Fitbit Vs Apple: The Health Wars
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October 18, 2019
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Fitbit is reportedly developing a similar method to Apple’s ECG app that is capable of detecting heart rhythms in partnership with major... Read More
Concern Over JB Hi Fi Exec Pay Packets
Despite JB Hi-Fi executives delivering record share growth it appears that some are not happy about the pay package handed out to... Read More
September Unemployment 5.2%, Forecast To Climb
Australia’s unemployment rate has reportedly remained steady at 5.2% easing pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia, though forecasts predict this reprieve... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Richardson To Spearhead Sharp Brand For Tempo
Michael Richardson the former Vice President of Samsung has been lured back into the consumer electronics and appliance industry with a senior... Read More
Lenovo Appoint Gaming Business Development Manager
Lenovo has continued its commitment to its Legion gaming division with the appointment of Ben Williams to Gaming Business Development Manager for... Read More
Harvey Norman Moves To Mitigate Controversy Over Directors Pay Packets
Harvey Norman Annual General Meetings are often controversial with 50.6% of shareholders at the last one voting against the Companies remuneration report,... Read More
Oz Digital Advocacy Body Shuffle Management
Australia’s peak digital ecosystem representative body and advocacy group has appointed two new general managers to ‘reflect the ongoing transformation of the... Read More
Audio Active Appoint New Custom Integrator Channel Manager
Audio Active has appointed Paul McLean to the newly created position of National Custom Integrator Channel Manager, to focus on growing dealer... Read More
Apple PR Boss Exits
Apple’s news driver, Steve Dowling, is in the news himself, following his announcement that he will leave the iPhone maker after 16... Read More
Meglio Parts Company With Busisoft After Just 12 Months
Michael Meglio who quit Advanced Audio to take on the General Manager role at Busisoft has parted Company with the Melbourne based... Read More
ASUS Appoint Ex-JB Hi-Fi BDM As New Channel Manager
In a bid to improve commercial sales and expand on its channel partner program, ASUS Australia has appointed ex-JB Hi-Fi business development... Read More
New Appointment Sees Possible Aussie Uber Air Service Get Closer
Plans to launch trials of an Uber Air service in Melbourne or Sydney – but most likely the former – have been... Read More
Former Telstra CEO David Thodey To Chair Tyro
Australia’s fifth largest EFTPOS provider Tyro will appoint former Telstra CEO David Thodey AO chairman ahead of an expected IPO, which could... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Dumped Harvey Norman Executive Turns Up At Officeworks
Anthony Liberto the former National Product and Marketing Manager of Computer Hardware at Harvey Norman is set to join Officeworks. Liberto who... Read More
Huawei Warns 5G Ban To Cost Jobs
Huawei Australia said it will be forced to axe 50% of its local workforce due to its ban from working on Australian... Read More
The Reject Shop Post $17M Loss As CEO Search Continues
Struggling discount retailer The Reject Shop has breached its financial covenants and posted an after tax net loss of $16.9 million as... Read More
Hitachi Vantara Appoints New ANZ VP & MD
Hitachi has announced the appointment of a new vice president and managing director for the Australia and New Zealand arm of its... Read More
Stan Near Profitability But Facing Stiff Competition
Nine Entertainment Co’s Stan streaming platform now has more than 1.7 million subscribers, but that hasn’t stopped it taking a $21.3 million... Read More
Cisco Lays Off 500 Workers
Cisco Systems has laid off nearly 500 workers in its factories in San Jose, Milpitas and Bengaluru. It’s the company’s second round... Read More
Is Gerry Harvey Set To Retire As More Questions Raised About Questionable Investments?
