
As Motorola, TCL and Samsung crank up their 2021 smartphone range in Australia, serious questions are being asked of the Nokia brand.... Read More
Laser Hires New Category Managers With 37 Years Experience
Australian-owned CE company Laser has added two new product category managers as it expands its categories and adds new brands. Kathy Sudnik,... Read More
Chip Shortage Worsens As New COVID Wave Hits Malaysia
A new outbreak of COVID-19 in Asia has slowed manufacturing capabilities in Malaysia and Taiwan, continuing a horror run for the semiconductor... Read More
Samsung To Raise Vietnam Investment, Despite COVID
Samsung Electronics is planning to raise its investment in Vietnamese manufacturing facilities, despite the current setbacks caused by COVID-19. The tech giant... Read More
LG’s First 42-Inch OLED TV Delayed Until 2022
LG’s first ever 42-inch OLED TV has been delayed until 2022. The gaming television was announced earlier this year, and was intended... Read More
Blockbusters And Vaccines Key To Event Cinemas’ Recovery
According to the owners of Event Cinemas and Birch, Carroll and Coyle, blockbuster Hollywood films that are must-see cinema events, such as... Read More
Chipmakers Combat Shortage With Record Inventory
Inventory at the world’s nine biggest chipmakers has hit record highs as the industry battles against the global semiconductor shortage. As reported... Read More
Apple Patent A Keyboard With Removable Mouse
Apple has won a patent that shows they might be planning on a future generation of MacBooks that contain a removable mouse... Read More
Billboards Are Back: Ooh Media’s Revenue Recovers
Ooh Media’s revenues are up, as retailers and consumer electronics companies return to the outdoor advertising sector after a particular bumpy 2020.... Read More
A Peloton Rowing Machine Is Coming
Peloton has benefitted greatly from the coronavirus, with the shutdown of gyms accelerating sales of its premium brand exercise bikes and treadmills,... Read More
Zoom Outage Causes Havoc For Oz
A major Zoom outage has thrown remote learning into chaos across Australia this morning. Reports to DownDetector spiked to 1241 at around... Read More
The More Video Streaming Services We Get, The More We’ll Turn To Piracy
With the launch of the Paramount+, Australian consumers of video streaming are arguably drowning in choice. We now have more than a... Read More
Massive Pre-Order Demand For Samsung’s Foldable Phones
Samsung’s new smartphone models — Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 — are already an unqualified hit, with advance orders expected... Read More
NAB Rolls Out 2000 Pixel Smartphones For Remote Workers
National Australia Bank has handed out more than 2000 Google Pixel phones to employees in order to assist remote work during the... Read More
Oz Retail Slumps As Delta Drags On
Delta lockdowns are hammering Australian retail, with monthly sales figures across the country dropping more than five per cent in July. Data... Read More
Nokia 3.4 Given Android 11 Update In Oz
Australian Nokia 3.4 users will be able to update their phones to Android 11, thanks to a rollout over the weekend. This... Read More
LG Faces Billion-Dollar Battery Fire Disaster
General Motors is blaming battery supplier LG for a spate of Chevy Bolt vehicles catching on fire and leading to a mass... Read More
Will New James Bond Movie Be Released To Streaming In OZ?
