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HTC One Australian Review: You’re The One That I Want

HTC has done more for Australia than you realise. It was the first big manufacturer to introduce Android into the country via a major telco, and went on to make some incredible gear. Things tapered off in the last few years, and we wondered if we would ever see an Android-powered HTC handset that made us believe in the company again. Enter the HTC One: the saviour, the hero, the new yardstick.

Software

After Hours: Best Bar Apps

Can a smartphone help you discover new drinks and cool new places to consume them? Sure, but the golden question is: “can an app help you get free beer”? It can. Check out our best bar apps!

Computing

This 1.5TB Laptop Drive Is The Most Memory-Dense You Can Buy

While SSDs are blisteringly fast, they still can’t offer the capacities that the humble hard disk provides. Especially this one, because with 1.5 TB squeezed into its tiny little frame, it’s the most memory-dense drive you can buy right now.

Science

All The Meteorites That Have Been Seen Falling To Earth Since 2500BC

Since 2500BC, over 35,000 meteorites are known to have hit the Earth — but just 1107 have actually been seen falling. This visualisation shows how they pockmarked our planet over time.

Geek Out

A Stark Reminder That Drones Are Filling Our Skies

It’s hard to avoid the increasing prevalence of drones. In case you were in any doubt, this artwork — Under the Shadow of the Drone — serves as a stark reminder that they’re increasingly filling our skies.

Cameras

Are These The Most Intimate Self Portraits Ever?

Photography often produces incredibly intimate results, but these self portraits by Erno-Erik Raitanen offer a different take — showing off his bacteria in fine detail. The pictures weren’t created using a camera, but his own bacteria, cultivated on the gelatin surface of film negatives.

Online

Judge Rules That Airbnb Is Illegal In New York

Bad news for those seeking or offering cheap accommodation over the internet: a New York judge has determined that Airbnb is illegal in that city.

Computing

Yes, An Old Mac G5 Does Make A Great BBQ

An old Mac G5 case, some scrap aluminium — and you have the perfect geek’s grill. OK, so there may strictly be more efficient ways to cook outdoors, but this scores maximum nerd points. [Imgur via Macgasm via Ubergizmo]

Science

A Dead Satellite Could Ruin Weather Prediction For Years

While extreme weather events seem to come and go more often than ever, our ability to forecast them does at least help us minimise risk to human life. But an impending weather satellite outage could make events like yesterday’s devestating tornado even harder to predict — for up to three years.

Science

NASA’s Next 3D Printing Frontier Is… Pizza?

Forget guns, here’s a 3D printing development that can’t be overhyped and pretty much anyone with the munchies can get behind. NASA’s sinking a chunk of change into 3D printing food — starting with the humble pizza — in a new project aimed at evolving the future of food for both space and back here on Earth.

Software

Your Skype Messages Aren’t As Private As You Think They Are

Most people think of Skype as a secure means of communication, with messages kindly delivered using end-to-end encryption. But a new report by Ars Technica suggests that’s far from the case — and Microsoft is often dipping into your communications.

Entertainment

Spotify Takes On Billboard With Free-To-Play Most-Streamed Charts

Spotify has decided to take on the likes of Billboard with its own charts, making available a list of the top-50 most-streamed and most-shared songs to the public. The Wall Street Journal reports that, in a push to broaden its user base, the music streaming service is sharing the data — and the music to match.

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