• Android Phone On Optus This Week?

    We might be waiting a while for the Kogan Agora successor, but it looks like this week might finally see an Android phone you can legally use in Australia. Nick over at our sibling blog Gizmodo has all but confirmed that the HTC Dream should be released, in an Optus-only model, on Thursday. Hit Nick’s…


  • Catch Those Super Bowl Ads Online

    The Super Bowl is still essentially a US cultural experience, but so many millions of dollars are spent on the ads during the game that they often become an online talking point even for people (like me) who couldn’t tell you who was playing (or what they were playing). Take a look at some places…


  • Adopt A Word To Save It From Extinction

    Save the Words is a website dedicated to keeping underused English language words in the dictionary. Pick an underused word and pledge to save it from extinction. Lexicographers analyse the frequency of word usage in popular culture and media to decide which new words will go into the dictionary, but they also track the falling…