Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:12:00 GMT Comment on www.smarthouse.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/Q4T3P7W5 Anytime you even tiptoe near the turf of the entertainment industry, the alarms go off, the security lights go on, and the cry of "Release the hounds" goes up, so RealNetworks knew what it was in for today when it launched RealDVD, a program that lets users copy copy-protected movies to a PC hard drive. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:12:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/Q4T3P7W5 John Murrell :Siliconvalley.com http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081001091342e0d04.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/F5S6S8Q6 Comment (as seen on Smarthouse August/September 2008 Issue): During the past 12 months home theatre has taken on a whole new dimension with the introduction of new Dolby technology, Blu-ray players and new Ethernet and wireless capabilities. While the prices for these systems have risen, so has the level of technology packed into them. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:37:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/F5S6S8Q6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008091512385975492.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/N5B2B9D3 Comment: The decision by LG to spend over $100 million dollars promoting an LCD TV called Scarlet is an interesting move. But to tease consumers into believing that there is a new TV series called Scarlet in an effort to sell a red-backed LCD TV is a big risk that I doubt is going to work for the struggling Korean brand. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:24:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/N5B2B9D3 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200809151226464db55.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/K7S6C8N5 According to a recent survey by Gartner and other analysts, the majority of users of social networking sites are motivated mainly by “personal needs and a desire for entertainment, rather than business and practical objectives”. However some have seen the potential of such sites for business. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:32:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/K7S6C8N5 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080711103452b28f1.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/F5H2E9U4 Two months ago, Microsoft was so desperate to buy up Yahoo!, it offered to buy the entire company for $US33 a share, or a total of $US47.5 billion. Although this was deemed not enough for Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:53:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/F5H2E9U4 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080708125755fd481.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/T2U3X8K8 According to research, Microsoft is Australia's most authentic brand in the Authentic Brand Index (ABI) study released today by Principals and Synovate. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:33:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/T2U3X8K8 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008062603354714230.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/U7U9W3L5 According to Channel 7, Seven News is up 337,000 viewers on Nine News, a 27 per cent audience advantage, with the its news program the most-watched program on television on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:21:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/U7U9W3L5 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008061605232960874.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/A7R4B4G3 According to a report in Bloomberg.com, GE Money is assessing a sale of Wizard Home Loans, which GE Money bought in 2004, whose sale may fetch more than $500 million for GE. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:31:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/A7R4B4G3 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200806061134334f6f1.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/G6W6U8V8 Be afraid, be very, very afraid, for if a lawsuit by Viacom against Google is successful, it will potentially have far-reaching and massive implications for internet users everywhere, including Australia. Tue, 27 May 2008 09:56:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/G6W6U8V8 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080528075806abde6.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/P4C4Q3T8 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that Channel Seven in Melbourne Seven, breached the complaints handling provisions of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice in relation to a segment on Seven News about the suicides of two teenagers. Fri, 23 May 2008 01:36:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Comment/P4C4Q3T8 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200805231137140538a.jpg