Copyright © 2010 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:00 GMT Industry on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/G3N5T3L9 COMMENT: Samsung Electronics may be #1 in the flat panel TV market but in the digital camera market they are getting their backside kicked because of poor digital camera marketing and even sloppier PR. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/G3N5T3L9 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20100312124549bd4c3.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/M4C5A6T3 TV vendors and notebook manufacturers in Australia are facing a flat panel TV and notebook display shortage after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan where a large percentage of TV’s and display screens for notebooks and PC's are made. Several major manufacturing plants have been closed. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:51:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/M4C5A6T3 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/201003080852484a9ba.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/D6U6H9X7 PCs and notebooks are back in demand with research group Gartner predicting 20% growth this year. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:24:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/D6U6H9X7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20100308082553b9457.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/R2X3U2Q3 Pace, which makes the Foxtel set-top box, including its HD offering, is set to announce that it has become the world's second-largest maker of pay TV set-top boxes, behind Motorola of the US. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:54:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/R2X3U2Q3 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20100303085510db7cd.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/V9S2U6N5 It's 10 o'clock Thursday night and the rock band is really thumping at a near-city Pyrmont nightspot. A no-holds-barred, bone-shaking rendition of Lou Reed's 'Ride Sally Ride'; a nod to the past with a vigorous version of the Monkees' 'I'm A Believer'; and a swag of beat-pounding Rolling Stones. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:35:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/V9S2U6N5 David Frith http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/201002190939010ba3f.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/N5A8E9B5 Samsung Australia executives were present last night when the Korean company revealed for the first time a new smartphone running BADA, which is the its own mobile operating system designed to take on Google’s Android, Apple's iPhone as well as the Blackberry and Nokia's Symbian. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:43:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/N5A8E9B5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2010021507442030a4a.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/U7K2B4J6 After struggling for years in the IT market, Samsung Australia is now reaping the benefits of a major restructure, with the company now reaching revenues of $18.5 million dollars a month compared to $6 million a year ago. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:30:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/U7K2B4J6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20100211073240915d2.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/W2F2H5Q2 Telstra boss David Thodey has confirmed that Telstra is currently in discussion with Apple re the launch in Australia of a 3G iPad which would run on the Telstra NextG network. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:55:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/W2F2H5Q2 David Richards http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/K6W3L7X6 EXCLUSIVE: The new boss of JB Hi-Fi, Terry Smart, claims that all the foundations are in place to grow the business and, while discounting has been rampant during the flow of Federal Government economic stimulus into the market, the market will remain buoyant moving forward. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:53:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/K6W3L7X6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2010020810571334f7c.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/U5A3K9P7 Toshiba has launched its latest notebooks, 24 new machines across three ranges—the Satellite series, Qosmio and the new NB300 and NB305 range. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:48:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Industry/U5A3K9P7 Michelle Starr http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2010020503595700125.jpg