IPv6 and what it means for humankind Here’s what you need to know about the bigger, badder internet address book Google, Facebook and Yahoo are switching on today IPv what now? For those of us who don’t have Google CEOs on speed dial, that’s Internet Protocol version 6. And all you really need to know is that today giant web companies (ISP providers, search engines etc) are abandoning the IPv4 ship (whose 4....

Is Apple manufacturing its smart TV already? Reports indicate the unveiling of the mighty Apple’s television effort could be sooner than expected Apple’s hotly anticipated, potential game changing, smart TV has just gone into production for the first prototypes. That means news of it not arriving until 2014 may be brilliantly wrong and we could see them as soon as this year. The news comes frominformed sourcestalking toChina Business News. The televisions, tipped to be50in with Retina Displays, are being made inFoxconn’s Shenzhen plantsnow ready for testing before they’re made in bulk....

Is this the Samsung Galaxy S3? Purported press shot pops up – revel in the revealed roundness Samsung’s done its utmost to keep the Galaxy S III from leaking ahead of its launch on May 3rd, but this image – which dropped today onGSMarena– may be the first press shot of the forthcoming superphone. Rumoured specs – which appeared in aleaked manual– show a phone with an 8MP camera, a 4....

James Cameron predicts glasses-free 3D iPad Avatar director reckons that 3D tablets will be the “next breakthrough” for glasses-free 3D tech Avatar director James Cameron expects glasses-free 3D tablets to take off in a big way – and he reckons that an iPad 3D will be the breakthrough device to bring glasses-free 3D to the masses. Speaking toCurrentat the 2012 Australian International Design Awards, Cameron revealed that although 3D TV is “not progressing as fast as I thought it might,” he predicts that 3D won’t truly take off until glasses-free 3D tech hits the mainstream – and tablets will be the next big growth area....

Jedi is the most popular alternative religion in the UK Don your robes and light your saber for you, young padawan, are not alone in the universe – or even the UK While the Devil might be dancing as the number of religious people in the 2011 UK census shows a drop – Darth Vader is quaking in his space boots as Jedi is proclaimed the most popular alternative religion. In fact it’s the seventh most popular overall in the UK – that’s 176,632 Jedi in opposition to the Empire....

Jelly Bean update hits unlocked Galaxy S3 smartphones If you have a SIM-free Samsung Galaxy S3 you can grab yourself some sweet, sweet Jelly Bean loving Android Jelly Bean is now ready to pluck out of the air if you happen to own an unlocked, SIM-freeSamsung Galaxy S3. All 284.36MB of improved performance, functionality and customisable goodness is available over-the-air so it’s worth heading to the relevant option under settings (‘About Device’, then ‘Update’) to see if you are good to go....

Jet Vest jetpack asks for your help on Kickstarter This project takes “getting it off the ground” to a whole new stratosphere Why aren’t there more jetpacks on Kickstarter? It’s a question we ask ourselves daily. So when the Jet Vest appeared with a US$30,000 goal our eyes lit up at its afterburners. The project has been underway for eight months with seasoned jet engine building professionals at the helm. Now they’ve been grounded because of funding and have turned to Kickstarter for a boost....