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New Apple MACs Spoil Microsoft’s Party

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 6, 2017

It had to happen, 24 hours before the official launch of Windows 7 and the roll out of several new notebooks and netbooks by over 20 PC vendors Apple has launched a new line up of MAC PCs.

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New Office 2010 Challenges Google Docs

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 6, 2017

Microsoft Australia, has today launched Office 2010 the latest version of its Office suite of software that has been specifically designed to fend off a challenge from Google who are starting to take market share away from Microsoft with their Google Docs offering which only costs $50 a year.

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Panasonic Plasma Sales Hurt Profits Energy Also Under Pressure

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 6, 2017

Panasonic is suffering the same problem as Samsung despite a 24% profit jump, with the company reporting that their consumer electronics business which includes TVs is suffering and unprofitable.

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Sony OZ Embarrased By Frank Disclosure

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 4, 2017

Stan Glasgow, the newly appointed president/COO of Sony Electronics US operation has given a rare insight into the future direction of Sony in the US market which is more than local Sony management do for the Australian market.

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Acer’s Second Brand Strategy

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 4, 2017

Last year when it was muted that Acer would buy Packard Bell, Acer Australia got call after call from resellers wanting to stock the Packard Bell brand, according to Acer Australia Marketing Director Raymond Vardanega. Now that the company has purchased Gateway, there is every possibility that Acer could use the second brand to launch a series of products into the consumer and SMB market.

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Samsung Dumps Intel

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 4, 2017

Samsung Electronics is set to dump the Intel chip in the Q1 Ultra Mobile PC replacing it with an AMD processor. The move has upset Intel.

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MacBerry Or AppleBerry Which One?

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 4, 2017

What we do know is that Apple is exploring the concept of a new iPod Phone but rumour has it that apple is well advanced in discussions with Research In Motion makers of the popular BlackBerry to bring out an Apple version of the device.

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Intel Looks At New Ad Agency

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 4, 2017

12 months after switching to McCann Erickson in Australia Intel is again calling a global ad agency reviews.

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Creative Technology On The Skids

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 4, 2017

Creative Technology is facing an uphill battle to survive in the highly competitive portable music market.

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Why Do We Need Multiple Chargers?

David Richards and Wire ServicesJuly 4, 2017

As Americans are more and more consumed by their consumer electronics, they are finding those ultra-light cell phones, Bluetooth devices, MP3 players and the like are useless without their heavy, homely cousins, those clunky "wall-warts" that deliver life-sustaining juice.

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