Samsung To Release New Note 4 In OZ in September With UV Sensor
Tthe Korean Times has published an extensive report detailing Samsung’s release plans for the Galaxy Note 4, they claim that Samsung will... Read More
Personal Details Given To Microsoft OZ Could End Up In The Hands Of US Government
As US judge has ordered that Microsoft must turn over a customer’s emails stored in a data centre in Ireland to the... Read More
BlackBerry Sends Message To Windows Phone
BBM, the famous BlackBerry Messenger that was once one of the big reasons to buy a BlackBerry besides its keyboard and email,... Read More
Apple Slips As Android Gains In Australia
Google’s Android OS is still winning the marketshare war against Apple, Microsoft and Blackberry with a new report showing Google has 68pc... Read More
iPhone 6 Launch Oct 14: ‘Very Busy’ Month
iPhone addicts will get their fix of new iPhone 6 models on Tuesday October 14 according to a new report, which is... Read More
Dick Smith Awards Belkin ‘Top Vendor’ Gong
Belkin is celebrating being given the top ‘Vendor of the Year’ award by Dick Smith Electronics during the Gala Dinner at its... Read More
ACCC Probes High Cost Of Mobile Calls + SMS
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating the high costs telcos can charge each other when mobile calls and SMS messages... Read More
TouchPico Turns Any Surface Into A Touch Screen
The sci-fi world of any surface having touch has finally arrived with TouchPico’s new pico projector, despite Apple’s recent iPad projection patent. ... Read More
Yamaha Raises Bar On 10th Anniversary
It’s been 10 years since Yamaha first launched the YSP-1 in 2004, since then Yamaha has continually led the market in the... Read More
Sony Makes A Profit from Gaming, Smartphone Division Smashed
Net profit was $250m in the three months to 30 June, up from a year ago. A big contributor was the sale... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Dell To Quit Retail Stores
ChannelNews has been told that Dell is letting go their retail management with the Company set to focus on the B2B market.... Read More
WD Raids NAS Market With Fast New 6TB Drive
The NAS (Network Attached Storage) market is booming for drives and NAS devices, with homes and businesses of all sizes collecting more... Read More
9 Things Microsoft Should Consider For Windows 9 Success
Microsoft’s next version of Windows, dubbed Windows 9 by the digerati, is due to arrive in April 2015 with a radical overhaul... Read More
Microsoft’s Version Of Siri Now In Oz
Microsoft’s Siri competitor, Cortana, has arrived in Australia inside a new update to the previous Windows Phone 8.1 upgrade, but there’s a... Read More
Foxtel Welcomes OZ Copyright Discussion Paper
The leaking of the Federal Government’s “Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper, July 2014” has certainly ruffled some feathers. Consumer advocates Choice Magazine... Read More
Home Theatre iPad Micro Projectors Patented By Apple
Apple has received US Patent No. 8,789,953 for a new “video delivery system using tablet computer and detachable micro projectors” – although... Read More
BenQ’s Bounty Of New Monitors In White And Black
Last week, BenQ launched three new screens designed for professional gamers, and this week, BenQ is launching three more monitors for the everyday... Read More
HTC One M8 Gets Android 4.4.3 Update
HTC One M8 owners in Europe, with unlocked devices, have started receiving the Android KitKat OS 4.4.3 update. The news has come... Read More
Is The Tizen OS Samsung Z Delayed, Or Dead?
It looks like Tizen OS, an open source mobile operating system originally designed by Nokia and Intel, could well be dead, with... Read More
Veeemotion iOS App Wants To Be ‘Video-Instagram’
The eerily named Veeemotion app for iPhones and iPads launched as a “developer version” in the UK back on the 9th of... Read More
An August Date For WinPhone 8.1 HTC One M8?
HTC was once one of the darlings of the smartphone world, making highly popular models running the predecessor to Windows Phone known... Read More
SuperZoom: Canon’s Two New PowerShot Cameras
Ever wish you could get just that little bit closer to whatever it is you’re focusing on with your digital camera? Without... Read More
Warning: Next-Gen ‘Onion’ PC Ransomware Highly Dangerous
Malware writers may well be making a massively handsome profit from a new breed of “encrypting” ransomware, but Internet security firms like... Read More
8-inch Surface Mini Growing To 10.6-inches, Arriving October?
