China Hoards Used Chipmaking Machines To Combat Shortage
Chinese semiconductor makers are hoarding used chipmaking machines in a rush to develop homegrown products amid global shortages. As demand for chips... Read More
Logitech Ups Forecast As COVID-19 Growth Just Keeps Rolling On
Logitech, a major supplier to JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and The Good Guys, has raised its 2021 sales growth forecast to a... Read More
New Amazon Gaming Platform Opened Up
Coming soon to Australia, Amazon is now rolling out its Luna gaming platform that works via its recently released Fire Stick. Currently... Read More
Zoom Global Quarterly Earnings Skyrocket By 369% to $882.5bn
Video conferencing tool Zoom is still reaping the fruits of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the company’s fourth quarter revenue soaring by 369... Read More
D-Link Unveils Two New High-Performance Managed Switches
D-Link has launched a pair of new DXS-3610 Series layer 3 stackable 10G/100G managed switches, suitable for high-performance data centre, enterprise and... Read More
Sony Headphones Explode After Woman Plugs Flight Adapter Into AC Socket
A Chinese woman’s Sony WI-1000XM2 headphones exploded after she mistakenly plugged the in-flight adapter into an AC power unit while attempting to... Read More
Huawei Tries To Scotch Rumours Of Planned EV Launch
Struggling to deal with the fallout from US sanctions, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is reportedly considering plans to make electric vehicles. Reuters... Read More
Code Launched To Stem Fake News
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google have released the final version of a long-awaited industry code to address the... Read More
IDC Forecasts Better Growth For Global AI Market In 2021
Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, are forecast to grow 16.4 percent year-over-year in 2021... Read More
JB Hi Fi Executives Selling Out
Queensland Book Distribution a Company that was acquired by Terry Smart the CEO of The Good Guys and former CEO of JB... Read More
New Telstra Premium NBN Internet Plan, Price Up 10% Speeds Cut In Half
Only at Telstra, according to a recent customer email Telstra is introducing a new “simplified” NBN Internet plan the only problem is... Read More
Twitter’s ‘Super Follow’ Lets You Charge Money For Tweets
In a bid to shake up its dusty business model, Twitter has announced a new feature to be introduced to the social... Read More
TikTok to Pay US$92M Settlement in Facial Recognition Lawsuit
Social media heavyweight TikTok has agreed to pay a US$92 million settlement to make its latest data privacy breach lawsuit go away.... Read More
Nextbase Appoints Acer Veteran As Oz Head of Sales
Benjamin Sinica, a consumer electronics industry veteran with 20 years of experience at companies such as Sharp, HP, and Acer, has been... Read More
C-Seed M1: 165-Inch Folding MicroLED TV On Sale For $520,000
Austrian high-end TV brand C-Seed has unveiled what it describes as “the world’s first” folding 165-inch MicroLED TV – which is on... Read More
Oz Buy Now Pay Later Sector Implements World First Industry Standards
Australia’s finance sector has become the first in the world to impose a code of practice on the booming buy now, pay... Read More
JBL Expands Portable Line-Up With Three New Speakers
Audio firm JBL has announced the launch of three new portable speakers: The JBL GO 3, Clip 4 and Extreme 3. JBL,... Read More
Apple Tipped To Be Developing 1TB iPhone 13
The iPhone 13 is a sure-thing for 2021 – but rumours are in overdrive about exactly how much storage the new Apple... Read More
Aldi Selling $40 Air Fryer
Aldi’s $40 air fryer is returning as part of a kitchen-focused sale this week. The 2.5L, $39.99 Ambiano-branded air fryer features an... Read More
Oz Gaming Industry To Exceed $1bn In Decade
Australia’s gaming industry is expected to become a billion-dollar market within the next decade, analysts say. Aussie-made video games raked in around... Read More
Biz Complaints Flood Canberra
And you think you have been busy in recent months. Small-business inquiries to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission jumped no less... Read More
NBN Co To Resume HFC Drive
NBN Co, which paused HFC sales earlier this month, due to the global shortage of chips, is expecting to resume taking orders... Read More
Beware The $1 iPhone Scam
Australians are being warned of a text scam enticing people to reveal their credit card details to claim a $1 iPhone 11... Read More
Aldi Looks To Online Shopping
German supermarket chain Aldi is reportedly considering building an online shopping presence after watching Woolworths’ digital sales skyrocket by 92 per cent... Read More
REVIEW: Moto Buds Charge – Comfortable, Simple Earbuds Bundled With G9 Play
Motorola’s entry-level 2020 smartphone the G9 Play is a great-value bundle thanks to the inclusion of a pair of wireless Moto Buds... Read More
Battle Over Struggling Onkyo Audio Brand Emerges
As Vox International and the Premium Audio Company get set to take on Sound United in Australia, questions are being raised about... Read More
