Should the NBN Co Cut A Deal With Google & Forget About Telstra? COMMENT: Telstra and the NBN Co could become another horror story for the Rudd Government running into the next Federal Election, with the Federal Opposition set to start focusing on the billion-dollar expenditure that Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is looking to extract from government coffers to fund his broadband pipe dream.
How Sony Screwed Up 3D COMMENT: 3D TV was set to be a turning point for Sony, a new technology that was set to catapult the company back into the dizzy world of old, when millions of consumers purchased Sony Trinitron TVs and the difference between Sony and its competitors was measured in the hundreds of thousands of units.
Politicians Are Scarier Than Gamers COMMENT: Claims by a South Australian politician that gamers are scarier than bike gangs, is a cheap publicity stunt by a politician who is so out of touch with reality that it is frightening.
Why Samsung's Bada Is Set To Be A Fizzer COMMENT: Do we really need another mobile operating system? According to Samsung we do, which is why it is attempting to launch its new Bada OS.
Poor Telstra Customer Service Now Matched By Foxtel When it comes to charging expensive fees, Foxtel and Telstra, which owns 50 per cent of Foxtel, are in a league of their own. But when it comes to delivering customer service, it appears that both organisation don't "give a stuff" about their customers, other than having them listed on a database so that they can send out big fat expensive bills every month.
Struggling Sony Banking On 3D TV Make-believe company Sony Australia is set to kick start a bitter 3D TV war later this month, with the company already claiming that it has the best 3D TV offering, spanning TV, content and cameras. The experts disagree.
Angus & Robertson Technology Gift Card Rort Over Paper COMMENT: Local book retailer Angus & Robertson is using technology to deny customers access to plastic gift card credits for books, 12 months after they have been issued. But if you buy a printed gift card voucher there are no restrictions.
Why 3D TV Will Be A Fizzer In The Short Term Several major consumer electronics companies are banking on 3D technology, but none more so than Sony, who claims that 3D TVs will make up between 30 per cent and 50 per cent of all sets it sells in the financial year beginning April 2012.
$50K LG Air Con With 1 Page Of Instructions COMMENT: I don’t know what it is about air conditioning companies like LG but they always seem good at promising the earth when their resellers quote a system, but when it comes to customer service, they are less keen to follow through to ensure a good customer experience.
Google, Sony & Microsoft Give OZ Two Finger Content Salute COMMENT: Australia is fast becoming a content backwater, with vendors like Sony, Samsung Microsoft and Google with their new YouTube TV service choosing not to deliver online content in Australia.
LG 40inch HD OLED TV Coming 15inch OLED By Xmas LG has confirmed that its 15-inch OLED HDTV will ship before Xmas and that they will launch a 30" OLED TV in 2010 and a 40" model in 2012 that will be cheaper than current model LED TV's by 2016.
Sony A Broken Brand With Little Upside COMMENT: As we predicted, Sony has made yet another billion dollar loss, with the Company struggling to not only make a profit but find direction in a brutal consumer electronics market, which is now dominated, by the likes of Apple and Samsung and new kids on the block like Google and Vizio who are now licensing their LED TV technology to Sony.
Who's Screwing Who As Price Gouging Becomes Rampant COMMENT: A major row has broken out over who is ripping off who in the consumer electronics industry following yesterday’s launch of the new Windows 7 operating system which is up to $200 more than the same product in the USA.
Why the Harvey Norman Franchise Operation Is Flawed COMMENT: Harvey Norman Electrical boss David Ackery who earlier this month pocketed $1.5 million when he sold shares in the Company, is adamant that the Harvey Norman Franchise model is the best model for growth up against the store owned model used by JB Hi Fi.
Why Intel Wants To Get Into Your TV Comment: Intel who in partnership with Microsoft have been accused of crashing PCs and servers for years are now trying to muscle in on the TV, Blu ray and PVR market as demand for consumer electronics outstrips PCS.
Consumers Turn Off Sony Despite New Products COMMENT: Tomorrow Sony will launch a new product line-up in an effort to recapture lost sales in Australia they are also tipped to slash the price of several products in an effort to remain competitive. The price cuts come as Sony moves to Chinese manufacturers to make their products.
