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Prevent a hack attack with Twitter's new two-factor authentication

Thursday, 23 May, 2013 After a series of high-profile hackings, Twitter has finally introduced two-factor authentication.

Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple says

Thursday, 23 May, 2013 Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple.

Touchscreen laptops snag 10% of market, report claims

Thursday, 23 May, 2013 Windows 8 was rebuilt from the ground up with a finger-friendly focus. That proved to be a problem during the operating system's early days. In the months immediately after launch, touchscreen Windows devices cost an arm and a leg, and that's if you could even find one; during the 2012 holiday season shoppers were hard-pressed to find a touch-based laptop.

Ubisoft announces initial Xbox One titles

Thursday, 23 May, 2013 Interactive entertainment publisher and distributor, Ubisoft, has revealed two of its more popular titles, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Watch_Dogs will be available on Microsoft's new console, the Xbox One, scheduled to ship globally at the end of the year.

This Internet Life: Amy's Baking Co. is a social media sensation

Wednesday, 22 May, 2013 Running a business is tough, but when you lack people skills and common sense, it's even tougher. The internet makes a business's inadequacies painfully obvious, as we learned this week. Here's a tip: Don't be a complete moron, and you'll probably be fine.

Microsoft makes a play for the living room with Xbox One

Wednesday, 22 May, 2013 | 1 comment Microsoft is making a big play for the living room with a new Xbox console that marries games with live TV, internet browsing, music and Skype.

Yahoo overhauls Flickr with one free terabyte for every user

Wednesday, 22 May, 2013 After snapping up hipster blogging platform Tumblr on Monday, Yahoo summoned the tech press to a New York media briefing. But explaining why it dropped a cool $1.1 billion on Tumblr was so 15 minutes ago, Yahoo apparently decided. Instead, it used the event to focus on updates to Flickr, the tech giant's web-based photo hosting service.

Sony Tablet Z launches 6 June in NZ

Tuesday, 21 May, 2013 | 2 comments Sony's newest Android tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z, will be available in New Zealand on 6 June.

Teen invents tech that fully charges phone batteries in less than 30 seconds

Tuesday, 21 May, 2013 | 1 comment It's become part of the daily ritual: Get home, plug in your phone, wake-up to a full battery, repeat. Our poly-gadget lives depend on our batteries having enough juice for the day, and depending on how we use them, they're usually good for just about one workday of use. However, a new nanochemical innovation from an 18-year-old California teen may throw this whole ritual on its head.

Samsung readies world's most pixel-packed laptop display

Tuesday, 21 May, 2013 Retina who? Not to be outdone on the display front, Samsung is showing off a 13.3-inch LCD notebook panel with a whopping 3200-by-1800 resolution screen.

Yahoo on Tumblr: We won't 'screw it up'

Tuesday, 21 May, 2013 Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up." The deal is worth about US$1.1 billion, nearly all in cash.

Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B

Monday, 20 May, 2013 Yahoo's board of directors has approved spending US$1.1 billion in cash to buy popular blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Hackers get busy with Glass at Google's invitation

Monday, 20 May, 2013 Google got a leg up on those who would tinker with its digital peepers by demonstrating its own hacks of its gadget at the I/O show for developers this week.

Samsung expects to sell 10 million Galaxy S4 phones in one month

Monday, 20 May, 2013 Less than a month after launch, Samsung's Galaxy S4 has already staked out its turf as the undisputed champion of Android phones--at least as far as sales are concerned.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition to launch with stock Android

Friday, 17 May, 2013 At its Google I/O 2013 developer conference, Google announced it will sell a version of the Galaxy S4 running stock Android.

Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr try out social networking apps for Glass

Friday, 17 May, 2013 While Google promotes its Glass head-mounted display as a new way for people to receive and document information on the fly, several social networking companies including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr now want a piece of the action, by offering social applications on the device.

The International Space Station springs a leak (and other space stories you missed)

Friday, 17 May, 2013 In case you missed it, Commander Chris Hadfield and his crew made their way back to Earth Monday night after two months aboard the International Space Station, and the Canadian Space Agency streamed it live. It was quite the homecoming - be sure to check out the recording.

SCE announces Gran Turismo 6

Thursday, 16 May, 2013 In news that will shock approximately zero people, Sony Computer Entertainment today announced Gran Turismo 6 for the PlayStation 3.

HP's latest hybrids sport Nvidia Tegra 4 and 3rd-gen Intel Core CPUs

Thursday, 16 May, 2013 Clamshell laptops will always have their place, but that form factor just can't deliver the versatility of a hybrid tablet with a detachable keyboard. Unfortunately, the designs we've seen so far have been hobbled by weak CPUs.

