Dick Smith Up 1%, Admits “Challenging” Market
Dick Smith growth slowing as total Q3 sales hit A$280.1 million for FY14, according to its latest market update. Like-for-like sales across... Read More
Cuddle Up To Delonghi Heaters
DeLonghi has created its new 2014 Heating Range with six individual heating styles that are eco efficient, good news considering Aussie power... Read More
Quickflix Targets Pizza Fans
Eagle Boys and Quickflix have tied up for a pizza + movies combi deal. Movie lovers will now get exclusive Quickflix trial... Read More
iPad Slump, But Microsoft Office “Key”: Cook
Office For iPad is a “key franchise” for the company, Cook admits, weeks after Microsoft Office suite was launched for the eponymous... Read More
“On The Prowl”: Apple Buys 24 Companies
Apple has purchased a total of 24 companies in the past 18 months, CEO Tim Cook revealed today as Cupertino announced quarterly... Read More
JB Hi-Fi CEO To Retire
Terry Smart is to step down as CEO of the most successful tech retailers in Australia, as sales growth of 5.7% for... Read More
DealsDirect Picks Up Topbuy $2.25m
TopBuy will become a subsidiary of Mnemon’s DealsDirect Group, owner of Australia’s largest discount online store. The move will see DealsDirect gain... Read More
In Pictures: Dick Smith’s ‘Fashtronics’ Move To Melbourne
There was plenty of the fashion in-crowd at the trendy tech store opening – the second ‘Move’ store which is located in Melbourne, by... Read More
2 Weeks On…Samsung S5 A Global Hit
According to Localytics, the new Galaxy S5 already accounts for 0.7% of all active Android smartphones worldwide, less than two weeks after... Read More
Dotcom To Get Assets Back
Restraining orders on his assets, including cars, jewellery and other property, were imposed after Dotcom’s arrest in January 2012. But late last... Read More
St George Tipped To Unveil Smartwatch Banking App
St George chief information officer Dhiren Kulkarni has claimed the smartwatch app will be the first by any Australian bank. It will... Read More
Australia Ranked No. 3 In Asia-Pacific At Cyber Warfare: Report
Some of the report’s findings were revealed last night on ABC-TV’s Lateline program. According to presenter Emma Alberici, it’s the first ever... Read More
Hackett In $10m Cloud Venture
Sydney-based UltraServe claims to have thousands of servers under management for customers who include e-commerce retailers such as Catch of the Day,... Read More
CBA Hit By E-bank Glitch
The first customer complaints about instability in online banking services began surfacing on social media just after 8:30 am. From CBA customer... Read More
Microsoft Australia MD Calls On Abbott To Act On Innovation
Australia must urgently review the way innovation works if it is to stay competitive, according to a Microsoft Australia discussion paper. The... Read More
Dick Smith + David Jones Deal “Watertight”
”It’s business as usual for us, we have a pretty water tight contract with each other,” Nick Abboud Dick Smith CEO told... Read More
Dick Smith Cranks Up Move New ‘Premium” Melbourne Store Opening
The new store is based at Emporium in Melbourne’s CBD, and is somewhat different to the first Move store, opened last year... Read More
JB Hi Fi ‘Taken Out By Predator’?
AFR Streetalk has indicated of rumors a predator could be eyeing up JB Hi-Fi, including Wesfarmers, owners of Coles, in a takeover... Read More
Sony Teeny Walkman $59
Sony has announced two new Walkmans (NWZ-B183/F) both with RRP’s of $59. The tiny (30g) aluminium bodied music machine comes in Black, Red or... Read More
ACCC “Still Looking” At Data Breach
On Friday, the Australian consumer watchdog (ACCC) said personal data collected from its websites was leaked online including email addresses of some... Read More
Its Waterproof! New iPad nuud
Make iPad waterproof with Lifeproof nuud case for the iPad mini with Retina and fre for iPad Air. But the clever cases... Read More
David Jones.. ‘Village Style’?
