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Harvey Norman Nabs Nexus 5

Staff Writers November 5, 2013 No Comments

Nexus 5, the slimmest and fastest Google Nexus phone ever, on sale since Friday is already sold out on Google Play, despite none of the telco’s stocking it. But the…

Electrolux To Shut Orange Plant, 544 Jobs To Go

Staff Writers November 1, 2013 No Comments

Electrolux has decided to consolidate its Asia-Pacific refrigeration production and close its Refrigeration Plant at Orange, 250 kms west of Sydney. 544 staff, both full and part time, will be…

Woolies Web Sales ‘To Hit $1bn’ FY14

Staff Writers October 31, 2013 No Comments

Woolworths say they are ” on track” to record $1bn online sale in FY 14. The retail giant today announced Q1 2014 sales were up 3% to $15.7 bn, in…

Westfarmers MD Hits Out At “Gorilla” Amazon

Staff Writers October 30, 2013 No Comments

Retail boss Richard Goyder hits out at US etailer, branding it a “gorilla” who is far greater threat to Australian retail than Coles or Woolies. Speaking at American Chamber of…

LG Reveal World’s First “Real” Curved Phone

Staff Writers October 28, 2013 No Comments

SEOUL – Ambitious mobile maker LG unwrapped the G Flex, the first “real” curved smartphone in Korea today. The 6-inch Plastic OLED (POLED) display curves to follow the contour of your…

Machine 2 Machines’, LTE Broadcasts, 100M Mobiles: Telstra’s POA

Staff Writers October 28, 2013 No Comments

Telstra CEO spruiks the mobile market, predicting 100 million ‘connected’ mobiles over the next 6-7 years. This would mean four for every person, at current population levels. “There’s more and more…

Move: ‘We Didn’t Expect Fashtronics To Be This Good’

Staff Writers October 28, 2013 No Comments

“We’re really pleased with the mix of products, sales and profits”, Michael Dykes, Director of Move and Customer Strategy, told CN. Consumer feedback has been good, who view the ‘fashtronics’…

Retailers To Have Merry Christmas?

Staff Writers October 28, 2013 No Comments

Wesfarmers MD spruiked the Christmas rush, predicting an “uptick” is nigh. However, not so, says Australian Food & Grocery Council, who today warned retailers may be in for a “challenging” trading…

REVEALED: Logitech Magic Mobile Case

Staff Writers October 25, 2013 No Comments

Logitech case+drive Price: $69.99 Logitech case+drive. ‘+Drive’ sticks on anywhere – dashboard, windows, worktop, and let you…

“We’re Not Just Keyboards & Mice”: Logitech Go Mobile

Staff Writers October 25, 2013 No Comments

That was the overriding message from Logitech ‘Playhouse’ launch in Sydney, where the accessories guru branched out into new areas, including very clever (stick it anywhere) case+drive mobile case, Bluetooth speakers, a…