FIRST LOOK: New Samsung Neo QLED MiniLED TV
By John Archer & David Richards: It’s on, a new TV war between Samsung and LG Electronics with Samsung set to reveal... Read More
Sound United Set To Be A Key Player In Local Audio Market After Qualifi Acquisition
Sound United is one of the worlds’ most successful audio Companies, the parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, Classé,... Read More
COMMENT: How Sound United Screwed The Klipsch Group & Voxx International
The acquisition of Melbourne based Qualifi by Sound United is set to create Australia’s largest audio Company and is a move that... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Sound United To Buy Qualifi, Big Problem For Voxx International
In a move that is set to hurt Voxx International and Klipsch, global audio company Sound United, parent company of Denon, Bowers... Read More
Labor MP Blasts Harvey Norman For Taking Millions In JobKeeper After ‘Stonking’ Profits
Labor minister Andrew Leigh has taken electronics retailer Harvey Norman to task after the company raked in $644 million in profits for... Read More
Have Harvey Norman Franchisees Screwed Both The Feds & Landlords After Record Result
Harvey Norman franchisee sales have boomed increasing to $3.76 billion for the half-year ended 31 December 2020, an increase of $805.09 million,... Read More
Xbox Live Down, Users Locked Out
Microsoft’s Xbox Live is down, with users unable to even log in to the popular gaming service. The issues began at around... Read More
Harvey Norman Rolling In Cash After JobKeeper Payments, Profits Up 113%
Harvey Norman has reported a record result from trading during COVID-19 restrictions, with profit before tax up 113% while sales increased by... Read More
David Jones Profit Outlook Clouded By Pandemic Uncertainty
The CEO of Woolworths Holdings, the South African owner of department store David Jones, has warned the uncertainty of the pandemic is... Read More
EA Scraps ‘Gaia’ Game After Six Years Development
Video game publisher Electronics Arts Inc (EA) has cancelled a game which had been in development at its Montreal office for nearly... Read More
HP Revenue Grows 7%, Personal Computers Category Hits Over $10bn
Personal computer company Hewlett-Packard (HP) reported an earnings jump of 7 per cent to $15.65 billion, well above the forecasted figures. The... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 Kind To Kogan, Sales Up 97.4% Profits Surge $164%
COVID-19 has been kind to Kogan.com with the online retailer reporting revenue increases of 88.6% and an increase in net profit of... Read More
Ten Network Owner CBSViacom Set To Launch New Streaming Service
ViacomCBS, the owner of the Ten Network in Australia, is set to launch a new streaming service called ParamountPlus – and Australia... Read More
Pandemic Parcel Boom Boosts Australia Post To $3.4bn
Australia Post reported a first-half revenue of $4.3 billion, with its Parcels and Service business reaching a record-breaking $3.4 billion due to... Read More
Cogworks Offers Trade-In Deals For StormAudio Products
Audio solution distributor Cogworks is inviting end users to trade in old-working channel gear, AV receivers or AV processors to receive up... Read More
HP Buys HyperX In US$425 Million Gaming Push
HP, which has been desperate to compete with the likes of Alienware, Acer, and a surging Lenovo in the gaming market, has... Read More
TPG In The Black Despite Mobile Downturn
Telstra rival TPG Telecom has posted a net profit after tax of $734 million for the 2020 calendar year despite a hit... Read More
Apple Spring Event 2021: What Products To Expect
Apple is rumoured to be holding a launch event in Spring 2021 (March-May in Australia) and there are some major products rumoured... Read More
Cyberattack Punctures Cyberpunk Patch Plans
The ransomware attack on Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt has pushed back a major planned update to the beleaguered game. CD Projekt... Read More
Revealed: 2021 Apple iMacs To Come In Five Nostalgic Colours
Noted Apple tipster Jon Prosser has leaked images of the 2021 range of iMac desktop computers, revealing the redesigned Apple Macs will... Read More
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Details Leaked
Details of Microsoft’s unreleased successor to the Surface 3 Laptop have been revealed online. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, codenamed ‘renoir’, is... Read More
Ring Adds Radar To Newest Video Doorbell
Ring has added new radar-based tech to its latest video doorbell product, as well as custom privacy features. The Ring Video Doorbell... Read More
LG Rollable Smartphone Still Happening Despite Mobile Exit Rumours
LG Electronics has confirmed it is still planning on releasing its rollable smartphone despite persistent rumours the company is exiting the mobile... Read More
Samsung Once Again #1 TV Manufacturer In The World
Samsung Electronics has been crowned the number one TV manufacturer in the world for the 15th consecutive year. According to market research... Read More
