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Customers who purchased Dell monitors as part of an online sale several years ago will be refunded, after the Federal Court found the Australian branch of the technology company misled consumers with “shocking” false discounts. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched legal action against the company last year over a sale between 2019 and 2022 which offered customers discounts on computer monitors if they were purchased as bundle packages along with a desktop, laptop, or notebook device. ACCC Commissioner Liza Carver said Dell Australia admitted during the court proceedings it misled customers because most of the time, the monitors were not sold at the supposed original price touted before the discount. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> “In some cases, consumers paid more for the add-on monitor advertised as ‘ discount ed’ than they would have paid if they had bought it as a stand-alone product, which is shocking ,” she s...

SHANGHAI: Third party retailers in China are offer ing discounts of as much as 10% on Apple Inc's iPhone 14 Pro amid sluggish demand for smartphones. Electronics vendors JD.Com Inc and Suning are currently selling the iPhone 14 Pro basic model for 7,199 yuan ($1,062), checks of JD.com's app and Suning's website showed. That is 800 yuan cheaper than the standard price on Apple's official China website. A number of other authorised Apple third party sellers are offer ing similar discounts on the iPhone 14 pro and Pro Max, Reuters checks of promotions on social media showed. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Apple will occasionally allow partner vendors in China to offer discounts on its phones to spur demand. "The return of price cut even for the best-selling iPhone 14 models is not a good sign for demand," Jeffries analyst Edison Lee wrote in a note to clients, adding that several Android brands have also cut ...