According to a UK study, Australia ranks number five out of the 62 countries that currently have LTE networks. (Credit: Telstra) Despite suggestions that the speed of 4G in Australia is dropping as subscriber numbers increase, the news remains good on the global scale. The UK-based firm OpenSignal has released a study of the world’s …
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The Netflix-produced show has received rave reviews, but when will Australians be able to legally watch House of Cards? (Credit: Netflix) House of Cards stars Kevin Spacey, and is a remake of a British TV show of the same name — a look at the seedy underside of politics and the people who work in it. So far, critics have …
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The FBI might hate pirates, but it turns out that they don’t mind a few pirated shows, including Australia’s own Home and Away. (Credit: Channel Seven) Over at TorrentFreak, some clever use of a program called ScanEye has revealed a number of torrents being shared from IP addresses belonging to the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Homeland, Dexter and …
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The first commercial for the BlackBerry Z10 raised more than a few eyebrows. (Screenshot by CNET) Even in Australia, we get the concept of the Super Bowl ad — that short commercial slot watched by millions. They’ve become a form of commercial art, often talked about as much as the game itself. Since the dotcom boom, tech companies have tended …
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Commentary It’s crunch time for the beleaguered Research In Motion (RIM), but will BlackBerry10 have what it takes to make a brave new start? RIM CEO Thorsten Heins. (Credit: Lynn La/CNET) It used to be nicknamed the “CrackBerry”. In all of the buzz as we lead up to tomorrow’s New York-based reveal of the BlackBerry 10, it’s important to remember …
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Opinion The now RIM-less BlackBerry has unveiled a strong OS with some impressive hardware to go with it, but it’s all too little, and way too late. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins unveiled the Z10 and Q10 BlackBerrys at an event in New York today. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) BlackBerry, BlackBerry, BlackBerry — that’s probably all your tech news feed has been …
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Poor results has meant that Logitech is moving away from remotes, as well as speaker docks and console gaming peripherals. The Harmony Touch. (Credit: CNET) Once the darling of the home theatre set, Harmony’s range of universal remotes has proven less than profitable for Logitech, with the latest quarterly earnings causing the company to announce its intention to sell the …
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Choice has referred Microsoft to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) for “misleading claims” around its Surface tablet. Choice is accusing Microsoft of “misleading claims” over the Surface. (Credit: Microsoft) According to Choice, the issue is with Microsoft claiming it has 32GB and 64GB hard disc space on two models of the Microsoft Surface tablet. Because of the preloaded …
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Each year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) exhibitors display any number of exciting products and services, all of which set the media world a-buzz. The truth is, however, that much of it either take a lot of time getting to Australia or never even arrive. While LG had smaller-sized Ultra HD sets, it’s unclear if they’ll come to Australia. (Credit: …
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The telco has dropped its per-megabyte charge in favour of a per-kilobyte data charge for all prepaid services. (Credit: Vodafone) Before Christmas, Vodafone surveyed 10,000 customers regarding a move to simplify its prepaid services to a per-megabyte charging structure. According to Vodafone, the feedback received suggested that customers preferred simplicity, but had concerns over the megabyte pricing. Yesterday, Vodafone announced …
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