ISP’s Accused of Dodgy Deals
ACCC accuses ISP of forcing unagreed prices onto customer services, and not allowing them to leave contracts. The Australian Competition and Consumer... Read More
Investor Dumps Dell After Record PC Downturn
Over the weekend venture capital company Blackstone said that they were no longer interested in buying into the struggling company after spending... Read More
Telstra: ‘Taking No (Mobile) Prisoners’
We’ve all had a mobile we’re fed up with but had to deal with for the duration of a two year contract.... Read More
ACCC Set To Investigate Fake CE, HI FI & IT Reviews
IT vendors and distributors of Hi Fi and consumer electronic goods are set to be targeted by the Australian Competition and Consumer... Read More
Ooh, Aaah “Fundawear”: Foreplay Goes Virtual
Durex showcases new technology in Australia which promises to keeps couples ‘in touch’ even when they’re apart. Durex Fundawear allows a personal... Read More
R U Watching? Telstra Kick Off Sports IPTV
Telstra announce The Clubhouse, its “star-studded” IPTV sports show and “revolutionary” SportFan app today as it goes hard on Internet TV and... Read More
“Bold Bets” Pay Off As Profits Soar: Microsoft
The software giant revenue rose 18% to $20.49 billion for the quarter ended March 31 – up $3bn from same time 2012.... Read More
Harvey Norman’s Easter Rising
Harvey Norman third quarter sales fell 11.5% in Oz, it announced this week. Sales in comparable store basis also fell 8.1% Q3... Read More
Teleworking Set To Leap: Report
SYDNEY – The future of Australia’s National Broadband Network is very much up in the air, with the Coalition proposing a radically... Read More
Sharp To Sell Pioneer Stake
Sharp is looking to dispose of its 9.2 percent stake, or 30 million shares, in Pioneer, the Japan Times reported. The two... Read More
iPhone Isn’t Facebook’s “Home” …But There’s Chat Heads
Just weeks after Facebook announced Android was it’s “Home”, a function which replaces the phone home screen and apps with FB’s News... Read More
Redundancies, MD To Go At Electrolux
The restructure of Electrolux Small Appliances Aussie business, including a relocation of the division from Sydney to Melbourne, is in order to... Read More
Three OZ Distributors Fight It Out For Rights To Sell New Philips TV
Two of the distributors that we can confirm who are talking to Asian based Company TP Vision are Avico Electronics who currently... Read More
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm!’, ‘Game of Thrones’ On Quickflix “Within Hours” Of US
And you don’t even need to be a subscriber of the Quickflix Internet TV service to stream or download a series or... Read More
You’re Dumped: Adobe Divorces Ed Partner
“Scholastic has also reviewed its future strategy and has chosen to no longer be an Adobe distribution partner,” Adobe said today. Adobe... Read More
Page Turner! HD, ‘Fastest Ever’ ‘Kobo $219
And it’s hitting Oz in June. Kobo announced its limited-edition Aura HD (1440 x 1080) E Ink eReader – the highest-resolution and... Read More
iWatch V SamWatch V Windows – SmartWatch War… A Ticking Timebomb?
And last week, we reported Jawbone, the makers of UP “revolutionary bracelet,” is seeing demand for its new device which goes on... Read More
It’s On: Texting In The Tunnels
Yes, folks Telstra, Optus and Voda have extended their 3G and 4G coverage for Sydneyside commuters travelling through City Circle train tunnels... Read More
Sony ‘Kiosk’ Attacks Eels Country
The direct selling kiosk aims to let shoppers get hands-on experience with the company’s latest products and is showcasing its new 84″... Read More
Netbooks Are Dead If Not They Will Be Soon
According to a new report from IHS iSuppli. The diminutive, low-power laptops will see shipments plummet this year, IHS says, with the... Read More
Samsung Tech-Up Opera House
The Opera House and Samsung plan to transform the Opera House via Samsung’s state-of-the-art technology, in a new multi-million dollar deal. Samsung... Read More
Chinese Giant To “Challenge” OZ TV Prices
Hisense new K610 Smart TVs boasts all the bells and whistles of a big name TV but for cheaper. Features of the... Read More
Windows, Tabs Kill The PC
Global PC market has slumped 14% this year, as smartphones and tablets emerge as new computing kings. PC shipments slumped 14% to... Read More
Its A Toughie! Panasonic Ultra Tabs Hit Windows 8
Panasonic’s new Toughpad FZ-G1 tablet tab is the industry’s thinnest, lightest rugged-model, and also claims to have the lighest ever business rugged-Convertible... Read More
Wearable Tech Up ‘N Up in OZ: Jawbone
And “its just the beginning,” Jawbone’s Jorgen Nordin told SmartHouse as wearable tech looks set to be the latest craze among consumers.... Read More
Sue You: Kogan Off To Court
Online retailer Ruslan Kogan has launched a lawsuit against prepaid mobile distributor ispOne after it began dumping some over-enthusiastic users of his... Read More
Forget S 4: How About A Samsung 6″ Mega ‘Phablet’?
