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Myer Amps Up Leadership Team With UK Hire

Athina Mallis May 24, 2018 No Comments

With Myer’s new CEO taking the reins early June, the department store has been shuffling its executive positions with a new chief merchandising officer, Allan Winstanley. Winstanley has worked with…

Westfield Takeover Approved, Largest In Australian History

Roma Christian May 24, 2018 No Comments

As tipped by analysts, Westfield has announced its $30 billion takeover by French giant, Unibail-Roadamco, has officially been approved – a deal said to be the largest M&A transaction in…

Amazon Employees Get Up To $5K For Quitting

Athina Mallis May 24, 2018 No Comments

Amazon employees who quit their job will be handed $5000 but it means they can never work there again. According to CNBC, the online behemoth adopted this code of practice to keep…

Harvey Norman Snares Exclusive Distribution For Norton Core Router

Roma Christian May 24, 2018 No Comments

Harvey Norman has snared exclusive local distribution for Symantec’s new Norton Core router – news which makes Australia the first country outside the US to receive the stylish [and secure] device. The…

ZTE Claims It Has Lost $3.1B From US Sanctions

Athina Mallis May 24, 2018 No Comments

ZTE says the seven-year US sanction placed on the company has cost them around US$3.1bn, according to those familiar with the matter. Bloomberg reports, this figure has emerged as clients…

Optus To Shut Down Virgin Mobile Australia By 2020

Roma Christian May 24, 2018 No Comments

Following previous reports, Optus has revealed it’s phasing out the local Virgin Mobile brand, with total erasure expected by 2020. The news will see the closure of 36 stores, and reportedly affect…

New HTC U12+ Its “Biggest, Boldest” Flagship Ever

Roma Christian May 23, 2018 No Comments

Following sluggish sales, the loss of over half its smartphone R&D team, and recent exit of its Global phone Chief, Taiwanese-based HTC has sought to prove it’s ‘still in the game’, following the launch of its latest…

Godfreys Board Resigns, Arcade Director Takes Over

Roma Christian May 23, 2018 No Comments

Disclosed in an ASX-statement, Godfreys board have announced their mass resignation, following the successful takeover of 99-year old Co-Founder John Johnston. The offer was made via his bidding vehicle Arcade Finance. Godfreys Chairman…

Twitter Ending Apps For Android TV, Roku And Xbox

Athina Mallis May 23, 2018 No Comments

Twitter will be closing down its apps on Android TV, Roku and Xbox on May 24, the social media site has not given information on why but some sources suggest…

Siri Reveals She’s Getting A “Brand New Voice”

Roma Christian May 23, 2018 No Comments

In a bid to further differentiate itself from Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant, recent reports reveal Apple’s Siri will soon get a “brand new voice”, as part of the upcoming…