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13 Facts You Won’t Believe Are True

Here’s a short video that’ll wrinkle your brain a bit. Like debunking 50 common misconceptions, this video shows 13 facts you might not know are true. Like how Neil Armstrong had to clear customs after going to the Moon. Or that Russia is bigger than Pluto. Learning is fun.


New Man Of Steel Trailer Shows General Zod Destroying Earth

If you weren’t excited from the explosions-filled Man of Steel movie trailer before, after seeing this final trailer that teases General Zod threatening Earth, you will be. It shows more of the conflict of the film and reveals even more insane action sequences.


Is The Xbox One Coming To Australia? We Guess So

So we have a new Xbox. Or at least we’ve been teased a look at the new Xbox from a weird, pseudo-gaming press conference from Redmond this morning. So when do we get the new console in Australia? Mark from Kotaku went and asked Microsoft Australia, who don’t actually seem to know.


First Footage Of An F-35B Taking Off Straight Into The Air

Finding a suitable runway to launch your multibillion dollar fighter jet from isn’t always as easy as it sounds. That’s why the F-35B Lightning II is designed to with the ability to both take off and land without ever needing to taxi. Here’s the first look at its vertical launch.


Turn Your Android Phone Into A Gaming Powerhouse

Your Android phone isn’t just for widgets, talking, Google Now and photos. It can also be one of the world’s best gaming platforms, if you’re willing to spend a little time on it.


The Optus 4G TD-LTE Trial: Everything You Need To Know

Optus today officially began trials of its TD-LTE 4G service in Canberra, ahead of a public launch for the service on June 4. Here’s what’s happening and how it will potentially make 4G more reliable.


This Golf GTi Concept Is Flat-Out Mad

Sketching out some insane-looking beast is all very well, but actually making it? Now that’s a real challenge. Here’s an awesome 503HP Volkswagen GTI concept in the flesh, wheels and all. I want one of these beauties parked outside my house.


Best Streaming Radio: Bestmodo Showdown

Turning an online music service into a powerful automated DJ isn’t easy. You can give an algorithm millions of songs and millions of data points, but it’s still not going to have any style. So of all your options — including Google’s new All Access — which streaming radio service is most worth your time? We found out.


Meet The Teen Whose Invention Could Charge Your Phone In Seconds

While you are hanging out on the Internet (in your underwear, maybe?) on a Sunday, kids that are smart than either you or I are out there getting ready to change the world. Eesha Khare, for instance, not only invented a super-capacitor that could someday charge your phone in 20 seconds; she also won $US50,000 for it.


iOS Game Narrated By Shaun Micallef Made By Oz Bureau Of Statistics

So, uh, the ABS put together this slick little city builder, called Run That Town, released it on the App Store — free — and made very little noise about it. Well, noise we didn’t hear, anyway. But it deserves more attention, if only because it looks as polished, if not more so, than most top mobile games.


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