300 Retailers Up For Scrutiny
Employers in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory will be asked to open their books to allow Fair Work inspectors... Read More
Windows 9: “More Than A Facelift?”
AS rumors circulate about Microsoft’s development of Windows 9, the next Windows release needs to focus on the apps ecosystem and transforming... Read More
What Controversy? Huawei Sales Up 10%
Its latest unaudited results for 2013 estimates sales will hit US$39.29 – $39.62bn, up 8%-11%, with a target of 10%, the ICT... Read More
Acer CEO: “We Need To Dig Out Of Hole”
Acer’s new CEO, Jason Chen, went cap in hand to investors this week, admitting past mistakes and outlining its new software and... Read More
Google Flights To Destroy Skyscanner?
Motor mouth CEO of budget airline Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, has let it slip – ‘Google Flight Search’ price compare site, may be... Read More
China Troubles: Lenovo “Not Immune” To PC Slump
But the native Chinese brand, too, has felt the global slowdown in the PC industry, which fell 10% last year, including in... Read More
Windows Phone 8.1 Wont Leave ‘8’ In The Cold
Redmond has confirmed its Windows Phone 8.1 upgrade will run on existing Windows 8.0 phones, brushing off fears by some developers that... Read More
Forget “Tanking” Windows 8 – 9 Is Coming
And not a moment too soon. If sources of Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott are correct, the next Windows installment, code named ‘Threshold”,... Read More
BYO Aussies Dump Mobile Plans
They are eschewing mobile plans for hand-me-downs and purchasing iPhones, Samsungs outright as opposed to a sticky plan they can’t get out... Read More
Google New Nest Egg $3.2bn
Nest’s mission is “we reinvent things” unloved home devices like thermostats and smoke alarms, developers of the popular Nest Learning Thermostat. Google... Read More
Sensis “Business As Usual” Despite US Sale
There was a time when we ran to the Yellow Pages for the phone numbers of everyone from the butcher, baker and... Read More
+1GB: Virgin Bump Up Data
Virgin gives 1GB extra internet data on all $40 plans and over. The offer means most users on $40 plans have treble... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Telstra Sell Sensis For Cut Price $454M
Telstra enters agreement to sell a 70 percent stake in Sensis to US based private equity firm, as it looks to ditch... Read More
Hurry Up, Telstra: $0.5M Fine For Phone Delays
The nations biggest telco forced to cough up a hefty $510,000 penalty to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) last week,... Read More
Ultra Hi-Cheap: Kogan Price Crushing 4K TV $1000
Kogan’s 55″ UHD LED Smart TV runs Android 4.2 and will go on sale in late January for $999. Ultra HD TV, known as... Read More
PC ‘Worst Decline In History’
PC demand falls by 7%, globally, as tablets continue to trample upon demand for traditional PC’s like notebooks, laptops and desktops. PC... Read More
Samsung Galaxy S5: Eye Controls?
A phone you can unlock with your eyes? No this isn’t Star Trek. Samsung are “studying the possibility” of using iris scanning technology... Read More
Worlds First 4K Laptops Revealed
Unveiled at CES 2014 this week, Toshiba Tecra W50 and Satellite P50t are the world’s first Ultra High Def (known as ‘4K’)... Read More
REVEALED: ‘PlayStation Now’ Game Streaming @ CES
Sony snubs game retailers, offering a new Internet game streaming service direct to PlayStations, TV, smartphones, and even non-Sony devices. Unveiled overnight... Read More
4K Wont Save TV: Analysts
But what about all the clever Curved and 4K TV from Samsung, Panasonic, Sony et al or the smart mugs, wrist bands... Read More
Intel Drops McAfee
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich unveiled Intel Security brand at CES overnight, and revealed plans to ‘transition’ from the McAfee brand. Intel now plans to... Read More
JB Hi-Fi’s Christmas Tablet Boom
JB got a huge Christmas present – massive consumer spending, while rival Harvey Norman tills didn’t ring as loud as its rival. ... Read More
Its A1! Acer Cheap-AS-Chips Tab $150
Acer Iconia A1-830 boasts a 7.9″ screen high-resolution display. At US$150, Acer price war on Android tablets has raised the bar for... Read More
CES 2014: Intel Bottle Warmer, Smart Mug + Biometic Earbuds
Intel Smart Ear buds As Intel look to shed its image as a boring chip maker, its seeking to ignite the wearable... Read More
Samsung Profits Drag iPhone, Chinese Attack
Intense competition from Apple and cut price mobiles from Chinese vendors blamed, as demand for Samsung’s Galaxy S4 stalls. The world’s largest... Read More
CES 2014: Sony VAIO Gets Super Fit
At CES 2014 today, Sony announces expansion of VAIO FIT line up to an 11 inch PC converts... Read More
Tough Tabs, OLED, Lumix: Panasonic @ CES 2014
Panasonic will be tempting consumers with new cameras, camcorders, TVs, Blue-Ray players, headphones and tablet computers this year. Cameras A new stylish,... Read More
Best Digital Media Centre: HUMAX HDR-7510T
Its new HDR-7510T, High Definition Twin Tuner Digital Television Recorder is a low energy machine delivering TV, music and reliable PVR functionality... Read More
CES 2014 Hisense: Smart TV Can Be …Smart
Hisense jump on Roku simplified Smart TV platform, with oodles of content, 1200 channels, movies and music ... Read More
REVEALED: ‘Worlds Largest’ 4K TV @ CES ’14
Samsung throws down gauntlet for Curved and Ultra HD TV’s at CES today, revealing what it claims is the worlds first (and... Read More
CES 2014: Phabulous! Huawei 4G Mate Runs For 2 Days
Huawei mobile ascends once again with Ascend Mate 2 4G, a 6.1 inch smartphone/tablet known as ‘phablet’ that now has a whopping... Read More
CES 2014: LG ‘HeartRate’ Earphones Set Pulses Racing?
