Category: Technology
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Australia’s three strikes piracy code has been scrapped
Copyright content owners, who want to curtail illegal downloaders, have been pushing for an industry code that would would require Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to send warning notices to subscribers suspected of illegal downloading. According to a report today, this code has been scrapped because the costs were predicted to be too high. This code…
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Twitter GIF library is here
First of all, Now that’s out of the way, down to the nitty gritty. Twitter has officially rolled out a GIF library, appropriately posting a series of GIFs on the Twitter account, as well as a tutorial in GIF form. The library is pretty simply to navigate. You can either type in a keyboard or…
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New Samsung Galaxy – Video Leaked
Avid pundits have long predicted the upcoming release of the next-generation Galaxy (S7) Smartphone, with Samsung confirming a ‘special media event’ for the 21st of February 2016. A number of websites have categorically assessed the rumours, developments and probable specs of the new product, which has meant that we already know (fairly well) what to expect.…
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‘Scoping out the Neighbourhood – China relocates 10 000 people
China is said to be relocating as many as 10,000 people in order to complete construction upon the world’s largest radio telescope. The Five hundred metre Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is located in the south-western province of Guizhou, Mainland China. The Telescope intends to help humankind search for alien life, with Wu Xiangping, director-general of…
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You’ve Got Mail: Android Malware Erases Phone via Text
In the wake of this weeks iPhone ‘Retro bug’ debacle, a new virus is now haphazardly sweeping through Android phones. The Malware, dubbed Mazar, spreads via a single text message containing a multimedia link. If the user clicks the link within the SMS, the malware downloads under the guise of Tor Software. Once installed, the virus…
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Scientific Breakthrough Observes Gravitational Waves
If you were bamboozled by last week’s ‘Nobel Prize worthy’ scientific breakthrough, you were not alone. In essence; the discovery confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos. According to LIGO, the breakthrough ‘observes ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational…
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Let’s Do the Time Warp Again – Bug Kills iPhone
There are few things more satisfying than discovering hidden iPhone features; however sometimes digital rocks are better left unturned. In a serious case of curiosity killed the cat, a new bug that claims to set your iPhone back to a retro 1970’s mode, is effectively rendering inquisitive Apple customers’ phones useless. The digital prank suggests…
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You can now send emu, lamington and Uluru emojis
Well it’s a bloody good day for Aussies as from now you can communicate with Strine slang and icons. It’s called the Aussie Emoji Keyboard, and it features more than 40 Australian-related emojis including Golden Gay Time, Boomerang, cockatoo and word bubbles with slang like “goon on ya”, “g’day” “oi” and “defo”. The company behind…
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Hidden Galaxies Discovered Behind the Milky Way
Recent findings presented within the Astronomical Journal have revealed that hundreds of galaxies have been discovered behind the Milky Way. The discovery has provided astronomers with fresh information about a longstanding gravitational anomaly that they had previously been unable to explain. This anomaly, known as ‘The Great Attractor’ has been the cause of confusion and ambiguity…
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Google realises they shouldn’t have removed ad blockers
Things got a bit awkward at Google over a single app and here’s why: Jan 29 – Adblock Fast becomes available to download on the Play Store which like its title says, is a very fast ad-blocking app. Feb 2 – It hit Google’s top spot for free, new productivity apps and is then removed by…