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JB Hi-Fi CEO To Retire

Staff Writers April 23, 2014 No Comments

Terry Smart is to step down as CEO of the most successful tech retailers in Australia, as sales growth of 5.7% for March quarter, was announced. Smart said it was…

DealsDirect Picks Up Topbuy $2.25m

Staff Writers April 23, 2014 No Comments

TopBuy will become a subsidiary of Mnemon’s DealsDirect Group, owner of Australia’s largest discount online store. The move will see DealsDirect gain 200,000 customers, as well as greater efficiencies and…

In Pictures: Dick Smith’s ‘Fashtronics’ Move To Melbourne

Staff Writers April 23, 2014 No Comments

There was plenty of the fashion in-crowd at the trendy tech store opening – the second ‘Move’ store which is located in Melbourne, by owners Dick Smith. Designer Dion Lee, whose mobile…

2 Weeks On…Samsung S5 A Global Hit

Staff Writers April 23, 2014 No Comments

According to Localytics, the new Galaxy S5 already accounts for 0.7% of all active Android smartphones worldwide, less than two weeks after it went on sale. The S5 appears to…

Pandora Sued Over Boomer Tunes

Staff Writers April 22, 2014 No Comments

The labels argue that, while songs such as Aretha Franklin’s Respect and the Beatles’ Hey Jude aren’t covered by federal copyright law, they are protected by US state laws. The…

Start-ups Expand Dropbox

Staff Writers April 22, 2014 No Comments

Dropbox has been making small acquisitions in the past two years and appears to be ramping up the pace, buying at least four companies this year. San Francisco-based Loom said…

Oz User Slams Google Over Glass

Staff Writers April 22, 2014 No Comments

But Australian fitness software developer Nathan Hague has attacked the IT giant for ignoring users in other countries who are keen to get their hands on the Glass Explorer. “We’ve…

Dotcom To Get Assets Back

Staff Writers April 22, 2014 No Comments

Restraining orders on his assets, including cars, jewellery and other property, were imposed after Dotcom’s arrest in January 2012. But late last week a court turned down the NZ Government’s…

FttP: More Premises To Miss Out

Staff Writers April 17, 2014 No Comments

It claims this follows a 2 percent cut in the Coalition’s promise to deliver FttP to 22 percent of premises – already well below the targets set by NBN Co…

St George Tipped To Unveil Smartwatch Banking App

Staff Writers April 17, 2014 No Comments

St George chief information officer Dhiren Kulkarni has claimed the smartwatch app will be the first by any Australian bank. It will reportedly work initially with Sony’s SmartWatch 2, pictured,…