Fitbit Products Now Sold At Google Store
Fitbit smartwatches and health trackers are now available for sale at Google’s online store after the search engine giant’s $2.1 billion acquisition.... Read More
Shaver Shop Profit Soars By 86pc To $14.2m, Online Sales Double
Australian personal grooming retailer Shaver Shop Group announced its half-year financial results, with profit skyrocketing by 85.5 per cent to $14.2 million.... Read More
What Will Sonos Launch On March 9, Headphones Or Speaker?
Audio firm Sonos has revealed it will launch its newest product at a hardware event scheduled for March 9 – begging the... Read More
Changhong ChiQ Spin Canstar Blue Award No Mention Of Violating Human Rights Claims
Research group Canstar Blue has found itself caught up in a controversy after one of its awards was being used by a... Read More
New Microsoft Office 2021 Coming Soon
Microsoft has announced two versions of Office 2021 for consumers and commercial customers, with a release date slated for the second half... Read More
Huawei To Slash Smartphone Production By 60% In 2021
Chinese tech giant Huawei expects its orders for smartphones will drop by around 60 per cent this year, Nikkei reported Thursday. The... Read More
ACMA Asks ISPs To Block Gambling Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is calling on Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block illegal offshore gambling websites following... Read More
As Telstra Rolls Out 5G Apple Starts Planning 6G For iPhones
While Telstra is still tipping billions into rolling out a 5G network Apple has moved on to 6G technology with the smartphone... Read More
Samsung To Reveal New TV & Audio Range On March 3
Samsung Electronics will roll out their 2021 TV line-up and new monitors on the 3rd of March worldwide. Samsung global has sent... Read More
Samsung Adds Smart New Colour For Galaxy Tab S7 & S7+
Samsung has added a new colour variation to its line-up of Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ models: Mystic Navy. Samsung’s S7 and... Read More
LIFX Smart Home Product Recalled
A product recall has been issued for an LIFX smart switch, which is sold at JB Hi-Fi, due to fire risk. The... Read More
Glen Dimplex Snags Another Aussie Company
Electric heating giant Glen Dimplex Australia has acquired a majority stake in Victoria-based outdoor heating manufacturer Thermofilm, its fifth Aussie acquisition in... Read More
Expensive Wellness Brand Therabody Picked Up By CE Retailers
Leading tech wellness brand Therabody, which sells Theragun massage devices from retailers such as JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and Bing Lee, has... Read More
Optus Suffers Second Network Outage This Month
Optus has suffered disruptions to its mobile network, less than two weeks after a nationwide Optus NBN outage. Mobile services across NSW,... Read More
These Are The Aussie Postcodes Desperate For Fast Broadband
The NBN has identified the Australian towns and suburbs crying out for fast broadband speeds. According to the government-owned broadband provider, more... Read More
Target Finally Gets Traction But Still Behind Kmart
Kmart and Target have posted increased revenue and profits in the second half of 2020, with Target sales going up even as... Read More
Officeworks Sales Up 23%, New Push Into Education Market
Australia’s leading office supply and B2b retailer Officeworks has delivered sales growth of 23% as consumers move to working from home and... Read More
Catch Reels In Big Bucks For Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers-owned online retailer Catch has surged over the six months to December 31, more than doubling its revenue year over year and... Read More
Apple iPhone 12 Mini Branded ‘Flop’ After Poor Sales
Apple’s iPhone 12 Mini has been labelled a ‘flop’ by analysts after the smallest iPhone 12 model failed to rake in enough... Read More
Bunnings Clocks $1.2bn Earnings Driven By Pandemic Home DIY
Home improvement chain Bunnings posted bumper sales for the half-year, with $1 billion clocked in before-tax earnings. The Wesfarmers-owned store saw revenue... Read More
News Corp Joins Google News Showcase In Three-Year Deal
Rupert Murdoch’s media giant News Corp is the latest outlet to join Google’s News Showcase, in a deal which will see the... Read More
Wesfarmers Profits Up 16.6%, Bunnings Tops $1 Billion
Retail giant Wesfarmers, which owns Target, Kmart, Officeworks and Bunnings, posted an impressive revenue increase of 16.6 per cent to $17.7 billion.... Read More
UPDATED: Facebook Snubs Australian Users With News Restrictions
Facebook who has become more political than transparent has chosen to restrict their Australian users from sharing local and International news because... Read More
Hitachi To Launch New Designer Series Fridges With Major Retailer
A deal with a major retailer is set to see a national expansion of the Japanese Hitachi appliance brand in Australia with... Read More
Sennheiser Look To Get Out Of Consumer Headphone Market
In a shock move leading JB Hi Fi headphone brand Sennheiser is looking to get out of the consumer market or at... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Samsung Takes On TV Stations With New Ad Network Service
