Telstra Takes Retailers + Distributors Down Again
Retailers, distributors and manufacturers in Victoria are now adding up the cost of yet another Telstra network outage, the eighth this year.... Read More
Beoplay H5 Wireless Earphones Available In Oz
B&O Play has introduced its first wireless earphones, launching the Beoplay H5, available in the Australian market from today. A cable connects... Read More
Telstra Dealing With Another Outage
Telstra is dealing with another network outage, a day after CEO Andrew Penn advised that the telco would invest $250 million in... Read More
New LG Innotek Sensor Feels The Pressure
LG Innotek has unveiled a new textile flexible pressure sensor that could be used in a variety of applications, from health to... Read More
Ferrier Hodgson Actions Questioned As They Extend Dick Smith Investigation
Dick Smith receiver Ferrier Hodgson has sought permission to interrogate former directors and stake holders, the move has “got right up the... Read More
NAB Pay Instant Card Feature Replaces Lost Or Stolen Cards
NAB has added a new instant card feature to its NAB Pay mobile payment service that allows customers with a lost or... Read More
iPhone 7 Could Sport A New Kind Of Home Button
More potential features of the upcoming iPhone 7 are emerging, with reports indicating that the home button could be in for a... Read More
Qantas Opens Up Airport Lounges
Qantas plans for the first time to allow low-tier frequent flyers to purchase single-visit passes to its domestic and international airport lounges,... Read More
HTC Goes All Out To Grow Their VR Business
HTC appears to be going all out to grow their virtual reality business. In Australia the Company is currently talking to PC... Read More
Bowers & Wilkins Pushes Networking Company Not Sure About Brexit Impact
Convoy who are the distributor of Bowers & Wilkins gear in Australia, are not saying whether there will be price cuts across... Read More
CES 2016 Was The Biggest Ever
If you thought CES 2016 was a bitch getting around you were right with organisers confirming it was the “biggest ever”. Attendance... Read More
Smart TV’s In Big Demand As Philips Gets Set To Launch New Android OS TV
Demand for 4K UHD Smart TV’s is growing with the Australian market set to get new smart TV’s from both Philips and... Read More
Logitech K780 Keyboard Provides Multi-Device Functionality
Logitech has introduced its K780 Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard, which allows users to switch typing between three connected devices. A fully equipped computer... Read More
5G Building, But Still A Way To Go: 24 M Subscriptions In 2021
There will be 24 million 5G subscriptions worldwide at the end of 2021 for mobile and fixed broadband services, following the launch... Read More
Following Outages Telstra Set To Invest $250 M In Network
Telstra, having experienced a number of network outages this year, is set to invest $250 million over the next six-to-12 months to... Read More
Jabra Halo Smart Headphones Are Designed For Calls And Music
Jabra’s Halo Smart wireless headphones, designed for both taking calls and listening to music, are landing in the Australian market. First and... Read More
REVIEW: HTC One X9 Takes It Up To Alcatel Idol, Huawei and Oppo
In the mid tier smartphone market there are bargains galore, no more so than with the new HTC X9 which is damn... Read More
Affordable Kaiser Baas VR-X Headset Provides Entry To World Of VR
Kaiser Baas’ VR-X Headset provides an affordable entry point into the world of virtual reality, designed to work in conjunction with apps... Read More
Big W Tipped To Be Expanded To Take On Aldi
Roger Corbett, the former boss of Woolworths who often does an early morning walk along Balmoral Beach, has come out punching claiming... Read More
Has Apple Pulled The Plug On iPhone 7 Launch? Some Say, YES
Has Apple pulled the plug on their iPhone 7 launch. According to some observers the answer is yes, which is bad news... Read More
Microsoft Forced To Change “Dodgy” Win 10 Marketing Practises
Microsoft who are one of the “most hated” software Companies out there, has been forced to change the way that they market... Read More
Kiwi Distributor Exceed Thinks It Can Crack OZ Market
New Zealand based distributor Exeed is trying to have a crack at setting up an Australian operation, the move comes at a... Read More
Orchestration To Build Enterprise Cyber-Resilience
Enterprises will employ systems that proactively plan and automatically respond to cyber-events, utilising orchestration and automation, in the evolution of next-gen cybersecurity,... Read More
How Does The Elimination Of GST Free Sales Affect Kogan?
