Paid VPN and Streaming – takes off like a rocket
If there is one good thing to come out of the COVID-lockdown, it is that the global use of paid VPNs has jumped an average of 85% over the past three weeks. An...
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Netflix is throttling back Australia in the time of Coronavirus
After a modestly late night of work last night, it was time for a bit of Netflix. Running through the options, I found that I’d only watched the movie Hanna ha...
How to stop Big Tech using you – breaking up or breaking free
What do you think of when you hear “Big Tech”? Do you worry
or rejoice?
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Netflix misreads user sentiment with new ad-platform test
Netflix users are ‘streaming with rage’ according to Perth’s Daily Telegraph. If you want to piss off, users show them ads.
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An hour with an LG Super UHD TV
Last week, in lieu of my usual preference for reviewing TVs in my office, I spent a bit of time with two of LG’s latest TVs at its venue in Sydney. I’ll talk ab...
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings on a streaming mobile future
Way back in 1997 an American chap named Reed Hastings sold his computer software business for a cool $US700 million, and put $US2.5 million of that into a new s...
Valentine’s Day message from Netflix: Australians cheat on their significant others
Movie and TV streaming behemoth Netflix has issued a warning this Saint Valentine’s Day: there’s an epidemic of Australians cheating on their partners … when it...
CES 2017 – Sony’s Innovation promise
Sony hit the stage today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with a very surprising addition to its TV line up, along with announcements about a modes...
Last Minute Gifting
Bad news I’m afraid: there are only four days until Xmas. Okay, it might be good news for some. Little kids, for example, who are looking forward to Santa’s lea...
Netflix changes: greater portability, more information, earlier release
Change is afoot, courtesy of streaming giant Netflix, with downloads for on-the-go viewing, the addition of video previews on its interface, and a shortcut thro...
Foxtel to shut down Presto, revamp Foxtel Play with cheaper prices
Foxtel buys out Presto to replace it with a revamped Foxtel Play streaming service to compete with Netflix and Stan....
Watch out for “Netflix” scam warns ACMA
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is warning Australians that there is a scam email going around which purports to be from Netflix. It’s ...