Foxtel and Seven West Media have announced a joint venture that will see the two companies launch a new video on demand service under the Presto brand. Called Presto Entertainment, the service will have TV programming from Foxtel and Seven West Media — the owners of the Seven Network which includes Seven, 7TWO and 7mate. …

Twitter will begin collecting data on which apps its users are downloading in order to build a “more personal” experience, Recode reported. In the Security and Privacy section of its support site, the company says that it will be “collecting and occasionally updating the list of apps installed on your mobile device so we can deliver tailored content that you …

Kogan While Kogan has had a few Windows tablets in its catalogue, it had never made the jump to more traditional PCs — until now. Launched today, the Atlas X1510 is a 15.6-inch laptop running Windows 8.1 priced at just AU$329. In a media statement, Ruslan Kogan stressed that the Atlas wasn’t built with “end of life” parts, but had …

Studio Proper Studio Proper is an industrial design studio based in Melbourne and is best known for its X Lock and M Lock range of phone cases and mounting systems, both mechanical and magnetic. But that could change, with Studio Proper wanting to make a move from mechanical mounts to Bluetooth speaker systems, with the PA2. Studio Proper The flying-saucer-esque …

CNET It’s official: not unlike winter, the iceman and something wicked, Netflix is coming. The company has named March 2015 for its formal debut on Australian screens — rather than the ‘backdoor shenanigans’ it has been accused of currently indulging in previously. While we’re still waiting to see what sort of pricing and catalogue the service will launch with — …

Now playing: Watch this: Metrocide, an unapologetically hard cyberpunk stealth… 0:56 PAX Australia 2014 ran from October 31 to November 2 in Melbourne and, much like the previous inaugural year, there was an incredible array of indie games on show. More from PAX Aus 2014 Crawl: A competitive dungeon brawler Steve Jackson’s Appointment with FEAR Ninja Pizza Girl: A supreme …

Now playing: Watch this: Steve Jackson’s Appointment with FEAR gets an interactive… 0:58 PAX Australia 2014 ran from October 31 to November 2 in Melbourne and, much like the previous inaugural year, there was an incredible array of indie games on show. More from PAX Aus Crawl: A competitive dungeon brawler Airscape: A gravity-shifting octo-platformer Ninja Pizza Girl: A supreme …

Nic Healey/CNET Telstra has decided upon an official brand name for its expanded 700MHz 4G offering: 4GX. The new name was unveiled during the announcement that the service had been turned on in parts of Hobart and Brisbane. Ten new regional areas were also named, with the new spectrum band coming online this week: Albany, Ulladulla, Murray Bridge, Narrawallee, Shepparton, …

Foxtel Foxtel has officially launched its new pricing and plan structures, at the same time as bringing the anticipated BoxSets channel on air. Starting today, customers can now access the Foxtel Entertainment Pack for AU$25 a month on a 12 month plan — half the cost of the previous entry-level package. The pack gives access to 40 channels including FOX8, …

The marketing material that was leaked to The Verge.The Verge Marketing materials leaked to The Verge reveal that Fitbit is preparing to enter the smartwatch market with the Fitbit Surge. The device is being marketed as a “fitness superwatch” and builds on Fitbit’s existing fitness wearable pedigree. Priced at $249 (roughly AU$285 and £155), the Surge features built-in GPS and …