TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
Why is it that Australians see playing footy on the weekend to be nothing sneer-worthy, but admitting to spending the odd afternoon playing World of Warcraft marks you as a bit of a weirdo? And why is it that so many Australians who wouldn't consider themselves gamers pass the time in the sardine-can-like confines of public transport propelling birds at green pigs?
By Rohan Pearce | 16 May, 2013 11:44
No money? Need entertainment? No problem.
By Jon Gold | 13 February, 2013 08:50
PC game publisher Valve has upped the stakes on its move to bring a more robust gaming presence to Linux, advertising the Linux beta of its Steam distribution service directly to Windows-based gamers.
By Jon Gold | 22 January, 2013 18:15
When punters place their bets with online wagering company, Sportsbet for today's Melbourne Cup, storage arrays in Melbourne and Darwin will help manage traffic spikes.
By Hamish Barwick | 06 November, 2012 09:05
Zynga has acquired mobile games start-up Astro Ape, according to Business Insider, which notes that Astro Ape employees are changing their place of employment on LinkedIn.
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 18 August, 2011 03:44
Well, that was fast. Do-it-yourself electronics kit maker and hobby retailer Adafruit recently announced that a hacker had won the company's Open Kinect Bounty. Spain-based hacker Hector Martin Cantero, who is known online as "marcan," released a proof-of-concept video Wednesday night showing the Kinect interfacing with his Linux-based laptop.
By Ian Paul | 13 November, 2010 02:06
Thank God Steve Jobs isn't on the Supreme Court.
By JR Raphael | 03 November, 2010 09:44
It's smaller, shinier, and back in black: Microsoft's new Xbox 360 took many by surprise at last month's E3.
By Matt Peckham | 14 July, 2010 02:20
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