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Article | 30/03/2011 Kogan extends free HDMI cable offer indefinitely
Online retailer Kogan has extended its offer of a free HDMI cable to 'tricked' JB Hi-Fi customers indefinitely.
Article | 18/03/2011 ABC investigating international iView service, future local offerings
When the BBC announced an international iPlayer Web and iPad application, the possibility of an internationally available ABC iView video-on-demand se...
Article | 17/03/2011 Analog TV to be switched off in 50 days in regional Victoria
The final stretch of the long-running digital TV switchover has begun for regional Victorian towns like Ballarat and Lorne, with the projected May 5 d...
Article | 16/03/2011 Kogan gives away free HDMI cables to JB Hi-Fi TV buyers
In the latest of a series of publicity stunts, online retailer Kogan is offering "tricked" JB Hi-Fi TV buyers a free HDMI cable. Anyone who has bought...
Article | 12/03/2011 Yahoo's TV widget store delayed for consumers
An online store for lightweight "widget" applications built for the Yahoo Connected TV platform will not open to consumers this month, as originally p...
Article | 10/03/2011 New Sony TVs for 2011 feature streaming Internet TV, video on demand
Seventeen of the 22 new BRAVIA LCD TVs announced by Sony Australia on Tuesday will feature Sony Internet TV, the company's latest extension of the BRA...
Article | 7/03/2011 New Samsung TVs stream video wirelessly to Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets, Galaxy S II smartphones
At an event in Singapore, Samsung has announced that its 'Smart TV' Series 8 (D8000) and Series 7 (D7000) LED TVs set to be released in April 2011 wil...
Article | 4/03/2011 Taiwan researchers seek to perfect LED backlights, MEMS
A government-funded research institute in Taiwan have kicked off a three-year effort to develop cheaper, longer-lasting LED backlights in mobile phone...
Article | 3/03/2011 AU returns fire at Sharp with LCD display patent suits in US
Taiwan's AU Optronics, one of the biggest LCD screen makers in the world, said Thursday it filed two separate lawsuits in the U.S. against Sharp, alle...
Article | 3/03/2011 BBC iPlayer iPad app will be available worldwide in 2011 via subscription
BBC director general Mark Thompson has told attendees of the Financial Times Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference that the BBC's iPlayer video stre...
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 Digital TV switchover still on track for flooded, cyclone-battered Queensland
A spokesperson for the Australian government's Digital Switchover Taskforce has confirmed that television transmission infrastructure in Queensland wa...
Article | 18/02/2011 ACMA concludes 3D TV broadcast review, sets further guidelines
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has concluded a review of consumer, reception, interference and technical issues surrounding ...
Article | 10/02/2011 Mitsubishi shows off 100in OLED TV
Mitsubishi Electric Australia has confirmed the availability of its latest Diamond Vision OLED screens, aimed at digital signage and indoor advertisin...
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 | 3/02/2011 Sony profits hit by falling TV prices, strong yen
Stiff price competition in the flat-screen TV market and the strong Japanese yen hurt profits at Sony in the last three months of 2010, the company sa...
Article | 3/02/2011 Panasonic releases 103in and 85in 3D plasma TVs
Panasonic has announced the Australian availability of its 103in and 85in Full HD 3D plasma TVs. The professional-grade plasma TVs were showcased at t...
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 | 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 | 31/01/2011 Australia to miss out on new Pioneer TVs
TV manufacturer Sharp will sell some of its LCD TVs under the Pioneer brand in the USA and Canada after a deal between the two companies, but Australi...

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