Exclusive: DigiDirect To Move Into Phones, Tablets
The move was revealed to CN in an interview with DigiDirect MD and founder, Shant Kradjian, who admitted camera demand is in... Read More
First Dell, Now Loudmouth Icahn Buys Apple
The ‘activist’ investor who sought to shake up Dell, has now turned his attention to Apple, buying a “large” number of shares... Read More
Bang Bang! LG’s PR Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong
The unfortunate incident occurred late last week in Seoul, when LG released balloons into the air with coupons for a free G2... Read More
Dick Smith Power DJ’s Profits
And allows ambitious Dick Smith bag some big spending customers, to boot The landmark store-in-store deal was announced yesterday by Dick Smith... Read More
Its A Classic! LG 80’s Throwback TV
The TV maker announced a cream 32″ ‘Classic TV’ with channel dial and wood frame, and all mod cons – LED and... Read More
WiGig: There’s A New Wi-Fi In Town
The news of WiGig, the latest standard in wireless communication that is yet to be released, comes as worldwide shipments of Wi-Fi... Read More
Denon Pink “Exercise Freaks” Let Rip
The new pink edition Denon Exercise Freak in ear headphones (AH-W150), are lightweight, sweat-proof, and Bluetooth compatible. They also feature Denon’s signature... Read More
Its Got Grunt: Acer Aspire To Intel i7 Ultrabook
Days after its President pledged to ramp up on Android PC‘s following lower demand for Windows, Acer releases new Windows Ultrabook with... Read More
Online, “Unique” Brand Drive JB Hi-Fi
JB Hi-Fi today reported FY13 sales up 5.8% (H2 +10%), profits and earnings up, a massive result compared to some competitors It... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Sales Up 10% In Second Half
Total sales hit $3.31bn for year end June 30 – up 5.8% on FY12. Second half sales rose over 10% – a good... Read More
Asus $100 “Premium” For Touch PC
Asus this week announced N Series notebooks, with major multimedia specs: 4th generation Intel Core processors (i5/i7), quad speaker SonicMaster Premium audio, GeForce... Read More
News Chief Resigns
News Corp Australia CEO Kim Williams has resigned his post held since December 2011. The news comes a day after Foxtel announces increase... Read More
Acer Loss, Move To Android “ASAP”
Acer announces pitiful first half (1H 2013), with operating loss of $19.4m, profits of just $5.68m. Sales were down 20% to... Read More
Huawei Eyes Australia, Despite Ban
Despite the snub by the Federal Government, Chinese giant pledges to ‘buy local’, increasing its Australian procurement by 10% this year, The... Read More
Foxtel Boost On IPTV Demand
Subscribers to the Pay TV service rose 3.4% to 2.48 million or around 90,000 – compared to the same time a year... Read More
CONFIRMED: LG ‘G2’ TO Hit OZ…(Optus Only)
LG Australia confirmed their latest hero – the ultra skinny 5.2″ G2 with quad-core processor, 13MP camera and HiFi sound will be... Read More
80% Phones Android, iPhone Slump: Analyst
AS Apple decends, Google’s Android OS is still on the up. Android grew almost 75% compared to last year, attributed to huge... Read More
Rate Cut To Boost Retail: Betta
“I think it will have an impact but I don’t believe it will be immediate,” Graeme Cunningham CEO of Betta Home Living,... Read More
LG Reveal ‘G2’: 5.2″ Hero Phone
As excitement built around LG new hero , the new 5.2″ G2 was revealed at Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in... Read More
Quad-Speaker, Intel Core i5: ASUS N Series Hit
Asus new N Series notebooks have impressive specs; 4th generation Intel Core processors (i5 or i7), excellent sound with SonicMaster Premium audio,... Read More
Rate Cut To “Save The Furniture”?