Wearable tech is big news right now and LG has thrown down the gauntlet with Life Band –... Read More
CES 2014: 12″ Samsung Note Pro + KitKat Unveiled
Samsung, always a big player at CES, has just unveiled the Galaxy Note Pro – at 12.2 inches,... Read More
Its Official: Australians Are Tablet Addicts
The number of hours Aussies spend on iPads and other tablets has overtaken the time we spend watching TV, research by Canstar... Read More
Play! LG TV Hailed For “Advanced” Voice Controls
LG Smart TV advanced speech and finger gesture recognition functions have been given a nod by product testers, Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Its... Read More
Not Gud: Appliance Maker 30% Profit Slump
Gud Holdings predicts profit slump as November’s trading falls short, according to a trading update the ASX issued Friday. “If this November... Read More
TPG Forced To Cough Up $2M Fine
After a lengthy legal battle, the High Court has overturned the Full Federal Court decision, which found some aspects of TPG’s broadband... Read More
Ouch: Harvey Norman Slapped With ANOTHER Fine
The Federal Court has ordered Harvey Norman franchisee to pay $32,000 for making false claims to consumers about guarantee rights. The Court... Read More
Spotify Free Mobile Music
Spotify’s new free mobile experience lets you listen to all your tunes, playlists, and artists – scott free on iPhone or Android... Read More
“Sometimes We Open, Sometimes We Close Stores”
This week, it was reported Vodafone was “pleading” with landlords to cut rents and in some cases abandoning stores where landlords refused... Read More
Sharp Cut 4K TV RRP (By $3K)
Announced last month, Sharp priced its new 4K Ultra High Def 70″ TV at A$12,999 – several thousands more than 65″ 4K... Read More
Vodafone CEO Head Up NBN Co
The appointment was announced today as the Strategic Review of the multibillion dollar project was released, showing previous NBN forecasts, and budgets... Read More
NBN To Cost $12bn More, 4 Year Delay.
The Strategic Review of the NBN, Australia’s biggest infrastructure project, out today, shows the Coalition’s Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN) version will cost $12 billion... Read More
Tap ‘N Pay: Samsung S4 – The M-Wallet
CBA customers that own a Samsung Galaxy S4 can now Tap & Pay to make payments at PayPass (contactless) terminals in OZ... Read More
Telstra “Committed” To Retail Stores
This week, it was announced the Vita group is to buy up more Telstra owned stores from next year, bringing the total... Read More
“Depressing” Oz PC Market Falls
Demand for desktops and notebooks dropped 6% during Q3, IDC said today, as demand for big PC’s slumps again, cannibalized by tablets. ... Read More
Vodafone Boss Asked To Fix Up Labor’s NBN Mess
The move comes as Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull moves to fix the mess left behind by the former Labor Government who have... Read More
Thats ACE: 4G Samsung GALAXY $249
The 4-inch display Ace 3 has a dual core processor, runs Android Jellybean, 5 MP (rear) camera and 0.3Mp front camea. It... Read More
BRAVEN Bluetooth Hi-Fi Speakers $399
BRAVEN 850 and 855 wireless bluetooth speakers pump out hair-raising high-fidelity audio, and wirelessly pair with a second 8 Series speaker for... Read More
Fone Zone Snaps Up Telstra Stores
The tech group plans acquire more Telstra stores, pushing the number to above 85. However, the number of stores to be purchased... Read More
















