anguskidman

Angus Kidman | Lifehacker Editor Angus has been writing professionally about technology since 1994 and breaking it for even longer. He is based in Sydney but spends a frankly unhealthy portion of his life on the road, tracking down the latest stories. In 2011, he won the IT Journo Award For Best Consumer Technology Journalist and Consensus IT Writers Award for Best Technical Writer for his work on Lifehacker; about time too.
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  • EB Games Ponders: Why Do The Ladies Over 33 Love Battlefield 3?

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    Retailers like EB Games routinely perform data mining, an impressive-sounding concept which basically means running analyses on all your sales figures to try and identify patterns that can help you flog more titles. Those patterns are usually kept secret (hey, it’s a competitive business!) but EB Games Australia did reveal one fascinating titbit this week:…

  • Is A Quad-Core Android Tablet The Future Of Portable Gaming?

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    I’m watching a demo of Sonic 4 Episode II on the Asus Transformer Infinity Android tablet, which boasts a full 1920 by 1200 display and a ridiculous five internal cores. The hedgehog has never looked so vibrant, so colourful, so well-rendered. “If you put this next to the Xbox version, it will look the same…