Phablet iPhone 6 ‘In Production’?
That’s according to Reuters, which suggests Apple’s next big thing – literally – is about to hit the production lines in Japan. ... Read More
Foxtel Plays PlayStation 4
Announced yesterday, Foxtel Play Internet TV service will also be coming soon to PlayStation 4 (PS4), and is now live on PS3. ... Read More
Talk To the Hand! Samsung “Finger” Revealed
Unveiled today, ‘Samsung Fingers’ – a new wearable glove runs on 5G network, has a 16mp camera, LED screen and is charged by the... Read More
Tech Retail Getting Betta: CEO
“Business is steady following an uplift in the December quarter,” Betta Home Living CEO Graeme Cunningham told CN. The tech retailer is... Read More
Huawei Profits Up 30%
Huawei sales climb 8.5% and profits soar over one third, according to its just-released 2013 financials. The Chinese-owned company reported a strong financial... Read More
BlackBerry 7 Is Coming Back: Chief
BlackBerry reported a loss of US$423 million, for its fiscal fourth quarter which ended March 1, but expects to start generating a... Read More
Telstra Will Be NBN Core Player, Pilot FTTN: Report
The nation’s biggest telco is to commence a fibre-to-the node (FTTN) pilot on the NBN later this year, reports Fairfax Media. The Telstra... Read More
JBL Flip 2 Speaker
Click to enlarge JBL has launched the cute Flip 2 Wireless Portable Speaker. The fit in your hand wireless speaker features dual... Read More
Its Free! Microsoft ‘Office For iPad’, iPhone & ‘Droid
But Apple will still take a 30% cut off Microsoft for subscriptions to Office for iPad. After weeks of rumors, Office for... Read More
Eat Sleep Run Repeat: Up24 Hits OZ $179
It will be hitting stores next week, including Dick Smith, Harvey Norman and JB Hi Fi for $179 and ships globally from... Read More
Myer To Sweeten Up DJ’s
Myer is said to be considering ways to ‘sweeten’ its $3 billion merger proposal to David Jones by borrowing capital, enabling it... Read More
Haier Poach Nikon’s Brand Boss
Fisher & Paykel have announced Georgia Way as Brand Manager for Haier in Australia. Way left her Brand Communications Manager role at... Read More
Sony NFC Noise Blockers $279
Sony’s new wireless, Bluetooth ready headphones go on sale next month for $279. The MDR-ZX750BN headphones have Near-Field Communications (NFC) that stream... Read More
Facebook Nabs Oculus’ Virtual Reality
Facebook has acquired Oculus VR the makers of ground-breaking VR headset Oculus Rift for US$2 billion, it said today. The $2bn acquisition will... Read More
HTC ‘New One’ Hits April 1, $60+
Due to be launched tomorrow in Sydney, HTC’s New One M8 smartphone boasts a larger 5″ Full HD screen, BoomSound front-facing stereo... Read More
‘Multi-Channeling’ Is A Dead Duck
National Online Retail Association (NORA) CEO Paul Greenberg predicts greener pastures for the retail industry in 2014, but says the term “online”... Read More
Panasonic’s First 4K DSLM $1999
Panasonic today announced pricing for the GH4 4K-capable mirrorless camera, which will be available early May. The DMC-GH4GN-K body-only costs $1999; DMC-GH4AGN-K Single... Read More
Asus Boss Wants To Grow OZ Market
Portia Chang is to lead the ASUS System Business Group in ANZ. The PC giant announced the appointment of Chang as new... Read More
Dick Smith 11 Hour Sale Today
The online- only sale is on from 1pm to until midnight tonight Monday 24 March. Dick Smith deals of note include 15″... Read More
Has HP Solved 3D Puzzle?
