Australia
There's a growing sentiment in Silicon Valley that the solution to our overabundance of tech is more tech. Last Friday the Daylight Computer Company introduced the DC-1 - a 10.5 inch tablet with a heavily guarded and non-specific "LivePaper" screen technology. In a comment on
Daylight Computer joins the anti-tech space raceThere’s a growing sentiment in Silicon Valley that the solution to our overabundance of tech is more tech. Last Friday the Daylight Computer Company introduced the DC-1 - a 10.5 inch tablet with a heavily guarded and non-specific “LivePaper” screen technology. In
iPad
I'm all for the new iPad Pro being thicker for battery life or for less processor throttling, but the camera bump? Ridiculous. Would love an iPad that can sit on a table and be used with an Apple Pencil without wobbling.
Tech
For the past 5 days UniSuper has been inaccessible by members, unable to check their Super balances and use the platform as a whole.
Media
Announced in 2020 as part of a "Five Year Plan the ABC committed to "reducing the concentration of facilities in Sydney" to "increase the distribution of ABC operations around the country". Today they have made a big step towards the goal of being less Sydney-centric
New
Half of my love for this browser comes from the company name - The Browser Company - it's so classic. And now it's available on Windows. This is not the end of our Windows journey — it's just Day 1. Now the real work begins.
Tech
There's been a lot of talk about the Rabbit R1. Fuelled by more hype than substance, the cute little Teenage Engineering designed gadget has been savaged in the press this week, particularly by MKBHD. As Marques Brownlee says in his review, the R1 has a low price, and
IBM
The deal is set to cost IBM $35 per share for the company, a 42.6% premium to their recent closing price.
And there's an interesting writeup to go with it. Today, in partnership with IBM and in the spirit of open innovation, we’re releasing the source code to MS-DOS 4.00 under the MIT license. There’s a somewhat complex and fascinating history behind the 4.0 versions
Atlassian
A pretty standard resignation note to staff. It remains to be seen whether Farquhar has any further plans down the line. As for me, I’m looking forward to spending some time with my young family, improving the world via philanthropy with Skip Foundation and Pledge 1%, investing with Skip
New
Look what just arrived at Gloss HQ. Stay tuned for impressions next week.
(please free me from this hellsite)
In a move that once seemed impossible, Apple has allowed retro game emulators onto the App Store. And today one of the best ones, Delta…
The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloatHow one crew risked radiation, storms, and currents to save Japan from digital isolation.The VergeJosh DziezaBy Josh Dzieza Art by Kristen RadtkeArt by Kristen Radtke Photography by Go TakayamaPhotography by Go Takayama As the feature piece says, you’ll only notice
Kobo has announced two new e-readers, both rocking a pretty big new feature for the category — colour!
Despite being a standard across Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon and Facebook, hashtags on Threads will not act like other hashtags