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Article | 7/12/2012 Tim Cook drops another Apple television hint

In an interview with journalist Brian Williams for NBC’s Rock Center TV program, Apple CEO Tim Cook has let slip yet another hint pointing towards a p...

Article | 5/12/2012 JBL OnBeat Venue iPod dock

JBL recently updated its mini hi-fi speaker docks with three new systems: the OnBeat Awake, the OnBeat Rize, and the OnBeat Venue. The Venue is the bi...

Article | 4/12/2012 The best TVs of 2012, and the year in review

2012 was an exciting year for the television market. Prices fell significantly for existing technology, with edge-lit LED televisions dropping in pric...

Article | 4/12/2012 LG goes all-in-one with 3D Blu-ray PVRs

LG has brought out two new personal video recorders (PVRs) with 2D and 3D Blu-ray playback and recording, targeting buyers who want an all-in-one digi...

Article | 3/12/2012 Buy a $25K TV from Sony, get free Ultra HD movies

Early adopters who spend $25,000 on Sony's 84-inch Ultra High-Definition BRAVIA TV will have a handful of movies to watch on it as soon as it's plugge...

Article | 3/12/2012 RED gets into the Ultra HD brawl with the Redray 4K Cinema Player

Sony has some new competition in the next-generation Ultra HD video race. Digital video heavyweight RED has announced pre-orders of its Redray 4K Digi...

Article | 3/12/2012 Foxtel's Go iPad app gets more channels

Foxtel has added eight more channels from its subscription cable TV service to the Foxtel Go app for Apple's iPad, as well as increasing the number of...

Article | 30/11/2012 LG's sale of first Ultra HD TV in Australia with Harvey Norman abandoned

LG's plans to publicly sell the first Ultra High-Definition TV in Australia were thrown into disarray this morning, with an event planned with Harvey ...

Article | 30/11/2012 Canon EOS Photo5 winners announced

Canon has announced the winners of its annual Photo5 community photo competition, with six photographs winning their creators a three-day workshop and...

Article | 29/11/2012 Under new management: Australian DIY speaker maker gets a rebuild

After a year and a half in the wilderness, Australian DIY audio specialist The Loudspeaker Kit is back -- under new management, with a new business pl...

Article | 28/11/2012 Google integrates Drive and Gmail, enables 10GB 'attachments'

Google has brought its cloud mail and cloud storage services closer together, with Google Drive now functioning to share files that would normally be ...

Article | 28/11/2012 Rdio revamps iOS and Android app

Popular subscription music app Rdio has undergone a dramatic makeover in its latest mobile version, released this morning for the iOS and Android plat...

Article | 28/11/2012 In pictures: the new Rdio app for iOS and Android

If you've been using Rdio for a while on your Apple or Android smartphone, check for an update -- because you're in for a treat. The new Rdio app, now...

Article | 27/11/2012 TCL L50E5000F3DE 3D LED TV

In the past few years, we’ve seen Japanese TVs from Sony, Panasonic and Sharp supplanted by Korean brands like LG and Samsung, offering similar or bet...

Article | 26/11/2012 Find a bargain: Christmas 2012 TV give-aways

If you’re a savvy buyer, then you know that Christmas time is one of the best times in the calendar year to snag a bargain. The Christmas lead-up peri...