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Samsung Confirms Low Cost iPad Competitor Samsung Australia has confirmed plans to launch e-reader tablets on the Australian market, and hopes to market the cheapest model for A$299 ­ less than half the likely cost of Apple's iPad, due in Australia in late April.

Panasonic Enhances Learning With Interactive Whiteboard Giveaway SPC and Goulburn Valley, in conjunction with Woolworths, are giving parents the opportunity to win one of 100 Panasonic fully installed Interactive Whiteboards for their child’s primary school.

PC Market To Grow 20% PCs and notebooks are back in demand with research group Gartner predicting 20% growth this year.

Apple Rank #1 Sony 38 In Most Admired Companies List Sony has slipped into 38th spot in the Fortune annual World's Most Admired Companies list with arch rival Apple taking the top spot for the third year in a row.

Microsoft Set To Crash Hundreds Of Computers After Getting Court Order If your computer suddenly stops operating, start to worry, because Microsoft is trying to take down a global PC network that is distributing spam and harmful code that nobbles computers or steals data, according to documents filed in a US court.

Leading IT CEO Caught Getting His Rocks Off It's 10 o'clock Thursday night and the rock band is really thumping at a near-city Pyrmont nightspot. A no-holds-barred, bone-shaking rendition of Lou Reed's 'Ride Sally Ride'; a nod to the past with a vigorous version of the Monkees' 'I'm A Believer'; and a swag of beat-pounding Rolling Stones.

Telstra CEO Talks About Apple iPad & Google Telstra boss David Thodey has confirmed that Telstra is currently in discussion with Apple re the launch in Australia of a 3G iPad which would run on the Telstra NextG network.

Samsung Gives Away Gear For every $1000 a customer spends on Samsung IT products, the company will be giving away a free bonus until 14 February 2010.

The New Apple iPad Processor The Media Forgot While the tech media went into meltdown over the new Apple iPad, scant regard was paid to another Apple innovation: the new Apple A4 processor, which is the heart of the iPad.

Missing Bits & iPad Name Set To Hurt Apple The big question about Apple's new iPad is not what it has but more what doesn't have. After yesterday's launch, several vendors that are set to compete with Apple in the application touchscreen space were rubbing their hands with glee, among them the likes of Lenovo, Acer, Asus and HP.

Logitech Sales Slump Logitech International, which has witnessed significant growth in Australia as consumers move to new notebooks and portable devices, has seen sales slump 2 per cent in the last quarter.

Apple Cuddles Up To Microsoft To Take On Google The new Apple iSlate along with Apple iPhones and PC’s are tipped to have Microsoft’s Bing installed as the preferred search engine after a falling out with Google over the release earlier this month of the Google Nexus One android based phone.

Free LCD TV For High Interest Computers At JB Hi Fi RentSmart, which is known for extremely high interest rates, has teamed up with JB Hi Fi to lure consumers into consumer electronic contracts with the offer of a free 32” Soniq LCD TV. The only problem is that consumers are paying for both the TV and up to double the value of a notebook.

Attack Attack Attack, Welcome To Technology In 2010 Want to know what's coming up in IT and telecommunications in 2010? Lots more trouble, according to security outfit F-Secure.

Back To School With Lexar Promo Lexar has announced its back-to-school promotion in which it will be giving away over $20,000 worth of prizes.

Notebook & Netbooks Sales Set To Peak Sales of netbooks and notebooks are set to peak early in 2010, according to research Company Display Search, with sales falling again in 2011.

No Exclusive Deals For Intel Say Experts Intel, one of the most powerful technology companies in the world that is now being labelled one of the most corrupt, should be prevented from signing exclusive deals with computer makers and be forced to share its technology with rivals, says Robert Lande, a law professor at the University of Baltimore.

E-Waste Escalates For Christmas Landfills are filling up with discarded computers as Australians replace their old tech for brand new in time for Christmas.

