Are left-handers better at gaming?
Left-handed people often perform better than right-handers at fast or difficult tasks that involve lots of information or stimuli, new research suggests.
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‘World’s Best Casual Gamer’ cleans up
The video game pro circuit is a man's world, but the US$1 million jackpot of the year went to Kavitha Yalavarthi, who used her piano-trained…
Xbox 360 outsells original
Microsoft expects to have shipped more than 10 million Xbox 360 video game consoles to retailers by the end of calendar 2006. The Xbox 360…
Halo 3 advert goes live today
Halo fans, hold on to your pants: the official Halo 3 trailer will be launched online today. Plus there's a competition to be involved with…
Countdown to Wii launch
With Nintendo about to launch the Wii console in Australia at midnight on 06/12/06, gamers have already voted with their wallets which console will be…
Napster founder to launch WoW community site
Napster founder Shawn Fanning is to launch a social networking site for online gamers, born from a frustration at the lack of communication tools in…
Child’s Play charity opens in AUS
US-based Child's Play charity, a charity dedicated to helping sick children in hospital with books and video games, has just opened up a branch here…
Rule of Rose not available in Australia
With controversy surrounding Rule of Rose even before it was released, the latest news suggests that the publishers of the game, Red Ant, aren't even…
Comp – Samsung K5 MP3 Player
The Cyber Shack is giving away one K5 MP3 Player per week leading up to Christmas. All you have to do to win is submit…
Xerox creates reusable paper
Xerox Corporation scientists have invented a way to make prints whose images last only a day, so that the paper can be used again and…
Unwired for sound
A music player that sends signals through the human body, without wires, Bluetooth, or other conventional transmission technologies could be on the horizon.
Nintendo sells 600,000 Wii units
With Nintendo Australia touting the local launch of the Wii console next week as the biggest launch of any new video games system in history,…
NSW to roll out free WiFi service
The NSW Government has announced it plans to install a free wireless broadband network throughout the Sydney CBD and other major centres by early 2008.
Hi-tech umbrella, browsing while you wait
Being stuck in the rain need not be dull, say Japanese researchers who have invented an umbrella capable of capturing and displaying photos and video.
Xbox Live Gold free this weekend
That's right, you heard correctly... Microsoft is granting Australia a free weekend of Xbox Live Gold, kicking off at 3pm AEST this Friday 24th Nov…
First OLPC laptop rolls off the production line
The first 1,000 One Laptop Per Child XO laptops have rolled off the assembly line at Quanta Computer's manufacturing facility in Shanghai.
FBI raids pirate Lineage II servers
Massively multiplayer game publisher NCsoft has revealed that the FBI has shut down the operations of L2Extreme - a group responsible for running unauthorised servers…
PS3 Backwards Compatibility Site Launched
Sony Computer Entertainment has created an official backwards compatibility checklist site for looking up the compatibility status on PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles.
Hi-tech sports clothing
University of Sydney honours student, Mitchell Page, has used cutting-edge wearable technology to make basketball uniforms - for example, updating and displaying in real-time a…
Official arcade stick for Xbox 360
With reports of some games not working properly or just too difficult to control, gamers are rejoicing with the news that a specific controller designed…
Nintendo Wii launches in Nth America
Nintendo has just launched their new Wii console to much fanfare in North America, with some eager fans even camping out to get their hands…
