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... (Read More)
Netflix
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... (Read More)
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... (Read More)
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... (Read More)
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... (Read More)
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... (Read More)