EA bringing Frostbite 3 gaming engine to mobile

Thursday, 16 May, 2013 You may not be able to run next-gen games and graphics from Electronic Arts on your Wii U, but it looks like you'll get them on your iPhone. Electronic Arts has put up a new site for the company's Frostbite 3 gaming engine where it confirms that Frostbite is coming to mobile.

Google previews upcoming Maps features

Thursday, 16 May, 2013 Google is adding a new level of personalization and a cleaner interface to its popular Maps product.

Daft Punk's Random Access Memories streaming on iTunes

Wednesday, 15 May, 2013 For a limited time, the iTunes Store is end-to-end streaming Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, the group's first new studio release since 2005.

Outlook.com adds Google chat integration

Wednesday, 15 May, 2013 There's no doubt about it: Outlook.com is on a tear these days, eager to snatch the email crown back from Google's grasp.

Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 (a.k.a "Blue") will be free

Wednesday, 15 May, 2013 It's official: The Windows Blue update will be dubbed Windows 8.1, it'll be available for Windows 8 and Windows RT devices alike, and it will cost you the low, low price of zip, nada, zilch.

Google triples free storage to 15GB

Tuesday, 14 May, 2013 Google said it is increasing the amount of free storage for users of its Google Drive cloud storage service to 15 GB.

Samsung tests first 5G broadband: download a movie in 1 second

Tuesday, 14 May, 2013 | 2 comments Super-fast 5G broadband transmits data in the millimetre-wave band at a frequency of 28GHz at a speed of up to 1.056Gbps to a distance of up to 2 kilometres.

In legal fog, Kim Dotcom removes 3D gun design

Tuesday, 14 May, 2013 | 1 comment Kim Dotcom has ordered the removal from his Mega file-storage service design plans for a controversial one-bullet plastic gun.

iTunes snub is another nail in the Windows RT coffin

Monday, 13 May, 2013 | 2 comments Windows RT just can't catch a break. Friday's big news - Apple's refusal to create an iTunes Windows 8 app - was another blow to the beleaguered OS, for even though Microsoft's finger-friendly software are dubbed 'Windows 8 apps', they're truly 'Windows RT apps'.

Facebook Home hits HTC One and (unofficially) the Galaxy S4

Monday, 13 May, 2013 Facebook Home's ratings may be lukewarm, but the social network interface is spreading to more smartphones. Home for Android is now available on the flagship HTC One and unofficially it works with Samsung's Galaxy S4.

Feds block downloads of 3D-printed gun blueprints

Monday, 13 May, 2013 In compliance with a request from the US State Department, Defense Distributed, the Austin, Texas-based group that recently unveiled the world's first operational 3D-printed handgun, has removed the design files for the weapons from its website.

Google boosts Glass with Google+, search upgrades

Friday, 10 May, 2013 Google Glass developers and early adopters should be getting a software upgrade within the next week that adds tweaks to Google+, Gmail and search.

Kiwi developer launches music management game

Friday, 10 May, 2013 | 1 comment Auckland-based game studio InGame has launched a game that allows you to manage Kiwi musicians such as Tiki Taane and I Am Giant.

Best case, Mozilla's Firefox for Windows 8 will ship in October

Friday, 10 May, 2013 | 1 comment Firefox for Windows 8's "Modern" user interface (UI) will likely wrap up development this fall, Mozilla said on its website in a best case-worst case schedule.

Windows XP migration worries exaggerated by 'dead' applications

Friday, 10 May, 2013 Many organisations exaggerate the difficulties of migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 by over-estimating the importance of little-used applications, a survey from consultancy Centrix Software has suggested.

Nokia takes on Apple and Samsung with clip of Lumia 928's low-light video capabilities

Thursday, 9 May, 2013 Nokia has posted a video comparing the camera on the Lumia 928 with the Galaxy S III and the iPhone 5, as it gets ready to launch the phone.

Valve is betting on a biofeedback future for gaming

Thursday, 9 May, 2013 Are emotions the next frontier in game development? Valve thinks so. VentureBeat reports that the company has been experimenting with a player's emotional experience with a game, creating tools that measure physiological signals - things like facial expressions, pupil dilation, the pH content of sweat - and incorporating that biofeedback into gameplay experiences.

Beer Drone takes to the sky, brings cold brews to the thirsty masses

Thursday, 9 May, 2013 We've already got airborne drones to deliver piping hot treats like tacos and burritos. After munching away on all that tortilla-wrapped goodness, you're bound to be rather parched. Have no fear! This is where the beer-copter comes into save the day by airdropping cold brews to the thirsty masses.

Megaupload's lawyers: DOJ's charges have no basis in law

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