After the 8-inch Surface Mini didn’t surface at what Microsoft dubbed its ‘small gathering’ launch earlier this year, plenty of pundits decried... Read More
LG’s New 11.6-inch Android ‘Tab Book’ Launches In Korea
Days after launching its new 10.1-inch LG Android G Tab in Australia, LG has announced a brand new 11.6-inch “LG Tab Book 11”... Read More
OZ eButton Could Save Your Life
In the past older people have had access to “assistance” devices that can link to monitored emergency services. These devices originally required... Read More
Exclusive: $99 Hisense Android Tablet Hits Oz
Hisense attack the tablet market with two new Sero’s – at aggressive prices – the 7″ Sero costs just A$99, Andre Iannuzzi,... Read More
Huawei Sales Up 20%
Huawei sales revenue rose almost 20% CNY135.8 billion (A$23.3 bn), as its enterprise drive “pays off” and demand for smartphones rise. The... Read More
Is Bitcoin A “Fad”?
“Bitcoin is the fad currency du jour,” says Grant Arnott Director of e-tailing site Click Frenzy told CN. “It is gaining some... Read More
CONFIRMED: Nine Swoops On Quickflix
Nine buys stake in Quickflix streaming company. Nine Entertainment Co. has acquired all of HBO’s 91,165,092 redeemable convertible preference shares in the... Read More
Toshiba Encore 2: Intel Quad-Core + Win 8.1 $399
As Lenovo ditches Windows tablets, Toshiba unwrap Encore 2 – a 10.1-inch Windows 8.1 tablet. The device is the follow up to... Read More
Nine Nabs Quickflix Stake: Report
Nine Entertainment Co. has purchased TV studio HBOs’ preference shares in streaming company Quickflix, AFR reports. Nine is believed to have paid... Read More
Optus Flog 8″ LG Tablet With G3 Phone
Optus is first telco to announce pricing of the long awaited LG G3 5.5″ Quad HD smartphone. It opened online pre-orders today offering... Read More
$$$: Dell.com Accepts Bitcoin
The tech giant is accpeting bitcoin, the digital currency, as a form of payment on its US consumer website. Dell is partnering with... Read More
Bargain Friday: 50″ Panasonic TV $899, Sony Speaker $89 + $559 Asus Notebook
Panasonic 50″ Full HD LED LCD TV is on sale $899 at Dick Smith – $130 off the RRP. The retailer is... Read More
Look Out PayPal: Visa Checkout Attacks
Visa launch Visa Checkout that lets consumers pay for goods online, on any device. ‘Checkout’ is touted as “an easy and secure... Read More
IBM Boss Steps Down
Stevens is to retire after 33 years in the IT industry. He was appointed to the top job at IBM ANZ in... Read More
David Jones Takeover Gets Nod From Feds
The regulatory green light follows approval by DJ’s shareholders of the $2.2 billion Woolworths takeover deal earlier this week, worth $4 per... Read More
LG Reveal ‘G3 BEAT’..But Where’s G3?
Normally phone makers release the big brother first, but LG has done it other other way around, announcing a cheaper, smaller version... Read More
Apple To Cough Up $450m eBook Price Fixing
The company may be forced to stump up US$450 million to consumers and US states after a class action brought against the... Read More
Samsung To Invade Homes With ‘SmartThings’?
The deal is said to be worth US$200 million, reports TechCrunch. SmartThings app turns a smartphone or tablet into a remote control... Read More
Microsoft To Axe ‘Thousands’ Of Jobs?
Microsoft “is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years, as the software maker looks to slim down and integrate... Read More
Appliances Online, Dick Smith Retail Nod
Appliances Online, Dick Smith and Catch of the Day were all announced as finalists in the 2014 World Retail Awards, this week. Dick... Read More
Apple & IBM Attack Enterprise, iPad Apps
Apple and IBM sign a new global enterprise deal, IBM MobileFirst for iOS. The two companies today revealed they are are working... Read More
Hands Off My Digits
Moshi have made gloves especially to use with touchscreen phones and tablets, called Digits. ‘Digits’ are dual-layered winter gloves with special conductive... Read More
Apple $250 iPhone Trade-In
Apple Australia is offering $250 trade in for all old iPhones’ for customers who purchase a newer device. Apple is also offering... Read More
Coles Launch M-Wallet, Attack Money Market
The new Coles Financial Services JV today launched a free Coles Mobile Wallet, which lets consumers pay for items via a wave... Read More
Hello Google: Hisense 75″+ 85″ 4K Android TV’s
Hisense announced its new 2014 Ultra High Definition (UHD) LED 3D TV’s on Android OS, the T910 Series. The new generation Hisense UHD TV’s... Read More
No More Cracked iPhones? ‘i6’ Made Of Sapphire Glass
iPhone 6 screen is made of Sapphire Crystal Display glass, a new YouTube Video suggests. The video, which features a leaked 4.7... Read More
