EXCLUSIVE: Smeg CEO Dumped As Shocker Fridge Review Revealed
Smeg Australia managing director, Jim Kalotheos has been dumped as the CEO of Smeg. Smeg immediatly promoted Wayne Campbell the former National... Read More
Audio Active To Benefit From Pro Shift By Sony
Melbourne based distributor Audio Active is set to reap the benefit of a direction shift by Sony Australia as they to go... Read More
Amazon, Bunnings, Tech Retailers Triumph In Online Traffic
Amazon and Bunnings Warehouse have topped the list for online Aussie retail traffic in Q4 of 2020, with Amazon website visits up... Read More
Bowers & Wilkins Offers Trade-In Deal For New Speakers
British audio firm Bowers & Wilkins is offering a ‘Trade In – Trade Up’ promotion for customers looking to buy a new... Read More
Samsung Pulls Galaxy S20 FE From New Update
Samsung appears to have temporarily halted the rollout of the One UI 3.1 update from last year’s smartphone, the Galaxy S20 FE.... Read More
Seven West Signs Up For Google News Platform
Google’s News Showcase has received big backing with Kerry Stokes’ giant Seven West Media signing on to provide content to the platform.... Read More
Apple AirTags, New iPad Pro Tipped To Launch In March
Apple is reportedly set to launch its highly anticipated tracking tiles the Apple AirTags and a new iPad Pro next month. According... Read More
New Entry Level Nvidia Graphics Card Drops Feb 25
Nvidia will officially release the new GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card on February 25 – but Australians will have to wake up... Read More
Qualcomm Opposes Nvidia Acquisition Of Chipmaker Arm
Nvidia’s planned acquisition of computer chip manufacturer Arm is facing intense scrutiny from the US Federal Trade Commission, with competitor Qualcomm also... Read More
Facebook Tipped To Launch Smartwatch In 2022
Facebook looks to be playing catch-up with Google after the search engine giant acquired Fitbit earlier this year, with the social media... Read More
MS Chief Urges US To Follow Aust. In Pay For News
REDMOND, USA: On the eve of legislation to be tabled into the Australian Parliament over online media laws, Microsoft president Brad Smith... Read More
Mobile Phone Radio Listening On The Up
Australians are turning more and more to phones, PCs and tablets, and smart speakers for radio, with phones now the third most... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Sales Up 23.7%, Online Doubles, 82% Div Increase
Consumer electronics group JB Hi-Fi is continuing to ride the pandemic wave, with sales jumping by 23.7 per cent to a total... Read More
Why Is Big W CE Flying & Target Struggling
Serious questions are being asked as to why Target is struggling in the consumer electronics and branded small appliance market, when archrival... Read More
‘Made In China’ Now On The Nose As Brands Spend Billions To Get Out
Consumer Technology Companies are moving to dump China as a manufacturing base instead they are choosing Vietnam, due to politics, rising costs... Read More
Why Has AGL Got Into Bed With Optus After Accusing Them of Of ‘Deceptive Conduct’ and ‘Negligent Misrepresentation’ In The Past
AGL is having another crack at trying to get into the telecommunication market by cuddling up to Optus, the same Company they... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Shamoon Settles According To Fair Work Court, Contractor Deal With Klipsch
Former Qualifi Sales Manager Peter Shamoon has told people close to him he has settled his unfair dismissal case with his former... Read More
NASA Hires Fitbit To Help Fight COVID-19
Global wearables giant Fitbit has announced it is partaking in a pilot scheme with US space agency NASA to help protect the... Read More
Is Samsung Concerned About New TCL 5G Smartphone & Its Cutting Edge Display?
Is Samsung concerned about the new TCL 5G smartphone and its display? Media in the USA and Europe have already picked up... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Aqipa Australia Appoints New CEO
Electronics distributor Aqipa Australia has appointed Nigel Phillips as the company’s new CEO. Phillips previously worked for fashion brand Quiksilver for 15... Read More
Disney Plus Already Hits 4-Year Target Of 94.9 Million Users
Streaming service Disney+ has reached its four-year target of 94.9 million subscribers in just 14 months, the company revealed in its Q1... Read More
Microsoft Wants USA To Copy Australia’s Controversial Media Code
Microsoft’s president Brad Smith has asked the US government to follow in Australia’s footsteps and enforce a stricter media code to regulate... Read More
New Sub-$500 TCL 5G Smartphone Has Cutting Edge Display & Is Already Winning Awards
TCL is set to roll out a new sub $500 5G smartphone which is set to also include a new display technology... Read More
Review: Withings Steel HR Hybrid Smartwatch – The Modern Classic
As a big fan and avid user of smartwatches, it was a fun novelty to try out Withing’s hybrid smartwatch: the stylish... Read More
Bowers & Wilkins Releases New Music Streaming App
British audio company Bowers & Wilkins has released a new app which allows owners of Formation products to seamlessly connect wireless speakers... Read More
Chinese Caught Trying To Steal Samsung Display Secrets, Court Reveals
Samsung secrets and attempts by Chinese display companies to steal Korean display technology is being played out in a South Korean Court... Read More
Sonos APAC Revenues Fall 17%, New Products Coming Soon
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence has confirmed Sonos is set to deliver several new products, which is tipped to include a small speaker... Read More
Westfield Bails Out Of US After COVID Catastrophe
Former Australian retail giant Westfield is set to pull the plug on its US operations, a little over three years after it... Read More
Sony PlayStation Network Suffers Afternoon Outage
Sony’s PlayStation Network went down worldwide this afternoon, impacting a broad swathe of online games. Downdetector.com saw a spike in reported issues... Read More
Comment: Telstra Store Take Back Is A Recipe For Disaster, What Will Happen To JB Hi Fi Relationship?
