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Rate Cut The “Tipping Point”: Retailer

Staff Writers May 8, 2013 No Comments

Retailers may breathe a sigh of relief after RBA’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent, yesterday. “RBA cuts the cash rate by…

Has ‘The One’ Saved HTC?

Staff Writers May 7, 2013 No Comments

Taiwanese phone maker said April revenues were NT$19.6bn ($645m), up 24% from March. However, last month’s revenue still took a tumble by 37% compared to April ’12. Since January, sales…

Uniden Watches The Baby…& Guards Your House

Staff Writers May 6, 2013 No Comments

Uniden is in major baby watch mode as it releases new Baby Watch monitor and wireless home surveillance systems called ‘The Guardian’, from July. The Baby Watch BW30xx and BW31xx…

Samsung S 4, OLED TV, Appliances: JB’s Hot Gear

Staff Writers May 6, 2013 No Comments

On Friday JB Hi Fi upgraded its sales and profit guidance for FY13 and expects full year 2013 sales to be circa $3.3 billion – up from $3.25bn forecasted, while net…

JB Hi-Fi: NOW It’s Video

Staff Writers May 6, 2013 No Comments

Announcing the new cloud based service at Macquarie Investor Conference on Friday, NOW Video service is “nearing completion,” JB boss Terry Smart revealed. JB video service runs on the cloud-based…

1.3M Added To NBN ‘By 2016’, Despite Delays

Staff Writers May 6, 2013 No Comments

The NBN Co. add 1.35 million new premises to the fibre broadband roll out, to be complete by June 2016. The updated NBN three-year plan, announced yesterday, adds almost 190 new towns…

Intel insider Brian Krzanich to replace Paul Otellini from May 16, it was announced. The board of directors unanimously elected Krzanich at a meeting yesterday. Krzanich, 52, an Intel veteran and current COO…

Officeworks Lands At ANZ Tower

Staff Writers May 3, 2013 No Comments

The 1000sqm ‘concept’ store at 242 Pitt Street will be the largest Officeworks in the CBD area and the third such concept store – there is also one in Sydney’s Hunter…

JB Hi-Fi Sales Jump 10%, Upgrades Profit

Staff Writers May 3, 2013 No Comments

Could the year of the snake be Aussie retailers comeback year? The electronics retailer updated its sales and profit guidance for FY13 today, and expects full year 2013 sales to…

HTC’s (One) Last Chance Saloon

Staff Writers May 3, 2013 No Comments

The first company to run a phone on Android OS, posted Q1 revenue of NT$42.8 bn ($1.4m), a fall from $NT60m last quarter, and NT$67.8bn the same time a year…