Windows Tab To Soar ‘200%’ (But iPad Not Dead Yet)
IDC analyst Suzanne Tai paints an interesting picture of the future of tablet movers and shakers down under. Although the analyst predicts a... Read More
Panasonic Marketing Shakeup: Appoint Ex-Whirlpool Exec
Panasonic has appointed Belinda Toner as Product Marketing Manager, Whitegoods and Small Appliances. Toner is replacing Prue Sheehan, who has been... Read More
Hello Gen Y: Microsoft Tabs Giveaway $219
Microsoft’s Surface RT (32 GB) will sell for a low-priced A$219 – slashing $330 of the recommended retail price of $559, to students in... Read More
Tax Office Allows $6,500 Spend; Tablets, Digital Storage Hot Sellers
Sales data over the past three years has seen a shift in consumer purchasing habits, with the trend towards technology products continuing... Read More
BlackBerry Unveils New Secure Work Space Service
Secure Work Space is a new option with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (version 10.1.1) which separates work and personal apps and data... Read More
Apple To Pay $US100 Million To Parents Over Kids’ Gaming
According to ABC News in the US, parents who claim their kids ran up unauthorised charges of $US30 or less will get... Read More
Apple Shares Nosedive Below $400 On Analyst iPhone Comments
The stock price has tumbled from a record high above $US700 in September last year. Bloomberg reported that Apple, the world’s most valuable... Read More
Samsung vs Apple In EU: Talks Held To Settle Smartphone Antitrust Case
Samsung is reportedly holding talks with the EU regulator to settle charges that it abused its market position by barring arch-rival Apple... Read More
Click Frenzy Fails To Attract A Crowd As Some Retailers Shun Event
The apparently more modest June 25 attempt pushed the notion of an end-of-financial-year online sale, with Internet accelerator Akamai lending a hand... Read More
Retailers Bicker In Stoush Over Effect Of Falling $A
JB Hi-Fi chief executive Terry Smart told the AFR today that the market may not allow price rises. “In the past few... Read More
Love For Apple Fading
Last week, we reported how Apple was losing its brand loyalty in Oz in March 2013. But new figures show it’s slipping... Read More
Lytro “Revolutionary” Box Camera Goes Mobile
Lytro’s new mobile app for iOS app lets user upload light field pictures to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices via WiFi... Read More
FIRST LOOK: New Samsung Win 8 ATIV Tab 3 Lacks Grunt Processor
Coming in at just 8.2mm thick, the device has an Intel Atom Z2760 dual-core processor that runs Windows 8 in 32-bit mode, in... Read More
Telstra Breaks Competition Rules
That’s according to the competition watchdog’s first report on Telstra’s compliance with its Structural Separation Undertaking (SSU) in relation to the break... Read More
Bush ‘Bluetooth’ DAB+: 50’s Look, Naughties Tech
The Bush Heritage digital radio (DAB+) has LCD display, Bluetooth to wirelessly stream tunes from your mobile device, iPods, tablets. The digital... Read More
Thats Entertainment! Sony Ponders Sale
Sony says its board will “appropriately” consider the proposal from US hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb to list part of its entertainment... Read More
4K, “Faster 4G”: Is This LG’s Smartphone Weapon?
LG’s new Optimus G will house quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 – the “most advanced mobile chipset” in the industry, it announced yesterday. LG says its next... Read More
Nikon Shoots ‘Up Close & Personal’
By attaching the new N1-CL1 close-up lens adapter to the front of any 1 Nikkor lens (with a diameter of 40.5mm), you can get... Read More
Microsoft + Nokia: We Talked….
