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Robots of the future not quite like Star Wars

Robots of the future not quite like Star Wars

What do you think of when you hear the word Robot? Possibly those featured in movies Star Wars? Well they’ve certainly been an inspiration to those in the robotics field, but according to Dr Jonathan Roberts from the CSIRO, it could be some time before we have a robot like C3PO ,R2D2 or Wall-E. You can see some of the[Read More…]

PayPal replaces the ‘Tin Rattler’

An increase in the use of mobile payment technologies for charity donations could signal the end of the old ‘tin rattler’ on the street corner. Recently I spoke to Emily Birks from PayPal Australia about the popularity of PayPal, especially on the mobile platfrm, for charity donations. Listen below. PayPal Interview with Emily Birks April 2013

Fruit Ninja studio releases “Fish out of Water”

The latest Australian developed game to make waves on Apple mobile devices simply involves throwing fish across the ocean with swipe of your finger. From the developers of “Fruit Ninja” this new game is called “Fish out of water” and the aim is to skim various fish across the water to achieve the best distance and highest amount of skims. You’ll have[Read More…]

Mother’s Day gifts for the gadget loving Mum

Mother’s Day gifts for the gadget loving Mum

If you’re on the hunt for a Mother’s Day gift for a gadget-loving mum, here are a few suggestions to get you started. At the lower end of the spending scale you can’t go past a new case or soft cover for her smartphone…and don’t forget to grab some clear screen protectors too. If you’ve got a little more to[Read More…]

This week’s video games news – May 3

A new XBox to be announced on May 22, Aussie game makers working on Playstation 4 games, the Wii U get’s a system update and EB Games’ 25 hour Game-a-thon for charity. It’s all in ‘The weekly update’, presented by…me.