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As Presto urges its customers to ‘demand more’, Netflix notifies us of its newest content set to land upon the Netflix service this September.

Our Kiwi cousins place 14th of a list of 29 countries Netflix ranks for streaming speeds, handily beating Australia in 18th spot with faster average speeds.

Specifically vaguely, US cable provider Cablevision has announced it will distribute Hulu’s catalogue but no details yet on Cablevision’s pricing, nor its metered or unmetered status.

Select Android tablets, mostly from Samsung but also the Nexus 7, now join the iPad, Chromecast, PCs and Macs in being able to watch Presto’s TV programming, but still no Android smartphones, iPhones, smart TVs or games consoles as with Netflix - yet.

While Netflix is expected to offer both movies and TV shows for its $9.99 monthly charge, Presto thinks it can charge $9.99 per month just for TV or movies, with both services to cost $14.99 per month.

Presto has shared two handfuls of TV show titles it plains to stream in 2015 from Foxtel and Seven, but promises ‘dozens more’ brilliant programs to come ‘in the lead up to launch’.

Take that, Presto - Fetch TV is adding seven premium channels to its service from 1 February 2015, including BBC First, BBC Knowledge, BBC UKTV, The Food Network and HGTV from SCRIPPS, NBC’s Universal Channel and Fox’s Nat Geo WILD.

Consumer advocates choice say its research shows 684,000 households are buying digital content from overseas stores, with Choice wanting Australians to have better access to international streaming services.

There's a new twist to the ongoing saga surrounding Apple's plans for the TV market. Not surprisingly, it involves a new version of the Apple TV.

An extremely detailed 3D printed Iron Throne iPhone dock is no more, after HBO filed a cease and desist letter against its maker.

Other vendors found it impossible to provide a truly global content store thanks to the machinations of rightsholders, and Research In Motion has run into the same roadblocks. While BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10 will open up in Australia with a catalogue of DRM-free music from major and independent labels, we'll have to do without movies and TV shows.

What was hot in the iTunes Store and App Store during 2011? Some of the answers may surprise you.

iOS 4.1 delivers a range of new features to the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as multiple security fixes.

Apple has sent out invitations to a 'special event' on the 1st of September at which a new Apple TV, a new Facetime compatible iPod Touch, 99c TV show rentals and presumably 'one more thing' are set to be unveiled.