NBN As the construction of the country’s national broadband network marches on, Australia’s competition watchdog has proposed a new broadband monitoring scheme to promote competition and to help consumers get the complete picture when it comes to their internet service. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission piloted a broadband performance monitoring and reporting program from …

Enlarge Image NBN The head of NBN has taken aim at broadband naysayers, saying that the country’s broadband network is on track to deliver fast speeds to end users, and that planned upgrades will help to meet Australia’s needs in a streaming-heavy future. Speaking at the annual ASTRA conference for Australia’s pay TV industry today, NBN CEO Bill Morrow also …

Enlarge ImageThe T-Voice app brings home phone calls to mobile devices. Telstra As home phones and landlines give way to the rise of mobile, Telstra has announced a new app that will let customers make and receive calls via their home phone using a mobile or tablet device. The T-Voice App is available for ADSL and NBN home broadband customers …

“Dallas Buyers Club.” Pinnacle Films Lawyers for Dallas Buyers Club will not appeal the judge’s decision in their case against iiNet, saying the rights holders are still interested in accessing pirates’ details in order to pursue “additional damages” beyond what the court originally allowed. In a Federal Court hearing last month, Justice Nye Perram ruled that the rights holders behind …

Louie Psihoyos/Corbis While consumer advocates, government ministers and even rights holders have long said that piracy rates are reduced by opening access to affordable content in a timely manner, the numbers have finally come through to prove it: Australians are pirating less now that we have more streaming services. Consumer advocacy group Choice has today released new data that shows …

Enlarge Image Presto has redesigned its mobile app to focus on content. Presto Presto has announced its first major upgrade since the January launch of its combined TV and movie service, bringing HD streaming, AirPlay compatibility and a redesigned mobile app to its platform. The streaming service says the improvements were driven by customer feedback, with the lack of HD …

Enlarge ImageAmazon Prime is set to offer video streaming in Japan. Amazon The global battle between Amazon and Netflix is growing with the announcement that Amazon is set to launch its video streaming service in Japan next month, hot on the heels of the news Netflix will soon launch in the country. The US-based e-commerce giant announced on Thursday that …

Vine Vine is hoping to boost its social media music cred with new features to make it easier to add music to videos and finding song tracks on videos shared by others. The social media platform has announced two new features for users, including a Snap to Beat function to make it easier to create perfectly looping soundtracks to videos, …

Enlarge ImageThe LG Rolly Keyboard rolls up into a compact stick. LG LG is targeting tech users that are tight on space, announcing a Bluetooth-enabled keyboard for tablets and mobile devices that rolls up into a compact stick when it’s not in use. The Korean tech giant unveiled the Rolly Keyboard ahead of its appearance at Germany’s biggest tech show, …

Twins/Corbis The sudden closure of video streaming service EzyFlix has left its customers holding the bag, and very little else, as users realise that ‘downloading to own’ doesn’t equate to much when a platform goes under. In a message posted on its website, EzyFlix informed customers that owner Access Digital Entertainment had opted to “end the service offered” on the …