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Article | 24/05/2012 Government opens inquiry into IT prices

The Australian Government has begun a parliamentary inquiry into technology prices, and will report on whether Australians pay more for IT hardware, v...

Article | 23/05/2012 Get in the mood with Google's doodle of Robert's Moog

Robert Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, has been honoured today with a Google doodle celebrating what would have been the music pioneer's 7...

Article | 22/05/2012 In Pictures: Spotify in Australia

Spotify has launched with full fanfare in Australia today. We've had a look through the computer and mobile apps -- here's a quick guide to how to use...

Article | 22/05/2012 Australian users now able to use Spotify through WD's popular media players

Western Digital today announced that its popular WD TV Live and WD TV Live Hub media players now support the music streaming service, Spotify

Article | 22/05/2012 Spotify kicks off in Australia

Free music streaming service Spotify has launched in Australia today, with support for Windows, Mac and a comprehensive range of mobile devices.

Article | 23/03/2012 Samsung unveils its own ‘Internet of Things’

Samsung is bringing built-in Wi-Fi to many of its upcoming consumer products, creating an 'Internet of things' within its brand.

Article | 1/12/2011 Top tech Christmas gifts under $200

Deciding what to buy friends and loved ones gifts for Christmas is never easy, but there are plenty of little gizmos to choose from if they are techni...

Article | 24/11/2011 How to beat the line at the Apple Store

A visit to your local Apple store during the holiday season can be maddening. The stores are overrun with other shoppers, there’s a mob around each ga...

Article | 24/11/2011 How to prepare your music library for iTunes Match

iTunes Match can take a long time to move your music library to the cloud, especially if you've got lengthy audiobook files that aren't correctly tagg...

Article | 23/11/2011 In pictures: Belkin ScreenCast AV4 Wireless AV-to-HDTV Adapter

Belkin's ScreenCast AV4 allows you to connect HDMI devices to your TV, even if those devices are located in another room.

Article | 6/10/2011 Bose packs big sound into small spaces with SoundLink wireless speaker, Lifestyle and Cinemate soundbars

High-end home and personal audio brand Bose has launched three new products, focusing on consumers' apparent want for high quality sound in a small pa...

Article | 4/10/2011 Is the iPod Classic dead?

Ten years ago in October, Apple announced a game-changing device: the $500 5GB iPod Classic. This Tuesday the iPod Classic (now $299 with 160GB storag...

Article | 22/09/2011 Talking set-top boxes go on sale, could be used in digital TV switchover

Long-awaited talking digital TV set-top boxes have finally been made available for sale in Australia, after a lengthy testing and trial period. The bo...

Article | 27/07/2011 JB Hi-Fi three hour sale cuts prices on Apple Macs, TVs and cameras

Apple laptop and desktop computers, digital cameras and TVs are just a few of the products attracting significant savings at a three-hour-long JB Hi-F...

Article | 27/06/2011 Pioneer creates 'Sound Wing' thin-speaker soundbar and speakers

Pioneer has shown off a soundbar and satellite speakers with flat-panel speaker driver technology, allowing speaker widths of under an inch. The new P...

Article | 27/06/2011 Pioneer releases its home audio receivers for 2011

Pioneer has announced the Australian availability of its new home audio receivers for 2011. Key features of the new products include Apple Airplay at ...

Article | 8/06/2011 Apple offers preview of iCloud music feature

Apple is letting customers try out one feature of its upcoming iCloud months before the service is set to debut. Late Monday, Apple made a beta of iTu...

Article | 27/05/2011 Pioneer AppRadio Australian price and release announced

Pioneer has released the Australian price and a tentative release date for its AppRadio car stereo. The system connects to an Apple iPhone or iPod tou...

Article | 25/05/2011 Bose VideoWave combines TV and home theatre in all-in-one system

Bose has unveiled its VideoWave entertainment system, a LCD TV with an inbuilt home theatre system with eleven directional speakers. According to Bose...

Article | 21/05/2011 Apple's deals with music labels hint at sub service

Apple has struck deals with three of the top four music labels that will let consumers access their digital music collections from mobile devices like...