Big screen challenge for Apple

Original article by Paul Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 1-Jul-14

Apple is under pressure to produce a larger smartphone to regain market share in Australia. Telsyte said that Google’s Android operating system holds 51 per cent of the local market of 16 million users, while Apple’s iOS holds 42 per cent. Apple will begin production of a larger "phablet" iPhone in August 2014. Telsyte MD Foad Fadaghi said that a larger model will probably allow Apple to regain lost market share

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APPLE INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, TELSYTE PTY LTD, NOKIA OY AB, BLACKBERRY LIMITED, SAMSUNG CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION, LG CORPORATION, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, VODAFONE HUTCHISON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Smart clothesline on the way as Hills chases innovation

Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 24-Jun-14

Hills is continuing its strategy of growth through acquisitions in the health, security and audio sectors. It acquired Audio Products Group in late June 2014. CEO Ted Pretty said that the company was seeking one or two larger acquisitions as well. Hills is also developing innovative products, including a smart clothesline that releases a rain cover if bad weather is predicted

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HILLS LIMITED – ASX HIL, AUDIO PRODUCTS GROUP PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY