Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Gizmodo Australia

REGULARS

App Deals: Discounted iOS iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone Apps

Today’s best deals include Arena on Windows Phone, Swap Heroes on iOS and Leo’s Fortune on Android. Deals end without warning, so be quick!

MOBILE

The Easy Guide To Switching From iPhone To Android

ADAM DACHIS & ANGUS KIDMANTODAY 10:00 AM

Jumping ship from iPhone to Android is a straightforward task these days. These are the tools and tips you need to get the job done.

LAPTOP & TABLET REVIEWS

Microsoft Surface 3: Australian Review

LUKE HOPEWELLTODAY 10:00 AM

It used to be that the baby Surface was a compromise. It used to run crappy software, slower hardware and produce a less than spectacular experience. With the Surface 3, Microsoft has performed a radical about-face.

ONLINE

These Stunning Geometric Patterns Were Created From Google Earth Images

MADDIE STONETODAY 9:30 AM

Satellite images of our world are incredible on their own. But artist Federico Winer has taken aerial photography to a new level by portraying planet Earth as a mesmerising kaleidoscope of geometric patterns and colours.

ENTERTAINMENT

John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' Is Slowly Disappearing Behind A Geoblock

LUKE HOPEWELLTODAY 9:15 AM

There was once a time where we praised HBO and the team at Last Week Tonight for throwing the majority of the show up on YouTube just hours after it had been broadcast in the US. A few weeks ago, however, that slowly began to change for Aussie viewers, and now John Oliver’s show has practically disappeared behind an obnoxious geoblock.

ENTERTAINMENT

Game Of Thrones Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: High Sparrow

CAMPBELL SIMPSONTODAY 9:00 AM

Game of Thrones is really getting into the swing of it now. Three episodes deep into the fifth season of the world’s biggest TV show, and we’re getting some proper intrigue happening. Finally, right?

Warning: Spoilers within!

MOBILE

Nokia Says It Really Doesn't Want To Make Smartphones Again

CHRIS MILLSTODAY 8:30 AM

A report last week stated that Nokia was planning to return to the smartphone game when its non-compete with Microsoft ended on December 31, 2015. But a statement released today by Nokia flat-out denies the report, describing it as false and inaccurate.

NEWS

Google Glass 2.0, And Other Tech News You May Have Missed

BRYAN LUFKINTODAY 8:00 AM

You’ve probably been engulfed in the Apple Watch media maelstrom. Wondering what else happened in tech yesterday? We’ve got you covered with BitStream, our cheat sheet for tech news and rumours that might have slipped past your radar.

ONLINE

Google Attempts To Fight Patent Trolls With A Pretty Dubious Strategy

ANNALEE NEWITZTODAY 7:30 AM

Google’s legal team has announced that it will be buying as many patents as possible in order to “remove friction from the patent market” and defeat patent trolls, companies that buy patents just to sue people on bogus charges of infringement. But there’s a big problem with this strategy.