Big CE Retailer Suddenly Quits, Blames COVID-19
A key competitor to Best Buy, Fry’s Electronics has overnight decided to suddenly quit the US consumer electronics market. The announcement by... Read More
Electronic Arts Pulls The Plug On Anthem
Big game publisher Electronic Arts has pulled the plug on the planned revision of Anthem the plagued game that was panned by... Read More
Akai, Bauhn, Polaroid TV’s To Get LG’s Web OS After Deal With Tempo, Netflix & Amazon Prime TV
NSW based distributor Tempo who are one of the largest suppliers of TV’s to Australian retailers is now able to offer LG’s... Read More
ACCC Wants Facebook To Strike Deals With Small Publishers Too
Australia’s consumer watchdog has called on Facebook to also ink deals with small, local publishers to avoid regulation under the government’s controversial... Read More
Bunnings Gets Green Light For $48m NSW Megastore
Bunnings is set to open a mammoth new $48 million five-storey retail outlet in Sydney’s Northern Beaches after getting the nod from... Read More
Lenovo Goes After Home Work Market With New Notebooks & Monitor
Lenovo is targeting the work-from-home market with its new lineup of business laptops, as well as a Thunderbolt 4 professional monitor. Powered... Read More
Westfield Earnings Plunge By 42.5% After Pandemic Rent Losses
Shopping centre giant Scentre, which operates Westfield malls, posted a devastating earnings plunge of 42.5 per cent to $766.1 million after COVID-19... Read More
Google Quits Major Project
An ambitious smart city project funded by Google’s sister firm Sidewalk Labs has been scrapped. The project aimed to track the mobility... Read More
MWC Shanghai Open, Doubts About Barcelona
Question marks remain over Mobile World Congress Barcelona, even as MWC Shanghai steams ahead in a hybrid virtual/in-person format. The Chinese tech... Read More
New Google Android Capabilities Rolling Out
Google has announced a suite of new features for Android users, including the never-before-seen ability to schedule text messages. The six new... Read More
Stan Reports 28% Increase In Revenue Following Price Rise
Nine Network streaming service Stan who are trying to break into the sports market dominated by archrival Kayo and Foxtel has reported... Read More
Sony Has Another Crack At VR
Sony has hinted its next-generation PlayStation VR system will have ‘dramatic’ upgrades in performance and interactivity, including an improved field-of-view. The Japanese... Read More
Big W Soars As Sales Pass $2.5 Billion
Big W has surged in the six months to January 2021, with EBIT more than doubling year-on-year. The retailer pulled in $2.58... Read More
New Samsung 2021 NeoQLED TV Already A Reference TV Even Before It’s Launched
We have come to expect that Samsung will take it right up to LG Electronics in the TV market, they have been... Read More
Notebook Sales Start To Tank
The top five notebook brands saw a combined 10 per cent decline of global shipments in January. Low seasonable sales and component... Read More
Telstra Relying On JB Hi Fi & Boost For Growth, They Don’t Own Either
Should JB Hi Fi who are currently in contract renewal talks with Telstra, offer to take over the Telstra stores establishing a... Read More
SoundBeamer Hits Kickstarter – Are Days Of Headphones Numbered?
Headphone-less private listening is on its way to the masses with Israeli firm Noveto Kickstarting its SoundBeamer 1.0 device, slated for a... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Facebook Agrees To Restore Australian News Pages
Facebook has agreed to restore Australian news pages within the next few days. The social media giant plans to unblock Oz news... Read More
REVIEW: Withings ScanWatch – Jack Of Two Trades, Master Of One
The Withings ScanWatch is a stylish hybrid smartwatch with great battery life and robust medical-grade health tracking – but it’s a one-trick... Read More
REVIEW: MSI Mini Cubi PC Perfect For COVID-19 Computing & Video Calls
As video conferencing becomes the new norm and people look for more space on their desks PC manufacturer MSI, who are known... Read More
Epic Games Blocked From Taking Apple To Court
Epic Games, the maker of videogame Fortnite, has been blocked from taking Apple to court in the UK as part of its... Read More
Suing Facebook Pointless, Blocked Media Outlets Warned
Publications blocked by Facebook’s blanket Australian media ban shouldn’t bother suing the social media giant for loss of income, warns a tech... Read More
Aussie Canva Buys Two European Startups In Fierce Growth Strategy
Australian-owned technology startup Canva has acquired two European companies in a bid to grow its global influence. Canva, which was co-founded by... Read More
WhatsApp To Block Users Who Don’t Accept New T&Cs
Encrypted messaging platform WhatsApp will block users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the May 15 deadline. WhatsApp... Read More
Apple Overtakes Samsung As World’s Top Smartphone Maker
Apple has stolen Samsung’s crown as the world’s top smartphone marker for the fourth quarter of 2020, Gartner reports. The launch of... Read More
Spotify HiFi Tier Launches With CD-Quality Music Streaming