HP to make big revelation about 3D printing technology in June, hinting it has solved its two main bug bears – slowness... Read More
“No Timeline” For Google Chromecast OZ
Google have “no timeline” to release Chromecast down under, CN has been told. The cheap TV dongle internet streams content like Google... Read More
Minx TV Hits Sweet Spot
The Cambridge Audio Minx TV sound plinth is a slim box that fits under flat screen TV, with inbuilt BMR drivers, and... Read More
Stop, Google Play? iTunes To Hit Android OS
Apple is believed to be mulling over developing an iTunes app for Google Android OS, Billboard reports. But that not all Apple... Read More
M-Wallets To Replace Cash By 2021: CBA
New research from CommBank shows mobile wallets are likely to replace physical wallets in Australia by 2021. The majority (73 per cent)... Read More
Symantec Fires CEO
Symantec today confirmed it had terminated Steve Bennett as president and CEO of the company, and will no longer sit on the board... Read More
Watchdog Urges Consumers To “Review Mobile Plans’
Consumers might be receiving less included value in their mobile plans for the same price point, a new report by the Australian... Read More
Panasonic Hires New UC Boss
Ted Cofie will oversee sales and marketing of UC telephony solutions including SIP and PBX, with a focus on supply chain management,... Read More
iiNet Boss Quits
Michael Malone has resigned today from his role as CEO and Board director of iiNet. Malone, who has been on a sabbatical... Read More
Uniden iGo Crash Cam $129
Uniden ‘crash cam’ in-car vehicle recorder iGO Cam 600 has just hit Oz, and costs $129.95. Featuring a 2 inch 1080p Full... Read More
Dick Smith Joins NORA Board
Four new retail heavyweights have joined national online retailers association (NORA) board, including Steve Toth, Dick Smith’s Director of Omni-Channel & Mobility... Read More
Myer Net Profit Tumbles
Myer half year (H1) FY2014 results, released today, showed sales grew just 0.3 percent to $1,7 billion, although rose 1.2 percent on... Read More
Combat, Transform + Flex: SOUL Headphones Get Fit
Headphone giant SOUL are relaunching the brand in Australia, unleashing a spanking new line of Combat headphones designed to suit our active,... Read More
‘Project Morpheus’: Sony Virtual Reality Device Revealed
And it’s soon to be a reality. Sony Virtual Reality headset immerses gamers fully into play, declared Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony... Read More
David Jones H1 Sales Resurrect
The high end retailer today reported total sales were up 3.8% to $1,042 million although profits fell. Like-For-Like (LFL) sales also rose... Read More
iPad 4 Gets More Grunt
Pricing starts from A$449 for the 9.7″ iPad 4 with Retina display (WiFi), which is now the cheapest larger screen iPad, replacing... Read More
Intel Fires Up Tablet Artillery
Daniel Anderson has been announced as Intel’s Tablet Marketing Manager, Australia and New Zealand. It is a newly-created position and the appointment... Read More
Its C-heaper: Apple Release 8GB iPhone 5c
The new iPhone 5c with 8GB storage will cost A$679 in Australia has appeared on Apple’s webstore. The phone is the cheapest in... Read More
DJ’s Director Walks
Leigh Clapham has tendered his resignation as Executive Director of David Jones. The resignation is effective immediately. Clapham served on DJ’s board... Read More
Tablet Mania Still Reigns Down Under
Despite claims by some international researchers that growth in the media tablet market is beginning to slow significantly, sales still seem to... Read More
Office for iPad Coming Next Week?
Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella is said to make an announcement relating to the release of Office for iPad on March 27,... Read More
Powermove Gets A New Mount
The distribution agreement is effective from tomorrow Tuesday 18 March. Omnimount products include Interactive, Full Motion, Tilt and Fixed TV wall mounts,... Read More
Samsung To Ramp Up Premium
Samsung plans to maintain market “dominance” by increasing sales of premium technology including smartphones, TVs, Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun said at a... Read More
Wireless Chargers To Rocket
Sales of wireless chargers will rise to $8.5 billion in 2018, up from $216 million in 2013, according to analysts IHS Technology. ... Read More
Virgin Double Mobile Data
The double data lasts for the life of the 2 year plan and includes BYO plans. Phones on the new double data deal... Read More
PayPal Support Online Clampdown On Phishing & Spoof Emails
Online rorts like ‘drip pricing’ on comparator websites are priorities for the ACCC this year, Chairman Rod Sims said yesterday, as it... Read More
What Are Your Mobile Rights?
Consumer watchdog is promoting Aussie consumer rights when buying a mobile ahead of World Consumer Rights Day, taking place this Saturday March... Read More
“World’s First” Touch Chromebook Hits Oz
In a dreamy new Moonstone White chassis design, the new 11.6-inch Chromebook with HD LED back-lit display (1366×768) runs Intel Celeron 2955U processor,... Read More
ACCC To Clamp Down On Dodgy Consumer Guarantees
“The ACCC has concerns that consumers may be misled by businesses into thinking that they are required to pay for rights that... Read More
Watchdog To Attack Drip Pricing + Online Scams
Three quarters (76 per cent) of Australia’s 15.4 million internet users purchased something online in 2012-13. That’s according to Rod Sims, Chairman... Read More
Presto: Video On-Demand Launches Today
New video on-demand service called Presto, offers online Foxtel Movies for $19.99 a month. The service offers a monthly pass to stream... Read More










































