About 100 homes are under threat in central Queensland where a large bushfire continues to burn out of control.

SUPERMICRO WAS AT IDF showing off the usual server and workstation toys. Because it had a bunch of new products at Computex, and there haven't subsequently been any really new Intel chips, the boards on display were evolutionary, not revolutionary.

WE HAVE A TREAT for you today. Everyone likes a bit of softcore geek porn with smart looking babes talking in foreign accents and reading a second meaning into every other word they say. It seems Asus might have accidentally struck gold when hiring these chaps to introduce its O!Play HD Media Player.