Gadgets

Will Harvey Norman Stop Selling McTivia?

Gizmodo AU

The Australian reports that executives at Harvey Norman are considering their position on selling the McTivia media streamer, due to concerns over its potentially copyright-infringing promotion of VPN services to access overseas video content.


July 19, 2011
Entertainment

Netflix Seeks Australian ISP Partner For Movie Streaming

Gizmodo AU

Local suitors have reportedly been told that Netflix wants to launch in Oz in the next 12 to 18 months. I wouldn’t be surprised. They’re expanding into Latin America this year, and here we are rolling out an NBN. But what would it mean for the likes of Bigpond Movies or Fetch TV?


May 7, 2011
Software

How To Use Spotify Outside Of Europe With A VPN Service

When we called Spotify the best desktop music player we’ve ever used, we meant it. The trouble is, due to licensing restrictions, a lot of you try it out. Well, Australians (and non-Euros of all stripes), take heart: Here’s how to use Spotify from outside of Europe.


February 15, 2011
Software

Five Best VPN Service Providers

If you have a need to encrypt and secure your internet connection—whether you’re using an unsecured public Wi-Fi connection or are worried about an authoritarian government snooping your data—a VPN service is just what the doctor ordered. Here are the five most popular tools for the job.


December 16, 2010
Online

How To Watch Streaming Videos Anywhere In The World

So you’re jetting off to a tropical island in uncharted waters. But how are you supposed to enjoy paradise when copyright laws put the international hammer down on Netflix? Winter travellers, meet your new best friends: Proxy and VPN services.


April 9, 2009
Online

The Pirate Bay’s Ipredator Provides Safe, Anonymous Protection From the Law for $US6

The Pirate Bay’s new IP-masking anonymity service for paranoid pirates—Ipredator, whose name also plays off Sweden’s new IPRED anti-piracy law—already has over 100,000 sign-ups.