PC Companies Target Dell’s PC Gaming Brand
Dell who own the highly successful Alienware PC gaming brand are set to be targeted by the likes of ASUS, Acer, MSI... Read More
Now You Can Watch Netflix In The Car With New Optus In Car Wi Fi Kit From Huawei
Three months ago Telstra was looking to launch an in car wireless 4G kit manufactured by Alcatel One Touch, ChannelNews has been... Read More
Online Retailers Struggle To Get Customers Back After NAB Banking System Goes Into Meltdown
The problems started after Australia Post and NAB implemented an upgrade. NAB who rely on Australia Post’s SecurePay system has not explained... Read More
Sony Bravia TV 2015 Line-Up To Arrive In Oz From Next Week
Sony’s 2015 Bravia line-up, encompassing both 4K UHD and full-HD models, ranges in size from 43 to 75″. A feature of the... Read More
Telstra Focuses On Online Video And Content With New Digital Initiatives
Online Video Solution, powered by Ooyala, combines Ooyala’s video publishing and analytics technologies with Telstra value-added services, creating a simplified content distribution... Read More
Sony To Start Rolling Out Android 5.1 From Next Month
Sony will update a number of devices that have already received Android 5.0 to Android 5.1, and has additionally announced that it... Read More
Apple Watch Set To Land In Retail Stores Within Weeks
With Apple having commenced online pre-orders of the Apple Watch at the beginning of April, with the first deliveries going out towards... Read More
By 2020 70% Of Population Will Be Using Smartphones, Data Usage To Increase Tenfold
Ericsson has forecast smartphone subscriptions will reach 6.1 billion in 2020, with 70 per cent of the world’s population to be using... Read More
Indesit Appliances Range Set To Launch In Oz With Bush As Distributor
Indesit’s inaugural range will consist of two front loading washing machines, a 7 kg model and an 8 kg model, a dryer... Read More
Android Number One In Oz But iOS Gaining Ground
While Apple’s iOS experienced a surge on the back of the release of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Android has regained... Read More
Fitbit Leads The Charge As Wearables Market Posts 200% Growth In Q1
Vendors shipped a total of 11.4 million wearables in the first quarter, a 200 per cent increase from the 3.8 million wearables... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Windows 10 Will Not Be Free For Millions Of New PC Buyers Says Notebook Manufacturers
OEM manufacturers have told ChannelNews that the price of a Windows OEM license for 14″ and over PC has been “increased” and... Read More
Samsung Pay Launch Now Slated For September
Samsung unveiled its Apple Pay competitor earlier in the year, at the time flagging a mid-year launch, however it now appears launch... Read More
Apple Recalls Beats Pill Speaker Due To Overheating
The device that went on sale in November 2013 in Australia has been found to overheat due to the use of a... Read More
Opportunities Abound In Soaring IoT Market With Spending To Reach US$1.7T in 2020
The IDC has forecast the IoT market will grow from US$655.8 billion in 2014 to US$1.7 trillion in 2020, representing a compound... Read More
Microsoft Set To Partner To Deliver Cheap Win 10 Sub 13″ Notebooks In Q4 Up Against Surging Chromebooks
They are also working with PC manufacturers Lenovo and Acer to deliver sub $300 notebooks that will have Win 10 and compete... Read More
As NZ PC Market Cools Competition Is Heating Up: Lenovo To Launch Consumer Range
The move comes amid a decline in the New Zealand PC market in the 2015 first quarter, according International Data Corporation (IDC)... Read More
NBN Marks One Million Milestone
According to figures released today by Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull, 1,011,973 premises in total are now able to order the NBN.... Read More
Galaxy S6 Off To A Strong Start But iPhone 6 Still Number One
Counterpoint ranks the iPhone 6 as the number one seller for April, followed by the 6 Plus, with Samsung’s newly released Galaxy... Read More
Is HTC Up For Sale, Some Big Companies Say YES?
