Tech news stories that caught our attention or imagination.
Jul 27
Well, funny how things turn out isn’t it? On this weeks Geek Actually (ep 44) podcast I reported on a story about Microsoft COO Kevin Turner (although I couldn’t remember his name on the show) announcing proudly that Apple legal had called him and asked him to stop running the Laptop Hunter ads as they …
Jul 26
The Little Geek was visiting YouTube and came across this trailer for a sequel to the Lucasarts game, The Force Unleashed. The new game, The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith, is a “what if” story focusing on the concept of the Sith being the winners. This looks hot and I will be eagerly waiting for this. …
Jul 10
Just a quick add on to last weeks show on Net Censorship here in Australia. Getup.org.au has launched a new campaign against the censorship issue which includes a brilliant TV ad. CLICK HERE to go to the campaign site (which is a great parody) and watch the ad below. This is a brilliant campaign and they …
Jul 01
This was really a no brainer..we had known it was just a matter of time till someone realised the games movie potential and exploited it. Uncharted: Drakes Fortune as most ps3 users will tell you is one of gamings most cinematic experiences, the story follows Nathan Drake an explorer/adventurer (think John McClane meets Lara Croft) …
Jun 29
It’s been awhile since we at Geek Actually had a go at the Australian Federal Government, but something new just came up and here we go again. The Sydney Morning Herald had an interesting article today, which you can read here. In a nutshell (and I am paraphrasing a lot), Stephen Conroy (The Federal Communications …
Jun 26
On a brighter note, Steve Jobs has returned to Apple. All the speculation and rumour mongering that has been going on over the last few months, Steve Jobs quietly returned to work at Apple a week ago. He had a liver transplant two months ago but everyone is being tight lipped as to why, but …
