Telstra has today revealed a new partnership with pay television provider Foxtel will see support for up to 30 Foxtel stations made available for a monthly fee on the telco giant’s T-Box device from May. The partnership, which follows a deal between Microsoft and Foxtel last year that saw a selection of Foxtel channels made available on Microsoft’s X-Box gaming console, will see those who have purchased one of Telstra’s T-Box devices able to subscribe to a [...]

Microsoft has revealed their first competitor to Apple’s touch-sensitive mouse, called the Microsoft Touch Mouse. The mouse, which can be pre-ordered now but has yet to receive a shipping date for Australia (Microsoft says it will be available here before the end of the financial year), was revealed shortly after the company’s CEO Steve Ballmer completed this years opening keynote at the world’s biggest consumer electronics show, CES. Just like Apple’s touch-sensitive Magic Mouse — which was [...]

Just a reminder folks – tune into our live coverage happening right now of the opening keynote at the world’s biggest consumer electronics show with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. CES 2011

We knew it was coming, but until now we didn’t know when. Over the Christmas break, Channel Ten finally released their iPhone app to the general public. The app, which went live on January 3 but was promised late last year, boasts features including an in-app television guide and the ability to receive push notifications for upcoming programs. From the iTunes app description: The new TEN iPhone app offers you a full free-to-air and subscription [...]

Join us as we live blog the CES 2011 opening keynote with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer live from Las Vegas from 1.15pm AEDT tomorrow, Thursday the 6th of January. CES 2011

Groupon, the popular US-based discount coupon website, has announced its ambitions to enter the Australian market, with hopes to launch within one month. An exclusive with the Sydney Morning Herald posted earlier this morning revealed the company which reportedly turned down a $5+ billion takeover bid from search giant Google earlier this month, will launch in Australia within the next month, with the site now seeking to find businesses willing to offer discount deals. However [...]

Telstra has announced in partnership with Acer and Ericsson a new netbook which is now available that features built-in support for their NextG network. The device – dubbed the Acer Aspire One AOD255 – weighs just over a kilogram and makes use of Ericsson’s new F5521gw mobile broadband module revealed in September, which allows network access to the computer even when it is asleep or, in the event of the netbook being stolen, can allow [...]