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Foxtel Go now on iPhone and iPod touch

Foxtel’s Go app, originally made for the iPad, has had a makeover -- it’s now also available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Foxtel announced the new app as part of its 2013 programming launch in an event at Sydney’s Fox Studios.

Product snapshot: Rode iXY microphone for iPhone

Everyone’s always got their phone with them, wherever they are. Video and photo-sharing services Vine and Instagram are based on this idea -- you can always take a photo or record a video if you always have your phone with you.

Product snapshot: Canon PIXMA MX926 multifunction printer

Printers are becoming less and less important these days, as we move towards a paperless workplace that relies on email and cloud storage for sharing documents. But if you’re running a small home office, or a small business, chances are you’ll still ...

Product snapshot: Microsoft Surface Pro tablet

If you’ve been following Microsoft’s announcements in the last year, you would have to have heard about the Surface. It was announced alongside the new Windows 8 operating system, and we think it’s got a lot of potential.

Product snapshot: GoPro HERO3

The ‘action camera’ category -- rugged, portable, and powerful video cameras that are made to be bolted onto motorcycles, slapped onto snowboard helmets, and dunked down to 50 metres deep on a scuba diver’s suit -- has exploded in the last few years.

Product snapshot: ASUS ARES II graphics card

Huge graphics cards are nothing new. Since the 3DFX Voodoo 5, graphics cards longer than the motherboards they sit in have amused high-powered PC enthusiasts. But, in the 13 years since the Voodoo 5, GPUs have become more powerful. A lot more powerfu...

Product snapshot: ASUS RT-N66U ‘Dark Knight’ router

Modems and routers and network cards aren’t usually the sexiest and most exciting of devices to pass through the PC World test centre. They’re generally going to be hidden under a desk or in a cupboard, so we don’t pay much attention to how they look...

Product snapshot: Belkin WeMo

Belkin’s WeMo is, in a few words, a home automation system. It works to give you Wi-Fi control over your appliances and electronics, using a plug-in connector that connects to your wall socket or powerboard, remotely switching on and off your home’s ...

Product snapshot: Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G5 camera

Panasonic’s LUMIX G5 digital camera has all the controls and accoutrements you’d expect to find on a full-sized digital SLR -- it’s got a big control dial and menu buttons on the rear, top-mounted shooting mode dial, a built-in pop-up flash, and more...

Why Twitter verification is a bit silly

If you have a Twitter account, it’s highly likely that you’re following at least a few Tweeters who are ‘verified’ -- celebrities, high-powered businessmen, sports stars, the (next) Pope.

Product snapshot: Canon PowerShot G15 camera

As point-and-shoot cameras go, there are two distinct categories. You can buy a point-and-shoot camera without a great deal of control -- these are made for people who just want to take photos, with no fussing around.

Product snapshot: Panasonic LUMIX GF5 camera

Micro Four-Thirds is a ‘mirrorless’ interchangeable lens digital camera system and lens mount family. If that all sounds a little daunting, here’s a simpler explanation: these cameras have big sensors (like chunky digital SLRs) stuffed into tiny bodi...

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