In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 seconds if Instagram gets its way. While Instagram might be home to fashion bloggers, fitness posers and celebrities offering a candid window into their #blessed daily lives, the social platform is now playing host to its own short film, with a 28-part thriller series directed by …
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Vodafone ditches AU$5 Roaming fee in New Zealand
Next time you venture across the ditch you won’t need to worry about taking your smartphone, with news that Vodafone is offering free roaming for Australians visiting New Zealand. Promising that Australians will be able to “roam like home,” any Vodafone Red or SIM Only customer that uses Vodafone’s $5 Roaming deal when they travel will have that AU$5 fee …
Read More »From ‘Twin Peaks’ to ‘Star Trek’: Stan partners with Showtime
It’s Showtime for Stan after the streaming service announced it has landed a major licensing deal with US-based TV network, bringing first run exclusives on TV shows and access to a massive back catalogue of content for Stan subscribers. The deal is a big win for the local streaming service, which will get a raft of exclusive Showtime content to …
Read More »What’s new on Australian streaming services in February
Let’s face it. No one needed to watch “Sharknado.” No one needed to watch “Sharknado 2,” creatively dubbed “The Second One.” And, I won’t lie to you, you don’t need to spend an evening watching “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” But who am I to rob you of the freedom to watch the best trashy TV that streaming services have …
Read More »Don’t expect unmetered mobile video any time soon: Vodafone
While home broadband providers have been falling over themselves to offer unmetered streaming deals to win customers, mobile phone users have always been left behind. Sure, you can get unlimited Netflix when you’re at home without worrying about your data cap, but what happens when you’re out and about (when data limits bite just that little bit harder)? You’re probably …
Read More »Why you can’t have everything: The Netflix licensing dilemma
It’s finally happened. Netflix is putting up its digital fences and cutting off VPN users from accessing content from its international catalogues. That means customers in the UK, Australia, US and elsewhere will no longer be able to circumvent ‘geoblocks’ and tap into Netflix’s international library of movies and TV shows, and instead will be forced to use the locally …
Read More »Forget TV screens
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. With the big tech brands vying to take the No. 1 spot in the TV race, CES 2016 has shown off a huge range of curved screens, massive panels and ultraclear high-definition displays. …
Read More »Set up your own programmable smart home for Peanuts
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. CES 2016 has opened the door to smart home of tomorrow and, quite frankly, we like what we see! But what if you want to live in a connected home and you just …
Read More »PowerUp drone lets you fly like paper, get high like planes
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Let’s get one thing straight — this isn’t the kind of paper airplane that your grandpa taught you to make. The PowerUp FPV is a live streaming paper airplane drone that is part …
Read More »Sphero’s Force Band sends Star Wars’ BB
This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Now playing: Watch this: No mind tricks required: Control BB-8 with Sphero’s Force… 0:54 Ever since he rolled across the sand dunes of Jakku in the opening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” …
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