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Cash Is Sooo 20th Century

Staff Writers October 1, 2013 No Comments

The Old Fitzroy Hotel located in the plush suburb of Woolloomooloo – home to Russell Crowe when he’s in town – has started trading booze for bitcoins since Tuesday, last. The digital…

HTC Sell Beats Stake

Staff Writers October 1, 2013 No Comments

HTC Europe has disposed of its 24.84% stake in audio guru Beats Electronics, it announced. The deal was worth $265 million to the struggling Taiwanese phone maker. 26,100 Class B Beats shares…

Retail Green Shoots Emerging?

Staff Writers September 30, 2013 No Comments

The latest ABS Retail Trade figures show that Australia’s retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent in August. Although hardly stellar, it marks a greater rise than the 0.1 per cent jump in…

Telstra’s Data Epiphany

Staff Writers September 30, 2013 No Comments

Blue telco now lets you share Internet data between smartphones, tablets and laptops. Telstra has just unveiled new data share packages that lets users pool their internet between their mobile devices.…

Mwave: Group Buys Are A Big Deal

Staff Writers September 30, 2013 No Comments

Although sales on group buys are, at present, modest, “demand will gradually grow”, says MWave Marketing boss, Andrew Wang, who predicts its new Group Deals will be big news for…

Gerry Harvey’s Million-Dollar Payday

Staff Writers September 29, 2013 No Comments

Harvey Norman Chairman Gerry Harvey was paid over $1.02m for FY 13 – down just $5,000 compared to 12 months prior. This million dollar paycheck included a salary of $723,130…

Forget GST: It’s The Delivery, Stupid

Staff Writers September 29, 2013 No Comments

A new CHOICE survey of online shoppers reveals just 12% said saving on “duties and taxes by purchasing on overseas websites” was a reason for buying online. Aussie shoppers do…

BlackBerry Crush, Revenues Disappear

Staff Writers September 29, 2013 No Comments

BlackBerry second quarter results to 31 August, released Friday, show a company in the depths of despair, having been left behind in the smartphone race by sexier iPhones and Androids. …

iPhone To iSatellite?

Staff Writers September 26, 2013 No Comments

Thuraya SatSleeve turns iPhone into a satellite phone, handy for folk venturing into the bush and remote areas not covered by mobile netoworks. You can access all of your iPhone…

ACCC Slap Origin’s Dodgy Door-to-Door Dealings

Staff Writers September 26, 2013 No Comments

Energy giant Origin is accused of forceful door-to-door sales tactics. The consumer watchdog has filed proceedings in the Federal Court against Origin Retail and Electricity as well as its…