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Flash Memory Hurting Dard Drive Sales

David Richards March 5, 2011 No Comments

PCs, which use flash memory for extended storage is expected to hurt sales of hard-disk-drive (HDD) shipments research Company iSuppli claim. The research Company said that 2011 first-quarter shipments will…

Black Market For Philips Pronto Remotes Emerges

David Richards March 4, 2011 No Comments

Earlier this year Philips shut down their global Pronto business, after talks with Michael Henriksen, the CEO of Qualifi in Australia, and three other dealers in France, Switzerland and the…

Russound Slammed Over Colorado VNet Debacle

David Richards February 22, 2011 No Comments

SmartHome Distribution, took on the Colorado VNet product when it was first launched three years ago and after investing significant amounts of money in the marketing of the brand in…

Control4 Competitor Back In Business With iPad App

David Richards February 20, 2011 No Comments

As part of the relaunch, the automation company has produced a new iPad app and is set to release several new products. In a letter to dealers, Russound CEO Charlie…

BREAKING NEWS: Cisco Tips Millions Into Control4

David Richards February 16, 2011 No Comments

Overnight Cisco announced a $25M investment in the IP based automation company who have been on the hunt of late for investors after the company witnessed significant growth primarily from…

Plasma Booming Seen By Consumers As Superior To LED

David Richards February 4, 2011 No Comments

According to new DisplaySearch research 2010 was a great year for plasma TV panels, with shipments growing Y/Y every quarter since Q4’09. Growth they say has been limited by supply…

Russound Set To Move Into The Cloud VNet Technology Back In Play

David Richards January 30, 2011 No Comments

Last week Russound poached Tom McCarthy the former Vice President of Engineering at Nile to head product development at Russound. McCarthy will “assist our team in expanding our strategy of…

Sharp Show Two New 70″ LED TV’s

David Richards January 6, 2011 No Comments

The Aquos Quattron LE732 and LE935 are based on Sharp’s tenth-generation LCD panels which incorporate the new 4 colour RGBY Quattron technology that delivers what Sharp describes as a superior…

Dick Smith Announces Marketing & Buying Restructure

David Richards December 17, 2010 No Comments

Dick Smith has announced a restructure of their marketing operations. Annette Karantoni formely from Woolworths has been appointed head of buying and marketing, replacing Brent Allan. Karantoni has been promoted…

Western Digital Tries To Buy Seagate Despite Size Difference

David Richards December 5, 2010 No Comments

One of the main reasons that the deal fell was speculation that Western Digital would have faced antitrust obstacles and may have resulted in management departures. Insiders claim that Western…