IBM Blows Market Away Imagine this: IBM executives high-fiving each other after posting strong sales figures in its international business, all this despite a shaky economy.
Yahoo Snubs Microsoft Again--And This Time They Mean It! Whats that they say about being once bitten, twice shy? Well, it seems the folks over at Microsoft must have thicker skin than the rest of us as the Microsoft and billionaire investor Carl Icahn's joint proposal for Yahoo was rejected on Saturday, also included improved revenue guarantees from search advertising.
Wow! --- QLD Retailer Takes On JB Hi-Fi Its only been some 6 months when JB Hi-Fi launched their online Digital Home concept and less than a few weeks when the company topped 90 stores nationwide, but all of a sudden they now have had the gauntlet thrown down at them by Queensland electronics retailer, Wow Sight and Sound.
Bill Gates Says Goodbye At a recent CES event Bill Gates walked on stage and apologised. He said "30 years ago today my father was operating a Kodak projector and I was making my first presentation in Las Vegas unfortunately one of the slides we presented then, was upside down. I would like to correct that mistake today" he said. He then took a slide out of his pocket and placed it into a projector "The right way up". It said ' The name of the new Company will be called Microsoft'.
Dell Derided Over Dodgy Deals In a court ruling in the US, a New York judge ruled against Dell on Tuesday saying the computer maker engaged in fraud, false advertising, deceptive business and abusive debt collection practices.
Panasonic Pushes New Green Ratings Scheme Panasonic says it wants to include manufacturing and recycling performance in a new ratings scheme for all electrical appliances.
Is Microsoft Now Eyeing Facebook? Like a spurned Hollywood starlet, the list of suitors to which Microsoft has been linked to in the past 10 days since it walked away from its intended marriage to Yahoo is growing by the day, with AOL, Facebook and MySpace among the better known candidates.
Is Microsoft Now Gunning For AOL? According to a report in geek.com, Microsoft is rumoured to be now talking to Time Warner about acquiring AOL.
Lenovo Goes On A Shopping Spree Those worried about a war between China and Taiwan may be surprised that it has already begun, as China’s Lenovo Group is now seeking acquisitions to regain its previous world's third-largest personal- computer seller ranking, the same one it lost to Taiwan’s Acer.
Microsoft Dithers Between Yahoo And Investors The saga of the computing giants it seems will continue with the next move being up to Microsoft as Yahoo blissfully ignored Microsoft's Saturday deadline for its $US 44.6 billion takeover bid.
Apple Revenue Up But Profits Down 6 Per Cent Apple's revenue grew 43 per cent for the second quarter ended March 29. However the company says its profits declined to 32.9 per cent from 35.1 per cent a year ago.
Intel And AMD In Silicon Smackdown According to overseas reports, Intel will slash the price of some of its processors up to 50 per cent in a bid to encroach on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), low cost chip market segment.
Dell Gambles In China So As To Thwart Lenovo Dell is expanding its presence in China by cutting a distribution deal with Suning, the country's second-largest electronics chain as well as doubling the number of Gome stores that carry Dell, a move that will put Dell computers in more than 12,000 stores across the world and that will also challenge Lenovo in China, the domestic market leader.
Intel Posts Monster Profit Intel has posted a record $AUD 10.5 billion in revenue and says it expects its Atom chip for mobile applications to lead future growth as the crossover from the desktop to the notebook accelerates.
Intel and Asustek Predict PC Sales Surge According to digitimes.com, Intel says it expects low-cost PC shipments to break 100 million units between 2008 and 2011, while Asustek president Jerry Shen says the market will see shipments of 10 million units in 2008, and 20 million in 2009.
Sony Takes A Green Step For The Earth Sony Australia takes a big step towards a cleaner and greener society by announcing that it will offset carbon emissions generated by its corporate car fleet and air travel, through Landcare Australia’s CarbonSmart initiative.
Kingston Climbs Up Revenue Ladder Kingston has announced that total global sales for 2007 reached US$4.5 billion (AUD $4.92 billion), an $800 million jump from 2006 revenues.
Whirpool Deal Pure Hot Air According to ‘reports’, ninemsn has announced the full acquisition of Australia’s leading online broadband and technology discussion site, Whirlpool.
Dell To Spend $72B In China In An Effort To Beat HP With their own market in recession US online retailer Dell plans to buy $70 billion of components from China during the next 2 years. The deals come as the Company fights to deliver bottom line profits ahead of arch competitors like HP.
Kingston Launches HyperX Girl Design Contest Kingston has announced the HyperX Girl Design Contest, a contest open for both amateur and professional character designers to create the perfect spokesperson for Kingston’s HyperX memory modules.
Intel Unveils Atom Processor For Mobile Devices Intel is aiming to provide users with faster mobile Internet devices (MID) with the launch of its new Atom processor. This new processor is the smallest processor produced by the company to date, but will provide users with better system performance.
CE Vendors To Be Questioned Over Woolworths Bribes Several CE vendors are set to be questioned about payments to a former senior Woolworths executive who yesterday was charged with fraud involving $3.7 million in secret commissions.
JB Hi-Fi Strengthens IT Offering In New Stores JB Hi-Fi will open a store in the basement of the famous Strand Arcade in Sydney at the end of the month, signposting the technology retailer’s second store opening in the Sydney CBD and strengthening the company’s presence in the business district.
