Technology is filled with all kinds of rumours and speculation — real and fabricated. All The News You Missed Overnight collects all those whispers into one place to deliver your morning buzz.
We all went nuts for the first season of Aussie web comedy series, The Katering Show, and now we finally know when (and where) we’re going to see more. The ABC announced overnight that The Katering Show would feature exclusively on its catch-up iView platform next April.
Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney took to their Facebook page to announce the news, show off their free new Thermomix and lament that they didn’t saddle their wagon to Stan instead.
NSW Premier Mike Baird is making good on election promises, with the state announcing plans to digitise licences.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Responsible Service of Alcohol licences, Responsible Conduct of Gambling licences and the humble Fishing Licence will be digitised from next year.
Those wanting a digital Driver Licence will have to wait until 2018, however. Sorry folks.
This year’s Galaxy S6 smartphone was a first for Samsung in many ways. It was the first phone to truly take on the iPhone in terms of design, and also the first to ditch two of its most prominent features — a removable battery and microSD card. Now, one of them might be making a comeback on the Galaxy S7.
According to Italian site HDBlog.it, Samsung could be reintroducing an expandable microSD card slot in the Galaxy S7. This makes a ton of sense, especially since Android Marshmallow supports flex storage — which essentially lets you use external storage like internal storage. However, there’s no mention if a removable battery will also be making a comeback. That little tech detail may be dead for good.
Also, as an interesting side note, the report also says that the Samsung will be releasing the Galaxy S7 as a 13cm smartphone with a flat display and a Galaxy S7 Edge as a larger 13cm smartphone, much like the S6 edge+.
Want one more weird rumour? The phone may instead curve on the top and bottom of the device rather than the sides. So, yeah…there’s that. [HDBlog.it via SamMobile]
Futurama returns!…as a mobile game: It may not be quite the resurrection you wanted, but German app developer Wooga will be creating a new Futurama game called Futurama: Release the Drones with 20th Century Fox’s blessing. The game will pit Planet Express again MomCo to becoming the biggest and best shipping company. [Wooga]
Google goes east: According to unnamed sources, Google is moving into China with a censor-approved app store. It would be the company’s first push into the country since 2010. This is certainly good news for Android fans in China, however, the app store would still be limited compared to the one most of us enjoy. Still, it’s a start. [Reuters]
Playstation 4, meet your grandad: Sony execs have confirmed testing PS2 emulation on the PS4, with upscaled graphics. No doubt this is a move in step with Microsoft’s announcement a few months back the the Xbox One would be backwards compatible with the Xbox 360. However, right now the emulation is limited to a few Star Wars titles. Hopefully, we’ll know more soon. [Ars Technica]
Dammit, Google: You make Google Glass but not a Star Trek chest communicator? I want answers. [Time]
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