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Article | 24/02/2011 Apple plans to offer 24-bit audio over iTunes Music Store

Apple is reportedly planning to offer 24-bit audio files for download on its iTunes online music store, complementing or possibly replacing the 16-bit...

Article | 19/02/2011 BBC iPlayer offers shows from ITV and other broadcasters

The BBC iPlayer is now offering web users the chance to watch TV shows broadcast on rival channels including ITV and Five.

Article | 18/02/2011 Sony's Music Unlimited streaming service launches in Australia

Sony today announced its music streaming service -- dubbed "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity" — will be available to Australians from today.

Article | 10/02/2011 ViewSonic releases Pro8200 Full HD projector

ViewSonic has announced a new Full HD home theatre projector -- the successor to the Viewsonic Precision Pro8100. The $1999 ViewSonic Pro8200 uses a D...

Article | 9/02/2011 Foxtel coming to Telstra T-Box in May

Telstra and Foxtel have signed an agreement that will let Telstra T-Box users able to stream and watch 30 Foxtel digital TV channels for free, includi...

Article | 9/02/2011 Japan's NHK brings Google Earth-like graphics to live TV

Engineers at Japanese public broadcaster NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) have developed a system that can overlay Google Earth-like labels over live TV image...

Article | 9/02/2011 Nintendo reveals 3DS Australian price, launch date

At a launch event in Sydney last night, Nintendo announced the Australian pricing and release date for its 3DS handheld gaming console. The glasses-fr...

Article | 9/02/2011 Customs cracking down on eBay, online store purchases entering Australia

A document from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service from late January details a three month campaign to crack-down on expensive parce...

Article | 3/02/2011 Bing Lee and Harris Technology to sell Viewsonic's ViewPad tablets

Viewsonic, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebooks and monitors, has announced the launch partners for its ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 tablets. The $6...

Article | 3/02/2011 Kogan LivePrice sells over $320,000 of products on launch day

Online-only electronics retailer Kogan has announced what it calls a 'massive success' for the first day of its LivePrice early-bird pricing system, w...

Article | 3/02/2011 Amazon to launch movie streaming service?

Amazon is thought to be preparing to offer its Prime customers the chance to stream movies and TV shows over the Internet.

Article | 3/02/2011 Top 11 hottest and quirkiest Apple stories of January

Apple (NASDAQ – AAPL) kicked off 2011 with a series of highs and lows: The company reported that the iPhone and iPad fueled record sales, joined forc...

Article | 3/02/2011 Final Fantasy IV remake to appear on PSP

Final Fantasy II was my first Final Fantasy. Back in 1991 when it was on the Super Nintendo and still called Final Fantasy II, anyway. Today it's Fina...

Article | 3/02/2011 Kinect used to shoot music video

Dan Nixon and Don Jones recently shot a video for the band Echo Lake, featuring its song Young Silence. The video itself is pretty cool, and seems to ...

Article | 2/02/2011 Pure releases ONE Flow Internet-connected digital radio

Leading DAB+ digital radio manufacturer Pure has released a new Internet-connected digital radio, the ONE Flow. The Pure ONE Flow joins other Pure DAB...

Article | 2/02/2011 Kogan LivePrice launches in Australia

Online electronics retailer Kogan has launched its LivePrice dynamic pricing system in Australia, with 20 products available to purchase early in thei...

Article | 1/02/2011 Western Digital launches multimedia-friendly NAS

Western Digital has launched a new network-attached storage (NAS) device for home users. The WD MyBook Live is designed for streaming media to DLNA-co...

Article | 28/01/2011 Amazon Kindle book sales soar

During its earnings announcement today, Amazon released some tantalizing tidbits that show just how its book business has evolved in the past year. Th...

Article | 25/01/2011 DNLA software push for home networks

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has been busy certifying hardware, with more than 9,000 consumer electronics products receiving its stamp o...

Article | 21/01/2011 Pioneer unveils new 3D Blu-ray players

Pioneer Electronics has announced two new 3D Blu-ray players for the Australian market, the Pioneer BDP-LX54 (RRP $599) and Pioneer BDP-430 (RRP $499)...