Even though the Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS) said last year that it wouldn’t broadcast the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in 4K, apparently it will try its hand at 8K broadcasting instead.At th…
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What can the tech industry do to get more women involved?
Introduction and dangers of condescensionWhy has such a relatively new industry like technology got a big, bad, old school problem like sexism?The tech industry appears to have women leaving in dro…
ABC iview lands on the new Apple TV
Considering it was the first real catch up streaming service we had in Australia, ABC iview has taken a rather long time to launch on the Apple TV. In fact, it’s taken four generations of the…
Apple just had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in court
The US Supreme Court has rejected Apple’s request to review a lower court’s ruling in an ebook price-fixing case, putting the Cupertino firm on the line for a hefty payout to customers.…
If you hate someone, give them a 3D naked replica of themselves
Those of you on the lookout for creepy gift ideas will be interested in the Nudee – a 3D miniature model of yourself (or anyone else) that’s almost naked. All you need to do is supply t…
Researchers fool phone fingerprint tech with an inkjet printer
Researchers at Michigan State University in the US have managed to break the fingerprint protection on Samsung and Huawei phones using a standard inkjet printer together with special ink and paper.…
The automated home is a mess
The future is nearly in our homesWe’ve been promised the smart home for decades and always been disappointed, but we’re told that this time is different.The smart home – a home wh…
The pros and cons of outsourcing to a service provider
Introduction and toxicityOutsourcing: for some it’s a dirty word, but it can also be a benefit to an organisation looking to move forward without being bogged down by jobs that others would b…
Want to go to space? Scott Kelly thinks you should
Astronaut Scott Kelly is finding his Earth legs after a 340-day stay on the International Space Station (ISS), a trying trip even for seasoned space travelers. And in addition to touting VR and con…
Gallery: The Moon is a tech museum
The junk science museumLate last year Nasa dumped 40,000 HD photos on Flickr taken by Apollo astronauts in the 1960s and 70s – but the Hasselblad cameras they used are mostly still on the sur…