Days out from Harvey Normans latest financial results serious questions are still being asked about the Companies structure and related entities than... Read More
Seven Appoint Former APN, 10 Boss New CEO
As networks battle for access to content in the streaming era, Seven has appointed an experienced sales executive and former Ten chief... Read More
Amazon Australia Country Manager Departs
Amazon Australia’s country manager is set to move overseas after just two years, as retail experts say the mammoth e-commerce company is... Read More
Woolworths Use Big Data To Take On Mosman Council
Big data is set to play a key role in a bitter spat between Woolworths, Mosman Council whose mayor is opposed to... Read More
Ex-Telstra Exec Irving Signs On As NBN Chief Strategy Boss
Former Telstra executive Will Irving is making the move to NBN Co, where later this year he will replace JB Rousselot as... Read More
Huawei Appoint New Oz Cyber Security Officer
Huawei Australia has announced its current Chief Technology Officer David Soldani will also take charge of cyber security. Dr Soldani joined the... Read More
Apple Hires Auto Industry Veteran
Apple has reignited rumours it’s going to make a car by hiring another former Tesla engineer with 25 years of experience in... Read More
IDC A/NZ Chief Pintado To Depart
Iggy Pintado is standing down as MD of IDC A/NZ after more than two years in the post. His departure will take... Read More
CE Distributors Set To Be Hit By 30+ Big W Store Closures
Landlords are already trying to flog the space set to become vacant when Woolworths announce later this week which of their 30... Read More
Alienware Co-Founder Jumps Ship To AMD
AMD has confirmed that Frank Azor, former executive at Dell and co-founder of Alienware, will join AMD as its new corporate VP... Read More
Woolworths Boss Responds To Big W Sale Claim
Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has not ruled out selling discount chain Big W but at this stage it’s business as normal.... Read More
Officeworks Facing $10M Salary Hit To Bottom Line
New Officeworks CEO Sarah Hunter has already hit a turbulent patch with a $10M boost to take home pays set to hit... Read More
Harvey Norman Get Tough On Management Indiscretions
The National Product and Marketing Manager of Computer Hardware at Harvey Norman has been shown to door after a falling out with... Read More
Foxconn Changing Structure As CEO Departs & Clients Call For China Exit
Foxconn is preparing to shift to a committee-directed management structure as its founding CEO departs the company to run for the Taiwan... Read More
Cameron Trainor Returns As JB Hi-Fi Managing Director
JB Hi-Fi has reappointed Cameron Trainor as its Managing Director, who returns after spending a year as the consumer electronics retailer’s Merchandise... Read More
Marantz Ambassador Ken Ishiwata Departs
Image: Stereo Net The face (and more importantly ears) of Japanese audio brand Marantz Ken Ishiwata will be leaving the company after... Read More
COMMENT: What Now For Retailers After Labor Humiliation?
Retailers and suppliers are today breathing a sigh of relief after Labor failed dismally to deliver their policies that could have wreaked... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Radio Rentals SA Shuts Up Shop
Days After 2nds World called in the administrators Radio Rentals has decided to shut up shop. The South Australian Company plans to... Read More
Half Price Gizmodo Flogged After Racking Up Big Losses
Loss making tech media Company Gizmodo which also includes Lifehacker is set to be sold for less than half what it sold... Read More
Gerry Harvey Defends Property Portfolio Value
Harvey Norman executive chairman Gerry Harvey has defended the value of his $2.93 billion property portfolio, which despite falling property prices reported... Read More
Sony Finally Admits To Smartphone Exit Senior Management Dumped
Sony Mobile management has finally admitted that they have been forced to quit the Australian smartphone market after we exclusively revealed in... Read More
Kaufland Tops Up War Chest CE & Appliance Brands Set To Benefit
Distributors and European brands who already supply Aldi with consumer electronics and appliances are now lining up to supply new entrant Kaufland... Read More
Crunch Time Looming For Brands At JB Hi Fi As Margins Get Squeezed
In a few weeks’ time JB Hi Fi will move from their Chadstone headquarters to a new operational centre in South Melbourne,... Read More
BuzzFeed: The PR Love Child Crashes & Burns, What’s Next?
BuzzFeed the online news site that PR professionals were scrambling over to get exposure on 18 months ago is today on the... Read More
Apple OZ Undergoes Transformation, Senior Content, Legal & Marketing Roles Advertised.
As iPhone sales tumble, Apple Australia appears be undergoing a major transformation with the big US Company advertising a bevy of local... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Norman Staff Up In Arms Over Commission Deductions & Salary Secrecy
Harvey Norman staff are up in arms over their salary packages and the amount of money that is being deducted from their... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Senior OZ Buyer Mugged At CES In Las Vegas
A senior buyer for one of Australia’s largest appliance and consumer electronics stores has been mugged while attending CES in Las Vegas.... Read More
Social Media Influencers ‘Not Trusted’ By Shoppers As Tech Brands Cuddle Up To Them
Most shoppers do not trust social media influencers who are being courted by some of the biggest technology brands operating in Australia.... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:CEDIA Installer Group Liquidation Woes Revealed
An investigation by ChannelNews has revealed that the directors behind BSR Group a Brisbane based custom installer Company have been the principle... Read More
BREAKING NEWS UPDATED: Myer Ban Media As AGM ‘Brawl Begins”
UPDATE: Myer has received a ‘second strike’ against its remuneration report after its largest investor, billionaire Solomon Lew, successfully rallied other shareholders... Read More
Are Women Set To Give Harvey Norman Stores A Miss?
If the action of Chairman Gerry Harvey are anything to go by the big retailer is a boys club that he controls... Read More
