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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 | 18/04/2013 Samsung’s 2013 Smart TVs: everything you need to know

Samsung has launched its 2013 line-up of LED and plasma TVs with massive fanfare, pushing new features that make its TVs easier to use, and more respo...

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 | 12/04/2013 Get rid of old tech gear this April

If you have an emotional attachment to your tech gear, then that's fine. But if you have tech gear that you want to throw out, be environmentally resp...

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 | 26/03/2013 Police on the lookout for stolen Soniq TVs

Police are urging TV buyers to be wary of deals “too good to be true”, with 250 Soniq TVs still missing after a burglary in Sydney’s south-west a fort...

Article | 22/03/2013 BIG W recalls neck-snapping “crush hazard” TV

The ACCC and BIG W have issued a national recall for a 50-inch plasma TV made by Vivo. The Vivo PTV50HD plasma’s stand “may break unexpectedly”, dropp...

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 | 11/03/2013 More Aussies have Internet-ready TVs than tablets

Nielsen’s annual Australian Connected Consumers report reveals that a third of Australian households have a TV that can access the Internet -- slightl...

Article | 27/02/2013 LG’s next Smart TVs will run webOS

LG’s next generation of Smart TVs will run webOS, the mobile operating system developed by Palm and HP.

Article | 21/02/2013 Snapshot: Samsung S9 Ultra HD TV

At CES 2013, Samsung blew away attendees with a whole suite of new TVs. Its 2013 TV line-up includes LED, LCD, plasma, and OLED variants, and we’re su...

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 | 18/02/2013 Apple seeks next-gen Apple TV manager to 'help bring Apple experience to the living room'

A new listing on Apple's Jobs site has added evidence to speculation that the company is planning to launch a more advanced version of its Apple TV se...

Article | 21/01/2013 Sharp releases Australia's largest TV - again

Sharp has announced the release date and price for its largest ever LCD TV, the 90-inch LC-90LE740X.

Article | 15/01/2013 The TVs of CES 2013

For the entirety of the second week in January, the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show was the place to be in the world of tech. Amongst big-screen smartp...

Article | 9/01/2013 An inside look at Samsung's approach to product design

At a gathering of designers from Samsung's Korea headquarters, the company made it clear that it will continue to push toward being a lifestyle brand,...

Article | 13/12/2012 Apple supplier collaborating with Sharp on new TV: report

The Wall Street Journal reports that two sources within Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which assembles Apple’s iPhone and iPad mobile products, say 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 ...

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...