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Breaking Bad: Movie Downloads Up 36%

Staff Writers March 18, 2013 No Comments

OZ digital film and TV market is up 36% new figures for 2012 show. Game of Thrones was the top TV title purchased and The Hunger Games was the most…

Excessive Visa Surcharges Banned

Staff Writers March 18, 2013 No Comments

The change applies to both Visa credit or debit card. AMEX, MasterCard, Diners and JCB have not yet made any decision to participate in the surcharge limiting rules. The new…

BenQ Release Portable, Stream-Friendly Projector

Staff Writers March 18, 2013 No Comments

If you’re wondering what makes a projector portable, how does a 1.5kg weight and no installation sound? That’s exactly what BenQ’s GP10 offers. It veers away from the technophile’s fantasy…

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…

Kinect For Windows To Get 3D Upgrade

Staff Writers March 17, 2013 No Comments

The US software Company is set to introduce 3D modelling in real time for version 1.8 of the Kinect for Windows software development kit that will be available to download…

New Samsung S4 Accessories That Track Your Health Announced

Staff Writers March 17, 2013 No Comments

Among the new accesories is the S Band which is a waterproof biometric bracelet that syncs with the S-health 2.0 app preloaded on the S4. It tracks, among many things,…

“Pumped” Telcos Hop On Samsung S4 Wagon

Staff Writers March 15, 2013 No Comments

Telstra got in first declaring the news via its Twitter account: “Oh yeah! We’ll be offering the new #GalaxyS4! Pricing/availability will be confirmed closer to launch register here:http://www.telstra.com.au/s4” Samsung’s 5…

Sennheiser & The Sound In Their DNA

Staff Writers March 15, 2013 No Comments

As an eleven-year-old boy, I witnessed the introduction of the radio. I built my own receiver out of the simplest of components: a slide coil, a tungsten tip, a crystal…

It’s Here: Samsung Store Hits Melbourne

Staff Writers March 14, 2013 No Comments

As tipped by Channel News, Samsung opened a new Experience Store in Melbourne at the Highpoint Shopping Centre in the western suburbs, yesterday. Melbournians can now immerse themselves in the…

Google’s Mr Android Steps Down

Staff Writers March 14, 2013 No Comments

Android boss Andy Rubin is to leave the job and will be replaced by Google Chrome boss Sundar Pichai. “Having exceeded even the crazy ambitious goals we dreamed of for…