Monday, February 22, 2010 - Page 2
Gaming

How Ubisoft’s New DRM Works Down Under

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Kotaku readers will no doubt be aware that Ubisoft is introducing new DRM that requires PC gamers to be connected to the internet at all times while playing. And with Australia’s lacklustre broadband connections, that could mean plenty of frustration for anyone who’s connection tends to drop out…


Telstra Updates Pre-Paid Wireless Broadband Pricing

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Let’s get this out of the way: The updated pricing structure for prepaid NextG wireless data still doesn’t compete on a sheer gigabyte to dollar ratio with the other networks. But it does sort of start dragging it in line, and NextG has the benefit of being nearly ubiquitous…


News

Comment Of The Week

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Entertainment

Australia In The “Top 10″ Markets For Hulu Expansion

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Are you sick of reading about Hulu, knowing that everytime you see that word, you’ll inevitably feel the bitter disappointment of region locking technology? Well, maybe not for too much longer, with Simon Tsang over at the SMH reporting that Hulu sees Australia as one of the top 10 markets for international expansion.


Computing

UPDATED: Apple iPad To Cost $899 In Australia?

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There’s been a lot of speculation about local pricing and availability of Apple’s iPad, but online computer retailer Computer World Online has listed the tablet at $899 on their website.


Software

So You Want To Be An App Developer?

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At the moment, there’s a huge opportunity for small, independent developers to make their millions by making applications for smartphones. So if you can handle a bit of code, this is how you get started for each of the main smartphone platforms.


Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend

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Happy Monday. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Me? I didn’t get to do anything I wanted to do: No Bioshock 2, no hiding cables, no pulling out the power tools and playing DIY man… Nope, I went to the beach. And watched Up on Blu-ray. Both were awesome. But enough about me: onto the wrap!

Microsoft’s Impartial, Antitrust-Friendly Browser Ballot Screen This seems stupid.

Steve Jobs, 1996: “Apple Will Be The Nike Of Consumer Electronics” So little kids in third world countries make Macs now?

Drop The Popcorn! Avatar Is Not Coming To 3D Blu-Ray In November Considering the film’s still on in the cinema, Fox will be wanting to milk it for every penny…

Building A Bioshock 2 Costume Takes Equal Parts Effort And Insanity Yes, but I want one.

Motorola Doesn’t Love Android That Much After All Come on Moto – you can’t sleep around anymore!

How To: Escape From Google’s Clutches, Once And For All See you in Hell, Schmidt!


Science

Cheap, Flexible Microfibre Solar Cells And The Future’s Energy-Producing Clothing

Caltech researchers may have unlocked the holy grail of gadget-powering clothing, thanks to a recent discovery that could eventually produce cheap, flexible solar cell microfibers.


Cameras

Samsung TL500 Impressions: Flagship Point-and-Shoot Scores Early Praise

Is Samsung’s flagship point-and shoot, the new TL500, truly worthy of the Bestmodo moniker we slapped on its butt yesterday afternoon? Well, let’s put it this way: Maybe the Canon S90 does have something to worry about after all.


MIT Flyfire Robot Swarm Concept Could Create 3D LED Displays In The Sky

A gaggle of MIT inventors are presently working to create a swarm of micro LED-equipped heli-robots that would hover autonomously in the sky and create massive works of floating 3D artwork. The coming apocalypse, it just got prettier!