Star Wars Concept Artist Ralph McQuarrie Passes Away

The man responsible for the look behind the original Star Wars films passed away on Saturday. Ralph McQuarrie, who was born in 1929, was a visionary and created the designs for many of the notable characters in the Star Wars universe; including Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and the original concept for the female protagonist of the […]


Google Defies Regulators with Privacy Changes

Google has gone ahead with controversial changes to its privacy policies. That’s despite European officials outright stating the new rules break the law. As we’ve previously covered, there are two main changes to Google’s data handling. Firstly, it’s combined the individual policies for all but a handful of its dozens of services into a single […]

3D Printing Breaks into the Medical Field

Photo Credit: organprinter So we’ve all definitely heard the hype surrounding the 3D printing technology. Yes, it’s been around for a while, but it’s now taking off like a whirlwind – with everything from 3D remote control aeroplanes to opening a whole new range of sculptural artistry – and it seems like the Star Trek […]

Pack Your Bags Aussie Tech Nerds: A Place to Crash in San Fran!

A team from StartUpBus: one of Elias Bizannes’ other start-up initiatives. Photo credit: Eoin McMillan. A couple of entrepreneur Aussies (and a Kiwi!) are tired of having their tech start-up friends, with bright, puppy-dog eyes crashing on their couches week after week. They needed somewhere to direct their tides of friends so they could actually sit […]

Super-Earth: A Candidate for Real-World Caprica?

Photo credit A team of scientists using data from the European Southern Observatory, have determined there is a potentially Earth-like planet in a nearby solar system, only 22 light years away, but it’s at least 4.5 times the mass of Earth! In addition to the public data from the European Southern Observatory, they were incorporating […]