Nic Healey

LG G4: Australian pricing and availability

If you’ve been patiently waiting for the LG G4 to arrive in Australia then there’s finally an end in sight: The flagship phone will be available to buy from July 14. The leather-clad successor to the well-liked G3 packs in some new features, including a 16-megapixel camera, as well as a bright and clear QuadHD …

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SBS SBS has relaunched its SBS On Demand website, offering a redesigned look and new content offerings. First launched as a catch-up TV service in September 2011, SBS On Demand has grown significantly and now features over 4,000 hours of video. The publicly funded TV, radio and online broadcaster is dedicated to providing content that “informs, educates and entertains all …

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Telstra announces new bundles for its national Wi

When it comes to Telstra’s national Wi-Fi rollout, it’s just like when your mum warned you about drugs: The first taste is always free. Newly rebranded as Telstra Air, the network is leaving behind its free trial period and is now exclusive to Telstra customers who opt-in for sharing their home broadband via an Air-enabled “Home Gateway” compatible modem. Telstra …

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Does Netflix really have one million Aussie subscribers?

Public opinion research company Roy Morgan published the results of a survey yesterday which suggested that US-based streaming video-on-demand service Netflix had, in the two months following its Australian launch, garnered over ten times the audience of its nearest SVOD rival. The Australian video streaming market has exploded in 2015, with several high-profile launches and joint ventures competing for the …

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Right on, Cue: Apple tweets Swift, will pay artists during Apple Music free trial

Taylor Swift on stage June 21 in Amsterdam — the same day Apple heeded her call to action on payments to musicians. Michel Porro/Getty Images for TAS Apple Music has reversed its position on royalties for artists in the wake of a high-profile protest from artist Taylor Swift. The singer-songwriter sensation had taken to Tumblr on Sunday to tell her …

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Coming to a TV near you: Presto gets a Samsung smart TV app

After launching an app for the Telstra T-Box earlier this year, local video streaming service Presto has now unveiled a native app for a select range of Samsung smart TVs. The Presto app will initially be available on the 2012, 2013 and 2014 ranges of Samsung smart TVs, with compatibility for the 2015 models coming soon. Presto is actually two …

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Woolworths to offer budget pre

Grocery chain Woolworths is now a mobile virtual network operator using the Telstra 3G network, and will begin offering both pre-paid mobile and data-only plans from June 15. Called Woolworths Connect, the MVNO will have two pre-paid mobile plans: AU$30 plan that includes 1.5GB of data, AU$650 of standard calls in Australia and unlimited SMS. AU$45 plan that includes 3.5GB …

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What’s new on Australia streaming services in June 2015

Daryl Hannah in a scene from Sense8. Murray Close/Netflix Winter isn’t just coming — it’s well and truly here. But on the plus side, while previous winters were pretty stark when it came to content streaming options, there are so many options this year since the local industry upped its game. So as you dust off the slow cooker, pull …

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AMD inside? Dell finds new chipset inspirations for its Inspiron range

Dell’s Inspiron 5000 range will have AMD as an option for its CPU. Nic Healey/CNET TAIPEI — Dell is once again offering customers the choice between AMD and Intel processors. Here at Computex 2015, the computer giant revealed an extensive new lineup of products in its Inspiron range, including new laptops in the 5000 and 7000 series, new all-in-one PCs …

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Designed for Windows 10: Microsoft shows off ‘never before seen’ devices at Computex 2015

The Dell XPS 15. Dave Cheng/CNET TAIPEI — Microsoft’s corporate VP Nick Parker has revealed the first run of devices built specifically for Windows 10, from partners such as Asus, Toshiba and even FoxConn. The product reveal came at the end of the Microsoft keynote speech here at Computex 2015. The keynote covered much of what is already known about …

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