Acer Set To Take On Dell Alienware Gaming Notebooks, New S7 Ultrabook + Small Chromebook PC Coming Soon
Among the new range are two new Acer gaming notebooks that will take on the Dell Alienware brand, new touch screen Chrome... Read More
Optus Marketing Boss Quits…Cryptic Tweet Holds Clue?
Optus Head of Marketing and Brand, Nathan Rosenberg has quit, it emerged yesterday. Marketing boss quit suddenly as Optus announced a drop... Read More
Breville CEO Shock Departure
The group announced the shock departure as it released FY14 results which saw group sales jump 11% to A$541.6 although earnings fell. ... Read More
New Metal Design For WD Passport Drives
WD’s My Passport drives have been on sale for 10 years, selling over 60 million units totalling approximately 42,000 petabytes of storage. ... Read More
iiNet Hits $1bn Revenue, 40K NBN Customers
The Perth based ISP added 40,000 new broadband customers in the year and returned to organic growth in FY14, it announced today. ... Read More
Windows XP Revive HP
HP’s third quarter revenue, announced today, rose to US$27.6 billion up 1% from Q3 ’13 – marking the first rise in several... Read More
Half Of OZ Small Biz Bungling Backups
A new Seagate survey shows that of the 45pc of business that have lost work due to backup problems, 17pc have lost... Read More
Android SmartWatches Join Mobile Security Fight
Smart watches are the new mobile security frontier, with BitDefender’s new software to protect users and smartphones from their wrists. BitDefender’s hew... Read More
Telcos Face Slap Over Late Fees
This comes on the heels of a court ruling that found late payment fees enforced by banks, including ANZ Bank’s $20-35 fees... Read More
LG Launches 24-Bit Sonos Killer
LG is making sonic waves with its new LG Music Flow system complete with speakers, sound bar, network bridge, NFC tags and... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:Secret Sydney Sound Lab Behind New Denon Heos Wireless Speakers
The Company which started off in Pyrmont, NSW was called Avega, they led the world in the development of wireless sound technology,... Read More
Kogan Gets Into Homewares
Not content with electronics, Kogan has got into the homewares trade, selling everything from bedding, towels and to kids furniture. Kogan.com.au is... Read More
Will Epson Wipe Out Whiteboards?
The new second-generation MeetingMate Interactive touch projectors (EB-1420Wi/1430Wi raised the bar for business meetings and wipe out the need for whiteboard. Epson... Read More
Vodafone’s Core Upgrade: Network Of The Future
A major upgrade of Vodafone’s core network has been announced, with Ericsson selected to help Vodafone build and utilise the world’s most... Read More
Optus Loses Main Marketing Man
AdNews has reported that Nathan Rosenberg is quitting Optus. Having joined in 2012 from the US and previously working at Vodafone and Virgin... Read More
Officeworks Web Boon: Omni-Channel Saves The Day
Officeworks full year earnings FY14 rose 10% to $103 million as its ‘everyday channel’ strategy pays dividends. Internet sales accounted for 10%... Read More
Windows 9 ‘Preview’ In Sept?
A “technology preview” of the forthcoming Windows 9 codenamed “Threshold” will be available by late September/early October, says long time Microsoft watcher... Read More
OZ Security Distie Launches BeyondTrust Solution
BeyondTrust is a US-based “pioneer of context-aware solutions for privilege and vulnerability management”, and has arrived in Australia. Its distributor, Hemisphere... Read More
VDSL2/NBN-ready FRITZ!Box $199 Router Rockets In
The new model is the FRITZ!Box 7360, which along with its higher-end FRITZ!Box 7490 model, both support the ‘Very High Digital Subscriber... Read More
Samsung Scope Indonesia Move
Samsung has “been discussing with the Indonesian government our plan to produce mobile phones for the domestic market, so that we can... Read More
“I Bleed Microsoft”: Steve Quits Board For LA Clippers
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has stepped down from the Board of Directors, to focus on his basketball team, The LA Clippers.... Read More
OFFICIAL: HTC One M8 Gets Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS is in third place with 2.5pc global smartphone market share in 2014 as we reported last week, but it... Read More
Vodafone Delivers 4G For NZ Roamers
Vodafone has sweetened its global roaming deal for Australians travelling to New Zealand, offering access to its 4G network which independent speed... Read More
OZ Misses Out On Live Samsung Unpacked Event For “Beast” Of A Galaxy Note 4
Overnight Samsung confirmed that the launch will take place in three simultaneous cities: Berlin, Beijing and New York at 11.00pm Sydney time.... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Brand Hisense Outsells Sony 4K TV’s Despite Multi Million Dollar Investment In 2014 World Cup
GFK data reveal that despite the 2014 World Cup being sponsored by Sony and the event attracting millions of viewers in Australia... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:Teac OZ Faces Uncertain Future As Losses Mount, Senior Exec’s Retrenched
Insiders have told ChannelNews that they doubt that the Company will survive in Australia and that the Teac brand which is now... Read More
The Block Exposes Fisher & Paykel
The Chinese vendor has partnered up with The Good Guys, one of The Block’s sponsors, to showcase its appliances in this ‘glasshouse’... Read More
Norton Security: The One Suite To Rule Them All?