New Corruption Claims Made Against Intel 24 hours after senior Intel executives told ChannelNews that Intel was not corrupt, the US Federal Trade Commission has sued Intel, the world’s largest manufacturer of computer processors, claiming that the Company has engaged in a “systematic campaign to shut out rivals”. It is also alleged that Intel “illegally used its dominant market position for a decade to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly.”

Corruption A Touchy Word At Intel Senior Intel executives appear to be getting stressed over our recent allegations that the company is facing bribery and corruption charges. In an email to SmartHouse, the corporation claims claim that we were just plain “wrong” when we said yesterday that Intel are facing bribery and corruption charges.

Samsung PR Manager Quits For Senior Role At Apple EXCLUSIVE: In a major shakeup Jesse James, who joined Samsung 12 months ago as its PR Manager, has quit, taking up a senior communications role at Apple.

Credit & Cash Flow Problems Ease Say D&B The impact of credit market conditions on Australian retailers and distributors is starting to ease, claims leading credit company Dunn & Bradstreet; however, there is still some concern, with 37 per cent of firms indicating that credit market conditions are still detrimentally impacting their operations.

OZ Computer Sales Boom During Downturn Australia imported computers worth $5.86 bn in the year to 30 June—up 6.4 per cent on 2007-08 figures, but below the $5.96 bn recorded in 2006-07, according to figures released by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Harvey Norman Price Gouging Claims Erupt The pricing of some consumer electronics goods sold in Australia is "over the top" and should be reduced to bring them in line with overseas pricing for the same goods claims Harvey Norman executives.

PC Sales To Grow Say Gartner Researcher Gartner has backtracked on its forecast of declining personal computer sales, instead predicting modest gains globally.

HP Revenues Fall With Profits Up 14% After heavy cost cutting and only days after the aquired 3Com, Hewlett Packard has reported that profits rose 14% in the third quarter.

Ballmer Claims Fantastic Win 7 Sales He Said The Same For Vista Shortly after Windows Vista was launched Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that sales of the Vista operating system was doing "fantastic". Now he is saying the same again for Windows 7.

Dell Struggles After Being Rejected By Mass Retailers Dell who has been rejected by both Harvey Norman and JB Hi Fi just can't get it right, with its third quarter net profit declining 54 percent and revenue dropping 54 percent to US$337 million from $727 million in Q3 last year. Revenue dipped to $12.9 billion from $15.2 billion a year ago.

LinkedIn New OZ MD & Outlook Deal With Microsoft Microsoft has expanded the capability of their new Office 2010 to allow the direct integration of information from social network site LinkedIn who today announced the appointment of Clifford Rosenberg as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

OZ Technology Market Booming Claims GFK Leading research Company GFK claims that the Australian market for consumer electronics goods in particular IT related goods such as notebooks and netbooks grew 4.2% in the third quarter of 2009. This they say is “remarkable’” as the third quarter of 2008 included the Olympics when TV and digital camera sales generally peak.

Bullying & Intimidation Of AMD Costs Intel $1.3 Billion Intel, who already has a reputation for bullying vendors and threatening competitors, has agreed to pay Advanced Micro Devices $1.3 billion US dollars to settle a series of long-running legal disputes with several insiders speculating that Intel did not want damming evidence revealed in any court cases between the two competitors.

Business Booming At Samung IT Six months after taking over Samsung’s struggling IT and commercial display division Phil Newton, the former Managing Director of BenQ, has turned the business around with the Company now struggling to keep up with demand for their notebooks and netbooks.

Acer OZ Struggles As Company Grabs Share Globally Acer may be doing well overseas with the Taiwanese Company now challenging Dell and Hewlett-Packard for the top spots, but in Australia it is a totally different story with third quarter results showing that the Company is failing to get traction in both the notebook and PC markets and is one of the worst performing subsidiaries for the fast growing Company.

