Articles by Andrew Herron

Andrew Herron

Journalist

A veteran of both print and online media, Andrew has nearly three decades of experience writing about the worlds of technology, communications and entertainment. A few years working in community radio led to writing about film, television and music in some of Australia’s most influential magazines. A lifelong fan of audio, video and computer technology, Andrew subscribes to way too many streaming services and somehow finds time to play video games of all kinds.

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Andrew Herron Articles

  • Best TVs of 2017: Top-Rated Smart and 4K TVs for Every Budget
    With high quality LCD TVs now so cheap they’re almost an instant buy, the television market has become more about how much you’re willing to spend for increasingly small improvements in picture. Until, of course, you arrive at OLED, the game-changing display tech that’s still reserved for those with cash to spare. Here are the best TVs to buy, based on your budget.
  • Blu-ray player
    Blu-ray Player 2017 Buyers Guide: Which is Best for You?
    If you’re a movie or TV fan and are looking for the best picture quality around, Blu-ray is still where it’s at. And this selection of current players from well-known brands shows how easy it’s become to afford high-quality movie and TV viewing at home.
  • 5 Ways to Speed Up Your Internet Connection
    5 Ways to Speed Up Your Internet Connection
    Buffering issues? We have a few tips that will help you speed up your Internet connection.
  • Games and Streaming
    Connect Your PC to a TV for Big-screen Games and Streaming
    There’s no need to spend big bucks on game consoles and streaming devices if you’ve got a nice powerful PC just waiting to be pressed into action! Here’s a bunch of ways you can get your PC or laptop’s display onto your big-screen TV without spending a fortune.
  • Get a Shiny New Samsung S8 with amaysim’s Latest Offer
    Samsung’s latest pair of smartphones are turning heads for good reason. The S8 and S8+ pack a massive screen and cutting-edge tech into a slim device that sets a new standard for mobile tech. And thanks to amaysim, you can talk, text and download for free on your new device!
  • Telstra Air: How to Connect to the Telstra Wi-Fi Hotspot network
    Giving you access to a vast network of Wi-Fi hotspots than spans the breadth of Australia – as well as an even larger wi-fi hotspot network in many overseas countries – Telstra Air is a valuable perk of being a Telstra customer that you can connect to right now, for free.
  • Presto Customers Turn To Foxtel Play
    Review: Presto is Vanishing – What Streaming Options will be Available
    With Presto shutting down at the end of January next year, Foxtel Play is stepping in to take its place as something different – an on-demand streaming service that’s based around access to live premium TV channels.
  • Telstra VoLTE: the next generation of voice calling
    Taking 4G to the next level with support for incredibly high quality voice calls, VoLTE is the technology behind Telstra HD Calling, which takes your mobile voice calls onto the fast Telstra 4G network for faster connections and clearer calls.
  • Your Complete Guide to International Phone Plans
    Calling or texting your loved ones internationally used to cost a lot of money and had you watching the clock. But now, thanks to unlimited international phone plans available from providers big and small – at price points to suit almost everyone – you can keep in touch with the world without breaking the bank.
  • Aussie Guide to International Phone Cards
    Keeping in touch with home has never been cheaper or easier than it is these days. And while mobile phones are taking over the job more and more, international phone cards – which opened up affordable international calling to everyone – still have their place. Find out what they’re all about.
  • Get Carried Away Lifestyle
    Reality comes Alive with the Foxtel Play Lifestyle Pack
    Foxtel Play’s new Lifestyle Pack brings together the best of reality and lifestyle TV across eight premium channels, streamed direct via broadband. All for only $10/month thanks to Foxtel Play’s incredible new pricing.
  • Foxtel Now Set for Revamp – More choice, lower price and a new device!
    Throwing down the gauntlet to their newly arrived competitors, Foxtel will be redesigning Foxtel Play with cheaper pricing and a more flexible choice of channels than the current offering.
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