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Digital Albums Booming, But CDs Still Prevail
1Australians are increasingly keen on buying digital music, but despite the shrinking CD sections in most music stores, the compact disc remains our preferred means of consumption. ARIA’s 2008 wholesale sales figures show that physical music sales were worth $371 million, while digital music sales were $54 million. However, with physical sales down 12% while…
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The Stephen Fry Media Twitter Conspiracy
Author, actor, presenter and brainbox Stephen Fry is a technophile of long standing (reputedly, he was the second ever owner of a Mac in the UK after Douglas Adams), and he’s also a major Twitter advocate. In an interview with the BBC, he propounds an interesting theory about much of the current “flavour of the…
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Naked DSL Providers In Australia
On our recent story about the death of the landline phone, commenter Jason asked about the procedure for setting up naked DSL. The exact steps needed for setting up will depend on which provider you choose (you can’t just choose to set up naked DSL in a vacuum). However, a useful starting point for that…
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Landlines Officially Going The Way Of The Dinosaur
It’s not surprising, but it’s interesting to see it backed up by a study: people are no longer bothering to sign up for a landline when they move out of home, preferring instead the greater flexibility of a mobile phone. According to research by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, there’s a clear pattern: older…