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Virtual Reality Fails To Take Off Claim Retailers

David Richards May 22, 2017 No Comments

Retailers and manufacturers who banked on Virtual reality as a sales driver in 2017, are staring down the barrel of limited sales as consumers struggle to come to grips with…

EXCLUSIVE: Retailers Threaten To Axe Distributors Over Arrival Of Amazon

David Richards May 22, 2017 No Comments

Consumer electronics and appliance distributors, who lack global muscle to stand up to the demands of retailers, claim that they have been threatened with being kicked out stores if they…

‘Misleading’ Parcel Distribution Company Director Hit With Jail Time

Jon Bragg May 19, 2017 No Comments

The former company director of a parcel distribution company for ‘Heartlink’ branded products has been sentenced to five months imprisonment by the Federal Court for being found guilty of contempt.…

Tech21 Talk Taking Accessories Seriously: Colin Woodward On Building A Brand

Fergus Halliday May 18, 2017 No Comments

Phone cases have become so ubiquitous in recent years that plenty of major handset vendors are often including them as part of the package. However, even before that, the idea…

Asustek To Cut PC Offerings

Computer Daily News May 18, 2017 No Comments

Asustek Computer has revealed it is planning to cut back on its consumer desktop offerings and will focus on the enterprise sector in China and Taiwan, as well as all-in-one…

Ricoh Clean Sweeps Top Management

Computer Daily News May 18, 2017 No Comments

– Ricoh Australia has swept its house clean with general managers of leasing, marketing and services all leaving the business last Friday. According to a company e-mail, finance GM Nick…

‘Mountain Of Debt’: NBN Contractor Daly Appoints Receivers

Computer Daily News May 18, 2017 No Comments

Infrastructure contractor Daly International has called in administrators after it failed to keep its head above a tide of millions in debt. The 25-year-old company, which has offices around Australia…

Breaking News: Wesfarmers Pull Plug On Officeworks IPO

Fergus Halliday May 17, 2017 No Comments

As tipped by Channelnews, Wesfarmers have pulled plans to sell off stationary retailer Officeworks. In a report issued to the ASX this morning, the company said that “in light of…

Facebook Fined $166,000 Over Privacy Concerns

Fergus Halliday May 17, 2017 No Comments

Facebook is the latest tech giant to receive a fining from European privacy officials, with the social media network today handed a $166,000 penalty by France’s Commission Nationale de l’informatique (CNIL).…

Ransomeware: Oz biz victims thought to be clamming up

Computer Daily News May 17, 2017 No Comments

While officially the Federal Government yesterday was saying that so far only 12 Australian organisations have reported being infected by the WannaCrypt/ WannaCry ransomeware attack, some experts in the security…