iiNet Reveal New Chief
Perth based telco iiNet has appointed David Buckingham as Chief Executive Officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Buckingham has been Acting CEO since November... Read More
FTA To Force Tech Price War?
Appliance boss John Winning predicts good times ahead for the consumer and with lower pricing for Japanese brands like Panasonic and Sony... Read More
Yamaha Series V: Best AV Receivers In The World?
Launched in 2010, Yamaha says its high end AVENTAGE Series is regarded as the leading AV receiver brand in Australia. The new... Read More
Look Out iPhone 6: Is This Samsung’s Secret Weapon?
The rumoured Samsung Galaxy F device which is said to take on the iPhone 6 later this year sports a 5.2″ QHD... Read More
Plasma TV Is “Dead”…But Why?
AS Samsung pulls the plug on Plasma TV’s, analyst now predict shipments to half in 2014 as other major vendors including LG... Read More
Hello, Tony: Samsung Galaxy S5 Gets Gov Nod
Samsung S5 has got the nod for use by government officials, after meeting strict security criteria. Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone has... Read More
Huawei Eye Channel Growth
Huawei Technologies plans to grow its channel business and has ditched Express Online for DNA Connect as its national distributor for enterprise. ... Read More
Sydney’s Laptop Outlet Goes Into Administation
According to online insolvency records, The Laptop Factory Outlet Pty Ltd 524 went into voluntary administration on July 07. The outlet based... Read More
Where The Kids? LG Smartband Tracks Kidz
LG have just unveiled a new KizON wristband that tracks kids whereabouts, has location alerts and lets kids call their parents from... Read More
BlackBerry ‘Square’ Phone
BlackBerry says we’re stuck in a rectangular world. So its brought out a square smartphone, the Passport which is ‘the IMAX of... Read More
Vodafone’s Carrot To Crazy Johns
AS Crazy John’s announce it will deactivate all postpaid services, the red telco is offering a carrot to Crazy’s circa 100,000 customers,... Read More
BRV-X Rough ‘N Tough Speaker $299
The outdoor HD wireless Bluetooth speaker withstands drops, bumps, and is IPX7 water-resistant rated and definitely looks like it could take on... Read More
Samsung S5 To Outsell iPhone 5s
Apple iPhone 5s is currently the biggest selling smartphone in Australia – but that’s about to change. Figures compiled by Kantar Worldpanel... Read More
‘End Of An Era’: Vodafone Shut Crazy John
It was the phone store with the catchiest jingle ever. But now, Crazy John’s will shut down its service completely, following a decision... Read More
Android Attacks! Moto E Dual-Core + 5MP Camera $179
Moto E has a high-resolution 4.3″ display with 256ppi, which Moto say is the sharpest in its class. It runs a dual-core... Read More
Minix NEO 4K Android Hub
NEO X8-H 4K Quad Core Android (4.4 KitKat) media hub plays music and videos including stuff from the web like podcasts, YouTube,... Read More
Samsung Profits Slump 25%, Phone + Tablets Sluggish
Samsung predicts operating profit will decline 24.5% for Q2 to 7.2 trillion won, according to earnings guidance released yesterday. The Galaxy maker... Read More
2014 The Year of the PC..Revival?
Analysts at Gartner think so. “2014 will be marked by a relative revival of the global PC market,” said Ranjit Atwal, research... Read More
Fetch TV Adds TenPlay, Real Time EPG + CH999
Fetchtv have added TENplay to the Catch Up TV menu, so subscribers can now watch Ten, Eleven & One catch up TV... Read More
Samsung Open Aussie eStore
Samsung has opened an ‘eStore’ on its .com.au website, selling everything from Galaxy S5 smartphones, to Note phablets, tablets, cameras and accessories... Read More
Apple Hire Tag Heuer Exec For ‘iWatch’
AS rumours abound about plans for an ‘iWatch’ Apple has just hired Patrick Pruniaux, VP of sales for TAG Heuer, reports Reuters. The... Read More
Hot Deals: $50 Off iPad Air, $199 Yamaha SoundBar + 40″ TV $379
JB Hi Fi is offering $40 off iPad Air, now on sale for $559 (16 GB WiFi version) and the 32GB Air... Read More
Online Sales Rebound
The NAB Retail Sales Index grew by 0.2% in May, as new figures show bricks and mortar retail fell. The increase comes... Read More
Quickflix Hire Hollywood Big Gun, Pockets $18m Funding
After halting share trading on Tuesday, Quickflix (QFX) today said it sold 204.2 million shares at 0.09c each to “sophisticated” private institutional... Read More
Hail The ‘One’! HTC Return To Profit
Unaudited results for HTC’s fiscal second quarter ended June 30 released yesterday, shows quarterly revenue was NT$65.06 billion – down 8%. However,... Read More
Samsung Switch Off Plasma TVs
The closure of its Plasma production panel business was blamed on poor demand for the TV technology, Reuters reports. Samsung says it... Read More
Official: Samsung 4.5″ S5 Mini-Me
It got a 4.5″ HD 1,280 x 720 Super AMOLED screen, 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 8mp rear camera with 2mp out front, WiFi,... Read More
Retail Dips Amid “Challenging Conditions”
Australian retail turnover fell 0.5 per cent in May 2014 to just under $23 billion, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest figures... Read More
Microsoft Joins Smart Home Club
Microsoft has joined two Internet of Things clubs this week, as the home automation market heats up. Redmond has just joined the... Read More
Vodafone’s Red-volution: Unlimited Data + ‘No Bill Shock’?
