It seems kind of sad that we’re still discussing the issue of mandatory web filtering, but until the Labor government decides to start listening to experts (or gets voted out of power), we don’t really have a choice. yesterday, representatives from Facebook, Yahoo!7 and NineMSN told the Joint Select Committee on Cyber Safety that mandatory internet filtering isn’t a viable option for protecting kids.
HP’s latest lineup of printers are all internet connected. Yay! Some of them also support apps! And now the first Australian HP printer app has launched from Yahoo!7, and I have to wonder – why would anybody ever use this?
There’s a lot of hype around 3D at the moment, but the much more interesting technology making it into the current generation of TVs is video on demand. And today Panasonic announced that they have partnered with Yahoo!7 to offer 7Plus catch up TV content through their Viera CAST portal later this year.
This morning, Sony unveiled its upcoming lineup of TVs for the first half of this year. There are 26 new TVs hitting shelves over the course of this year, 21 of which will feature an internet connection for IPTV. While that’s exciting enough in itself, the bigger news is that they’ve partnered with Yahoo!7 to deliver content from Channel 7 directly to the Bravia TV.
According to a story on Mumbrella this morning, Channel 7 is apparently planning on revamping its online service from January, dramatically increasing the quantity of content you’ll be able to watch for free* on their Yahoo!7 portal. It may not be a local Hulu, but it’s a start…
