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Next iPhone Tipped To Be Late Due To Manufacturing Issues, November On Sale

David Richards March 5, 2017 No Comments

Australian retailers hoping for an earlier not later 2017, launch of the new OLED iPhone, may have to settle for a late October or even November launch in Australia. This…

Ephraim Dumped As Boss Of Sony Gaming Division

David Richards March 3, 2017 No Comments

The boss of Sony’s gaming division Michael Ephraim has been dumped after 25 years with Sony. ChannelNews understands that one of the issues may have been the high cost of…

Nintendo Switch, Retailers Waiting For Stock, Questions Raised Over Battery Life + Future

David Richards March 3, 2017 No Comments

With the Nintendo Switch set to go on sale today in Australia, several retailers still don’t have stock. Attempts by ChannelNews to contact Nintendo Australia staff in an effort to…

COMMENT: Sale Of Marantz & Denon Heralds A New Era For Two Iconic Hi Fi Brands

David Richards March 2, 2017 No Comments

The sale of D+M to Sound United, ends one era and starts another for tow iconic Hi Fi brands, it could also result in a major investment in the Denon…

OZ To Get LG G6 Smartphone Ahead Of US + Europe

David Richards March 2, 2017 No Comments

Unlike the past, LG is moving heaven and earth to be at the head of the queue with the launch of the LG G6 set to happen on March 28th…

BREAKING NEWS: D+M Brands Marantz, Denon, Heos + Boston Acoustics Sold

David Richards March 2, 2017 No Comments

The largest supplier of loudspeakers in the USA, Sound United has snapped up D+M, manufacturers of Denon Marantz and Boston Acoustics, they also get the Heos by Denon High Res…

BREAKING NEWS: Amazon Takes Retailers Down, Netflix Also Struggling

David Richards March 1, 2017 No Comments

Several Australian retailers whose operations run on the giant Amazon web servers are today facing possible outages after the global cloud service operators servers crashed. At this stage It’s not…

Control4 Aquires Speaker Brand

David Richards March 1, 2017 No Comments

Control4 has forked out US$9.6M in cash to buy the Triad speaker brand. The move into audio comes as the Company comes under pressure from several Companies offering IP and…

Yamaha MusicCast To Get Alexa Voice Upgrade

David Richards March 1, 2017 No Comments

Yamaha is set to incorporate Amazon’s Alexa voice control into its MusicCast wireless multiroom audio system. The highly popular Amazon voice system is tipped to be launched in Australia shortly. Current…

Several Circle Officeworks Including Anchorage Capital

David Richards March 1, 2017 No Comments

Several potential buyers are circling the $1.5 billion Officeworks business, among them is believed to be Anchorage Capital who pocketed millions acquiring Dick Smith, also running a ruler over the…