With Cinema’s in Australia shutdown, questions are now being asked as to when and how the new James Bond movie will be... Read More
Fujifilm Invest $892m To Boost Chip Production
Fujifilm are making a big investment into its semiconductor production capabilities, earmarking $AUD892 million over the next two-and-a-half year period to bolstering... Read More
Nvidia Arm Deal In Doubt As UK Launches Deep Probe
US chipmaker Nvidia’s $40 billion USD bid for Arm is on shaky ground, with the UK’s competition regulator voicing “serious concerns” with... Read More
Microsoft Release Wired Xbox Stereo Headset
Earlier this year, Microsoft released a wireless stereo headset for the Xbox Series X/Series S, and now they have announced a wired... Read More
Microsoft Moves To Nobble Chrome By Driving Users “Nuts”
For years Microsoft has desperately tried to nobble Chrome browser downloads, now with the launch of Windows 11 a new battle is... Read More
Air Freight Replacing Sea Freight For CE Brands As Costs Rise
Freight flights could become the new norm to get consumer electronics goods and small appliances, into Australian stores due to sea shipping... Read More
Microsoft Jacks Up Software Subscription Rates
Microsoft is hiking prices on its 365 subscription services for business and commercial customers. While consumer and education users will escape the... Read More
New COVID Rules: Officeworks and Bunnings Must Shut Sydney Stores
New rules announced today by the NSW Premier will force many retailers, including numerous Bunnings and Officeworks outlet, to close their doors... Read More
Google Paid Device Makers For Play Store Exclusivity
Google quietly launched a ‘Premier Device Program’ in 2019, which offered favourable revenue share to Android phone manufacturers who exclusively used the... Read More
Vita Group’s Profits Up After Telstra Exit
Telstra Store licensee Vita Group has posted growth in EBITDA and profit despite declining revenues. Vita Group, which was rocked this year... Read More
Mobile Service A New Revenue Stream For Retailers Claims New Kid On The Block
Australian retailers have been missing an opportunity to deliver strong profits from service that retailers such as Best Buy in the USA,... Read More
Kogan.com Shares Jump Ahead Of FY21 Results
Shares for Kogan.com have risen 4.8 per cent on the ASX, hitting a peak of $13.23 today, ahead of the release of... Read More
Aussies Flock To Faster NBN Plans
Australians are continuing to move to faster NBN plans, with 400,000 residential broadband customers upgrading their speeds to higher tiers in the... Read More
Google Planning “World’s Largest Gaming Platform”
A heavily redacted 70-page document presented as part of the Apple vs Epic trial shows Google’s five-year plan to create “the world’s... Read More
Is TPG Looking To Flog Its Towers?
TPG Telecom may be looking at selling off some or all of its telecommunications towers, with a strategic review now underway. The... Read More
Specs Leak For Fossil’s “Way Faster” Wear OS 3 Watch
A day before Samsung’s Unpacked event, which saw the company launch their latest Galaxy Watch 4 series, Fossil released a teaser for... Read More
TPG Grows Broadband Business As Mobile Wobbles
TPG has posted strong results for the half year, with increased revenue and EBITDA as well as growth in its customer base... Read More
Adobe To Acquire Video Software Company Frame.io For $1.78 Billion
Adobe has announced plans to acquire Frame.io for $AUD1.78 billion, pending approval. Frame.io is cloud-based video production software that enables multiple creatives... Read More
Motorola Get To #2 In Smartphone Market
Next week is set to be a big one for the Lenovo owned brand Motorola, with the roll out of a new... Read More
Facebook Has Held “Durable Monopoly” For Ten Years: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday filed an amended antitrust suit against Facebook, claiming they have had a social media monopoly since 2011.... Read More
COVID Slows Apple, Google Move Out Of China
The continuing COVID-19 crisis, and the recent outbreaks in Vietnam have disrupted plans by Apple, Amazon, Google and their suppliers to shift... Read More
Former Netflix Staffers Made $4.2m From Insider Trading
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three former Netflix employees over an insider trading ring that netted them $AUD$4.195... Read More
Amazon Set To Move Into Bricks & Mortar Department Stores
They started off online flogging books then came stores, then food stores, now Amazon is looking to move into the department store... Read More
ACCC Wants New Rules To Break App Store Duopoly
ACCC Chair Rod Sims has called for new rules and regulations to address Apple and Google’s dominant position in app marketplaces. Speaking... Read More
Australian Unemployment Rate Falls To 12-Year Low
The unemployment rate has fallen to 12-year low of 4.6 per cent in July, although it appears to be a mere technicality.... Read More
