Jamie Condliffe

From this week, ABC will become the first TV network to offer up live streams of its local programming to users of its Watch ABC app.

This Sony Xperia Is Waterproof to 5 Feet

Snorkelers rejoice: Sony’s decided to push its current trend for water-resistant phones to new heights, with the launch of the Xperia ZR which is waterproof to 5 feet. The 4.6-inch Android phone even has a big ol’ camera button on its side to make sure its easy to take pictures and film HD video while…

Quantum Computer Kicks PC Ass in First Ever Head-to-Head Test

Scientists often claim that quantum computers will blow the competition away in the coming years—and now the world’s first head-to-head test has shown they leave regular PCs reeling in their wake. Quantum computer use the idea of quantum bits, called qubits, that can theoretically take the value of 0 and 1 at the same time—unlike…

Your iPad Smart Cover Could Switch Off a Pacemaker

The little magnets sure make the iPad’s Smart Covers useful—but they could switch off pacemakers, too, if a new series of experiments is anything to go by. When 14-year-old Gianna Chien set out on a science fair project earlier thus year, she decided to test if the magnets in the iPad Smart Cover were strong…

The ISS Has Ditched Windows Entirely–For Linux

The United Space Alliance has decided to stop using all Windows computers aboard the ISS, in favour of Linux—to ensure it’s systems are “stable and reliable”. Ouch. The decision will see “dozens of laptops” change from running Windows XP to Debian 6, reports Extreme Tech. There are already Linux systems aboard the ISS, but from…

Photoshop users rejoice: Thanks to software developed by Wacom, Microsfot’s Surface Pro now has the abilty to support a pressure-sensitive stylus.

Convenience Food Looks Kinda Gross In Cross-Section

If you’ve ever wondered what your pre-prepared food looks like while it’s still sat in the tin, these pictures are probably enough to halt your curiosity—because the answer is: kinda gross. Photographer Beth Galton wanted to see what food looked like from the inside. She explains: This series was inspired by an assignment in which…

No, You’re Not Random

Because actually, being genuinely random is incredibly difficult. You’re just talking crap, instead. [XKCD] https://gizmodo.com/how-to-create-random-numbers-using-radioactive-material-5994371

Facebook Home Is Now Available For the HTC One and Galaxy S4

Since Facebook launched last month, it’s only officially been available for a small pool of phones. But no longer: it seems the HTC One and Galaxy S4 are now fully Facebooked, too. https://gizmodo.com/facebook-home-review-surrender-yourself-unto-zuck-5994086 Android Central reports that after an update to the official Facebook app both phones—along with the Sony Xperia ZL—are able to run…

A study released on Thursday showed that as many as 30 percent of all airline passengers “accidentally” leave electronic devices on during takeoff or landing. Naughty, naughty people.

How The Onion Was Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army

It was tough to tell for sure if The Onion really had been hacked earlier this week or if it was all just a joke—but now it’s explained exactly how its Twitter account was compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army. https://gizmodo.com/well-it-looks-like-the-onions-twitter-feed-got-hacked-t-493158547 Turns out Onion employees were phished three ways. First, they started getting emails like…

Nokia’s New Portable Charger Is Oddly Irresistible

It’s normally quite hard to get excited about portable chargers. But, somehow, Nokia has managed to make one that’s… strangely irresistible. The DC-18 is a neat little primary color cuboid packed full of electrons. In fact, it looks a little like the live tiles that Nokia’s Lumias sport on their screens—helped along by the fact…

What Exactly Is Multiple Sclerosis?

This month, many countries the world over will be helping spread awareness of Multiple Sclerosis—but what exactly is the disease? This video, by ASAP Science, helps explain. Sadly, MS—an inflammatory disease where the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged—is currently untreatable. We don’t even know its true…

How Photographers Retouched Pictures Before Photoshop

Since Adobe Photoshop was launched in 1989 photographers have had it easy, being able to tweak images to their heart’s content without getting their hands dirty. But it wasn’t always like that. CreativePro stumbled across a 1946 book called Shortcuts to Photo Retouching For Commercial Use, and it makes you realise just how much painstaking…

The Secret NSA Search Tips That Will Make You a Spy

Following a Freedom of Information Act request by MuckRock, the National Security Agency has been forced to make public a book it produced called Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research. Understandably, it’s full of gems. Sadly, though, it’s a whopping 643 pages long, so there’s quite a lot to sift through. But while…

We Still Use the Same Words We Did 15,000 Years Ago

A team of scientists has unearthed evidence that suggests some of the words we use today could be 15,000 years old—meaning that Ice Age humans would have been able to understand parts of our speech. Conventional linguistic wisdom suggests that words can’t survive for longer than 9,000 years because replacement words and other languages drive…

If the home button of your Galaxy S4 feels sluggish, it’s because S Voice is slowing it down. Here are instructions on how to disable the feature—and speed up your phone.

Nokia Confirms the Existence of Its New Lumia 928 in Preemptive Ad

Rumors have swirled for weeks about Nokia’s hotly anticipated new phone, the Lumia 928. Now Elop and co have finally released an official image to tease us. While it doesn’t give too much away, it does at least confirm the naming, and the image does bear some similarity to previous leaks. It certainly appears to…

Government Lab Admits to Using Quantum Internet for Two Years

This might be the biggest tech humblebrag ever. A team of scientists at Los Alamos National Labs has quietly shrugged its shoulders and admitted to the fact that, yeah, it’s been using quantum internet for, like, the last two years. Whatever. Steady on there, cowboy! If you’re not familiar with the concept of a quantum…

US Finally Blames China’s Government and Military of Cyberespionage

While fingers have long been pointed from US shores towards China when it comes to online attacks, the Pentagon has now directly accused the country’s government and military of cyberespionage. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Pentagon issued a report just yesterday outlining for the first time how it believes digital attacks have been…