Its Over Telco, You’re DUMPED
Aussies ditching their telco in droves, as it emerges almost half (46%) of mobile users have dumped their provider in the past... Read More
Microsoft ‘Mr Nice Guy’ CEO Admits “We Must Move Faster”
MSFT shares flat as company insider hired as new CEO, after five months of uncertainty. Indian – born Satya Nadella is Redmond’s... Read More
Quad HD? 8-Core Chip? Eye Controls? Samsung S5 ‘Unpacks’ Feb 24
World Mobile Congress is tipped to be where the new Galaxy S5 is to be ‘unpacked’ on February 24. Samsung have... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Solid, But January “Lumpy”: Analysts
No major surprises in JB Hi-Fi HY14 earnings, say analysts although there was concerns about “weak” cash flow in 1H, which fell below expectations. ... Read More
Groundhog Day? Dick Smith Shuts NZ Office
Dick Smith (DSE) has closed its support office in New Zealand. The closure occurred last week. Most, or all, staff are believed to... Read More
Tabs Save Dying PC’s
PC market grew 18% in Q4 last, due only to surge for iPad, Samsung Tab & Co during the holidays, analysts Canalys... Read More
Toshiba Hotel TV On The Move
Vic-based Westan is the new national distributor of Toshiba Hotel TV’s. The full line-up will be demonstrated at the distributor’s showrooms in... Read More
Microsoft’s Next CEO Is …?
Satya Nadella, Microsoft Exec VP enterprise and cloud, is said to be next CEO at the Redmond software giant, reports Bloomberg, citing... Read More
JB Hi-Fi : ‘Home’ The Place To Be (& Why TVs No Longer A “Drag”)
The only way is appliances, as demand for white goods fires up JB Hi-Fi sales 7% to $1.94 billion, lifting profits up... Read More
Optus To ‘Fly’ NBN Satellites
NBN Co’s two new satellites, due to launch into orbit in 2015, will deliver high speed Internet to 200,000 premises in remote... Read More
White Goods Boom Lift JB Hi-Fi, $1.9Bn Sales
JB Hi-Fi sales up almost 7% to $1.94 billion the six months to December 31, as appliances demand booms. Last month, JB... Read More
Sony To Launch New PS Vita Handheld, Vaio PC Brand Tipped To Be Killed Off
Up until now the Sony PS Vita Slim has only been available in Japan, the new model is 20 per cent thinner... Read More
Motorola ‘Mistake’ Ditched, Google Profits Soar
The announcement comes a day after the tech giant announced it was selling Motorola smartphone business to Lenovo for a low price... Read More
Something Is Rotten In the State Of Apple
Figures from ASIC, as reported in AFR today, show Apple Australia coined $6.1 billion in sales revenue last year – a 2%... Read More
Myer Desired David Jones “Union”
Myer approached rival David Jones (DJs) about a merger, it has been confirmed. The deal, first reported in AFR ‘Street Talk’ claimed... Read More
Lenovo + Motorola: What It Means
As announced today, Lenovo is to buy MOTOROLA for a cut price of $3 bn from Google. The $2.9 bn sale price... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Lenovo Buys Motorola, Cut Price $2.9 Bn
Google CEO Larry Page confirms Lenovo will acquire the Motorola Mobility smartphone unit for about $2.91 billion. The deal comes just 19... Read More
Revolutionary Fuji X1 “World’s Fastest AF speed”
Thanks to Fujifilm’s EXR Processor II and new X-Trans CMOS II sensor, the new X-T1 has the world’s fastest AF of just... Read More
Hello AI: Google Buy DeepMind
One of the world’s biggest tech companies has purchased London-based artificial intelligence company, DeepMind, for a rumoured US$400m, reports Re/Code. The Mountain View... Read More
LG OZ New Energy Boss is Ex-Fujitsu
Milton Kaloudis has been appointed to head up LG’s Air Conditioning & Energy Solutions, it announced today. He was previously National Operations... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Profit Soars 10%
JB Hi-Fi total sales rose 7% to $1.94 bn for six months to December 31 (HY14), the retailer said in a trading... Read More
A Good Year But LG Q4 Loss
The Korean giant announced rising revenues of US$53.1 billion and a net profit of $203.6 million for full-year 2013, but finished the... Read More
Apple Sells 51 Million iPhones, Slowdown Predicted
AS record iPhone and iPad sales for Apple’s first quarter fiscal 2014 (Oct – Dec) are announced, shares slump after a slowdown... Read More
Samsung Mobile Profits Slow, TVs Resurge
Samsung Q4 results out today showed the net profit slipped to 7.3 trillion KRW – a drop of 8.24 tr won compared... Read More
Vodafone OZ Appoints CEO, Ex Romania
Inaki is currently Vodafone CEO in Romania and will succeed Bill Morrow on 1 March. Morrow will remain with the telco until... Read More
The Hardware Days Are Over? IBM Sell Servers To Lenovo
World’s largest PC maker snaps up IBM x86 service business for $2.3bn, as the US giant continues to rid its self of... Read More
6″ Nokia Lumia Is Coming
The 6 inch Nokia Lumia 1320 has a HD LCD screen, Windows Phone 8 with built-in Microsoft Office so it’s good for... Read More
XBox, Cloud Drive Microsoft’s $6.5Bn Profit, No CEO Found
AS Microsoft is still searching for a new CEO, it announced “record” revenues – up 14% to US$24.52 billion for the second... Read More
Bang & Olufsen ‘BeoEssence’ $1095
Bang & Olufsen BeoSound Essence unleash the ‘one touch’ sound system which the Danish audio kings say is a game changer. Unveiled... Read More
Oh G! Google’s $240 Smartphone Hits OZ
And you can now get the Google-made phone in Australia – at JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys and a number of independent... Read More
Acer MD Departs
Acer Sales Director Darren Simmons is unveiled as Acer ANZ new Managing Director. The appointment is effective from 10 February. Current Managing... Read More
Harvey Norman ‘Tech Brand’ To Launch 2014?