Several analysts are taking pot shots at the recent Kogan prospectus including the Australian Companies & Securities Commission. Keith Shipton the editor... Read More
Optus Job Cuts Could Be Coming As Outsourcing Considered
The Australian Financial Review has reported that Optus has decided to outsource its human resources and back office financial and accounting operations,... Read More
Flying Selfies: Video Provides First View Of ROAM-e
The IoT Group has today unveiled footage of its ROAM-e flying selfie camera, filmed last week. The video (below), filmed at a... Read More
Thredbo, Big Snow Perfect Spot To Test Hot New Tech Gear
Thredbo is awash with snow with the Bureau of Meteorology tipping big dumps for the weekend, this will allow SmartHouse to test... Read More
Microsoft Nobbled After Win 10 Slowed Computer, Woman Paid $13.3K Accused Of “Nasty Tricks”.
Nasty Tricks, Microsoft has had to stump up $13,300 after an automatic Windows 10 upgrade screwed up a users PC. Microsoft has... Read More
Fujifilm Unveils Instax Share SP-2 For Smartphone Photo Printing
Fujifilm has introduced its Instax Share SP-2 mobile printer, which transforms digital photos to print in a matter of seconds. Fujifilm states... Read More
Another Bidder Goes After Skullcandy Headphones
The propsed buyout of headphone maker Skullcandy has taken an unexpected turn with a new bidder sticking their hand up to buy... Read More
Samsung Launches 360 Degree Camera, But Get In Quick As Stock Is Limited
Samsung has finally launched their $499 360-degree camera in Australia however the chances are you’ll have a tough time nabbing one with... Read More
Huawei Smartphone Sales Slump, Chinese Company Cuts Back Orders
While Huawei executives in Australia were last week spruiking their new P9 smartphone to a select group of journalists, executives in China... Read More
Indian Retail Group Runs Ruler Over The Good Guys
A large Indian retail group who several months ago ran a ruler over the Dick Smith operation is now in discussions with... Read More
ELAC Debut Series Available In Oz
Synergy Audio Visual has brought the ELAC Debut series, comprising bookshelf and floor-standing speakers and subwoofers, to the Australian market. The series... Read More
Vodafone Bringing 4G To More MVNOs
Vodafone will switch on 4G for another five of its mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the coming weeks. Vodafone has today... Read More
Acer Faces Brexit Challenge Claims CEO
DIGITIMES: Acer CEO Jason Chen has claimed that the UK’s departure from the EU will weaken demand in the Europe market because... Read More
ACCC Issues Public Warning Notice Over Conduct Of Australian Business Funding Centre
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has today issued a public warning notice about the conduct of Australian Business Funding Centre... Read More
DAB+ Digital Radio Audience Grows, Boosted By In-Car Listening
The audience continues to grow for DAB+ digital radio, GfK’s latest digital radio report shows, with industry body Commercial Radio Australia (CRA)... Read More
Corporate Watchdog Calls For Delay On Kogan’s ASX Float
Online electronics retailer Kogan.com has been forced to delay its Australian sharemarket float by one week, after corporate regulator ASIC forced it... Read More
Google To Launch Own Branded Smartphone, Take Over Design
Google is set to shake up the smartphone market with the big search Company set to release their own Google branded smartphone.... Read More
Netflix Tipped To Overtake Foxtel As Fetch TV Starts Box War
Foxtel who are struggling to grow sales, following the disastrous launch of their “New” Q3 set top boxwhich was launched, in response... Read More
Masters Set To Disrupt Market With Massive Liquidation Sale In December
Woolworths is planning to dump millions of dollars’ worth of discounted Masters, stock into the Australian market over the months of November... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Sharp Subsidaries Face The Axe Distributor Model Mooted For OZ
Foxconn Technology has said that they are set to close “inefficient” Sharp subsidiaries, ChannelNews understands that Australian operation will survive for six... Read More
Skullcandy Headphones Sold Will It Lead To Another Distributor Swap?
Headphone maker Skullcandy whose products are distributed by Byron Bay based distributor Seabreeze Oz has been sold for $236M. The buyer of... Read More
US-Banned 360fly Donald Trump Video Takes Off In Oz
A satirical advertisement supporting 360fly’s recently released 4K immersive 360-degree video camera has been banned by US networks including ABC, NBC and... Read More
Clipsal Gets Behind Photoelectric Smoke Alarms
Clipsal by Schneider Electric is backing photoelectric smoke alarms as a superior option to ionisation smoke alarms, discontinuing the sale of ionisation... Read More
Where’s The Headphone Jack? Apple Fans Up In Arms
Amid reports that Apple is set to drop the headphone jack from its upcoming iPhone 7, fans have gone online to protest... Read More
Where The OZ Appliance Market Is Going
A detailed analysis of the Australian appliance market by the Citi Equities team claims that the “Appliance tailwind for electronics retailers is... Read More
Smartwatches Leading Wearables Revenue Share, Smartglasses Growing
Smartwatches are commanding the larger share of wearables revenue, with global wearable device wholesale revenues expected to grow 31 per cent this... Read More