Retailers Association (ARA) Executive Director Russell Zimmerman said the decision to lower rates was the RBA’s bid to ‘save the furniture’ in... Read More
STREET By 50: Noise-Control Headphones… With Street Cred
SMS Audio have announced the latest Curtis Jackson aka “50 Cent” STREET by 50 Over-Ear Active Noise Control (ANC) Wired headphones. The... Read More
Apple PC King But ‘Droid Rising’
Zero. That’s who much the PC market grew in Q2 with desktop, notebook demand slumping. Compare this to the massive 43% increase... Read More
Sony Says ‘No’ To Entertainment Sell Off
In a letter addressed to the activist investor, the electronics giant said its entertainment unit, which includes Sony Pictures and Sony Music... Read More
“OZ First” Fizz-On-Tap Fridge To Hit
Australia’s first sparkling water dispenser is to be released by Samsung. The classy Samsung Sparkling Water Refrigerator refrigerator with fizzy water on tap... Read More
Its On: Vodafone Ramp Up Coverage 40%
Vodafone announced a massive 40 percent expansion of its mobile coverage across regional Australia, today. Regional coverage areas including Kalgoorlie in... Read More
Appliances Online: “We’ve The Edge” Over Rivals
Channel News catches up with Appliances Online newly appointed Chief Marketing Officer, James Fleet “The trajectory of the business is fantastic, which... Read More
Watch Out! Samsung ‘Galaxy Gear’ Revealed
The phone titan has filed an application to trademark “Galaxy Gear” with the US patents office, dated July 29. Samsung Galaxy Gear... Read More
HTC Sales Slump 40%
The One maker announced revenue of NT$15.7bn (US$524m), a -37% drop compared to July 2012. Sales also down almost 30% compared to... Read More
Amazon CEO Buys Washington Post $250M
The news was announced overnight in the US at a meeting of Washington Post staffers. Jeff Bezos, the multi-millionaire CEO and founder... Read More
Marantz 4K-Ready AV’s Hit Home
The new slimmer networked AV receivers are designed for home cinema enthusiasts with limited space The Marantz AV receivers are more networked... Read More
Retail Flat, “Consumers Holding On To Purse Strings”
Australian retail remains flat, as industry group call on Reserve to lower rates. Retail sales growth was unchanged in June 2013... Read More
Has Kogan Duped Customers?
Having lured 110,000 mobile users onto its cheap network plans, Kogan has backtracked. Last week, it axed Kogan Mobile’s existing mobile plans... Read More
What’s ‘The Future of Computing’?
Martin Fink, CTO and Director HP Labs, has laid out the future of computing. Speaking at the NTh Symposium in California last... Read More
Let Off For Patent Stealing, Apple Now Pleads For Leniency After Being Found Guilty Of eBook Conspiracy
Apple, CEO Tim Cook, last night filed a motion objecting to a US Department of Justice proposal that recommends that Apple should... Read More
Dell Board Bars Rule Change
The committee declined to change rules that count abstentions as “No” votes, as Dell and his partner in the deal, private-equity firm... Read More
SamDroid Kill iPad, Windows
Tabs have gone all Android. And mini, as Apple is losing its golden touch, warn analysts. And, according to analysts Canalys, demand... Read More
Moto X Coming To Oz?
A local spokesperson for Google-owned Motorola would not confirm if the design-your-own ‘Moto X’ was coming down under but did say the... Read More
GX7: Panasonic Lumix Great Leap
The 16MP DMC-GX7 is a first for Pana’s G Series, with integrated high resolution viewfinder, 1/8000 sec shutter speed (making it the... Read More
Panasonic Profit Soars
The company said April to June profit rose to 107.83 billion yen (A$1.2 billion) from year-earlier earnings of 12.81 billion yen. Sales... Read More
Retail “Very Weak”, No Change Forecast: Economist
Traditional store sales are “very weak” at the moment, growing at about 2% per annum to May 2013, Alan Oster, Nab chief... Read More
Moto X: Googlerola Phone Revealed
But can the “pure google” phone match expectations? The now Google-owned Motorola finally unveiled, ‘Moto X’, in the US overnight,which you can... Read More
Fab50: Smeg Icon Gets Fat
Called the FAB50, the latest Smeg has 75 per cent more capacity than the original FAB28, so suitable for big families. The... Read More
Online Sales Slump, Technology To Blame?
Online sales slowed to 14% yoy in June – hitting $13.9 billion in the twelve months to June 2013. June’s Internet sales... Read More
Inside Dick Smith ‘Flagship’: In Pictures
There are three store-in-stores in the new Dick Smith Sydney Central flagship store in Westfield – Samsung, Sony, and Apple, a first... Read More
Aggressive Dick Smith ‘10% Online Sales’ By 2014
Dick Smith has an online mission. Online sales are currently sitting at 4% (including ‘click n... Read More
Vodafone Cut Roaming Rip-Off
Vodafone plans to let customers “Roam Like Home” in UK, USA & NZ for $5 per day, it announced today. The telcos’... Read More
Govt Urged To ‘Free Geoblocks’, Promote Grey Market
“The Committee concluded that many IT products are more expensive in Australia because of regional pricing strategies implemented by major vendors and... Read More
We’re Up: Woolies Web Sales Soar
It did not give a dollar figure for the online sales, or reveal the proportion played in its total sales of $59... Read More
4K For $5K! Bargain TCL 65″ 4K TV
AS tipped by Channel News, TCL has unveiled a 65-inch LED 4K Ultra High Definition TV at a bargain price of $4999,... Read More




