Although Ruslan Kogan has taken his surname and turned it into a brand name, there’s clearly plenty o’ cash to be made from selling existing top brands at competitively low prices, with Kogan promising “up to 46% off” retail pricing on brands like Apple, HP and Dr Dre.

Uh-oh… broadband prices in “19 emerging markets” are “beyond the reach of the vast majority of emerging market consumers”, with prices only due to “fall slightly in the short-term”.

Australia finally saw the HP TouchPad price cuts yesterday that were announced in the US earlier this week, and the TouchPad isn’t even on sale yet locally, but with price cuts built, HP now hopes the customers will come.

After the announcement of official price cuts for the HP Touchpad in the US, following a weekend of temporary price reductions, and questions over whether HP Australia would follow suit, HP has announced an official TouchPad price cut at last.

UPDATED: AUSSIE PRICE CUT NOW OFFICIAL. The US, with its deflating dollars, has now seen HP officially cut TouchPad prices by US $100, but is HP hoping overseas sales at original pricing will help make up for the dastardly devaluing US dollario?

Australia’s Federal Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, says the price of connecting to the NBN will drop lower than what has already been announced. Let’s hope our esteemed Minister is right.

The day before the rumoured launch of Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, new MacBook Airs, a new Mac Mini and a new MacBook comes newly lowered pricing for iOS and Mac OS apps, finally reflecting the Aussie dollars strength – while those in the UK find prices going higher!

Australian techpreneur, Ruslan Kogan, has unveiled yet another new “product” to save his customers money, but this one’s unlike any the retail world has ever seen.

Apple’s latest Mac OS X update has been delayed, presumably due to unexpected last-minute issues, a delay that is potentially slowing iOS 4.2’s release, while the strength of the Australian dollar, now worth 1.5c more than the US dollar, has seen Apple Australia drop local prices on most of its Macs!

Will wonders never cease – Telstra is actually doing something about its rather woeful included iPhone 4 data on its plans and, until November 1 this year (if not longer) is actually increasing them! Are you ok, David Thodey?