A Syrian refugee who couldn’t speak English two years ago has just passed exams with flying colours in Australia. But Saad Al-Kaab wasn’t always the best student. “I was actually, before the war, that boy who would say ‘I wish I could never go to school again’,” he tells Newsbeat. …
Read More »Sony reveals Australian pricing for PlayStation VR
After Tuesday’s press conference, Sony has revealed local pricing for the PlayStation VR and first-party titles that will be available when its VR headset arrives on October 13. The PS VR headset will have a recommended retail price of AU$549.95. The following games will be available on day one (retail …
Read More »The E3 2015 Conference Train Kicks Off NOW: All Your Australian Times
Source: GameSpot E3 2015 kicks off in around 10 minutes, starting with Bethesda Games Studios, who should be announcing more Fallout 4 details, and something about DOOM. So here’s your round-up of every E3 2015 keynote, converted for your Australian clocks. Bethesda E3 Press Conference Monday, June 15, 2015 – …
Read More »Sony reveals Australian info for Xperia Z5 series
Sony has finally announced the local availability and pricing of its upcoming flagship device range, the Xperia Z5 series. The range will include the Xperia Z5, the Xperia Z5 Compact, and the Xperia Z5 Premium – which is being touted as the “world’s first 4K smartphone”. According to Sony, the …
Read More »Dispatch: Oppo’s Australian launch
Before this week I’d barely heard of Oppo, to be perfectly honest. Sure, I’d seen a few YouTube videos regarding their flagship phone (MKBHD’s video on the Find 7 springs to mind), and I’d read brief snippets of info from other tech blogs, but I’d never actually endeavoured to find out more about the …
Read More »Apple’s newest MacBook Pro: all the details, and Australian pricing
Early this morning, Apple confirmed what it accidentally leaked – that we are going to get a brand new MacBook Pro, and that it will dump all the function keys with a touch-sensitive OLED strip. However, that’s not all: Apple says that this iteration will be faster, lighter and thinner than …
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