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Did Samsung Drop The Ball On The Galaxy S IV?

Sure, the Samsung event at Radio City Music Hall was kind of weird for the new Galaxy S IV from Samsung, but the real question is: did Samsung screw the pooch on its new flagship by making it just an incremental upgrade of the last one? Technically, it did, but here’s why that doesn’t matter one bit.


Don’t Mourn Google Reader, It Had To Die

You’re born, you live, and then you die. It doesn’t matter what happens in-between: those three are constants as real and unavoidable as the rise and fall of the Sun each day. Google Reader’s death-date was pronounced today, and you shouldn’t be sad about that: it had to die, here’s why.


Everything You Need To Know About The PlayStation 4

Sony today brought the world’s best developers together to show off its latest console: the much-vaunted, long-awaited PlayStation 4. We live blogged the event and in here you’ll find all the other coverage you need to know to be an instant expert.


Microsoft Should Have Made A Laptop

Whatever you think about Microsoft’s Surface Pro, it’s impossible to deny its beautiful design, and the quality of the the tech behind it. It’s a siren, luring you into an oddly metaphored whirlpool of unsure typing. I’ve been using it for close to two weeks now, and the entire time I couldn’t escape one feeling: Microsoft should have made a laptop.


The Perfect Definition Of This Goddamn Digital Life

Brazilian illustrator Felipe Luchi made this exquisite illustration for Go Outside Magazine. It’s the perfect definition of this digital life. We are prisoners of our phones and tablets and all our digital crap. I am. You are. We all are.


Why You Shouldn’t Be Too Quick To Cheer Self-Driving Cars

One of the clear automotive technology trends at CES this year is cars that drive themselves. From Audi to Lexus to Ford, the world’s largest car companies are beginning to follow Google’s lead in an effort to produce cars smart enough to drive themselves.


Don’t Think 4K TV Is Awesome? Something Is Wrong With You

CES is mostly useless, sure, and most of the trillion dinky things trotted out like chrome and plastic show chihuahuas will wind up in landfills. But CES is worth it just to give 4K, UltraHD TV its big debut. And if you’re not amazed by it, there is something wrong with you.


Why Facebook, Apple And Google Will Fall Like The Roman Empire

John Naughton at The Guardian has made this observation: Despite their overwhelming dominance, Facebook and Apple will eventually fall. “History should teach us that for today’s technology industry titans, the only way is down.” That goes for Google too. And Amazon. It’s inevitable.


Can Apple’s Stock Recover Without Steve Jobs?

Apple’s stock is going down like a plane in flames, sinking 12 per cent, its biggest fall since the 2008 Wall Street crash. That’s $US60 per share just after it announced one of its best quarters in history, although it failed to meet analysts’ expectations.


Qantas Incident Reminds Us Of The Sad State Of Air Travel

Let me tell you about the story of Wynand Mullings and his t-shirt. Mullins, a Kiwi living in Sydney, boarded a Qantas flight with a funny t-shirt that said “My name is Iñigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die”, a quote from The Princess Bride. Some people freaked out because they thought Mullins’s name was Iñigo and that he thought they killed his father and that he was going to kill them all now. True story, folks.


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