Computers
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon shows Intel Evo power has plenty to offer
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon shows a lot of power in a slim, light body that speaks to how much quality and value awaits in the Intel Evo era.
Seamus Byrne
Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.
Should parliament ban phones?
In today's bulletin, parliament considers trialling limits on phone use on the House floor, plus SpaceX, Google, YouTube and more.
Type by imagining your handwriting
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Bouncecoin: Tesla has announced it is changing its stance on trading Bitcoin for its cars, announcing it will no longer accept payments in the cryptocurrency. Tesla CEO Elon Musk cited concerns over the environmental impact of the mining process used by the world’s most prominent
Big Ideas
Type by imagining your handwriting
Tesla drops Bitcoin, Wi-Fi gets hacked, Apple fights fraud, and science helps people type just by thinking about handwriting.
Esports
Inside the new Overwatch League Power Rankings by IBM Watson
We chat with the IBM Watson Overwatch League team leader about how they're using AI to level up stats analysis in professional esports.
Ebay says "Us NFToo!"
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Funding the future: The federal budget happened last night, and over the past week the government pre-announced many aspects that are important to technology and digital culture industries, including the tax offset scheme for videogames and the new AI centre at the CSIRO. Unfortunately the university
Networks
TP-Link Deco AX3000: Simple, speedy, stylish
TP-Link Deco AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 mesh router kits are have a nice, subtle design with great features and solid performance.
DeepMind invades the football pitch
ACCC wants a say in Epic vs Apple: In the local side of the battle between Epic Games and Apple, the ACCC has asked the court to allow it to weigh in on the matter. The Australian case was paused by Justice Perram until the US proceedings that are now
Technology
TCL 20 SE: a lot of phone for $299
There's some key trade offs to keep in mind, but this TCL Android phone shows how much you can get without emptying your bank account.
Pentanet makes history
Monday, May 10, 2021. Pentanet makes history: A big moment for Australian esports overnight, with Perth’s Pentanet.gg becoming the first local team to make it out of the group stage of an international League of Legends competition. Pentanet split its victories with main group rival Unicorns of Love,
Toss a coin to your Twitter
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Games finally catch a tax break
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Games industry finally catches a (tax) break: Digital Economy Minister Jane Hume has announced that the upcoming federal budget will include a tax offset for videogame development in Australia for the first time. The support will take the form of a 30% refundable offset, in line