The first day of 2015 brings an important milestone in Australian telco history.
The Sonos Beam strikes a perfect balance between TV sound bar and smart speaker. It's an excellent entry-point into the world of connected high-end audio, and a great option for anyone who has yet to dabble into smart home technology. It's the upgrade your living room deserves.
Telcos will face fines of up to $10 million for breaching a host of new obligations including that they must provide an interim service or remedy where an NBN switch-over takes more than three days.
MyRepublic has been fined $25,200 over its NBN plan marketing.
Netflix is testing out a new "Ultra" subscription tier in Europe.
Vodafone NBN customers can now take calls made to their landline on their mobile phones, ditching the need for a landline without ditching calls from long lost friends and relatives.
The Google Home Max smart speaker will go on sale in Australia for the first time in August.
And 70% of new subscribers are taking up a faster plan from the get go.
Optus has launched an Innovation Hub within the Sydney Start Up Hub to collaborate with start-ups and small businesses and develop solutions to challenges.
Is Sonos Beam a smart speaker or a sound bar? Why can't it be both?