Among the brands that Telstra is catching up with is ZTE, Huewei, Xiaomi, Alcatel One Touch, Xiaomi and Lenovo who will shortly... Read More
Apple Plans Streaming Service
Music-industry executives see Apple’s launch, expected to be announced at its developers’ conference next week, as a watershed moment for streaming music.... Read More
Optus And Level 3 Partner Up For Faster Content Delivery
Level 3 is providing Optus deep-edge caching services, enabling Optus to locally cache high-demand content on its network, giving Optus quicker access... Read More
From Chipsets For Nappies To New 5th Gen Processors Intel Delivers It All At Computex
They have also announced a new line-up of fifth generation processors, new Thunderbolt technology and an upgraded wireless offering. Ren?e James, President... Read More
Trumped By Samsung In The SSD External Storage Market SanDisk Fights Back With New Drives
The New range includes the SanDisk Extreme 900 Portable SSDs and the SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSDs. Less than half the size... Read More
Panasonic Partners With Energy Companies For Solar Storage
As reported by ChannelNews last week, Panasonic is seeking to make strides in the market, with its battery technology designed to work... Read More
GoPro Introduces New Entry-Level Touchscreen Hero+ LCD
The Hero+ LCD, which is built into waterproof housing and which is waterproof to 40 metres, captures HD 1080p 60 fps video... Read More
Jawbone’s UP2 Activity Tracker Launching In Aussie Market
Jawbone says the UP2 wristband is 45 per cent smaller than its predecessor and designed to fit “discretely” into users’ lives for... Read More
$11M In New Equity For Acer OZ As New Range Rolled Out At Computex
Speaking exclusively to ChannelNews in Taipei where he is attending Computex, Acer Australia CEO Darren Simmons said that he is chasing profit... Read More
Microsoft Locks In July 29 Launch Date For Windows 10
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will begin rolling out from the end of July for PC and tablet users, with users... Read More
ASUS Launches Major New Consumer PC Range Battle Looms In Consumer Market
The Company said that they aim to compete head on with Lenovo and Acer in the Australian consumer PC market and that... Read More
ASUS Reveal New 8″ Android Tablets With 14 Hours Battlery Life + Six Speakers
An early pioneer in the Android tablet market and a Company that is prepared to take risks with new designs ASUS has... Read More
Volvo App Will Allow Smartwatch Car Control
The Volvo On Call app will provide functionality, including allowing drivers control of settings such as locking and unlocking and locating their... Read More
Presto Adds New Content To Range Under eOne Deal
Announcing the deal today, Presto stated both Presto TV and Presto Entertainment will have access to a range of new content, drawing... Read More
Samsung May Have To Re Think Their Galaxy Smartphone Strategy
Both the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are devoid of expandable memory slots. This is also a major turnaround for... Read More
Powering 4K Gaming: Nvidia Launches GeForce GTX 980 Ti
With the 4K market poised for steep growth in 2015, Nvidia is looking to provide the muscle behind high-resolution gaming with the... Read More
Govt To Pass Site-Blocking Laws
The bill would allow representatives of copyright holders to apply for court orders that would force Internet service providers to block access... Read More
CSIRO Launches Home Metering
It is currently being trialed in selected Perth households and is being commercialised by Australian company HabiDapt “The technology is designed to... Read More
Customers Hit As Woollies Leaks $1m Gift card Data
Fairfax Media said it had received a copy of the e-mail which contained an Excel spreadsheet with the names and e-mail address... Read More
IoT Hot, Apple Watch + Win 10 Not At Computex 2015
Several people I have spoken to on the ground here in Taipei believe that the Apple Watch will not be as successful... Read More
D-Link Show New HD AC Network Camera At Computex Brilliant Image Capture
The Taiwanese Company who is one of the world’s leading network Companies is showing their DCS-935L HD WiFi camera which Australian consumers... Read More
Intel Set To Splash Out US$17 Bill to Buy Altera
Computex which is a major technology trade show which is held in Taiwan where a great deal of devices using Intel components... Read More
HTC Confirms One M9 and M9+ To Get Android M
HTC, which last year was also quick to confirm the rollout of Android Lollipop to its flagship devices, announced via Twitter that... Read More
Google’s Project Loon Set To Deliver Remote Balloon Broadband In OZ Skies By 2016
Loon was started inside the company’s Google X lab in 2011 and has accompanied other high-flying efforts, such as one to fly... Read More
Former Pioneer Hi Fi Designer Delivers New Elac Budget Speaker Range
Elac who was one of the original Hi Fi Companies was founded in 1926 as a sonar developer, is set to debut... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft To Rake In Billions From Free Windows 10,
While a basic version of Windows 10 will be made available for free software applications that run on the new OS will... Read More
Lenovo To Release Brand New Lenovo Designed + Developed Motorola Smartphone Q4
According to the company’s chairman and chief executive, Yang Yuanqing the Company has several new Motorola branded models in development at Lenovo... Read More
Acer Adds To Liquid Leap Wearables Line-Up
All three models are decked out with an intuitive touchscreen control, allowing users to track daily activities and exercise, and providing notifications... Read More
Mobile Pay: New Battleground
Android Pay could also be integrated with loyalty programs at retailers. A mobile commerce app, Google Wallet, will be reintroduced as a... Read More
ISP Anti-Piracy Code Stalled
When the code was submitted to ACMA by the Communications Alliance – a group representing ISPs, telcos, communications vendors, consultants and suppliers... Read More
Oz Police Seek US Evidence In $2mil. CBA Bribery Case
Police prosecutor Carla Black yesterday told a hearing at Sydney’s Downing Centre that police were awaiting significant evidence from the US before... Read More