The results of the www.connectedaustralia.com website poll which asked people how much end of financial year sales had boosted their business have been collated.

The CEDIA annual Expo, being held at Darling Harbour on July 15-17 has released a list of new exhibitors. The Expo is in its 15th year, and is the only dedicated and focused event for the residential and commercial industry.

Nokia Australia launched their flagship mobile computer, the Nokia N97 and showcased its new Ovi Store - store.ovi.com - at a media event in Sydney on Wednesday.

The head of audiovisual services at the Barcelona International Convention Center was so distressed at the prospect of losing his job that he contracted a Colombian man who shot and killed the director of the Convention Center on Feb 9 this year, according to police.

Yesterday’s positive Australian Bureau of Statistics retail figures for the month of May prompted www.connectedaustralia.com to canvass some major retail players to gauge their reaction to the unexpected surge in the retail sector.

Cautious consumers, consolidations and unsettled financial markets are the three global trends that will emerge when recession comes to an end, according to Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA).

Bosch is offering $150 rebate across a range of washers and dryers.