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Article | 17/09/2010 China video site signs deal to legally show Hollywood films

In a move that will legally bring more American TV shows and films to the Internet in China, Ku6 Media, an operator of one of the country's largest vi...

Article | 15/09/2010 Kindle marketing attack against iPad is misguided

Amazon is responsible for the mainstream acceptance of the e-reader thanks to the Kindle, and it has a virtually insurmountable dominance of the marke...

Article | 15/09/2010 IDF 2010: Intel Atom-based DVRs to run embedded Windows Media Center

Acer and ASUS DVRs powered by the Intel Atom C4100 processor have been shown at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

Article | 15/09/2010 Nine plans new GEM digital TV channel

The Nine Network will launch a third free-to-air digital television channel called GEM, scheduled to begin broadcasting a day after Seven's launch of ...

Article | 15/09/2010 E-reader roundup: 8 devices compete for the crown

In ancient times, the elite read their sacred writings, histories, philosophical musings and more on materials such as clay tablets, papyrus leaves an...

Article | 14/09/2010 Stream your music and video anywhere you go

Like many people, I have more music and videos than can possibly fit on my iPhone. What am I supposed to do? Delete all my episodes of "Firefly" to ma...

Article | 10/09/2010 SanDisk enters set-top box market

SanDisk today announced a joint agreement with middleware vendor NDS MediaHighway that will allow it to sell its solid-state drives (SSD) to set-top b...

Article | 8/09/2010 Schmidt says Google TV on track for fall release

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Tuesday that the company will launch its TV service in the U.S. this fall.

Article | 8/09/2010 For Google TV, a sharp turn away from Apple TV

As part of recent a demonstration of Google TV, Eric Schmidt said something that would probably make Steve Jobs cringe.

Article | 4/09/2010 New Apple TV is iPod Touch in sheep's clothing

The inside of the new Apple TV likely resembles the interior of the iPod Touch, a move that allowed Apple to dramatically cut costs, a Canadian resear...

Article | 3/09/2010 Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes -- what it means

There were a lot of rumors and expectations ahead of Apple's much-hyped music event yesterday. As expected, Apple unveiled a new touch-based iPod Nano...

Article | 3/09/2010 Privacy in iTunes Ping

Ping is Apple's <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/204734/ping_on_itunes_not_so_hot.html">music-centric social network</a> that is integrated int...

Article | 2/09/2010 Sony eReaders to hit Australia this month

After some time hinting it would do so, Japanese electronics giant Sony has finally committed to bringing several of its eReader line-up to Australia,...

Article | 2/09/2010 Updated Apple TV takes center stage at event

Apple announced its second-generation Apple TV during a press event Wednesday, showing off the updated device, which streams movies from the Internet ...

Article | 2/09/2010 PlayStation 3 will be ready for 3D by October

PlayStation 3 owners will finally be able to watch movies in 3D by October, Sony CEO Howard Stringer promised during his speech Wednesday at the Inter...

Article | 2/09/2010 Sony announces music service, hints at TV service

Sony will launch a streaming music service, "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity," by the end of the year, the company said Wednesday at the Internati...

Article | 2/09/2010 3D content is king at giant tech show

Most observers agree that more content is needed for 3D to take off in the living room. An important part will be self-generated, Panasonic said Wedne...

Article | 2/09/2010 Jobs slashes Apple TV price, unveils 'Ping' social network

Apple today introduced a dramatically smaller and less expensive Apple TV that streams rented movies and TV programs to high-definition television set...

Article | 2/09/2010 New iPods to hit Australia next week

Apple's new line-up of iPod music devices unveiled overnight in the US will hit Australia next week, the company announced this morning, although the...

Article | 1/09/2010 Borders continues e-reader price war

The price tag for e-readers will drop below the $100 threshold Wednesday when Borders starts selling its Aluratek Libre eBook Pro device $US99.99.