As the sales figures for the PlayStation Vita launch in Japan start to emerge and many question their health, it’s good to remember the times we are living in. No, I’m not talking about the tough economics of recession but rather the brave new opportunities of untapped markets.

Since the PSP launched in 2005, gaming has become a very different place. Smart Phones, the Wii, Kinect and Sony’s own Move technology have all created a new gaming landscape. Gaming is not the preserve of a hardcore minority, but now in the hands of the masses.

This has meant that some of the biggest selling games of...

By Mark Brown, Wired UK

A team of biologists has discovered that male spiders spy on their rivals during courtship ceremonies, so they can mimic and pinch their most successful dance moves.

The spiders used in this study were collected from the field. Naive, lab-raised spiders who...