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K/DA's All Out EP: every song ranked!

This is your official track-by-track ranking of League of Legends virtual K-pop group K/DA's debut EP "ALL OUT".

K/DA's All Out EP: every song ranked!
Movies

Dune Buggy: What to do while you wait for Dune to be released

As we await Paul Atreides and the dubious pleasures of “the spice”, here are tips for passing the time between now and later 2021.

Dune Buggy: What to do while you wait for Dune to be released

Free as in anti-competitive

There's big questions in what it means for Google to offer free cloud photo storage and then take it away when the free service spoiled the market for paid competitors for so long.

Free as in anti-competitive
Ideas

Platypus cooler than ever as we discover they're also biofluorescent

Not only are they a bunch of weird little rat-ducks who lay eggs with a dash of venom, now they can glow too.

Platypus cooler than ever as we discover they're also biofluorescent
Games

Happy Birthday to the only next-gen console that feels next gen

There's a lot of gadgets to be excited about this week. But it's the PlayStation 5's new DualSense controller that is the most revolutionary.

Happy Birthday to the only next-gen console that feels next gen
Art & Culture

The Dish gets official Wiradjuri name

The Parkes radio telescope, along with two other CSIRO space instruments, have been given Wiradjuri names to better connect them to country.

The Dish gets official Wiradjuri name
Games

Hearthstone: Madness at the Darkmoon Faire roundtable

Highlights from a roundtable on the latest Hearthstone expansion, featuring Game Director Ben Lee and Game Designer John McIntyre.

Hearthstone: Madness at the Darkmoon Faire roundtable
Art & Culture

Google Photos unlimited storage coming to an end in 2021

Starting June 2021, you'll need to pay up to store all your cat photos on Google Photos beyond the basic 15GB Google account limit.

Google Photos unlimited storage coming to an end in 2021
Games

Damsel's awkwardly polite journey to the Playstation 4

Two years from original release to PS4. Why? We asked, and the answer reveal so much about being too nice, and the quality of great QA.

Damsel's awkwardly polite journey to the Playstation 4
Games

How to register for Project xCloud preview in Australia

Microsoft's game streaming service Project xCloud comes to Australia in just a few days to let you play select Xbox games on Android devices.

How to register for Project xCloud preview in Australia
Ideas

First Nations languages available to all through the online 50 Words Project

Begin learning your nearest First Nations language thanks to the online-based 50 Words Project, which went live in time for NAIDOC week.

First Nations languages available to all through the online 50 Words Project
Computers

PS5 games can't be installed or moved to external storage, yet

You can't install or move PS5 games to the console's external storage just yet and people are quickly running out of room.

PS5 games can't be installed or moved to external storage, yet
Computers

Apple 'M1' Macs announced, claiming 3x to 5x faster than Intel

Today we see new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini models with Apple's new M1 chip. And they're bonkers fast.

Apple 'M1' Macs announced, claiming 3x to 5x faster than Intel
Games

Xbox's 'Gaming For Everyone' proving more than just a slogan

Xbox's big console launch in New Zealand showed that "Gaming For Everyone" isn't just a slogan for the company.

Xbox's 'Gaming For Everyone' proving more than just a slogan
Art & Culture

The Winamp Skin Museum is a trip through time and bad design choices

Taking a trip through a vast library of poorly designed Winamp nostalgia sends the mind right back to a precious time for digital music.

The Winamp Skin Museum is a trip through time and bad design choices
Games

Is a Genshin Impact paid Battle Pass worthwhile?

We bought both the Genshin Impact Gnostic Hymn and Gnostic Chorus battle passes to see whether or not they're worth the money.

Is a Genshin Impact paid Battle Pass worthwhile?
Art & Culture

Find some chill with this human-sized Metapod sack pod cocoon thing

Learn harden with Metapod in this fully encased cushion to escape all your responsibilities. Butterfree evolution not included.

Find some chill with this human-sized Metapod sack pod cocoon thing
Media

Stan will let you stan rugby union via its new sports channel in 2021

Stan Sport is launching in 2021, beginning with a $100 million contract to broadcast all sorts of rugby union action.

Stan will let you stan rugby union via its new sports channel in 2021
Security

Australia implements postal X-ray to sniff out seeds no one ordered

Mysterious seeds are showing up in Australian mailboxes as part of a "brushing scam", so X-rays are being tested to sniff them out.

Australia implements postal X-ray to sniff out seeds no one ordered
Games

Microsoft announces known issues for Xbox Series X launch day

From TV resolution woes to app and game dramas, Microsoft has released a list of known problems for shiny new Xbox Series X and S consoles.

Microsoft announces known issues for Xbox Series X launch day