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4/02/2014
The Fall of the iPod
Over the summer holidays Apple saw their sales for iPhones and iPads increase again. Total 51 million iPhone units and 26 million iPad were shipped over the holidays, an increase over the same period last year. However the humble long-running iPod saw a 52% drop in shipped units. iPods accounted for roughly about $974 million of Apple’s $57.6
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23/01/2014
The world of online dating
Every night on TV you see the ads, you know the ones, the “We met online and are now living happily ever after” ads… And you’re sitting on your couch, in your sweatpants with a bag of chips on your lap either thinking ‘why not me..’ or ‘Yeahh right.. it’s all a scam’.. The fact is, that online dating in todays society really can work.  It’s the
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14/01/2014
Overstock make $130,000 worth of Bitcoin sales overnight
So you’ve finally got yourself a piece of the crypto-currency pie...but what can you do with it? Adoption by businesses has been Bitcoin’s greatest hurdle since the start. What’s the point of an awesome, functioning alternative currency if you can’t spend it on anything? That may be changing: Overstock, one of America’s largest online retailers
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8/01/2014
Steam Powered Consoles
Valve unveiled their line of third party “Steam Machines” today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. For those out of the loop: Valve, the developer of Steam which is the largest content delivery platform for video games, has recently entered the hardware market. Pitched as a killer for the popular consoles (PS4, Xbox One and the Wii U),
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19/12/2013
Forget Bitcoin. Get Dogecoin.
Bitcoin definitely takes the cake for this year’s most influential trend. It’s changed the way we think about currency and made a lot of nerds rich in the process. For those who don’t know Bitcoin is online digital currency based on cryptography. It’s completely decentralised from any country or institution which means it’s impervious to global
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26/11/2013
Internode. Believe the hype?
Internode. You’ve probably heard of them by now. If you know a friend that’s with them, then you’ve probably already been preached to as well. So what’s all the hype about? Well Internode is currently rated the #1 internet service provider in the country based on the the Roy Morgan customer service award. They’ve been rated #1 every month this
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19/11/2013
BitCoins on the rise
The decentralised virtual currency known as BitCoin (BTC) has reached an unexpected high this morning. It was only a few weeks ago when you could buy a single coin for under $200 but unfortunately those days seem all but gone as the price of a BitCoin soars to over $700 USD. Following the collapse of SilkRoad, a massive online drug marketplace
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13/11/2013
Optus Debuts new plans
Last week Optus debuted their new plans for ADSL2+, Cable and NBN. These new plans are a major overhaul of their previous offerings including a newly added Unlimited plan (a big increase over the previous 500Gb that Optus offered) as well as updated prices that are more competitive with other providers.   Gone are the seniors plans and other
General Broadband Internet News
6/11/2013
Google releases Android 4.4 "Kit Kat"
Google’s new update for their mobile operating system brings a plethora of upgrades and new features to the table. Dubbed “Kit Kat”, Android 4.4 focuses on a delivering across the board increases of speed, stability and battery life. The new update brings a much welcomed refresh to the look of Android: gone are the flashes of blue on solid black
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22/10/2013
Apple debuts iPhone 5S TV Spot
Apple has debuted their first TV spot for the iPhone 5S broadcast in the US yesterday. The 30 second ad focuses heavily on the “Champagne Gold” iteration of the iPhone 5S range. Dubbed “Metal Mastered”, the TV spot follows the metallic blob as it contorts and flows into the iPhone 5S seen below. A pointer finger rises from the bottom of the frame
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16/10/2013
PRISM, Tor and Silkroad walk into a bar
It is by no means breaking news that the internet (as we’ve come to know and use it) is slowly but surely losing its anonymity. In fact it’s something we’ve known for quite a while and has really only been affirmed by the events that have occurred this year so far. For those that are out of loop 2013 has brought us the following news stories: The
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20/06/2013
ACMA calls for clear-headed thinking on cloud regulation
A report from the Australian Communications and Media Authority, a regulator, has outlined how it proposes to regulate data shared over ‘the cloud’. Specifically, the paper calls for simple and direct regulation on an industry that is already confusing enough for the average consumer. Cloud Computing Cloud Computing is a blanket term to cover a
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