Symantec is consolidating its nine different security products including Norton Internet Security, Norton Antivirus and Norton 360 into one new Norton Security... Read More
Microsoft Azure Cloud Failure: Outage As A Service
Microsoft’s Azure cloud customers haven’t been sure this week when pesky ongoing outage issues would be resolved, but they can rest assured... Read More
Aldi Flogged Over Surcharges
German discount store Aldi failed to display credit card surcharges correctly, a recent ASIC review has found. Aldi was recently investigated by... Read More
LG Brings G3 Smartphone UI To New Phones, Tablets
LG has announced major smartphone and tablet interface changes at the annual IFA consumer electronics Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany, bringing the... Read More
Internet Of Things Reaches Massive Hype Level
Talk of the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is everywhere, with devices gaining new connectivity and fears that cyber criminals will have a... Read More
iPhone 6 USB Connector Reversible Both Ends
Less than a month out from Apple’s launch of its new iPhone 6 models comes yet another compelling leak, but this time,... Read More
Mobiles, Tabs Drive Dick’s Sales, “More Upside” FY15
Dick Smith outperformed the market on notebook, tablet and hardware sales in FY14, although cameras were not as snap happy. A relative... Read More
Android Tablets Swallow OZ iPad Sales – But For How Long?
Longer upgrade cycles and the longevity of older iPads has created a lull in tablet sales during the first half of the... Read More
Dick Smith, Profits + Sales Up Anchorage To Bail Move To More House Brands
Tech retailer’s 2014 net profit (NPAT) was $42.1m for the 52 weeks to 29 June – six times stronger than FY13. The... Read More
Anchorage Capital To Sell Dick Smith Shares
Yesterday we reported that Anchorage’s 20% remaining stake along with $30m dollars’ worth of shares owned by senior management including Marketing Director... Read More
Apple iPad + Samsung Tablet Sales Smashed As Sales Slump
The downturn is on top of the 10% decline reported in the first half of 2014. Last week JB Hi Fi CEO... Read More
‘Worlds First’: LG 21:9 Curved IPS Monitor @ IFA
The world’s first 34″ Curved IPS screen that incorporates a 21:9 aspect ratio, will debut at IFA in Berlin next month. LG’s... Read More
World-First 4K Ultra-HD Android Media Hub: Like Apple TV On Steroids
Many Smart TV interfaces just aren’t that smart when compared to iPads and Android tablets, so an Android-powered media hub is a... Read More
Apple Now Selling Beats – But Is It Cheaper?
The new ‘Beats by Dr Dre’ section within the Apple Store online went live after the Beats acquisition was finalised earlier this... Read More
Turnbull Cockahoop As NBN-Co Wins Telstra’s Copper Network
But NBN Co could be up for huge costs in design, construction and maintenance services on the network, which would be carried... Read More
Panasonic Launch Premium Steam Oven That Grills, Microwaves + Convection Cooks
A new capability delivers steam injected from a high-efficiency boiler unit directly into the upper area of the microwave, and a grill... Read More
Appliance Online’s Big Brand Push, Competition Heats Up
Retailer Appliances Online (AO) launched a high profile ad campaign at the weekend employing new brand hero, ‘The Legend’ to push its... Read More
Nespresso Oz Boss To Depart
Renaud Tinel has been appointed as General Manager Asia Region, and will leave his position as General Manager of Nespresso Oceania from... Read More
Foxtel Slash Presto VOD Cost After Consumers Fail To Log In To Overpriced Service
Desperate to build an audience for Presto prior to the launch of the Nine Network Stream Co Video on Demand service, Foxtel... Read More
Samsung Buys Home Automation Company
Company founder and CEO Alex Hawkinson claims that Samsung will continue to offer a “totally open smart-home platform.” “Samsung fully supports this... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Dick Smith Tipped To Aquire Melbourne Reseller, Anchorage Capital Tipped To Bail This Year
Anchorage Capital, the Company that acquired the struggling retailer for $20m and then paid $74M to avoid paying Woolworths a percentage of... Read More
Run, Step ‘N Jump: ‘TalkBand’ Joins Fitness Race $179
Billed as a ‘talk and track’ device, TalkBand B1, has a 1.4-inch flexible OLED display and works with any Android/Apple mobile and... Read More
Vodafone Boosts OZ 4G Data Limits
Australia’s last-place telco, Vodafone, is trying to shake up the market and shake out a few more paying customers from those that... Read More
