Samsung pushes ‘Smart Home’ at CES 2014
Samsung has announced a system to link together a household’s various gadgets, appliances, and utility controls, as the electronics giant looks to expand into the growing trend for an ‘internet of things’.
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Google partners auto giants to brings Android to cars
Google has struck a deal with General Motors, Honda, Audi, Hyundai and chipmaker Nvidia to integrate the Android mobile operating system for vehicles.
Zynga starts accepting Bitcoin virtual currency for games
Social gaming firm Zynga is to start accepting the virtual currency BitCoin as a payment option.
Nvidia chip boosts smartphone graphics to ‘PS3’ levels
Mobile gaming made a leap this week, as chip-maker Nvidia announced a new processor for mobile devices that it claims will offer better graphics than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Vine adds ‘TV Mode’ for web viewing
Vine has expanded its web features, as the Twitter- owned app looks to boost ways of sharing its 6-second videos.
AOL to sell music streaming pioneer Winamp?
AOL is close to selling Winamp to Radionomy, according to news reports, as one of the first music streaming firms looks to find a new lease of life to compete with the likes of Spotify and iTunes Radio.
Netflix trials payment tiers for multiple users
Netflix is testing a new pricing model based on the number of people who can operate an account, as the web TV firm looks to expand its appeal to families.
Boxing day retail search ad revenues ‘double on last year’
UK retail search advertisers saw their ad revenue double year-on-year, as consumers shifted their browsing from desktops to mobiles, according to new research.
Digital trends in Australia (infographic)
Digital media in Australia has grown at a rapid pace and marketers have slowly shifted their marketing dollars toward this medium. This infographic from Neilsen looks at how online advertising makes up 27% of the total ad spend pie—up eight-fold from 3% in 2003.
Snapchat hack exposes 4.6m user names and phone numbers
Popular photo sharing app Snapchat has been hacked, leading to the account information of 4.6 million users being temporarily been posted online by hackers.