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Australians copping late bill fees despite on-line payments

With the increased availability of online payment, fewer of us are heading down to the local bank or post office to pay bills, however it’s not necessarily helping us remember to pay on time. A recent survey by PayPal revealed that almost half of Australians have copped a late payment fee as the result of paying a bill. I spoke[Read More…]

Microsoft Surface Pro tablet now available

Microsoft recently launched the Surface Pro tablet…but exactly how is it different from other tablet devices, especially those that are already on the market? Well basically the Surface Pro is aimed at users who want a tablet device but with the performance and features they expect from a PC. This means having the Windows 8 Pro operating system on board,[Read More…]

Sony launches secure portable hard drive

Sony launches secure portable hard drive

A portable hard drive is a great gadget for backing up, storing and transporting data. There are plenty on the market and they come in all shapes, sizes and prices, but Sony has just launched their first. The new 1 terabyte portable external hard drive from sony has a few extra features than most similar devices, with transfer accelerator software[Read More…]

Playstation 4 $549 in Australia and will support Used Games

Playstation 4 $549 in Australia and will support Used Games

As an event event held in Los Angeles this morning, and streamed across the globe, the shape and price of the Playstation 4 console was revealed with the Australian price tag set at RRP $549.  Fans were also more than happy to hear that Sony would continue to support the use of 2nd hand games. This would come as quite[Read More…]

Cisco forecasts Internet growth towards 2017

The Internet is changing. There are now more of us using it, more-so on mobile devices and it’s definitely getting busier. Cisco’s 7th Visual Networking Index forcasts that by 2017, global Internet traffic will be 12 times greater than in 2008. Looking for ward to 2017 specifically for Australia; Internet traffic will grow 2.3-fold from 2012 to 2017, a compound[Read More…]