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Article | 5/06/2013 Bose debuts new in-ear active noise cancelling headphones, compact Bluetooth speaker

Bose has today unveiled two new portable audio products designed for devices like smartphones and tablets, including the company's first set of in-ear...

Article | 1/06/2013 Apple iPod touch sales reach 100 million

Apple has just announced that 100 million iPod touch units have been sold since the first model launched in 2007.

Article | 30/05/2013 Samsung’s 2013 home audio: wireless home theatre, soundbars and portable speakers

Samsung is going all-out in its push into Australian homes, launching a swathe of home audio products to sell alongside its 2013 TV line-up. The compa...

Article | 22/05/2013 The Xbox One will unite your living room

Following months of fevered rumor and speculation, Microsoft finally took the veil off the Xbox One, a console that furthers Redmond's efforts to take...

Article | 21/05/2013 Microsoft makes a play for the living room with Xbox One

Microsoft is making a big play for the living room with a new Xbox console that marries games with live TV, Internet browsing, music and Skype.

Article | 21/05/2013 The next Xbox reveal: What to expect from the Xbox 720

Tomorrow Microsoft will reveal the next generation of Xbox console. So we've taken a look at what to expect from the fabled Xbox 720.

Article | 1/05/2013 LG’s 2013 TVs: Ultra HD, curved OLED, and Ewan McGregor

Not one to be upstaged by fierce rival Samsung, LG has introduced a swathe of new TVs onto the Australian market for 2013. The company is doubling-dow...

Article | 24/04/2013 Samsung wants you to buy a Galaxy S4, then a Samsung TV

Samsung has jam-packed the Galaxy S4 with fancy features, but there’s one that stands out in making the new handset attractive to anyone who’s looking...

Article | 16/04/2013 Quickflix to stream Game of Thrones hours after US broadcast

Australian video-on-demand service Quickflix will offer episodes of Game of Thrones for online streaming hours after they are broadcast in the US, aft...

Article | 9/04/2013 Intel's Next Unit of Computing: from home computing to digital signage, it can do it all

You may not realise this when you first look at it, but Intel's Next Unit of Computing (or simply, NUC), is a powerful computer that's perfect for a h...

Article | 9/04/2013 Ultraviolet free video streaming service launching Down Under with The Hobbit

Warner Bros. Entertainment is planning to be the first distributor in Australia to release its Blu-ray and DVD movies and TV shows with a free bonus: ...

Article | 2/04/2013 SBS 2 re-launches with entire series streaming online

SBS has re-launched its SBS 2 digital TV multi-channel, alongside a unique service that will stream entire original series online as soon as the first...

Article | 21/03/2013 Panasonic bets big on Smart-talking TVs for 2013

In the brightening light of renewed competition from established Smart TV heavyweights Samsung and LG, Panasonic has unveiled its 2013 range of VIERA ...

Article | 18/03/2013 Snapshot: Harman/Kardon AVR 370 amplifier

Harman/Kardon has a long and distinguished history of making excellent audio equipment -- whether it’s something as simple as a pair of computer speak...

Article | 12/03/2013 Snapshot: Bowers & Wilkins AM-1 waterproof loudspeaker

Bowers & Wilkins has a new loudspeaker out, and it’s not designed to sit in your living room next to an expensive amplifier and turntable --it’s bette...

Article | 5/03/2013 Product snapshot: Sonos PLAY:3 wireless speaker

Sonos has, in the last year, completed what is now a comprehensive wireless home speaker line-up. It’s got the PLAY:5, SUB, PLAYBAR, and the little PL...

Article | 20/02/2013 Foxtel Go now on iPhone and iPod touch

Foxtel’s Go app, originally made for the iPad, has had a makeover -- it’s now also available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Foxtel announced the new a...

Article | 13/02/2013 Product snapshot: Sonos PLAYBAR Wi-Fi speaker

As a general rule, we love Sonos speakers here at PC World. We’ve tried the PLAY:3, PLAY:5 and SUB -- each has impressed us, despite their universally...

Article | 18/12/2012 Dick Smith recalls portable DVD/media players

Electronics retailer, Dick Smith, is recalling a range of its portable DVD and media players dating back to November 2009 due to fire risks posed by t...

Article | 10/12/2012 Foxtel streamlines movie channels, bolsters catch-up movies

Foxtel is retiring its Showtime and Movie Network subscription cable TV packages, and replacing them with a unified cable and streaming service it is ...