The move by Telstra to take back control of their own retail stores smacks of desperation especially as the big carrier has... Read More
ACCC Concerned About MYOB’s GreatSoft Buyout
The ACCC has signalled it is wary of accounting software giant MYOB’s plan to acquire cloud-based practice management software provider GreatSoft, saying... Read More
JB Hi-Fi, Amazon AU Now Selling Audio Gear From Thronmax
European audio firm Thronmax has launched in the Australian and New Zealand market, with its professional recording gear sold in JB Hi-Fi... Read More
Vita Group Shares Tank As Telstra Gives It The Flick
Vita Group shares plummeted by more than 20 per cent as the ASX opened today, following Telstra’s move to regain control of... Read More
Selling Second-Hand Wearables Risky, Tech Boss Warns
Wearable owners should be wary about reselling devices online or directly to another person as it puts their personal data at risk,... Read More
Apple, Samsung Bought One Fifth Of 2020’s Semiconductors
Apple and Samsung remained the biggest buyers of semiconductors during 2020, snapping up 20 per cent of the global market between them.... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Telstra To Take Back Control Of Retail Stores Threat To JB Hi Fi
In a move that could see Telstra compete head on with key partner JB Hi Fi, the big carrier has decided to... Read More
Judge Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Siri Eavesdrops On Private Conversations
A US judge has rejected a lawsuit claiming Apple’s voice assistant Siri is listening to and recording conversations without user consent. The... Read More
Telstra Revenue Drops 9.7%, Blames Low Mobile Sales & No International Roaming
Telstra’s revenue fell by 9.7 per cent to $10.98 billion for the first half of FY2021, with the disruption of the NBN and... Read More
Corrupt Bank Westpac Refuses To Accept NSW Government ID
Despite it being accepted by Police Officers and is used as the official COVID-19 tracker in News South the Westpac bank is... Read More
Huawei Looking To Take On Sony Playstation & Xbox With New Gaming Console
Despite the brand being on the nose in Australia banned Chinese Company Huawei is now looking to take on the Microsoft Xbox... Read More
Samsung Galaxy S21 Sales Up 30% Over Prior Model
Samsung Electronics Co. claims its latest smartphone line, the Galaxy S21 is selling better than the prior model S20 which was only... Read More
IFA 2021 On, How Will We Get There?
Trade show IFA is set to return in person this year following 2020’s more limited showcase, but the big question is: how... Read More
Aldi Selling Uniden Dash Cam For $80 This Sat
A Uniden dash cam will be on sale for less than $100 at Aldi this weekend, along with a sub-$200 24” FHD... Read More
Lenovo Races Ahead With Ducati Partnership
Lenovo has kicked its partnership with Ducati into high gear, becoming the title partner of the motorbike manufacturer’s MotoGP team. The deal... Read More
LG Calls On Oz To Develop Clearer ‘Right To Repair’ Framework
LG Electronics has lodged a submission to the right to repair issues paper asking for the framework to be developed so Australian... Read More
Shrinking Telstra Optus Payments Boost NBN Earnings Revenues Set To Grow
Shrinking payments to Telstra and Optus for access to their copper network has seen NBN earning boosted to $424M in the first... Read More
Fitbit Adds Blood Sugar Tracking To Wearables
Wearable tech company Fitbit has added a new tool to its app which allows users to log daily glucose levels for blood... Read More
Former Apple Acoustics Engineer Develops Premium Gaming Headphones
Apple’s former chief acoustics engineer Vic Tiscareno has developed a pair of gaming headphones named The Model One. Tiscareno was hired by... Read More
Global Wireless Charging Market To Top $17 Billion In 2026
The wireless charging market is expected to hit $13.4 billion USD ($17.3 billion AUD) in five years, with APAC expected to be... Read More
Qualcomm Launches Suite Of New 5G Products
Component giant Qualcomm has unveiled a suite of new 5G products across the smartphone, mobile broadband, fixed wireless access (FWA) and RF... Read More
