Unless you hide under a rock today — a rock without Wi-Fi or 3G access, mind you — it’s hard to escape the news that there will be a new iPhone in town soon. So is it love at first sight? And, more importantly, is it pre-order at first sight? Or perhaps the latest announcement …

Streaming video from this summer’s Ashes cricket series between Australia and England will be available exclusively to both Vodafone and 3 Mobile customers. For anyone who follows the machinations of mobile phone companies, this will come as no surprise that Vodafone and Hutchison (3 Mobile’s owner) merged in Australia last year to become VHA. According to VHA, this summer’s Ashes …

With the Maroons having defeated the Blues again tonight for the umpteenth time, it’s time to talk about the broadcast, specifically the 3D broadcast. Did you watch it and, if so, what did you think of it? As usual, vote in our handy poll on the right of the page. If you’re feeling talkative, let us know in the comments …

On Monday night, Fox Sports broadcasted the football friendly between Australia and New Zealand in both 3D and 2D. Did you watch it in 3D? And if so, what did you think about it? Ignoring for a second how poorly Australia played in the first half, the dramatic late, late equaliser and the finer footballing aspects, what did you think …

Channel Nine and SBS have been granted licences for 3D TV trial broadcasts for the period of the FIFA World Cup and the rugby league State of Origin. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has granted the two television networks and its affiliates “scientific” trial licences for broadcasting in high definition 3D. Cities covered by the trial are Sydney, …

With this year’s Earth Hour bearing down on us like a stampede of light bulbs heading for the off switch, we’d like to take your pulse on Energy Rating labels: do they affect your purchasing decisions and for which products do they matter to you? Currently, the Federal Government’s Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts measures the energy …

Earlier this week, at the launch of the new Dyson Air Multiplier or bladeless fan, we spoke with its inventor James Dyson about it and his other inventions. It’s clear from even one glance that Dyson’s Air Multiplier is unconventional. Where other desktop fans have a giant set of blades enclosed in a grille, the Dyson fan’s focal point is …

The internet has claimed another victim, Channel Seven’s Austext information services, which will cease operation on 30 September 2009; closed captioning will continue operation, however. Come 30 September, Austext’s teletext weather, lottery, finance and news pages will shuffle quietly off into the ether. All that will remain will be Channel Seven’s closed captioning service, which, the company says, will continue …

This Saturday’s federal election promises to be the most exciting in at least a decade. If you’re undecided as to who to vote for or just can’t wait until the first results dribble through, there’s a plethora of ways to stay informed. Will the education revolution make the long march to Canberra? Making up your mind It wasn’t so long …

Viewers watching Channel Seven’s HD channel 10.30pm on Monday night would have witnessed Australia’s first tentative steps into the world of commercial multi-channelling. Channel Seven is claiming that its two-hour block of unique programming, late at night on weekdays, is Australia’s first commercial digital multi-channel. Indeed it even goes so far as to claim that it’s “Australia’s first new commercial …