Big OZ Retailer Rejects Dell Online retailer Dell is chasing mass market retailers in Australia as well as telecommunication Companies in an effort to survive. The Company that stared off online, building PC’s to order has been hit by the recent economic downturn and a move by consumers, to buy their PC’s in retail stores as opposed to online.

More Jobs Slashed At Microsoft OZ Set To Be Affected Microsoft has slashed an additional 800 jobs on top of the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January say Company executives. However it is not known how many staff will be laid off in Australia.

Bribery, Corruption, Intimidation A Day At The Office For Intel Intel, who is already being investigated in Europe for threatening PC vendors like Dell and HP is now being accused of”bribery and coercion" after a two year investigation by Federal agents in the USA.

IT Publisher Placed Into Administration IT Media company Derwent Howard, the publisher of the Dick Smith Magazine and several gaming titles has been placed into administration with questions now being raised as to whether assets and mastheads have been systematically moved to new companies that will allow former executives of the company to continue trading.

IT Market Reports Record Growth In OZ Who said there was a recession? According to research group GFK, the Australian IT market was up an impressive 36% in units sold at June 30th 2009 and 43% up in value Vs June 2008, while July 09, was up 26% in Volume and 25% in value.

Shares Up For Samsung Printers Samsung has beaten its rivals yet again, this time capturing over 23 percent of the global market for A4-sized multifunction printers in the second quarter of 2009.

Apple Teach Sony, Nokia And Dell A Lesson Apple is proving that great design and smart software pays off, with a massive 47% jump in profits. The result is a sobering reminder to brands like Sony, Nokia and Dell who are wallowing in losses and poor results.

Toshiba Recycles Your PCs Thinking of purchasing a new notebook but don’t know how to get rid of your old desktop or notebook? Toshiba announced that it will recycle your old PC/notebook and even give you $150 off the RRP of any notebook in its business range.

New Acer Dual Boot Android Netbook As tipped by SmartHouse two months ago, Acer has unveiled an Aspire netbook that dual boots Google Android and Windows 7. The company has also overtaken Dell globally in the PC market however, in Australia they are refusing to comment on their local performance or the availability of the new notebook.

Harvey Norman Embarrassed By Missing Millions Hours after arch competitor, JB Hi Fi reported record profits and sales Harvey Norman has revealed an embarrassing $41.75 Million dollar mistake in their original profit forecasts, which now raises questions about the overall performance of the group.

HP Launch 35 New Products In OZ Out is the slogan “We Invent” instead HP Australia is trying to create “Tech Envy” with 35 new products spanning printers, touch screen PC’s notebooks and netbooks.

Tech Distributor Goes Bust Administrators Move In In another sign that the global financial crisis is still hurting, privately held Australian IT distributor TodayTech has called in administrators. TodayTech's directors have appointed Rob Whitton of William Buck Chartered Accountants administrator.

Big Pay Rises For Gerry Harvey & Wife After Share Losses As Harvey Norman shares wallow with several brokers recommending a sell order, boss Gerry Harvey and is wife Katie Page have given themselves a pay rise because of the impact of the recent financial crisis on their hare options.

OZ Inventor Loses $400M In Battle With Microsoft An Australian who sued Microsoft and won $440 million in damages is now considering his options after a US Federal Court judge reversed the ruling.

One Cable PC Planned By Intel Intel has plans to consolidate all the wired connections on your PC to a single 10Gbps optical cable it calls Light Peak. It's working with Sony's Vaio group to roll out a controller to drive the interface sometime next year, reports EETimes.

Myer Valued At $3.16 Billion Shares in department store Myer will be offered to the public on November 2nd the day before the running of the Melbourne Cup where Myer directors are set to celebrate a value which has been tipped to go as high as $3.16 Billion dollars.

Fastest Gaming Notebook Processors Revealed Intel has launched its i7 Mobile Processors that claim to boost the overall performance of gaming notebooks.