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Sonos Targets $40M Tariff Refund as Revenue Rises 8% Under New Leadership

David Richards May 5, 2026 No Comments

Sonos is seeking to recover US$40 million in tariffs paid to the Trump administration, a disclosure that came as the US audio company reported an 8% lift in second quarter…

Microsoft 365 Bugs Keep Mounting as Another Outlook Fix Rolls Out

David Richards May 5, 2026 No Comments

he amount of bugs stemming from poor coding and even poorer analysis of work flow just keep mounting for Microsoft 365 users, with the software giant issuing yet another fix…

EB Games Owners Bids $77 Billion For eBay Despite Questionable Local ‘No Tax’ Record

David Richards May 4, 2026 No Comments

The parent company of struggling Australian retailer EB Games has launched a shock $77 billion unsolicited takeover bid for eBay , even as its local operation haemorrhages cash, closes stores,…

The Big Audio Sell Off: How China Is Quietly Buying the World’s Western Sound Brands

David Richards May 4, 2026 No Comments

From KEF to Beyerdynamic, KEF to Dynaudio, the West’s most storied hi-fi names are falling into Chinese hands. This is the story of who’s buying, why they’re selling, and what…

Apple Posts Record Revenue as Cook Prepares Exit, Ternus Readies for Top Job

David Richards May 1, 2026 No Comments

Apple Inc. reported record quarterly revenue of US$111.2 billion for the second quarter, beating Wall Street expectations, as outgoing Chief Executive Tim Cook handed his successor a company firing on…

Winning Appliances Crisis Deepens: AFR Picks Up ChannelNews Revelations as $100M Investor Faces Culture Chaos

David Richards April 30, 2026 No Comments

ChannelNews investigations into serious governance and cultural problems at Winning Appliances ,reported here long before the mainstream press took notice, have now been validated by the Australian Financial Review, as…

Big W Posts Sales Turnaround as Digital Push and Brand Refresh Gain Traction

David Richards April 30, 2026 No Comments

The Woolworths-owned discount retailer has reported a 3.9% lift in total sales to $1.032 billion in the third quarter, signalling a tentative recovery in its fiercely competitive battle against rival…

Samsung Overhauls Appliance Business as Chinese Giants Wage War for Australian Market

David Richards April 30, 2026 No Comments

TSamsung appears to be abandoning low-margin products and retreating to premium territory as Midea, Haier, TCL and Hisense tighten their grip on the global appliance industry with a value and…

CONFIRMED: Chinese Giant Swoops On Residentia, Management Failed To Tell Their Own Staff

David Richards April 29, 2026 No Comments

Residentia Group management has been caught in a frantic damage-control spiral after our exclusive story yesterday forced an eleventh-hour disclosure of a sale to Chinese appliance behemoth Midea. The deal,…

EXCLUSIVE: TCL Restructures Australian Mobile Operations, Shifts Control to TV & Appliance Management

David Richards April 29, 2026 No Comments

TCL has moved to restructure its mobile phone business in Australia, bringing the division under local control in Melbourne and integrating it with its broader consumer electronics operations, out is…