iSpy: What's Apple's Boss Doing At CES? There’s nothing like checking out the competition. So when Apple marketing boss Greg Joswiak was spotted at CES by PaidContent, checking out the Sony booth no less, he was said to be sporting a sheepish grin, insisting he was not stalking out Apple’s arch tech rivals but simply looking at companies “presentation:”
Gerry Harvey Blows Fire Over Hoax A hoax email, claiming Harvey Norman would replace furniture and flooring from native forests, has Gerry Harvey fuming. The incriminating press release, sent under the Harvey Norman name to media yesterday indicated the retailer would replace furniture and flooring from native forests with plantation grown items by the end of the year.
De-Friend! 20% Bosses Snoop Staff's Facebook More than 25% of Australian bosses use Facebook and Twitter to screen job candidates, and rejecting half of applicants based on what they’ve seen online.
David Jones Sales Slump 11%, 'Wealth Effect' Blamed Retailer woes deepen as high street stalwart David Jones reports 11.2% sales slump, blaming global volatility and savings conscious consumer. DJ’s today said total sales revenue down 11.2% on last year to $414.3 million for Q1 2012.
Aussie 'Happy' In Work: LinkedIn Australians are a content bunch in their work, with lofty ambitions for the future, a new survey reveals. LinkedIn professionals’ career ambitions show we rank 10th out of global ranking as showing the most positive attitude in the workplace. The disgruntled Japanese were ranked as the least happy of the lot.
Virtual Voda Admits 'Issues' But Fights Back Vodafone have gone virtual. The troubled telco has come out all guns blazing against the recent backlash, introducing virtual services for customers, meaning it will call back 24/7 rather than put you on hold.
Motley Crew Sony & Universal Takeover EMI A jumbled mix of buyers comprising of Sony, Universal and Michael Jackson estate have purchased the record label behind Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z and Norah Jones for $4.1bn.
Did Harvey Norman Forget To Pay Rent? Gerry Harvey reckons he “doesn’t care” as landlord lodge a Supreme Court case claiming thousands in unpaid rents for stores in WA. On Friday last, Harvey Norman notified the ASX of three of its stores including two in WA and one in Bendigo, Victoria going into administration.
Last week property giant Primewest lodged a case with Supreme Court against Harvey Norman, who it claims failed to pay rent for Munduah outlet , formerly Rick Hart chain, Western Australia,
NOT Closing: Harvey Norman's Big Bendigo Blunder Harvey Norman Bendigo store is not closing its owner insists, despite Friday's announcement to the contrary. Last week, Harvey Norman secretary, Chris Mentis, notified the ASX of its intention to put three Rick Hart stores – Mandurah and O’Connor both in WA and Bendigo (Vic) into administration.
Red Alert: LG Stumbles $366M As Smartphones Flop Don't call us, we'll call you is what consumers appears to be saying as LG falls into loss making territory in Q3 with extreme failure to garner momentum in the smartphone sphere. The South Korean giant posted net losses of 414 billion Korean won or US$366 million, blamed on its crumbling phone business, although display business also recorded losses.
Goohoo: Google Eyes Up Rival Yahoo Google is said to be mulling over a bid for rival Yahoo and examining finance options for a potential buyout of the troubled search giant, which holds around 15% share of the market compared to Google’s 65%.
Olympus Scandal Linked To Japanese Mafia Digital camera Company Olympus Australia, is facing considerable pressure from the fallout of the scandal now impacting their parent Company, after the ABC program AM, linked the scandal with the Japanese mafia. The drama unfolded earlier this month, when CEO Michael Woodford, a Brit, was suddenly sacked after he started questioning the $687 million payment to financial advisers following the acquisition of a European Company.
Gobby Kogan Renews JB Hi-Fi Price War The saviour apparent of Oz tech industry Ruslan Kogan is on the warpath again. In an open letter penned to rival retailer JB Hi-Fi, Kogan goes on the attack, branding its "always cheapest prices” slogan a blatant lie and has called for it to be dropped.
Jobs Died Of 'Respiratory Arrest' Steve Jobs died in his home at 3pm from respiratory arrest caused by a pancreatic tumor, according to his released birth certificate. The 56 year-old whose occupations was listed as “entrepreneur” in a “high tech” business died at approximately 3 p.m. on October 5th, according to the cert released by Santa Clara County Public Health Department, San Jose, California.
'Handle With Care': How Vodafone Labels Disgruntled Users Troubled telco Vodafone are treading carefully after what has been a catastrophic period in customer relations. So much so that it is now categorising customers “handle with care” or “service recovery” on their user database.
ACCC Accuse Elite Publisher Of Faking Ads The ACCC is on the warpath. The target? Elite Publishing boss Andrew Clifford who is being hunted down amid accusations of harassment and misrepresentation.
On Net: TPG Profit Soar 40% As Users Flock To Cheap Broadband Net profit soar 40% as customers head to TPG. The ISP on a broadband high after adding almost 100K new users to its ‘on net’ broadband service and posting a 40% jump in profit after tax to $78.2 million.
Microsoft Reimagined: Ballmers Windows 8 Cloud Talk Microsoft is reimagining cloud and Windows 8 is in on the act. So said CEO Steve Ballmer at the Windows developer conference taking place this week, showcasing the new 8 beta version in front of software developers, hoping to lure a new wave of app builders on to its fledgling OS.
Gerry Groans: High Rents Forcing Bricks And Mortar Halt Bricks and mortar was never cheap as Gerry Harvey has found out. This week, he bemoaned the high renting costs in Australia, which he claims is preventing expansion of his bricks and mortar electronics empire.
Hello, You’re Fired. Goodbye. Yahoo! Tele-fired: we’ve heard of being dumped on a Post- it, but fired over the phone from one of the biggest tech companies in the world?
HP Gain Autonomy As PC's Go Out Back Door Hello software, goodbye hardware. HP are to buy Autonomy Corp, the largest software company in Britian as it dives out of the PC market.
Forget Phones - Optus Jump On Smart Money Train Optus gets smart with Business SmartPay secure payment gateway. Business SmartPay is a managed bill payment system for retailers and financial institutions and Optus is the first ever telco here to get in on the act.
Mac Mini-Me: Apple Packs Intel Core i5 Punch $699 Mac has gone mini. Packing the same punch as its MacBook Air big brother, Apple’s new mini boasts dual-core Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics or a quad-core Core i7 server (3 options).
No Hope: Gerry Harveys Gloom As Retail Woes Mount Something is rotton in the state of Harvey Norman. And the retail sector in general. What is it? Interest rates, carbon taxes and global recession, cries Gerry Harvey, the modern day apparent figure of pity.
Google Launches New Tool To Manage Personal Online Identity Google has launched a new tool to help people manage their digital identities including their public profiles on social networking sites and blogs as well as track their online mentions by other people and delete unwanted content.
PC Thief Pinches Top CEOs Details Some of Australia's top business heads could have their details compromised after a PC was taken from offices last weekend.
IDC: Global Smartphone Growth To Top 55% This Year IDC has released new figures that the worldwide smartphone market will grow 55 percent year over year in 2011, nearly four times the overall mobile phone market, as a growing number of users turn in their feature phones for more advanced devices.