Mass electronics retailer Harvey Norman is secretly developing its own branded electronics range, CN has been told. The... Read More
PC Push: Lenovo Flog FREE Tabs With Notebooks
New entrant to the consumer tablet market, Lenovo, is giving away free IdeaPad 7 inch tablets to aid reseller sales, and push... Read More
Is This ‘The Maserati Of Headphones’?
Bowers & Wilkins special P5 Maserati Hi-Fi Headphone is available in Oz from April RRP $549.95. The noise isolating Hi-Fi headphones have... Read More
White Goods: Its Not All Sunbeams
Gud Holdings today said profits fell 31% to $14.5 million (NPAT) for the first half of the fiscal year to 31 December 2013... Read More
Telstra Buys O2
Telstra announces the purchase of O2 Networks, a Melbourne based company which provides data networking, cloud and security consulting services for enterprise. ... Read More
Lenovo To Buy IBM Business?
Lenovo are said to be in “advanced discussion” to purchase IBM’s x86 server business, sources told Bloomberg. Chinese-owned Lenovo and US tech... Read More
Game Over, Mario? Nintendo Profits Crash ‘N Burn
Despite Christmas being a bumper period for gaming, Nintendo has crashed and burned against PlayStation and XBox, both launching new consoles in... Read More
Lean, Green Drying Machine
Say goodbye to electricity eating dryers – Smeg has reinvented its new clothes dryer as a green machine using 50% less energy... Read More
“Neo-Phablet”: Samsung’s 6-Core Note ‘Lite’
Pictured: Note 3..but is ‘Neo Note’ coming? Samsung are said to be about to release a “lite” version of its best-selling Galaxy... Read More
Black Holes & Revelations: Acer’s $687m Loss
Acer reports net loss (NPAT) of US$687.11m for FY13, as sales dive 16%. The company also reported an operating loss of US$274.39m,... Read More
Samsung’s New Boss Revealed
Samsung announces Mr. Jae Hoon Kwon as its new Managing Director for Australia. The former MD of Samsung Malaysia has a... Read More
Vodafone “Superfast” Internet Hits
Vodafone are claiming “lightning-fast” data speeds on its Cat 4 4G mobile broadband devices. Its new ‘Category 4’ (‘Cat 4’) Mobile Broadband... Read More
Its Gold! HTC One 2nd Shade
The new colour available only at Telstra from January 21. One is currently available in just one... Read More
$45,000 iPhones Stolen From JB Hi-Fi
51 new iPhones valued at approximately $45,000 were stolen from a JB Hi-Fi store at Modbury, Adelaide on Sunday last. The incident... Read More
#Sorry Twitter: Facebook Gets Trending
Announced today, Trending, is designed to surface interesting and relevant conversations across Facebook. Unlike Twitter Trends located to the left of the... Read More
PC’s “Stabilising” But Intel Profit Slips 13%
Intel Corp, today said net profit fell 13% year on year to $9.6 billion. FY13 sales also fell 1% to $52.7bn and... Read More
Apple Refund $32.5m For (Bold) Kids Splurges
Apple and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement over a dispute over iOS apps, yesterday, where minors were allowed to... Read More
Forget Wallets, Now iPhone Pays Up
Commonwealth Bank has just released CommBank app for iOS, meaning you can make contactless payments with your iPhone. The CommBank app is... Read More
LG Bendy Phone Hits OZ $1000
It bends but it won’t break – LG Australia ‘G Flex’ – one of the world’s first curved screen smartphone – that... Read More






















