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JBL Release New Waterproof ‘Flip 5’

Roma Christian August 5, 2019 No Comments

Harman-owned JBL has released the latest reiteration of its award-winning ‘Flip’ portable speaker line, with the new ‘Flip 5’ landing in stores today for A$149.99. Despite its compact size, the…

ACCC Green Lights Wesfarmers’ Catch Group Buy

Roma Christian August 5, 2019 No Comments

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not block Wesfarmer’s proposed $230 million purchase of online retailer, Catch Group, with market competition unlikely to change. Wesfarmers is the owner…

Epson ANZ MD Retires, GM Promoted

Roma Christian August 5, 2019 No Comments

Epson ANZ Managing Director, Bruno Turcato, will retire next month after 16 years at the helm, succeeded by sales and marketing General Manager, Craig Heckenberg. Mr Turcato is recognised for being…

Smartphone Sales To Drop 2.5% In 2019

Roma Christian August 2, 2019 No Comments

Global smartphone sales are forecast to drop 2.5% year-on-year in 2019, with 5G handsets tipped to spark a rebound in 2020 – e.g. the first 5G Apple iPhone. According to…

June Retail Sales Up, Electronics Strong

Roma Christian August 2, 2019 No Comments

Australian retail sales jumped a sharp 0.4% in June, beating economist expectations for a 0.3% lift – buoyed by income tax cuts and strong clothing sales. Despite the lift, retail…

Fitbit Tipped To Launch Apple Watch Dupe With Alexa

Roma Christian August 2, 2019 No Comments

Fitbit’s next-gen Versa smartwatch is tipped to feature an OLED screen with Amazon Alexa smarts, in a body closely resembling the market-leading Apple Watch. The news comes hot off the…

LG To Release Rollable OLED TV 2020

Roma Christian August 2, 2019 No Comments

Despite receiving over 70 awards and honours at this year’s CES, recent reports claim LG will broadly release its world-first rollable TV in 2020. Reported by Tom’s Guide, Hyun-Jin Kim, the head…

Zip Shares Up 4% After Big W Deal

Roma Christian August 1, 2019 No Comments

Buy-now-pay-later platform, Zip Co Limited, has signed up discount department store, Big W, just a few months after on-boarding rival retailer Kmart Australia. Shares in Zip Co soared 4.14% to…

Panasonic Q1 Profit Down 43% YoY

Roma Christian August 1, 2019 No Comments

Japanese electronics manufacturer, Panasonic, has post a whopping 43.6% drop in operating profit for the April to June quarter, blaming strained US trade tensions for hurting its Chinese business. Q1…

Fitbit Shares Dive 21% After Q3 Guidance Cut

Roma Christian August 1, 2019 No Comments

Shares in Fitbit dived as much as 21% in after hours trading, following a Q3 guidance cut, and lower-than-expected Versa Lite sales. “With weaker Versa Lite sales, we are lowering…