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I just wanted the camera bump to go away

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.

UniSuper blames continued outage on Google Cloud

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UniSuper blames continued outage on Google Cloud

For the past 5 days UniSuper has been inaccessible by members, unable to check their Super balances and use the platform as a whole.

ABC to become less Sydney-centric by moving to Western Sydney

Media

ABC to become less Sydney-centric by moving to Western Sydney

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: Arc for Windows

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New: Arc for Windows

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.

The Rabbit R1 is just an Android app

Tech

The Rabbit R1 is just an Android app

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

What the cloud is Hashicorp: IBM makes $6.4 billion acquisition

IBM

What the cloud is Hashicorp: IBM makes $6.4 billion acquisition

The deal is set to cost IBM $35 per share for the company, a 42.6% premium to their recent closing price.

Microsoft open-sources MS-DOS 4.0

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

Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down

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: Nothing ear (a)

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New: Nothing ear (a)

Look what just arrived at Gloss HQ. Stay tuned for impressions next week.

Will Australia ban X?

Will Australia ban X?

(please free me from this hellsite)

Beautiful, polished game emulator Delta arrives on the App Store — as hell freezes over

Beautiful, polished game emulator Delta arrives on the App Store — as hell freezes over

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…

An incredible, slightly terrifying story from The Verge on the undersea cables that make all of this possible

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

New: Colour e-readers from Kobo shake e-ink up

New: Colour e-readers from Kobo shake e-ink up

Kobo has announced two new e-readers, both rocking a pretty big new feature for the category — colour!

Meta’s Threads continues to confuse with hash-less hashtags

Meta’s Threads continues to confuse with hash-less hashtags

Despite being a standard across Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon and Facebook, hashtags on Threads will not act like other hashtags

Baldur’s Gate 3 swings onto Xbox alongside physical deluxe edition

Baldur’s Gate 3 swings onto Xbox alongside physical deluxe edition

A likely Game Of The Year contender, Baldur’s Gate 3 is making a deluxe splash via Larian’s online storefront. Launching in Q1 2024 on two…

The Last Of Us Part 2 gets a remaster — because who remembers 2020

The Last Of Us Part 2 gets a remaster — because who remembers 2020

After a day of leaks and speculation, Sony has officially announced “The Last of Us Part II Remastered,” complete with a special edition…

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Award nominated independent Australian technology blog. Covering gadgets, tech, and media since 2016.