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Check out this mock-up of the PS4

Check out this mock-up of the PS4

Based on Sony's teaser video, one artist has mocked up their impression of what the PS4 will look like.


Twitter fights hacking with two-factor authentication

Twitter fights hacking with two-factor authentication

Enough is enough for the global network of fast-moving 140-character missives. Twitter now hopes to protect member accounts with a more sophisticated log-in system.


XBLA games won't carry over to Xbox One

XBLA games won't carry over to Xbox One

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Live Arcade games from the Xbox 360 won't work on its next-generation platform.


Pandora tunes up music sharing via Facebook

Pandora tunes up music sharing via Facebook

The online music service spruces up its website and mobile apps to ease the process of sharing music on Facebook.


Amazon's Kindle Worlds will pay writers to write fan fiction

Amazon's Kindle Worlds will pay writers to write fan fiction

The company's new publishing platform will provide royalties to writers who fashion their own stories after existing books, TV shows and more.


How Sony and Nintendo can battle the Xbox One

How Sony and Nintendo can battle the Xbox One

Will Microsoft run away with the next generation of home gaming, or do Sony and Nintendo have a fighting chance?


Rovio: we're an 'entertainment' company

Rovio: we're an 'entertainment' company

At the CTIA 2013 trade show on Wednesday, Rovio's chief operating officer talked up the company's transition from a gaming company to an entertainment company.


The games confirmed for Xbox One

The games confirmed for Xbox One

Luckily, the Xbox One still plays games so here are the titles we know are coming for the new console.


Tiny crystal flowers grow in a beaker Crave

Tiny crystal flowers grow in a beaker

Scientists at Harvard have coaxed microscopic crystal flowers to form in a beaker of fluid.


Finding faces in Google Maps Crave

Finding faces in Google Maps

Using facial recognition software a team has created a program to crawl Google Maps, seeking out the faces hidden in folds of the terrain.


Xbox One: what we don't know

Xbox One: what we don't know

There are still quite a few unanswered questions about the next-generation console offering from Microsoft.


Cyclist straps a rocket to a bike, beats world record Crave

Cyclist straps a rocket to a bike, beats world record

French cyclist François Gissy reached a top speed of 263 kilometres per hour on a bicycle — after strapping a rocket to the frame.


Corel tries to lure disgruntled Adobe users

Corel tries to lure disgruntled Adobe users

Following protests from Adobe users over the company's move to subscription-based software, Corel is offering Adobe customers a discount on a range of products.


Xbox One announcement confounded by Kinect

Xbox One announcement confounded by Kinect

Users watching the Xbox One announcement this morning found their Kinect peripherals responding as to a voice command whenever the speaker said "Xbox". 6


Crowd-funding campaign seeks to eradicate food Crave

Crowd-funding campaign seeks to eradicate food

A software engineer has developed a cocktail of nutrients that he believes can replace food, and has launched a crowd-funding campaign to get it to market. 1


Crowdsourced photo project to reconstruct Melbourne

Crowdsourced photo project to reconstruct Melbourne

A new research project is crowdsourcing photos of Melbourne taken with a dedicated app to help construct a vision of the city's past and present appearance.


Spotify debuts weekly top 50 song charts

Spotify debuts weekly top 50 song charts

The music streaming service launches a feature that broadcasts both the 50 most streamed and viral songs each week; it's also rolling out song play counts for all artists. 1


Flickr users: we hate the new site

Flickr users: we hate the new site

Commenters on Flickr's forum say they don't like the new site format and want an option to revert to the old layout. 1


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