Demand For Gaming Soars As Stores Run Out Of Console Stock
Demand for gaming during COVID-19 has seen the value of Companies such as Nintendo and Sony soar. In Australia JB Hi Fi... Read More
Last ChannelNews 2020 Newsletter, Big Year Ahead
This is our last ChannelNews newsletter this year and what a year it’s been. Despite COVID-19, we have grown our traffic to... Read More
REVIEW: Alcatel 1SE – It’s A $199 Smartphone
Chinese TV giant TCL has made inroads into the Aussie premium value smartphone market with its 10 series. Its pure-value smartphone brand... Read More
Cellnet November Revenue Jumps By 27%, Helped By iPhone 12 Accessories Bonanza
Cellnet Group has posted an unaudited November revenue of $14.78 million, up 27% year-on-year. The accessories distributor’s strong trading conditions from the... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Adds New Gaming Chairs
A new range of ergonomic gaming chairs is coming to JB Hi-Fi from big global brand Anda Seat. Anda Seat, which boasts... Read More
Cyberpunk 2077 Studio Admits It Ignored Bugs To Launch On Time
Management at CD Projekt Red has admitted the studio was “too focused” on releasing Cyberpunk 2077, and ignored issues that led to... Read More
Melbourne Gaming Company PlaySide Makes History With ASX Debut
Melbourne-headquartered gaming company PlaySide Studios made its ASX debut on Thursday, making it the largest locally grown game development firm to float... Read More
LG Wins 2021 CES Innovation Gongs & Accolade For 88-Inch 8K OLED
LG Electronics was awarded with two CES 2021 Best of Innovation gongs for its OLED TV and InstaView Door-in-Door refrigerator technology. This... Read More
EU Confirms Tech Giant Rules
LONDON: The EU has officially announced sweeping new rules that could see tech giants face hefty fines and stricter controls over their... Read More
New S21 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Confirmed For Jan 14 Launch
Roh Tae-moon, president of Samsung Electronics’ mobile business, has confirmed through a blog post that the tech giant will unveil its flagship... Read More
Samsung S Pen & Note Series Here To Stay, More Pen Models Tipped
Samsung has categorically denied rumors that they will discontinue the Galaxy Note series next year to the extent that more devices may... Read More
Apple TV Coming To Chromecast
Google’s Chromecast which is a hot product at JB Hi Fi and The Good Guys is set to get Apple’s streaming video... Read More
Is Kogan Set To Expand Their Mattress Business?
Gerry Harvey loves mattresses because of the high margins they deliver, now speculation is mounting that some pillow talk is going on... Read More
Costco Undercuts Harvey Norman By Hundreds On CE
US retail giant Costco is expanding in Australia, while undercutting other retailers such as Harvey Norman on consumer tech – sometimes by... Read More
Amazon Brings Its Cloud Gaming Service To Android
Amazon’s cloud gaming service Luna is now available on Android phones after initially only being available on PC and iOS devices. Luna... Read More
Technical Issues Hit Gmail – Again
Gmail suffered a service disruption again this morning, only a day after a wider Google outage took the mail service down worldwide.... Read More
Firefox 84 & Microsoft Office Updates Roll Out On Apple’s New Silicon Macs
Firefox’s latest update, which dramatically boosts speed and response time, is now available on Apple’s silicon Macbooks. Firefox 84 will run native... Read More
ACCC Takes Facebook To Court Over Data-Mining VPN App
The ACCC is dragging Facebook before the Federal Court, accusing the tech giant of misleading users and mining their data with its... Read More
PlayStation 5 & Xbox Scalpers Made $37m Flogging Consoles On eBay
Scalpers who snapped up early-release PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles reportedly made over $28 million ($A37 million) in profits by... Read More
Bpay, Eftpos And NPP Reveal Merger Plan
CANBERRA: Australia’s major three payment infrastructure providers – Eftpos, BPay and NPP Australia – have announced plans to merge. “In Australia, international... Read More
Samsung Dominates Market Share Of Foldable Smartphones In 2020
Korean tech giant Samsung owned the largest slice of the foldable smartphone market in 2020, with a staggering market share of over... Read More
Google Rethinks Speaker Business, Big Home Max Killed Off
Google appears to be rethinking their speaker business with the big search Company who is in a head on battle with Amazon... Read More
Bottom End Chinese Phone Brand Realme Gets Into The ‘Meow’ Business
They are struggling to flog smartphones in Australia, but despite this Chinese phone brand Realme is rolling out a new mascot known... Read More
Riots In iPhone Factory As Apple Moves To Increase 2021 Production
Apple is planning a 30% increase in production for the first half of 2021 despite staff at one of their manufacturing plants... Read More
Banned TikTok App Now On Samsung TVs
The Chinese TikTok app is coming to Samsung TV’s however it’s not known whether the app will be integrated into Samsung new... Read More
Furious Gamers Demand Refunds For “Unplayable” Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt Red has advised unhappy gamers to refund their purchases, as reports of poor performance and game-breaking bugs... Read More
What Next For Klipsch OZ, Onkyo?
