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  Coronavirus is slowing LCD production, and TV and monitor prices are expected to climb as a result

  Quarantines associated by the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, are slowing down LCD production for TVs and PC displays.

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  Fetch TV expands with Aussie Broadband

  ​Fetch TV and Aussie Broadband have announced a partnership that will see the Fetch service available to Australian Broadband customers.

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  Hisense displays successors to amazing Series 7 ULED - Series 8 and 9

  Hisense has displayed it's new Series 8 and Series 9 TVs - the successor to the world-beating Series 7 ULED TVs that won our Best Tech Product of 2016 award.

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  Japan gears up for 8K TV broadcasting

  If you've bought a 4K television and are disappointed at the lack of content, this might not ease your frustration: Japan has is fast on the way to 8K TV broadcasting with a full service due in the next four years.

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  Japan starts 8K TV broadcasts in time for Rio Olympics

  Japan began the world's first regular 8K television broadcasts on Monday, five days ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games.

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  Foxconn to pay over $US6bn for a majority stake in Sharp

  Sharp has approved an offer from Hon Hai Precision Industry and related companies to acquire over 66 per cent of the company’s voting stock, making the Taiwanese contract manufacturer the new parent of the venerable Japanese firm.

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  ​4K with a difference comes to NZ as LG launches Ultra HD OLED TV

  4K Ultra HD OLED TV now available for sale in selected stores around the country.

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  In Pictures: Curviest new tech devices

  Shape of things to come: Phones, TVs and more are starting to throw us curves

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  In Pictures: Google Chromecast brings Google into your living room

  Google has announced the Google Chromecast, a small device that lets you stream online content and sync your phone, tablet or laptop with your TV.

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  LG unveils new range of TVs

  LG unveiled its new curved OLED television last week, as well as its new ambassador - Hollywood actor Ewan McGregor.

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  Samsung smart TVs to support TVNZ OnDemand

  TVNZ and Samsung have signed a deal to bring TVNZ OnDemand content to Samsung smart TVs, Samsung announced today.

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  CES: Samsung unveils curved OLED TV

  Samsung has unveiled what it calls the "world's first" curved OLED TV at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.

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  Quickflix launches HDMI dongle to make dumb TVs 'smart'

  Quickflix have today paired with Dish TV to launch the SmartVU TV stick, an Android-powered device designed to turn your regular old HDMI-capable TV into a 'smart' TV.

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  LG's 84-inch ultra-high-def TV

  LG will be launching an 84-inch ultra-high-definition (also called 4K) TV in New Zealand in early December.

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  Win tickets to Armageddon Auckland!

  It's that wonderful time of year again. The staff at PC World are all set to go play some Magic: The Gathering and check out some unreleased games (see the list of games you can get hands-on time with). If you'd also like to go get your geek on, we'v...