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ABC iView Now Live On The PS3

9:30AM Nick Broughall | If any of you were spending part of your Sunday playing with you PS3, you may have noticed that there was a new option in the XMB for television, with the ABC iView logo sitting front and centre. That’s right – you can now access iView through the PS3. More »
Entertainment

No, Fight Club Has Not Turned Into A Horrible Romantic Comedy

11:40AM Sean Fallon | If you picked up the new Fight Club Blu-ray edition, don’t panic when you see the menu screen. Edward Norton HAS NOT been replaced with a Drew Barrymore character that makes out with her alter ego to vent sexual frustration. More »
Entertainment

YouTube Shuts Down API Access, Blocks Set-Top Boxes

6:59AM John Herrman | There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface (i.e. Flash) or for cleaner integration, through its back-end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. Update. More »
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Flo TV Shown Off On The iPhone For Reasons Unknown

5:32AM John Herrman | I get that this Flo TV iPhone demo is just a proof of concept. That’s fine! I’m just a little confused as to what the concept is. More »
GPS

Review: Pioneer AVIC-F10BT In-Dash Satnav System

3:47PM Nick Broughall | Earlier this week, the guys at Pioneer let me drive around in one of their cars for a couple of days to test out the AVIC-F10BT in-dash satnav entertainment system. And now that I’ve tasted the supple delights of the AVIC, my own car’s stereo system seems old and tired, like a Hollywood starlet who’s let herself go. My satnav – once the pride and joy of my glovebox – now seems clunky and cumbersome. If I could, I’d take my car and the AVIC system to Vegas and get them hitched, because the simple fact is that they belong together. More »
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Details On Telstra’s T-Box Announced

1:40PM Nick Broughall | Back in March, Telstra said they’d be launching 100Mbps cable in Melbourne. Today, the Big T announced that they’d be flicking the switch on December 1, as well as confirming details on the T-Box. Not to be confused with the T-Hub, this one’s a DVR! For TV. More »
Business

Steve Jobs On Pixar Circa 1996

11:40AM Adam Frucci | Steve Jobs wanted to turn Pixar into one of the biggest names in entertainment when Toy Story was released, according to Pixar’s 1996 annual report. You can’t help but compare his thoughts on the Pixar brand and the Apple brand. More »
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RSVP Now For Byteside’s Final Show And Xmas Special

5:00PM Nick Broughall | If you haven’t yet managed to get down to experience the Byteside live show, time is running out – the final show is scheduled for November 24, although Ben and Shay are hosting a special Christmas show on December 8. More »
Entertainment

All Foxtel Channels Going Widescreen By 2011

10:45AM Nick Broughall | If you’ve got Foxtel and a flat-panel TV, you’re sure to understand the frustration that is watching a channel in 4:3 ratio on your TV… Those sidebars are ug-lee. Fortunately, a Foxtel rep told David Knox at TV Tonight that all their channels would be widescreen by 2011. More »
Entertainment

One Day, Someone Will Post The Blu-ray Version Of This Video

8:20AM Jesus Diaz | In 1985, people thought Laserdiscs would be the future of cinema. After all, they had unmatched picture quality, they were virtually indestructible and they had a lot of extras. Just like Blu-ray. See what I did there? See? [Obsolete]