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EXCLUSIVE:Tax Office Stings PC Vendors Millions Over Sale Of Windows OS

David Richards June 21, 2014 No Comments

ChannelNews has been told that Companies investigated by the ATO over allegations that they did not declare revenue from the sale of a Windows operating system license include Hewlett Packard,…

ex-HP Boss Joins Optus

Staff Writers June 19, 2014 No Comments

David Caspari former, Managing Director of HP, South Pacific, has been appointed Optus Vice President of Product and ICT. Caspari quit as head of the PC giant’s Australian operation last…

Uber Ride-sharing Outlawed; NSW Now Fining Drivers

Staff Writers June 18, 2014 No Comments

So far the NSW Roads and Maritime Services organisation has issued five drivers with the $2500 fines for “operating a public passenger service without the appropriate authorisation, accreditation and licence.”…

Playstation Outsells Xbox – Again

Staff Writers June 18, 2014 No Comments

Overall consumer spending on video-game hardware and software jumped 51 percent to US$586 million last month, compared with a year earlier, with the PS4 retaining its sales lead as the…

Piracy To Drop As Cinema-To-DVD Window Narrows?

Staff Writers June 18, 2014 No Comments

The waiting time for new release movies to go on sale in DVD and Blu-ray disc has been slashed from 120 to just 90 days, in a bid to cut…

EXCLUSIVE: JB Hi Fi To Reshape Their Hi Fi Business 50 New Hero Sound Stores

David Richards June 18, 2014 No Comments

CEO Terry Smart said “We are not cutting back on Hi Fi products, we are moving to sell more of what customers want and that means expanding our range of…

Sony 4K TV Sales Booming, Big Invest In 2014 World Cup Pays Off

June 15, 2014 No Comments

According to IDC and Bloomberg Sony sales of TV”s are up 30% their biggest jump in four years as demand increased following major marketing investments in the Winter Olympics and…

Quickflix Saved After Vote

Staff Writers June 13, 2014 No Comments

Several investors in the online TV streaming company, Quickflix, had proposed to get rid of current management team and its mail order DVD business. However, the proposal was rejected by…

Gaming Market Rocks But Where Do Gamers Get Their Information From?

David Richards June 13, 2014 No Comments

The CEA who organise the CES show claims that the launch of new games consoles by Sony and Microsoft has reenergized the gaming market, they are projecting an 85 percent…

Dingaling: It’s The Smart-ring

Staff Writers June 12, 2014 No Comments

US company Ringly has launched a bejeweled finger ring that alerts women – or perhaps some men – to incoming e-mails or text messages. It can also control a smartphone’s…