EBay Shelves Auctions For New Model EBay is to switch its emphasis from online auctions to Amazon.com-style fixed priced listings, after the US company confirmed it is replacing CEO Meg Whitman with John Donahoe, currently president of eBay's auction business.
Free iPod With Mac For Students Apple has announced a new back-to-school promotion for students, giving them the equivalent cash back of a 4GB iPod nano with the purchase of selected Mac computers.
Apple’s 2008 Plans Leaked? With Apple’s annual MacWorld show just hours away from opening, rumours and predictions about what the company has in store this year are rampant. The latest is an alleged draft copy of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ keynote speech.
Kids Make Families More Tech-Friendly Australian families with children are media-rich, valuing the internet and using multiple communications devices in the home, says research from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Westpac Burnt By Battery Backup Westpac’s computing luck seems to be running out – after major problems with the bank’s website last month, now the company’s Sydney office building has been evacuated after a battery backup supply exploded.
Philips, Microsoft Join Nintendo In Defending Greenpeace Allegations Consumer electronics giant Philips has become the second company to defend its environmental efforts following research conducted by Greenpeace which rated Philips as the second-worst company in terms of making an effort to reduce the amount of harmful materials used in its products and its policies for recycling outdated goods.
The Humble PC Gets A Whopping Makeover The humble PC is set to undergo a processor revolution with the introduction of a brand new processor, known as Penryn. It is so small and powerful that it will set a new standard for PC design speed and function.
Serious About Printing Not Printers: HP In a bid to capitalise on pre-Christmas sales, Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched a new suite of computing, mobile and printing products that are aimed to give consumers a more user-friendly experience and a variety in printing options.
Top CE Websites Compared LG has won the title for best consumer website according to some research from Forrester which pitches the top-20 brand websites in the US in categories including consumer electronics and automotive to find which is the best at conveying the brand’s message and identity.
World's Fastest Wireless Network Just Got Faster In an effort to prove that they have the best wireless network in the world Telstra has thrown the gauntlet down to the Federal government by rolling out turbo charged wireless broadband with 7.2 download speeds bursting up to 6Mbps. It also has super fast upload speeds up to 1.9MPs.
Apple Boss Steve Jobs Still In Strife With Regulators Apple boss Steve Jobs is still in strife with regulators over the backdating of stock options. In recent moves he has been subpoenaed to give evidence in a move that could see him face charges.
Massive Ramifications From Microsoft Loss Microsoft is set to pay a record fine of over $830 million dollars after it lost its appeal of a European Union antitrust ruling after three years of legal wrangling, according to Bloomberg. The move which is set to have major ramifications will force Microsoft to have to help rivals connect their products to the Windows operating system.
Google Brings Life To The World Of Rugby Rugby World Cup fans may now keep track of scores, highlights, and even team information on Google’s customisable homepage called iGoogle.
Victoria Bytes Back At PC Waste In what it claims to be an Australian-first, the Victorian government is launching an ongoing computer recycling program called Byteback for consumers and businesses.
New Energy Ratings For Appliances On The Horizon The Australian Labor Party will soon give energy ratings to appliances like plasma screen televisions and computers in order to cut household electricity bills and reduce greenhouse emissions, resulting in a greener household.
Dell Adds Some Colour To Their Poor Service And Boring Products Dell is in trouble and consumers are deserting the online brand in droves due to poor service and boring looking products. Owning a Dell product today is akin to still owning an IBM notebook.
Microsoft Concedes To Google Demands Microsoft has been forced to concede to Google demands that it modifies its new Vista operating system or face legal action.
Apple Vs Microsoft In New Browser War Apple is set to take Microsoft head on in the browser market after it was announced that the company had developed the Apple Safari Web browser for Windows-based PCs.
Apple And Intel Working On New CE Gear Developers will be able to write applications for the new Apple iPhone, attendees to the Apple World Wide Developers Conference have been told. They were also shown the next version of the now stalled Mac OS X platform which is due for release later this year. Also revealed was a closer relationship with Intel with the audience being told that the two companies were "working on some great stuff for some future products.
Bill Gates And Steve Jobs Bond Like Old Mates It was the meeting that everyone had been waiting for two greats on the same stage Gates, from Microsoft and Jobs from Apple. Both men who have brutally at times driven the IT market to the next great thing. But in the end it all came down to what is now being described as an appearance that was "nostalgic," "sentimental" and "soft."
BenQ Quits OZ Offices & Digital Camera Market Two years after a fanfare opening, BenQ Australia has quit its Homebush Offices following a downturn in its business in Australia. Instead the company is moving to Norwest Business Park at Baulkham Hills.
Dell Uses Deceptive Practices Claims Attorney General Online trader Dell is in deep trouble with the New York Attorney General claiming that they have over 700 complaints claiming Dell has engaged in deceptive practices.
Apple In Trouble, Senior Execs Face Charges Steve Jobs and other senior Apple executives are facing the possibility of civil fraud charges following a deal between the companies former CFO Fred Anderson who this week agreed to pay $3.5m to settle backdating charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Anderson has also dobbed Steve Jobs into the Commission while also handing over information on questionable dealings by other senior Apple ececutives.
Acer Sued By HP, Again Acer has been sued yet again by HP as the battle for global market share in the PC market heats up. If succesful all Acer sales into the US market could be stopped.
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