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Twitter/Facebook Client Brizzly Open For Sign-Ups
9:00AM Kevin Purdy | Brizzly, the web-based social-media manager that ranked as one of our readers’ favourite Twitter clients, has dropped the invite code requirement and is available for anyone to log into. It’s still technically in “beta”, but mostly to keep up the fairly rapid pace of feature development. [via TechCrunch]
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YouTube Will Soon Block Access From Set-Top Devices
6:20AM Kevin Purdy | It won’t affect your PS3, Wii, TiVo or other licensed YouTube partners, but Google’s streaming video service will start blocking access to TV-connected devices as of December 2. More »
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1:30PM Angus Kidman | If you want a particular phone model (or colour) that hasn’t been released in Australia, then buying it as a “grey market” import can seem like an appealing way to solve the problem. But as well as not getting any local warranty support, you might run into trouble when it comes to making 000 emergency calls. More »
Grey Market Phones Might Be A 000 Risk
1:30PM Angus Kidman | If you want a particular phone model (or colour) that hasn’t been released in Australia, then buying it as a “grey market” import can seem like an appealing way to solve the problem. But as well as not getting any local warranty support, you might run into trouble when it comes to making 000 emergency calls. More »
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YouTube Adds Machine-Generated Automatic Captions
10:00AM Sarah Rae Trover | YouTube clips have previously allowed for captioning, but it was a system that was a little buggy and only worked from YouTube’s site. That’s all changed with the advent of machine-generated captions and auto-timing. More »
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4:30PM Angus Kidman | A perennial theme around Lifehacker in recent weeks has been the fact that TV networks are a bit clueless about the modern world. Turns out the cluelessness runs pretty deep. More »
Shock Horror! TV Network Using Digital Technology
4:30PM Angus Kidman | A perennial theme around Lifehacker in recent weeks has been the fact that TV networks are a bit clueless about the modern world. Turns out the cluelessness runs pretty deep. More »
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Seesmic Desktop Now Available As A Native Windows Client
1:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows: If you’ve wanted a desktop-based Twitter client but were shying away because most were built with Adobe Air and you’re not a fan, Seesmic Desktop is now available as a native Windows client. More »
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | Foxtel launched a bunch of new channels over the weekend, but it’s always something of a crap shoot when you switch channels as to whether you’ll get a widescreen or 4:3 image. TV Tonight has a handy list of which channels are currently offered in widescreen format. More »
Which Foxtel Channels Run In Widescreen?
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Foxtel launched a bunch of new channels over the weekend, but it’s always something of a crap shoot when you switch channels as to whether you’ll get a widescreen or 4:3 image. TV Tonight has a handy list of which channels are currently offered in widescreen format. More »
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2:35PM Angus Kidman | The ABC has just rolled out a design update for its iView catchup service. Apart from a general refresh, the big change is the ability to browse programs by genre. More »
ABC iView Gets Design Update, Genre Search
2:35PM Angus Kidman | The ABC has just rolled out a design update for its iView catchup service. Apart from a general refresh, the big change is the ability to browse programs by genre. More »
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Use Non-Specific Status Updates To Keep Your Home Safer
9:00AM Sarah Rae Trover | Although it’s easy to kill a few minutes here and there while waiting for a plane or a train, updating your social status on-the-go can cause trouble. Keeping them free of too many details keeps your home safer while you’re away. More »
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