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'Snake the Planet' uses buildings as playing surface, generates levels based on architecture

By Andrew Webster on March 2, 2012 02:13 pm + 2 comments

You can already play Snake on just about any device, but a new version from Sydney-based MPU Labs Continue reading…
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Google partner launches 'Seaview' site for a Street View-like look at the Great Barrier Reef

By Tom Warren on February 23, 2012 04:05 am + 3 comments

Australia's Great Barrier Reef opens to the public in a very different way today. Google has Continue reading…
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Single-atom transistor hailed as a landmark in the development of quantum computing

By Jamie Keene on February 20, 2012 06:57 am + 20 comments

A team based at the University of New South Wales has created a "perfect" single atom transistor, Continue reading…
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Toshiba Satellite U840 ultrabook official in Singapore and Australia

By Dieter Bohn on February 7, 2012 12:56 am + 13 comments

Toshiba has unveiled its 14-inch ultrabook in Australia and Singapore, officially dubbing it the Continue reading…
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Apple broadens Samsung lawsuit in Australia to 278 claims across 22 patents and 10 devices

By Jamie Keene on February 3, 2012 04:53 am + 48 comments

Samsung is being hit with 278 claims of patent infringement across 10 devices in its Australian Continue reading…
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CinemaNow and Crackle now available on Xbox Live

By Tom Warren on February 1, 2012 05:05 am + 7 comments

Microsoft is pushing ahead with its entertainment plans for Xbox 360 users this week. CinemaNow and Continue reading…
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White Nokia Lumia 800 arriving in March for Australians

By Tom Warren on January 30, 2012 09:45 am + 21 comments

Nokia is returning to the Australian smartphone market with the introduction of the Lumia 800 Continue reading…
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Wii U to launch in US, Japan, Europe and Australia by end of 2012

By Sam Byford on January 26, 2012 03:07 am + 55 comments

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has told reporters that the Wii U will launch in the US, Japan, Continue reading…
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Nokia guilty of sending spam texts in Australia, agrees to pay $57,000 fine

By Aaron Souppouris on January 24, 2012 09:03 am + 6 comments

The ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) announced today that Nokia will pay a Continue reading…
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Rdio officially launches in Australia and New Zealand

By Nathan Ingraham on January 19, 2012 01:20 pm + 5 comments

Continuing its global expansion, Rdio has officially announced that its service is live in Australia Continue reading…