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Acer MD Departs

Staff Writers January 23, 2014 No Comments

Acer Sales Director Darren Simmons is unveiled as Acer ANZ new Managing Director. The appointment is effective from 10 February. Current Managing Director, Charles Chung, will retire on 7 February…

Vodafone Calls PrePaid Users, Drops Rates

Staff Writers January 22, 2014 No Comments

Vodafone has lowered its prepaid international call rates to 12 countries in Asia, Middle East and Germany. According to the telco, the new rates make Vodafone the most affordable prepaid…

Is This ‘The Maserati Of Headphones’?

Staff Writers January 22, 2014 No Comments

Bowers & Wilkins special P5 Maserati Hi-Fi Headphone is available in Oz from April RRP $549.95. The noise isolating Hi-Fi headphones have “unfatiguing natural sound” from the use of specially…

White Goods: Its Not All Sunbeams

Staff Writers January 21, 2014 No Comments

Gud Holdings today said profits fell 31% to $14.5 million (NPAT) for the first half of the fiscal year to 31 December 2013 (H1), as its Sunbeam appliance brand falters. The…

Telstra Buys O2

Staff Writers January 21, 2014 No Comments

Telstra announces the purchase of O2 Networks, a Melbourne based company which provides data networking, cloud and security consulting services for enterprise. O2, which has no relation to the UK-based…

Game Over, Mario? Nintendo Profits Crash ‘N Burn

Staff Writers January 21, 2014 No Comments

Despite Christmas being a bumper period for gaming, Nintendo has crashed and burned against PlayStation and XBox, both launching new consoles in November, which led to shortages globally. The Japanese…

LG To Manufacture New Curved Display For Apple iWatch

David Richards January 21, 2014 No Comments

Currently facing production problems the iWatch will feature a 1.52 Inch plastic OLED display screen similar to that used in the $1,000 LG G Flex with analysts tipping that the…

Lean, Green Drying Machine

Staff Writers January 20, 2014 No Comments

Say goodbye to electricity eating dryers – Smeg has reinvented its new clothes dryer as a green machine using 50% less energy than predecessors. The Smeg (SAHP7) heat pump 7kg dryer…

Samsung’s New Boss Revealed

Staff Writers January 20, 2014 No Comments

Samsung announces Mr. Jae Hoon Kwon as its new Managing Director for Australia. The former MD of Samsung Malaysia has a background in appliances and is a consumer electronics…

BREAKING NEWS:Luxury TV Maker Loewe Has New Owners & Deal With Hisense

David Richards January 17, 2014 No Comments

Earlier today Loewe whose products are distributed by Qualifi in Australia is set to be taken over by a group of investors that include former senior managers at Apple and…