The software giant and hardware maker recently held hush-hush talks in London about Redmond taking over the Fins mobile business, reports Wall... Read More
Ouch: iiNet Whopper Fine For ‘Naked’ Ad
iiNet pays a whopping $102,000 fine to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in relation to an ad for its Naked DSL,... Read More
We’d ‘Rather Clean Loos Than Tax Returns’
A shocking with one in five small business owners claim they’d rather clean the workplace toilet than tackle their tax return, according... Read More
Microsoft Xbox 180: U-Turn After Sony PS4 Thrashing
XBox One gets loose on gaming rules in the wake of Sony’s PS4 announcement. Now gamers can “trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and... Read More
Facebook Nabs 1M Advertisers
The vast majority of these one million businesses running ads on the world’s biggest social network are small enterprises, Dan Levy Director, Global... Read More
Its Baaack: ‘Classic’ BlackBerry Rides 4G
The keyboard and touch-ready BlackBerry Q10 now comes in faster 4G speeds. Telstra today announced that the “classic” BlackBerry Q10 with touchscreen and... Read More
OZ To Get Mini CES Big Name Keynotes Sign On
The mini CES has managed to attract several leading speakers. Among those tipped to be attending are senior Google executives, as well... Read More
Shrewd Samsung’s “Good Move” Into Dick Smith
The partnership seems to be a good move for the Samsung brand, as Dick Smith has a large number of stores, says... Read More
Tabs Market Swells 147%, ‘Droids + Windows 8 Hit iPad
The tablet across Australia and NZ market enjoyed “phenomenal growth” in Q1 sales – up 147% – fuelled by soaring demand for smaller... Read More
Mass Retailers To Sell New Google Chrome Book
That’s three times the number of stores that previously stocked the Chromebooks. Amazon and Best Buy stores have been offering Chromebooks for... Read More
JB Hi Fi Commercial To Benefit From Lift In Government Spending
The Government IT market is expected to grow 2.2 percent to reach more than AU$9.5 billion in 2013, according to a new... Read More
LG 27″ IPS WQHD is “Best Photo Monitor”
LG’s IPS ColourPrime monitor has been awarded the top prize by Technical Image Press Association, one of the most influential photographic press associations... Read More
Teac Profit Drop 12%, Blames “Competitive Landscape”
ASX-listed TTA Holdings, which trades as Teac in Australia, has reported a 1% increase in revenue to $55.65 million, according to financials... Read More
In Pictures: Sony, LG Ultrabooks, Tabs + Intel 4 Gen
Sony new Vaio’s Sony Vaio Duo 11 Sony thinnest Ultra’s flanked by its new 4K TV LG, a new entrant to the... Read More
Retailer Calls In Dora The Explorer, MRK Stars For 150th Store
And the retailer is calling in Dora the Explorer, MRK and AFL stars for the occasion. The Wesfarmers-owned company has lined up a... Read More
“Revolutionary”: Samsung + Jay -Z Unleash ‘Magna Carta’ To Galaxys
Yes folks, owners of Galaxy S3, S4, and Note II will be the first to download Jay-Z new album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’, for... Read More
IPTV “Disrupting” Pay TV
That’s according to a new ‘State of the Media’ report from Deloitte, which shows that 2 out 3 Aussies list the TV... Read More
Samsung Invades Dick Smith Stores
This week, Samsung is believed to be rolling out a branded store-in-store within several Dick Smith outlets in OZ. Samsung has just... Read More
Sharp Apple Dock Gives Good Beats $229
Sharp has switched on a new Slim Micro System for iPhone/iPhone 5 (Lightning dock), iPod, and iPad docking system. It also has... Read More
Ouch! OZ Hit By ‘$93m’ Scams
Aussies lost millions to scams last year. An eye-popping $93 million, in fact. There’s also been a phenomenal (65%) jump in online shopping... Read More
Fisher & Paykel’s Store-in-Store Opens
Winning Appliances officially opened its newly refurbished Dank St, Redfern flagship store in Sydney yesterday, with a VIP cocktail evening, where guests... Read More
Panasonic: ‘Worlds Greenest’ Techie
The Japanese electronics giant has been ranked as the 4th ‘Best Global Green Brand’ 2013 by U.S. brand consultancy Interbrand. The EcoNavi creator... Read More
TomTom Hits Mainstreet
TomTom extended its retail channel for the TomTom Via 225 GPS in Australia, citing the “popularity” of the device. TomTom Via 225... Read More
XXL TV: LG Unleash 100″ Laser TV $9K…(But At Harvey’s Only)
Priced at $8999, LG’s Laser DLP display beams Full HD images onto the screen from 56 cms away. The 16:9 Widescreen... Read More
Listen Up: “Breakthrough” Phorus Audio For ‘Droids In OZ
Phorus‘ wireless home audio system for Android has hit Australia, Conexus has announced. The Phorus PR1 Receiver hooks up to existing home audio systems... Read More
“A Good Time To Buy”: Consumer Sentiment Up
Consumers confidence rose almost 5% in the last month, according to the latest Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment Confidence rose 4.7%... Read More
JB Hi-Fi: “Xbox One To Be BIGGER Than 360”
JB Hi-Fi says gamers won’t be not fussed over Xbox One’s new gaming rules, as fans mull over PS 4 lax rules... Read More
Intel’s “Leap Forward”: Plot (4th Gen) Tab Invasion
Chip giant launched 4th generation Core family in Sydney last night promising to be the bee-all-and-end-all for tabs, notebooks, Ultrabooks, 2 in... Read More
“Extremely Difficult Time”: Troubled Target Chop Staff
Target slashed 260 jobs on June 12 as part of an organisation restructure to “help restore business performance.” The job cuts will be made... Read More
Its Live! Vodafone ‘Fastest 4G Network In Oz’
Voda has switched on its 4G LTE network in all main cities – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, as well as Newcastle,... Read More
