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NBN Delayed By “3 Months”

Staff Writers March 21, 2013 No Comments

NBN Co, responsible for building the $37.4 billion fibre broadband network, said rollout of fibre optic cable to premises would be delayed by “about three months,” CEO Mike Quigley admitted…

Exclusive: Chromebooks To Fly In OZ?

Staff Writers March 21, 2013 No Comments

JB Hi Fi, one of the only OZ retailers selling Google OS notebooks, predicts Chromebooks will be popular, while IDC analysts say its “unlikely” for some time. Samsung and Acer…

Samsung Confirms Wearable Watch Is The Next Big Thing

Staff Writers March 21, 2013 No Comments

As smartphones mature in technology and everyone jumps on board by owning one, the big companies are looking for the next big thing. Months of speculation suggested Apple was intent…

Keep Tabs On Your Baby With Belkin’s Wemo Monitor

Staff Writers March 20, 2013 No Comments

Belkin has released the WeMo Baby monitor, a device that streams high-quality audio from your baby’s room to your Apple device wherever you are. Click to enlarge Setting up the…

B&W’s New Z2 Speaker & Refreshed Zeppelin Air

Staff Writers March 20, 2013 No Comments

B&W’s Zeppelin Air is one of the best iPhone speakers available, but since the release of the iPhone 5 it has relied on a cheapish adaptor that undermined its charm…

Samsung Confirms Wearable Watch Is The Next Big Thing

Staff Writers March 20, 2013 No Comments

As smartphones mature in technology and everyone jumps on board by owning one, the big companies are looking for the next big thing. Months of speculation suggested Apple was intent…

Exclusive: Chromebooks To Fly In OZ?

Staff Writers March 20, 2013 No Comments

JB Hi Fi, one of the only OZ retailers selling Google OS notebooks, predicts Chromebooks will be popular, while IDC analysts say its “unlikely” for some time. Samsung and Acer…

Only Way is Up… For Downloads

Staff Writers March 19, 2013 No Comments

As it emerged Aussie downloads have soared 36% in the last year, it now seems this is only the beginning for digital downloads. Australia’s digital TV and film industry was…

Chrome Me Up, Google

Staff Writers March 19, 2013 No Comments

After a long wait, Chromebooks are here – the Samsung and Acer notebooks running Google Chrome OS. Starting at $299 for the Acer C7 model, Chromebooks promise instant boot up…

1Tbps Trialled Over Telstra’s Sydney to Melbourne Cable

Staff Writers March 18, 2013 No Comments

Ericsson teamed up with Telstra to demonstrate the transmission of date at 1Tbps per wavelength over Telstra’s high-speed Fibre cable connecting Sydney to Melbourne. The test proves the existing 995km…