Bits: The Byteside Blog
Find out how expensive an upgrade to NBN's fibre to the premises is
It turns out that upgrading your NBN connection to FTTP is pretty expensive, but it should've been done right in the first place.
Finally the government is trying to do something real to stop spam calls
The Australian Government has a new code to try to tackle spam calls which robbed Australians of approximately $36 million in 2020.
Super? No, this is Supper: A chat with Supper Mario Broth
From concept art to glitches and everything between, we chat to Supper Mario Broth about his unceasing, unwavering love of all things Mario.
Go to the shops looking like Daft Punk in this face mask
Protect yourself from the outside world with the Blanc Mask while you look like a futuristic French DJ at the same time.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the penultimate Spider-Man experience
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a PlayStation 5 launch title which improves upon it's predecessor in almost every way.
DeepMind AI claims massive breakthrough in protein folding
New advances in AI are smashing the competition and determining the structure of proteins which has huge implications for scientific research.
Xbox Series X competition: we have a winner!
The winner of our Xbox Series X competition has been drawn! Lights. Drumroll. Envelope. And the winner is...
Tasmania boldly claims state is 100% powered by renewable energy
Tasmania's recent wind farm projects tips it over into generating enough renewable energy to power the state.
Immortals: Fenyx Rising review so far
Ubisoft's Immortals: Fenyx Rising might be one of our favourite games of the year thanks to a beautiful open world, engaging systems, and great sense of power.
Hopes for the Xbox Series X from a first time Xbox owner
How is the new Xbox Series X fairing in my little console family? More importantly, why did it take me so long to get one!
Innchanted: how deep Indigenous roots underpin this gorgeous indie inn manager
DragonBear Studios tells Byteside about making a game wonderfully lathered in Aboriginal culture - and the challenges this presents.
The genius evolution of Aunty Donna's Ellen skit
Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun Netflix series revisits their classic skit hilariously lampooning Ellen DeGeneres and daytime TV.
Uri Geller lets Kadabra end its 20 year disappearance from Pokemon cards
Spoon-bending psychic-type Kadabra has been in legal limbo due to real world spoon-bending psychic-type Uri Geller. That could now be over.
AI Frank Sinatra sings Britney Spears, gets copyright takedown
When a song written by an AI riffing on two separate artists gets a copyright strike, who owns it? Or is it just another case of AI vs AI.
An ode to the load
Reduced load times feels like a big win. But let's not forget the important role loading screens have played in our gaming lives.
Lore Olympus: the power of retelling myth
What Lore Olympus changes about Greek myth can reveal things about the stories we tell and the way we tell them.
Fighting the Unlightenment
By every measure, the future demands creativity. It demands a return to the raw pursuit of ideas. And supporting nerds in their pursuit of amazing innovations is fundamental to the problems we face.
ABC TV's Gruen takes aim at advertising on Twitch and games
Popular ABC TV show Gruen gets stuck into how brands are trying to advertise games and on Twitch.
DOSBox gets a friendly makeover (and what you should play on it)
Enter DOSBox Pure, a completely new version of the classic, intended to bring old games to a new audience in a much more user friendly way.
Bob Ross landscape paintings to feature in new Magic: the Gathering set
Magic: the Gathering is about to become more serene, with a limited-time set based on Bob Ross' paintings.