In an interview this week, Ian Moir, CEO of Woolworths, the South African retail giant set to takeover David Jones, said smaller, village... Read More
Scam Watchdog Admits Data Breach
The ACCC has revealed it has become aware of a breach of personal data collected from some of its websites. The... Read More
Google Glass On Sale Next Week
Announced on a blog overnight, Google Glass will be on sale to the general public – from next Tuesday, for a cool... Read More
Even Windows XP Couldn’t Save PC Market
73.4 million PC’s were shipped globally in 1Q14, a 4.4% decline from 2013, according to IDC. However, it was better than analyst... Read More
NBN To Mix It Up: Turnbull
NBN will be built using mixed technologies, to save time and money. Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull and Mathias Cormann, Minister for... Read More
Hello Shoppers: Apple iBeacon To Hit OZ
Beacons automatically send shoppers relevant mobile content, like special offers or promos when near a store. Australian retail technologists DC4G are rolling... Read More
iWatch Good To Go ‘September’
According to DigiTimes, three Flexible PCB suppliers – Flexium Interconnect, Zhen Ding Technology Holdings and Career Technology – have delivered Flexible Printed... Read More
Myer Pulls DJ’s Offer
In a statement to ASX, Myer acknowledges the $2.15 billion cash takeover bid by Woolworths for David Jones, announced today. Myer will... Read More
100+ OZ Sites Still Run Windows XP
That’s according to Netcraft’s April 2014 Web Server Survey, which found Windows XP is still hosting 6,000 websites, globally, including 102 in... Read More
Takeover: Woolworths Bid $2.15bn For David Jones
David Jones board announced it has received an offer to acquire the company, and has entered a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with... Read More
Dash! Is Amazon’s Wand The Future Of E-shopping?
Announced by Amazon this week, Dash is a small device which makes ordering online from home easy. Dash’s barcode scanner scans... Read More
Samsung Predicts Q1 Profit Drop
The tech giant predicts first quarter (Q1) sales will fall by around 6 trillion Won, to 53 trillion Won, according to company... Read More
Public Wi-Fi Speed To Triple
Current Wi-Fi networks serve one device at a time, cycling quickly among different users. That creates slower speeds for everyone when more... Read More
Sony Alpha 4K Shooter
The new Alpha a7S camera has Sony’s newly developed 12.2 effective MP, and 35mm Exmor CMOS sensor and a powerful BIONZ X... Read More
HTC Sales Lift 125%..But No Profits
HTC March sales jump 124.5% to NT$16.2bn, compared to the previous month, and improved 2% compared to March 2013. HTC, who just... Read More
What Heater To Buy?
“Finding the right heating system comes down to space and personal preference,” Peter Harris, Chief Operating Officer of Appliances Online. ... Read More
Samsung Move To Olympic HQ
GPT group will build Samsung’s new national headquarters – a sustainable 13,000 sq m development at 3 Murray Rose Avenue, Sydney Olympic... Read More
No, You Can’t Buy Samsung NotePRO 12.2 Instore
The just-released GALAXY NotePRO has a 12.2″ display screen with 4 million pixel resolution, 2.3GHz quad core processor, 8MP rear camera with... Read More
Google Glass In OZ 2014?
“There is every reason to believe Google Glass will be out in Australia by the end of the year”, Bosco Tan, Pocketbook... Read More
4G Mobile To Rocket 866%
The emergence mobile broadband is driving Australia’s economic growth, leading to a $33.8 billion boost to economic activity in 2013, or over 2%... Read More
‘Thinnest Ever’ Tab Covers $59
Belkin have new slim, slinky covers for the just – announced Samsung Tab 4. Slim Style is Belkin’s thinnest ever tablet covers,... Read More
Mozilla CEO Resigns Amid Gay Row
He was appointed to the top job just last week on March 24. The scandal unfolded after it emerged Eich supported... Read More
PayPal: Mobile Payments Is Here
PayPal Here, chip and PIN credit card reader lets sellers accept card payments from their smartphone. The app and Bluetooth device, launched... Read More
Lenovo Cheap A Tabs Revealed
Lenovo’s A-Series lineup consists of four tablets, the A7-30, A7-50, A8-50 and A10-70, which will run Google’s Android mobile operating system. They... Read More
Valentines Day Saves Retail’s Bacon
Australian retail turnover rose 0.2 per cent in February 2014, seasonally adjusted, the latest ABS Retail Trade figures show. This follows a 1.2... Read More
Fisher & Paykel COO Steps down
Mike Church has resigned as Chief Operating Officer director of Fisher & Paykel Australia after 31 years, it was announced today. There... Read More
Hello Cortana! Windows Phone 8 New BFF
Announced at Microsoft Build developers conference taking place in the US, Windows Phone 8.1 update and tweaks to Windows 8.1 for tablets,... Read More
Oz ‘Money Guru’ App Eyes Google Glass
Australian start-up Pocketbook, is working with cutting-edge Google Glass on an app that promising to “forever change the way you spend your... Read More





















































