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Friday, November 6, 2009
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Orb Streams Your Media To Any Computer On Windows And Mac

5:30AM Adam Pash | Windows/Mac only: Free application Orb lets you access music, video and other media stored on your computer from virtually any device (Wii, PS3, mobile phone, etc). It’s been around a while on Windows, but today it’s also available on the Mac. More »
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Friday, October 30, 2009
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Apple TV Upgrades To 3.0

10:30AM Angus Kidman | The Apple TV hasn’t set the media world alight in the manner of the iPod, but Apple keeps plugging away. A new update to the onboard software claims a simplified interface and support for some other recent Apple innovations, including iTunes LP playback and Genius playlists.. More »
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Monday, October 26, 2009
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Classic Cinema Online Streams Free Classic Films

9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Whether you’re in the mood for some classic animation or some old-school spooky films, Classic Cinema Online has hundreds of films in dozens of categories. More »
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Zune Video Marketplace The One To Beat For Australian Downloads

8:30AM Angus Kidman | Foxtel Downloads doesn’t really cut it, so will it be up to Microsoft to provide a comprehensive video-on-demand system? Nick over at Gizmodo has been putting the Zune Video Marketplace on Xbox Live through its paces, and he’s pretty impressed with what he sees. More »
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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Spotify Lets Users Download Playlists For Offline Playback

6:30AM Adam Pash | Good news for Spotify users—that is, most people who don’t live in Australia or the US: the coolest desktop music player we’ve used has added an offline mode that allows users to download music to their hard drive for offline playback. More »
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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Foxtel Wants ISPs Not To Charge For Downloads

9:00AM Angus Kidman | The most surprising aspect of yesterday’s Foxtel download service announcement was that Foxtel hadn’t stitched up a deal with BigPond (or another ISP) to offer cap-free downloads. It turns out that Foxtel has a simpler strategy in mind: begging ISPs not to do it. More »
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Foxtel Next Generation Adds 600 Hours Of Downloads

12:21PM Angus Kidman | If you’re a Foxtel subscriber, you’ll want to hope that you’ve got a generous download allowance with your ISP. The pay TV provider is launching its new downloads service on October 1, but while there’s plenty of content, there’s no announced deals in place for cap-free downloads. Here’s all the news from today’s Foxtel press launch. More »
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
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Best Of The Best: Tools And Apps, Third Quarter 2009

5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The third quarter of 2009 was filled with all sorts of useful communication tools, time saving applications and software to help you get things done. Here’s a look back at the winners in each of the categories. More »
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Friday, September 25, 2009
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SpotifiTunes Helps Smooth Your Transition From iTunes To Spotify

4:30AM Adam Pash | Upload your iTunes Music Library XML file to web application SpotifiTunes, and it generates a page full of links to artists, genres, and albums that point directly to Spotify to help you smooth your transition to the excellent cloud-based desktop music player. More »
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Monday, September 21, 2009
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YouTube Resume Continues Videos Where You Left Off

2:15PM Angus Kidman | If you start watching a longer video on YouTube but get interrupted partway through, finding your way back can be a nuisance. A new “resume” feature lets logged-in YouTube users automatically continue from where they left off. More »
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