What is the future for Onkyo? Speculation mounting that Klipsch could bring the brand to Australia as part of their new subsidiary... Read More
JB Hi-Fi To Stock Tempo Wellcare Massage Product
JB Hi-Fi will soon stock a Wellcare-branded massage product which will retail for around $159.98. The Wellcare Percussion Muscle Pro Massager, which... Read More
Many Aussie Retailers Facing Last Christmas Ever, Deloitte Warns
Deloitte Access Economics is warning early 2021 will see an influx of retailers as going bust as the industry struggles to keep... Read More
Pornhub Axes Millions Of Videos
Pornhub has pulled millions of videos from its site amid a firestorm over uploads featuring sexual assault and child sexual abuse. Approximately... Read More
Gaming Giant EA Snaps Up Codemasters For $1.2 Billion In Eleventh Hour Bid
Video gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) revealed it will acquire UK game developer Codemasters for $1.2 billion after a successful counterbid. American... Read More
Storage Problem Brings Google To Its Knees
A storage issue brought down a range of Google services last night, in the latest big tech outage following disruptions to Microsoft... Read More
Oppo Develops Futuristic Triple-Hinged Slider Phone
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has partnered with a Japanese design firm to develop a concept triple-hinged slider phone, which would allow the... Read More
Sports Watch Maker Suunto Expands Into Harvey Norman
Suunto, the manufacturer of sports watches and diving technology, has announced it will expand the availability of its flagship smartwatch into Australian... Read More
Christmas Kitchen Sale Hits Aldi This Saturday
A range of kitchen appliances will come to Aldi’s Special Buys this Saturday December 16, just in time for Christmas. A 23L... Read More
Aldi Selling $329 Smart TV
A 40” full HD smart TV will be on sale at Aldi this week for $329. Featured as part of Aldi’s Special... Read More
Aldi Rolls Out Special Buys For Vinyl Lovers
Aldi is enticing audiophiles with a pair of turntables and a selection of vinyl records. A briefcase model and a larger unit... Read More
TCL Moves Into Oz Whitegoods Market
TCL has made the leap into home appliances in Australia with a new line of fridges, including what it bills as an... Read More
Could Smart Wearables Be The Key To Beating COVID-19?
An Italian company has developed a smart wearable device which will help monitor the six-feet social distancing rule in the fight against... Read More
First AirPods Max Reviews: Great Noise Cancelling But Not Enough To Justify $899 Price
Review units of Apple’s AirPods Max have finally landed and tech writers are sharing what they really think about the $899 over-ear... Read More
New Samsung Leaks Show S21 Plus, Buds Pro
New details have leaked about next year’s Samsung line-up, including a video showing the Galaxy S21 Plus in operation, and renders of... Read More
Foxtel Investing Big In Entertainment With Stellar 2021 Line-Up
Foxtel has announced a huge 2021 line-up of premium entertainment, with new original and syndicated content to be streamed on the box.... Read More
Aussie Consumers Embrace Mobile Age As Prices Tumble
SYDNEY: Mobile consumers fared better during 2019-20, successfully meeting the significant challenges posed by Covid-19, according to a report by the Australian... Read More
Afterpay Credited With Boosting Aussie Online Retail Growth
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service Afterpay has helped bolster online sales in Australia, eBay boss Tim MacKinnon says. After the two... Read More
People Are Spooked By Amazon’s New ‘Invasive’ Wearable, The Halo Band
Amazon’s new health and wellness wearable band, the Halo, has received some interesting criticism by reviewers who claim the device is ‘invasive’... Read More
Millions Pre Order Cyberpunk, Staff To Get Bonuses As Reviews Hold Up
Cyberpunk 2077 game publisher CD Projekt is set to pay their staff bonuses despite a buggy release. The Polish Company that has... Read More
Apple’s AirPod Share Crashes, Competition Cheaper But As Good
Apple’s share of the buds market has crashed as consumers work out that competitors’ products are as good but significantly cheaper that... Read More
Sound United Tipped To Move To Subsidiary Model Battle With Harman & Klipsch Looms
A battle royale is set to break out in the sound market in 2021 with Sound United the owner of Denon, Polk... Read More
Beko Owner To Take Over Hitachi Appliances Business
Hitachi, whose Australian appliance business has grown during COVID-19 has moved to offload 60% of their home appliance business to Turkish Company... Read More
Konka TVs Covered For 14 Days Only Includes Parts
Lloyds Auctions who are claiming that all their 3000+ Konka TV’s are offered with a 14 day return to store replacement warranty... Read More
