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Jail For CommBank CEO? A Possibility, Says Nick Xenophon

Computer Daily News August 8, 2017 No Comments

South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has suggested banking executives like the Commonwealth Bank’s Ian Narev should face the prospect of a jail sentence, following this week’s revelations that CommBank failed…

BREAKING NEWS: GFK Still Wants To Charge CE Vendors, Despite Losing Biggest Source Of Information

David Richards August 7, 2017 No Comments

German research house GFK, still wants to continue charging their customers tens of thousands of dollars for tracking research despite losing the two biggest sources for consumer electronics and appliance…

NBN Nabs Nokia Exec For CTO Spot

Fergus Halliday August 7, 2017 No Comments

NBN has recruited former Nokia Australia MD Ray Owen to fill the vacancy left by the departure of CTO Dennis Steiger in May. “We are delighted to welcome Ray to NBN…

Price Put On NBN Capacity Problems

Fergus Halliday August 7, 2017 No Comments

A new report by The Australian has claimed that the speed-issues facing the national broadband network could be solved by telcos for as little as $9.75 per user per month.…

COMMENT: Is The CSIRO The Answer After Harvey Norman Dump GFK

David Richards August 7, 2017 No Comments

The decision by Harvey Norman management to stop supplying GFK with key sales data is not surprising especially as Amazon is set to launch in Australia. ChannelNews understands that the…

Online Sales Up, But Overall June Electronic Sales Dropped

Computer Daily News August 7, 2017 No Comments

Sales of electrical and electronic goods via retail outlets fell 0.1 percent in June , according to the latest retail trading report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. However online…

BREAKING NEWS: Confirmed Harvey Norman Pulls The Plug On GFK.

David Richards August 6, 2017 No Comments

UPDATED: Harvey Norman has made a commercial decision to stop supplying data to GFK according to seversal vendors the move will deliver a devastating blow to the German research Company.…

‘Gaming Video Content’ Could Be Bigger Than Netflix

Fergus Halliday August 4, 2017 No Comments

According to research firm SuperData’s latest Games & Interactive Media Report, the audience for gaming-related content on Youtube and Twitch is more than twice the population of the United States.…

Retail Spend Continues To Rise

Fergus Halliday August 4, 2017 No Comments

Australian retail turnover rose by 0.3% in June, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This marks three consecutive months of growth in spending after a…

Amazon Germany Director To Manage Oz Operation

Jon Bragg August 4, 2017 No Comments

Amazon is bringing over one of its German directors to fill the role of country manager for Australia. Rocco Braeuniger currently works as director of consumables at Amazon Germany, and…