And it will be big, apparently. Over six inches to be precise – hard to imagine since we already have trouble fitting... Read More
Labor’s $40bn NBN V Libs $30bn FttN – Who Wins?
The Federal Coalition’s $30 billion plan for an alternative, slower but cheaper National Broadband Network – announced yesterday by Malcolm Turnbull and... Read More
LG On Appliance Prowl in OZ
Ambitious Korean electronics giant is looking to gain new ground in appliances as it revealed LG is now king of the refridgeration... Read More
Anuus Horribulus: HTC 98% Profit Slide
Net profits slump 98% to NT$85 ($2.8m) for the first quarter 2013, HTC said today. Net income after tax was NT$4.4bn Q1... Read More
Its Here (Almost): Voda 4G “OZ Fastest” Hits June
“From June, we’ll start switching on customers who already have an eligible phone plan and 4G phone” telco No. 3 confirmed today, ... Read More
No WiFi, But LG ‘SmartWashers’ Hang Rivals …Out To Dry?
As the new leader in the fridge market as of last month, LG is now turning its attention to washers, a category... Read More
Droid’s Facebook’s “Home”… So Where’s iPhone?
Facebook “Home isn’t a phone or operating system, but it’s “more than just an app,” Facebook said last week as it launched... Read More
NBN Heading To Be A $90 Billion Disaster Coalition To Reveal
The pet project of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was initially scheduled to cost $56 Billion dollars. Currently the project is behind time... Read More
Samsung Q1 Profit Soar On Galaxy
The world’s biggest phone maker’s January-March Q1 ’13 operating profit rose 53 percent to an estimated 8.7 trillion won (US$7.7 billion) thanks... Read More
Telco Battle For ‘The One’
After much delay, HTC One went on pre-order Optus, Telstra, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone today at 9am, and will be on sale... Read More
HTC First: A Facebook Addicts Phone
The first phone to come with Facebook Home pre installed announced today, will be HTC First, dubbed “the ultimate social phone.” First... Read More
Its Baack: Click Frenzy ‘eCarnival’ Hits 2013
Click Frenzy was OZ’s first 24-hour Internet sales event with 170 retailers taking part including Myer and Dick... Read More
OZ Retail Climbs February
February retail enjoyed a sight rise of 1.3 per cent to $21.9bn, seasonally adjusted , according to ABS figures released today. The... Read More
‘iPhone 5S’ To Hit ‘Mid-Year’
In fact, the ‘refreshed” Apple phone dubbed ‘IPhone 5S” is soon to go into production in Asia according to Wall Street Journal,... Read More
Why Turkish Appliance Maker Beko Should come Clean About Death Products
Beko Australia, have failed to respond to several voice and written requests from Smarthouse. All we want to know is whether any... Read More
Exclusive: Chromebooks To Fly In OZ?
JB Hi Fi, one of the only OZ retailers selling Google OS notebooks, predicts Chromebooks will be popular, while IDC analysts say... Read More
Only Way is Up… For Downloads
As it emerged Aussie downloads have soared 36% in the last year, it now seems this is only the beginning for digital... Read More
Chrome Me Up, Google
After a long wait, Chromebooks are here – the Samsung and Acer notebooks running Google Chrome OS. Starting at $299 for the... Read More
Sony Boss Set To Exit As New Team Takes Over
The current chairman of Sony, will officially step down from his position in June after a new management team took over the... Read More
Logitech Launches Skype Smart TV Camera
The LogitechTV Cam HD, which could hit Australia in time for Xmas has built-in Skype capability, Wi-Fi or Ethernet connectivity and a bundled... Read More
Harvey Norman Baddies V Cuddly Koalas
An investigation by eco group Markets For Change has found the native koala is “being placed at greater risk of extinction due... Read More
Apple At The Centre Of Mini HDMI Cable Dispute
According to the HDMI Organisation, Chinese and Taiwanese manufacturers who are making the cables for tablet, media centre devices and notebooks are... Read More
Arrested! Alleged Leader Of Hackers Lulzsec Seized In UK
The arrest was the result of “pre-planned intelligence-led operation” between FBI and Scotland Yard and followed on from several high profile attacks... Read More
Facebook $100BN Mega Float Early 2012 As Users Stall
And what’s more values soaring as high as $100 billion have been tipped. Sources close to the network... Read More