If you were fed up with ads from Google and Facebook let alone media and free to air TV companies, Samsung is... Read More
Event Cinemas Launches On-Demand Streaming Platform – But There’s A Catch
Event Cinemas has made the surprise move of launching its own at-home streaming platform for movie-goers who want to watch new releases... Read More
Experts Warn 5G Smartphones Could Interfere With Aircraft
Air passengers using 5G smartphones have been urged to turn them off while travelling on planes after it was revealed the new... Read More
Design Of Upcoming Sonos Noise-Cancelling Headphones Leaked
Sonos is tipped to be developing a premium pair of noise-cancelling headphones and the design render has been discovered online. A design... Read More
Google, Nine Strike $30m News Deal
Nine Entertainment Co has followed Seven West Media in inking a $30 million deal with Google for news content, the outlet confirmed... Read More
Amazon Buys Aussie Shopify Rival Selz In Mystery Deal
Trillion-dollar tech giant Amazon has bought out Australian Shopify rival Selz, a fellow ecommerce company which helps businesses launch online stores. The... Read More
Amazon Fake Reviews Drama Unfolds
Amazon customers are at risk of being misled by a plague of fake reviews sold by dodgy third-party sites, an investigation has... Read More
Melbourne Based Brilliant Set To Be A Key Player In Smart Technology Market
They are known as Brilliant Lighting, now they are also called Brilliant, a Melbourne based Company that is taking on the affordable... Read More
Crestron Home Update Adds Holiday Scheduling, TV Tuning & Thermostat Support
Home automation company Crestron has updated its platform to the Crestron Home Version 3.4. The update includes new and improved features such... Read More
Super Retail Group Posts 23% Sales Surge, Online Sales Soar To $237.4m
Super Retail Group, which owns Boating Camping Fishing, Rebel Sport and Supercheap Auto, posted bumper sales for its half-year results, with total... Read More
Amazon Opens First Manufacturing Line In India
Amazon will make devices in India for the first time, with the online retail giant to manufacture Fire TV Sticks through partner... Read More
Microsoft Debuts New $149.95 Xbox Wireless Headset
Microsoft appears to be softening the blow of low Xbox Series X/S stock by releasing a pair of new wireless headphones which... Read More
Breville Being Sued In US, Failed To Disclose Action To Shareholders
24 hours after announcing another record profit it’s been revealed that Breville is being sued over the sale of a Joule Sous... Read More
LG 2021 TV Range Revealed Mix Of OLED, QNED, MiniLED & Nano Cell, The Question Is How Do You Sell It
Later this month Samsung is set to release their 2021 TV range which many in the industry expected to be delayed due... Read More
Netflix Number One On Both Sides Of The Tasman
Netflix is the most popular streaming service across both sides of the ditch, with more than two thirds of Australians and half... Read More
Breville Profits Up 29.2% to $64.2m, Dividends Slashed
Appliance seller Breville enjoyed its fourth year of double-digit growth after it December half-year net profit surged by 29.2 per cent to... Read More
Harvey Norman Now Stocking Entry-Level Oppo Smartphones
Chinese smartphone marker Oppo is now being flogged in Harvey Norman, less than a year after the retailer dumped the top-end Oppo... Read More
Apple Offers Free Repairs For Non-Charging Watches
Apple is offering free repairs to Apple Watches that won’t charge even after the latest watchOS update. The manufacturer said that a... Read More
Will Aussies Pay More For NBN Next Year?
Australian users could be paying more for broadband from May next year, with NBN Co floating a two-dollar increase to the fixed... Read More
Apple, Samsung & Huawei Race To Launch New Foldable Smartphones
All eyes are on the big three smartphone giants Apple, Samsung and Huawei as the companies prepare to launch competing foldable models.... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Boss Warns TV Stock Shortages Aren’t Going Away
JB Hi-Fi boss Richard Murray has warned TVs and other electronics will suffer indefinite stock shortages in Australia as unprecedented demand and... Read More
Telstra Trials Tech To Squash Scam Callers For Good
Telstra is experimenting with a world-first software which will stop scam callers from reaching Australian victims. The technology, which was developed in-house... Read More
Soundboks Brings “World’s Loudest” Portable Bluetooth Speaker To Oz
Danish audio manufacturer Soundboks is bringing what it bills as the world’s loudest portable Bluetooth performance speaker to Australia. The New Soundboks... Read More
Samsung Tipped To Ditch LCD Entirely For OLED In 2022
The world’s largest TV manufacturer Samsung is tipped to be making the permanent move to OLED screens as soon as 2022. According... Read More
Telstra Has Major Brand Problem As NBN Calls Fall On Deaf Ears
Telstra’s constant whinging for cheaper NBN broadband has fallen on deaf ears with NBN Co pushing back a review of its pricing... Read More
