It’s Live! Pandora Music Hits OZ
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December 10, 2012
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The US based “personalised ” radio service is now live in Australia and New Zealand. Pandora is now available on iPhones and... Read More
+++ Drama: Foxtel Dumps ‘Movie Network’
The Pay TV giant has lumped movies and drama into one new package called Foxtel Movies & Premium Drama – and dumps... Read More
+++ Drama: Foxtel Dumps ‘Movie Network’
The Pay TV giant has lumped movies and drama into one new package called Foxtel Movies & Premium Drama – and dumps... Read More
OZ Data Hungry But Will Networks Choke?
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Appy New Year! Telstra “Message The Bridge & Mates” NYE Madness
It’s an Australian first: Telstra have announced a free interactive Sydney New Year Eve app allow users send messages to appear on... Read More
Optus Secret Cloud Tests
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Vodafone Snap Up Windows Phone
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No Quick fix for Quickflix
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FOX8, LifeStyle: Foxtel iPad app Go Large
The newbies include: FOX8, SoHo, LifeStyle You, LifeStyle Food, LifeStyle HOME, Fuel TV, Speed and Discovery Turbo MAX. This brings the number... Read More
Vodafone 3G Meltdown in “Extreme” Heat
The troubled Vodafone network was down for over three hours last night from 7.45pm, but was back at 11.15pm, a Vodafone spokesperson... Read More
BigPond Movies Go 3D
BigPond Movies is currently available on over 100 different devices inclduing T-Box, or home theatre systems, LG, Samsung and Panasonic TV’s, and... Read More
ARIA: Digital Downloads to OutPlay CDs
But now music has gone digital (thanks or no thanks to a certain Steve Jobs), who’s iPod managed to frogleap the brick... Read More
Has Microsoft “Mislead” Windows 8 Consumers?
Reports today indicated a consumer has filed a complaint to the consumer watchdog about Windows 8 Pro, claiming it mislead consumers in... Read More
Which Telco Is Bill-Shock King?
It remains mystery but the study on mobile phone bill shock in Australia delivered some interesting findings today. But what it didn’t... Read More
$59 Plan: Biggest Bill Shock-er of All
Aussies spend 50% more on phone bills than expected each month, new research out today has shown, with the popular $59 plan... Read More
‘Untimed’ NBN Phone Calls $29
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Amazon To Shake Up Oz Cloud: Analysts
The launch of Amazon Web Service (AWS) locally, although via third party suppliers offers a “compelling service,” says Matt Oostveen, chief of... Read More
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The future of mobile, that is. Near Field Communications (NFC), which basically allows you to pay for good with a swipe of... Read More
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ISPs Throttle Internet Pirates
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Did Android Forget Christmas?
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New Music Format Download Rock God Gets $500K
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Has Windows 8 Already Flopped?
New research reveals that only nine percent of consumers surveyed indicated that Windows 8 has hastened their plans to upgrade, and more... Read More
75% Aussies Say Internet ‘Improves Life’
That’s according to a new survey which says 75% of us think using Google, YouTube, Facebook, websites and the countless other stuff... Read More
Quickflix Shares Suspended..Who Is Mystery Investor?
“The securities of Quickflix Limited, will be suspended from quotation immediately, at the request of the company, pending the release of an... Read More
‘Tis The Season To Be Virtual
The billboards depict a family having Christmas dinner. Users who don’t puke at the rampant commercialism can buy any of the items... Read More
Toshiba ‘Grand Slam’ Panasonic: Nab OZ Open 2013 Sponsorship
Toshiba Australia has been named the official TV Supplier for the Australian Open 2013 taking over sponsorship from... Read More
Govt Web Watch Rising, Warns Google
That’s according to Google who say the number of requests from governments for Internet user data has “increased steadily” since 2010. From... Read More
Its Here: Amazon’s OZ Cloud Assault
Amazon Web Services (AWS) now offers 20 cloud services to Aussie customers including Elastic computer Cloud (EC2) including Virtual Private Cloud, Storage... Read More
Foxtel To Hit Android
“Foxtel is working on getting the App to Android,” a spokesperson told SmartHouse this week. Read: Forget TV: Watch Foxtel on iPad... Read More
Aussies Flocks To Group E-Buys
Australian online group buying market is now worth $117 million in Q3 and the industry has stabilised compared to the previous quarters,... Read More
Free Tweets, Facebooking! Optus Lure Pre-Pay to 4G
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Apple Dodge Timebomb, Cough Up $20M
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Optus Flog $10 Movies To All
Optus and cinema giant Hoyts announced a new partnership offering $10 movie tickets to all Optus customers through its improved Movie Rewards... Read More
Mobile Drives Online Vid Market to $442m in 5 Yrs
The rapid proliferation of mobile devices and insatiable demand by younger consumers has driven demand for online video among Australians and lead... Read More
2012 Melbourne Cup Watch Live Online
In the past the service has proved to be extremely popular. BigPond will cover the races from Flemington... Read More
Mobile Wars: ‘Droid Crush Apple iOS
Yes folks, Google’s green man OS has grown almost 100% (91%) in 12 months, analysts IDC said this week, as its grip... Read More
Quickflix Running Out Of Cash How Long Will They Last?
Back in July the movie on demand service said they had $5.7M in the bank; in their latest filing with the ASX... Read More
It’s War, Siri: “Accurate” Google Voice iOS Assault
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Get Melbourne Cup LIVE on Mobile
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While Apple and Google have been aggressively carving up the mobile market, Microsoft has been sheltered away in a dark basement somewhere,... Read More
Optus Boot No. 1 Dealer TeleChoice
As consumers complain ever louder about Optus, the yellow telco is giving its biggest dealership TeleChoice the boot, and opening up a... Read More
4, 7 + 10 Inch= Google Nexus’ Tabs All Areas
Well, the extreme weather did force Google to cancel the star studded launch event in New York forcing Google’s Andy Rubin, SVP,... Read More
LG Flog $1000 Freebie Movies With Smart TVs
The LG promo offers Cinema 3D Smart TV buyers up to $1,000 worth of cinema tickets with the purchase of selected models... Read More
Start! Google Invades Windows 8
The Internet giant has created a Google Search app and Chrome browser for Windows 8, making it the default browser on Windows... Read More
Internode’s ‘Eve’ Strikes Adam As Telstra Takeover
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Optus Dump Boost, Telstra Take The Reins
Optus will no longer license the pre-pay Boost Mobile youth brand from 20 January next, while Telstra prepares to take over the... Read More
Telstra Swoops On Adam Internet
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Facebook $59m Loss, Ads Surge
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