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Ken Dwyer Bails As AmberTech Wobbles

David Richards December 3, 2017 No Comments

Ken Dwyer the former CEO of Audio Products Australia has ceased to be a “substantial shareholder” in Ambertech who recently reported an 11% decline in revenues after losing several leading…

EXCLUSIVE: McPherson’s Fails To Mention Appliance Group “For Sale” Strategy At AGM

David Richards December 3, 2017 No Comments

McPherson’s Limited who recently held their Annual General Meeting appear to be more interested in Beauty and Health than their struggling appliance business that earlier this year had a ‘For…

Yamaha & Deezer Partner To Spread Holiday Cheer

Roma Christian December 1, 2017 No Comments

Music streaming company, Deezer, has expanded its partnership with renowned audio equipment maker, Yamaha, with the debut of two new holiday promotions. From today, consumers who purchase Yamaha’s MusicCast systems before…

Godfrey’s Shuffles Leadership, Cuts Guidance

Roma Christian December 1, 2017 No Comments

Specialist vacuum retailer, Godfrey’s, has appointed Jason Gowie as its new Chief Executive Officer, whilst advising shareholders that its full-year earnings will be lower than projected. Godfrey’s also announced that…

OLED Smartphones To Hit 30% Uptake Next Year

Roma Christian December 1, 2017 No Comments

OLED smartphones are expected to notch a 30% market penetration rate in 2018, following increasing adoption of the premium display panels by smartphone manufacturers. Taiwanese-based trade publication, DigiTimes, predicts uptake…

ACCC Scrutinises Telstra’s Revised NBN Migration Plan

Roma Christian December 1, 2017 No Comments

The ACCC has advised it is “seeking feedback” on the proposed variations of Telstra’s NBN Migration Plan, which facilitates the rollout of fibre to the curb technology (FTTC). The watchdog…

Alphabet Considering Google and Nest Merge to Combat Amazon

Athina Mallis December 1, 2017 No Comments

The competition between Google and Amazon is heating up as according to The Wall Street Journal Alphabet, Google’s parent company is in talks to merge Nest and Google teams to create…

Facebook Announces Messenger for Business

Athina Mallis December 1, 2017 No Comments

Facebook has released a messenger customer chat plugin for company’s websites allowing customers to communicate with employees. It is available globally in open beta. Facebook says with this plugin customers…

Officeworks Follows Ebay With New Google Assistant App

Roma Christian December 1, 2017 No Comments

Following a similar announcement from eBay earlier this week, Officeworks has become the latest Australian retailer to debut its new Google Assistant integrated app. The office and stationery supply retailer…

Amazon To Give Xmas A Miss, 2018 Launch Tipped

Roma Christian December 1, 2017 No Comments

Recent reports reveal that Amazon Australia could delay its launch until early next year, following speculation the e-commerce giant experienced technical glitches close to its intended launch date of November 24th. Lifehacker…