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Aurora RGBorealis?! Localized entirely within your study!?!
In a response to last week's RGB column from Alice Clarke, Hope digs in further on her own love for the joy smart LEDs bring to her home.
NBA 2K21 squeezes unavoidable ads into loading screens
Gotta love it when a full priced videogame slides paid advertisements into its loading screens. Sorry, wait, no you don't.
BIGSOUND 2020 is the latest Aussie live music event to go online
Everything from a Tom Morello keynote to DOOM composer Mick Gordon sees this year's online spin on the event looking worth a digital visit.
The Flaming Lips take the quarantine bubble literally with unique live show
Live music has been one of 2020's greatest casualties, but The Flaming Lips may have solved the problem of how to safely perform to crowds.
Gabe Newell wants to temporarily move Valve to New Zealand and don't we all
Gabe Newell says he's eager to have a chat with Jacinda Ardern about moving game production teams to New Zealand.
Phasmophobia spooks local players by shutting down Australian server
After recent outage problems, local fans of the latest ghost hunting sensation have been disappointed by a move to remove local servers.
Google will now tell you what that song is you can't stop humming
Got a tune stuck in your head and can't remember anything about it? Now Google will let you hum for answers (try not to feel judged).
Facebook-owned Oculus Quest 2 bans users for logging into Facebook
The requirement to create a Facebook login to use Oculus hardware meets its latest layer of stupid, with new accounts banned for... reasons?
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LG CX OLED 4K TV review: So good I'm buying one
When you can't live without the TV you just tested, and hate having to let it go back after the review? That's something very special.
Destroying my Animal Crossing island was an amazing lesson in mental health
There's no 'nuke' button in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, so the journey to destroy everything gave me so much along the way.
Like moths to the RGB
For a group of people trying to throw off the image of being the basement-dwelling weirdo, we sure are into the aesthetic of one.
I am willing to die for Spider-Cat in Spider-Man: Miles Morales
We only just met, but from what Game Informer Spider-Cat reveal has turned the Miles Morales game into an instant must have.
PAX 2020 hands-on: our pick of the best demos
PAX Online was a different beast, but some of us still carved out time to dive into some hands on demos. Here's seven of the best.
Potato-powered DOOM, anyone?
How many spuds does it take to power a game of DOOM? One YouTuber decided to go to extreme lengths to find out.
This browser tool stops you buying Steam games you can play for free
Stop second guessing whether you should buy something that might be on Xbox Game Pass with this simple but smart little browser extension.
Rhianna Pratchett and Neil Gaiman react to the first trailer for The Watch
The BBC America take on Terry Pratchett's City Watch has a trailer now and some rather important Discworld true believers aren't pleased.
Apple iPhone 12 got 5G: so what else is new?
We've picked out seven features that are faster, shinier, stronger and smarter than before in the latest iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro.
Genshin Impact: 9 things to know when you're starting out
Here are all the things you should know before you play Genshin Impact.
Move over Bluetooth, UWB is the next big phone technology
Meet UWB. It's like Bluetooth, but faster and smarter. And has uses across everything from location tracking to augmented reality.
