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IDC And PWC Bet On VR Growth

Fergus Halliday June 8, 2017 No Comments

Both the IDC and PwC have issued predictions for growth in the virtual reality and augmented reality markets. While PwC say that VR is a “highly immature market with underdeveloped…

Everything You Need To Know About Amazon Prime In Australia

Jon Bragg June 8, 2017 No Comments

As Amazon prepares for its Australian launch, there’s been some confusion as to what the company’s Prime service is all about. This hasn’t been helped by the launch of the…

Smartphone Market To Grow 7% In 2017, Say Analysts

Fergus Halliday June 8, 2017 No Comments

Strategy Analytics have predicted that global smartphone sales will continue to build on a larger trend of growth in 2017. The firm say the category will grow 7%, up on…

Target & K Mart Stores Shake Up Stores To Be Closed & Downsized

David Richards June 8, 2017 No Comments

After delaying the sale of Officeworks, Wesfarmers are now looking at a major overhaul of their Target and K Mart operations, with several stores tipped to be merged or shut.…

ABS Records Slowed Growth For Australian Economy

Fergus Halliday June 7, 2017 No Comments

According to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the pace of growth of the Australian economy has slowed in the most recent quarter to 0.3% in (seasonally…

Fitbit Falls From Grace In Latest IDC Numbers

Fergus Halliday June 7, 2017 No Comments

According to the latest data released by IDC, Fitbit has finally slipped from its #1 spot in the wearables market. The IDC say that companies shipped a total of 24.7…

Kogan To Offer NBN Services Through Vodafone

Jon Bragg June 7, 2017 No Comments

Kogan is set to strengthen its partnership with Vodafone by offering fixed-line NBN services through the telco beginning next year. As part of the newly announced agreements, Kogan will continue…

PSVR Passes 1 Million In Sales

Fergus Halliday June 7, 2017 No Comments

Sony looks to have taken the lead over its rivals when it comes to the high-end of the growing virtual reality tech market, with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe CEO Jim…

TV Market Awash With Bargains As New Models Struggle To Sell

David Richards June 7, 2017 No Comments

The Australia TV market is overstocked with last year’s models, with several brands set to discount out 4K UHD TV’s in late June and July at what has been described…

Harvey Norman & Apple Top NSW Complaints List Again

Jon Bragg June 6, 2017 No Comments

NSW Fair Trading has published its complaints register for the month of April, revealing Harvey Norman and Apple are among the most complained about businesses in the state. While Harvey…