Has Clive Peeters Compromised A Major Fraud Investigation? COMMENT: The Victorian Police have confirmed that within the past 36 hours a matter relating to the alleged theft of millions of dollars from retailer Clive Peeters, has been referred to them for investigation. But is this too late?
Bugger The Crime, We Got Our Money Say Clive Peeters COMMENT: Sonya Causer, the woman who stole millions from retailer Clive Peeters, is tonight a free woman after a deal was cut between Causer, the one time payroll master at the Melbourne based retailer and Clive Peeters boss Greg Smith.
Content Copying War Decision Looming COMMENT: Two court cases in the USA could decide the fate of whether Australian's will be allowed to copy and store content much to the angst of movie and music companies.
COMMENT: Which TV Should You Buy? Are you buying a new TV? If so you are set to be confronted with a lot of issues let alone Plasma Vs LCD Vs LED.
Google To Microsoft Its 1983 All Over Again COMMENT: It’s been coming for some time, an almighty battle between Microsoft and Google, for the operating system market. Now the battle is on with the announcement by Google of a new Google Chrome OS for netbooks with notebooks and PC’s to follow shortly.
Foxtel Telstra Content Monopoly Now In The Making COMMENT: When Foxtel wanted to announce their recent Olympics package they deliberately chose media partners like News Ltd and NineMSN along with key marketing media as opposed to technology and lifestyle media.
Revealed Sonys Spin Doctor Extraordinaire COMMENT: Sony Australia’s chief spin doctor Jenny Geddes, who is desperately trying to smother the outpouring of bad news about Sony has taken to promoting her own image in local consumer electronic trade sites while taking yet another stab at myself and ChannelNews.
Warner & Commercial Radio Slammed Earlier today, trade website Current tried to discredit 4Square Media and websites ChannelNews and SmartHouse by claiming that we had engaged in an alarmist reporting over Digital Radio in Australia.
NBN: Why Optus Is Wrong And Telstra Will Cut A Deal COMMENT: The recent comments by Optus CEO, Paul O'Sullivan raises serious questions about the intent of Optus and, more importantly, their understanding of basic telecommunication costs relating to the roll out of the proposed National Broadband Network.
JB Hi Fi & David Jones Set To Be Hit Hard In 2010 EXCLUSIVE: One of the worlds leading investment banks Merrill Lynch is forecasting tough times ahead for the Australian consumer technology industry in particular for retailers like JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman and David Jones who they say will be hit hard.
Sony Tries To Rationalise Price Gouging COMMENT: In a move to try and rationalise why they are price gouging, Sony Australia today pumped out a press statement in an effort to justify why they are charging Australians consumers up to 125% more for the same products than what a US consumer pays.
Vindictive & Unfair Attacks Really Sony COMMENT: Yesterday Sony PR attempted to intimidate 4Square Media by deliberately issuing a statement to the Australian technology media that was false and misleading. It was pure bullying tactics by a large Corporation who accused 4Square Media of vindictive and unfair attacks on their credibility.
Does Sony Have Much Of A Future? I Doubt It. When compared to the likes of Nintendo and Apple, Sony is now a consumer electronics basket case, after the Company yesterday admitted that key brands including their Sony Bravia TV’s, Playstation gaming consoles, Cybershot Digital Camera’s, Vaio notebooks and PC’s as well as their Handycam digital cameras were all bleeding billions in losses.
Why Cisco Is A Logical Choice To Buy Sony During the past five years, Cisco has invested significantly in consumer electronics technology. They are building out massive content engines that will allow Hollywood content providers to deliver vast amounts of movie and music content to global audiences.
Millions Turn To SmartHouse As Consumers Stay Home Consumers who are staying home because of the economic downturn are spending more time online according to SmartHouse who have witnessed a 20.95% increase in unique visitors over the first 16 weeks of 2009.
Broadband White Elephant In The Making COMMENT: The Labour Federal Government’s idea of a $43 Billion dollar fibre optic broadband network is already running into problems with one Internet Service Provider AAPT claiming that it could cost householders who use it up to $200 a month.
LATEST REVIEWS
HP Notebook A Multimedia Powerhouse The new HP Pavilion dv7 promises faster running programs, noteworthy graphics, quality audio, and even...
