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Elder Scrolls and Final Fantasy proving rhythm is everything for MMORPGs
I'm rusted onto WoW, but watching how well Elder Scrolls Online and Final Fantasy XIV are serving fans is making me jealous as hell.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon shows Intel Evo power has plenty to offer
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon shows a lot of power in a slim, light body that speaks to how much quality and value awaits in the Intel Evo era.
Should parliament ban phones?
In today's bulletin, parliament considers trialling limits on phone use on the House floor, plus SpaceX, Google, YouTube and more.
Type by imagining your handwriting
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Bouncecoin: Tesla has announced it is changing its stance on trading Bitcoin for its cars, announcing it will no longer accept payments in the cryptocurrency. Tesla CEO Elon Musk cited concerns over the environmental impact of the mining process used by the world’s most prominent
Type by imagining your handwriting
Tesla drops Bitcoin, Wi-Fi gets hacked, Apple fights fraud, and science helps people type just by thinking about handwriting.
Inside the new Overwatch League Power Rankings by IBM Watson
We chat with the IBM Watson Overwatch League team leader about how they're using AI to level up stats analysis in professional esports.
Stern Pinball shows us The Way to a Mandalorian pinball machine
Stern has delivered some great Lucasfilm tie-in machines over the years. We take a first look at what we'll get when we play The Mandalorian.
Ebay says "Us NFToo!"
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Funding the future: The federal budget happened last night, and over the past week the government pre-announced many aspects that are important to technology and digital culture industries, including the tax offset scheme for videogames and the new AI centre at the CSIRO. Unfortunately the university
I’m still not ready to go back to serious games
Returnal seems brilliant, yet I need to keep playing Sackboy and other gentle games where the stakes are lower and the energy is friendly.
TP-Link Deco AX3000: Simple, speedy, stylish
TP-Link Deco AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 mesh router kits are have a nice, subtle design with great features and solid performance.
DeepMind invades the football pitch
ACCC wants a say in Epic vs Apple: In the local side of the battle between Epic Games and Apple, the ACCC has asked the court to allow it to weigh in on the matter. The Australian case was paused by Justice Perram until the US proceedings that are now
TCL 20 SE: a lot of phone for $299
There's some key trade offs to keep in mind, but this TCL Android phone shows how much you can get without emptying your bank account.
When you love retro consoles so much you just need to hack them
We look at the Nintendo, Sega and PlayStation Classics and explore the modding scenes making the most of these amazing retro remakes.
Pentanet makes history
Monday, May 10, 2021. Pentanet makes history: A big moment for Australian esports overnight, with Perth’s Pentanet.gg becoming the first local team to make it out of the group stage of an international League of Legends competition. Pentanet split its victories with main group rival Unicorns of Love,
Toss a coin to your Twitter
Friday, May 7, 2021 (got that wrong yesterday…) Please, if you’re enjoying the new newsletter format and/or the daily podcast… Tell your friends to catch the Bits daily tech news bulletin Tell them to get this newsletter Either or both will help Byteside thrive! Brain food The Smithsonian
Intel NUC vs M1 Mac mini: which machine reigns supreme?
The new Mac Mini with an M1 chip has a lot of firepower. So how does it stack up against Intel's Hades Canyon gamer NUC? We run the tests.
Games finally catch a tax break
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Games industry finally catches a (tax) break: Digital Economy Minister Jane Hume has announced that the upcoming federal budget will include a tax offset for videogame development in Australia for the first time. The support will take the form of a 30% refundable offset, in line
Australian AI bot aims to help us better understand individuals with dementia
Dementia Australia and Deakin University have launched an AI bot with dementia to help train carers to better help humans with the disease.
The realest lightsaber yet?
Officeworks removes AirTags: Officeworks has removed Apple AirTags from store shelves over child safety concerns. After initially going on sale, the products have been removed from shelves and from the online store, including AirTags accessory products. The ACCC confirmed to Gizmodo Australia that it is aware of concerns over accessibility
Would you pay for Facebook?
Tuesday, May 4, 2020 CSIRO evolves Wi-Fi into satellite startup: A new partnership between the CSIRO and venture capital group Main Sequence is launching a new space industry startup, Quasar Satellite Technologies. The technology aims to enabled ground stations to communicate with hundreds of satellites at a time, with the
