general news

  • Naked ADSL coming as soon as November

    Gizmodo Australia

    Asher Moses at the Sydney Morning Herald has a nice update story on the state of ‘naked’ ADSL. It seems iiNet has plans to launch next month, Engin early next year, and TPG and Internode both are using the ‘near future’ catch all to keep things close to their chest (TPG has been saying ‘soon’…

  • Federal Govt refuses tax break for games industry

    Gizmodo Australia

    Filmmakers in this country get access to a 40% tax break for their creative endeavours, a help which makes a big difference to the local industry. The Game Developer’s Association of Australia has been fighting to get equal standing with film for quite some time, and this past week they have been directly told to…

  • Pissed Off Fangirl Sues Apple for $US1M

    Gizmodo International

    New Yorker Dongmei Li sacrificed hours out of her life to become the proud owner of a coveted iPhone and how does Apple repay her early-adopting ways? By cutting the price of the 8GB model from USD$599 to $399 a mere two months after its release and phasing out the lower-spec 4GB version altogether. Li’s…