Vodafone today launched new SIM-only and postpaid Red mobile plans with ‘up to’ 60% more mobile data on higher tier plans. The... Read More
Telstra Mobile ID Venture
TeleSign create mobile identities and have developed 2-step mobile-based verification tools to secure users identity online on accounts like Gmail, banking and... Read More
Quickflix Shares Halted
The trading halt begins today, and will be in place until Friday 4th July or earlier if a public statement is made. ... Read More
Google Buys Beats Rival, Songza
Songza is a free streaming music service that creates quirky playlists such as ‘2014’s Songs of the Summer’ and ‘Songs That Hit... Read More
Nokia’s New Hero: 5″ Full HD, 20Mp Camera + Quad-Core
Under the bonnet, the new Nokia Lumia 930 has a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 4G LTE/3G, and built-in wireless charging, as... Read More
2TB Mobile Storage For $279
Seagate’s Wireless Plus mobile storage drives are now available in massive 2TB and 1TB for $279 and $219 RRP. The wireless drives means you can... Read More
F*** ME, Disco + Partybox: iDance Hits Oz
TV brand TEAC is the exclusive national distributor of iDance in Australia, it announced today. iDance is a growing international brand that... Read More
iPhone 6 “Phablet” Has Oz Appeal, Or Has It?
5.6 million new smartphones will be sold in Australia in the second half of this year, as iPhone 6 and other newbies... Read More
ASUS New ‘Droids Hit Oz
Click to enlarge First revealed at Computex earlier this year, ASUS today announced the new MeMo and Transformer Pads are available down... Read More
Winnings Buys Rick Harts’ Kitchen HQ
Appliance giant Winning Group acquires Rick Hart’s Kitchen Headquarters (KHQ), owned by Europa Investments WA Pty Ltd. The purchase of KHQ includes... Read More
Dick Smith Up 15%, Beats Forecasts
Dick Smith today announced pro forma sales of $1,22 billion for the year to 29 June 2014 (FY14) beating its guidance provided... Read More
Forget TV’s: LG To Make Cars Smart
As it unveils new smart car technology, LG is also jumping on the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), joining automakers and tech companies... Read More
iCheaper: Apple Retouch iPod RRP, As Demand Wanes
iPod touch still costs A$249 but has new specs, and Apple has dropped the RRP’s of pricer models between $30-$90. Apple has... Read More
OZ Smartphone Demand “Subdued”, As Telcos Slash iPhone, Samsung Plans
2.05 million mobiles were shipped in Australia between January and March last, down -22% quarter-on-quarter following peak Christmas sales, says analysts. Smartphone... Read More
USB Chargers Pose Death Risk
Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is warning consumers about the potentially fatal risk of using non approved USB chargers following the recent... Read More
Samsung Earnings “Not That Good”: CFO
This week, Lee Sang hoon, Samsung’s Chief Financial Officer said he anticipates second quarter earnings are “not that good”, he told South... Read More
Telstra Pilot NBN Nodes, Pockets $150m
Telstra to pilot 1000 fibre nodes in Qld and NSW for the NBN, as it holds the golden keys to its copper... Read More
Androids U Wear: LG, Samsung + Moto
LG eyes mainstream use of wearables with new G Watch. LG’s G Watch is one of the first ‘Android Wear’ devices announced... Read More
Android Biggest Update Ever: Wear, TV & Auto
Google unveiled their biggest Android update ever, Android L as well as Android Auto, Wear and TV to 6,000 developers at the... Read More
Dick Smith Jump Into Bed With Vodafone
Dick Smith will sell Vodafone postpaid 4G smartphones and broadband dongles in 276 stores in Australia, from today. It is the first... Read More
Dick Smith & Co. EoFY Sales: $39 Tablet + $549 48″ LCD TV
As the End of Financial Year approaches on June 30, Dick Smith is coming out with last minute sale offers, which kicked... Read More