Music streaming giant Spotify has announced a new tier which will deliver music in CD-quality, lossless audio format. The US-based subscription service... Read More
Massive Discounts Offered On New Samsung Galaxy S21 Smartphones
Serious questions are being asked as to why Samsung and Amazon are not offering their new Galaxy S21 smartphones which are selling... Read More
Samsung Commits To Four Years Of Galaxy Updates
Samsung has revealed it will be offering four years’ worth of updates for its line-up of Galaxy smartphones released from 2019 onwards.... Read More
Tech Giants Sign Up To New Disinformation Code
CANBERRA: A number of tech giants have put their mark on a new Australian disinformation and misinformation code that they say will... Read More
OZ Post Refusing To Ship Soundbars Due To Size & Shape Issues
Australia Post whose service is widely used by CE retailers and suppliers is refusing to deliver soundbars due to size and weight... Read More
JobKeeper: ‘Pay It Back Gerry” Call As Harvey Norman Pockets Millions
Days out from Harvey Norman announcing their latest financials which are tipped to reveal booming profits Federal shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh... Read More
Oz Government Pulls Advertising From Facebook As Social Media War Ramps Up
The federal government is pulling all advertising from Facebook in a move which could lose the social media giant millions of dollars.... Read More
Teardown Video Exposes PS5 Controller Defect
A new teardown video has exposed the problem causing “joystick drift” in the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controllers, for which manufacturer Sony is... Read More
Demand Squeezes Industry As Chip Drought Wears On
As chip shortages continue to plague the consumer electronics industry, Nvidia is taking action to curb rampant buying-up of its graphics cards.... Read More
Doctor, Doctor, Give Me A Smartwatch! Aussies Taking Control of Health Via Tech
Australians are using more technology than ever to monitor health in ways that are usually reserved for a doctor’s visit, a Deloitte... Read More
Figures Reveal Full-Fibre NBN Could Be $10bn Cheaper
A full-fibre National Broadband Network (NBN) could have cost the government $10 billion less than originally thought, according to secret figures revealed... Read More
Acer In Pole Position With F1 Partnership
Acer is continuing its partnership with Sauber Motorsport, which manages and operates the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Formula One team, into the... Read More
Optus Snags Rights To Top Football Tournament
Optus Sport has nabbed the rights to the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro football tournament in the runup to 2023’s FIFA Women’s World... Read More
Amaysim Profits Hit $6.5m As Optus Acquires Mobile Business
Virtual mobile carrier Amaysim, which was acquired by Optus for $250 million in late 2020, announced its earnings results which saw after... Read More
Apple TV Comes To Chromecast
The Apple TV app has arrived on Chromecast with Google TV, and is expected to come to more Google TV devices over... Read More
Huawei Launches Wireless Speaker With Devialet In Oz
Chinese manufacturer Huawei has announced the launch of a new wireless speaker the company co-engineered alongside French audio brand Devialet. The Huawei... Read More
Chip Shortage Getting Worse, Samsung Hit Badly
The industry is suffering an unprecedented shortage of microchips needed for technology such as smartphones, gaming consoles, tablets and TVs, with no... Read More
Australian News To Facebook Plummets After Ban Imposed
SYDNEY: Web traffic to Australian news sites has been severely impacted by Facebook’s block of the social media platform content. Analyst Chartbeat’s... Read More
Frydenberg, Facebook Chin Wagging Over The Weekend
CANBERRA: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he has held “constructive” discussions with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg over the media code stalemate – but... Read More
Rugby Union On Stan A Big Flop After Waratahs Flogged
Foxtel’s decision to exit the Rugby Union market appears to have been a sound decision and a poor one for the Nine... Read More
LG Booming, As Moody Ramps Up Rating On Expectation Of Mobile Market Exit
COVID-19 has been kind to LG Electronics with global rating agency Moody’s jacking up the South Korean Companies credit ranking over the... Read More
Has The Smart Devices Market Peaked & Is CHIP The Future
Several CE distributors along with large Chinese Companies are trying to grab a share of the Australian SmartHouse market with a mix... Read More
Harvey Norman: Hisense Tipped To Badge Chinese TVs As Toshiba After Sharp Fight
As the TV market heats up Chinese manufacture Hisense is believed to be in discussions with Harvey Norman to re roll out... Read More
Retail Sales Enjoy Biggest January Growth Since 2015
Australian consumers spent a staggering $30.5 billion in retail sales during the month of January – the strongest result for the month... Read More
8 Million + Now Connected To NBN
More than 8.1 million household and business services are now connected to the NBN, according to the ACCC’s Wholesale Market Indicators Report.... Read More
