Category: Technology
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Let’s Do the Time Warp Again – Bug Kills iPhone
There are few things more satisfying than discovering hidden iPhone features; however sometimes digital rocks are better left unturned. In a serious case of curiosity killed the cat, a new bug that claims to set your iPhone back to a retro 1970’s mode, is effectively rendering inquisitive Apple customers’ phones useless. The digital prank suggests…
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You can now send emu, lamington and Uluru emojis
Well it’s a bloody good day for Aussies as from now you can communicate with Strine slang and icons. It’s called the Aussie Emoji Keyboard, and it features more than 40 Australian-related emojis including Golden Gay Time, Boomerang, cockatoo and word bubbles with slang like “goon on ya”, “g’day” “oi” and “defo”. The company behind…
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Hidden Galaxies Discovered Behind the Milky Way
Recent findings presented within the Astronomical Journal have revealed that hundreds of galaxies have been discovered behind the Milky Way. The discovery has provided astronomers with fresh information about a longstanding gravitational anomaly that they had previously been unable to explain. This anomaly, known as ‘The Great Attractor’ has been the cause of confusion and ambiguity…
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Google realises they shouldn’t have removed ad blockers
Things got a bit awkward at Google over a single app and here’s why: Jan 29 – Adblock Fast becomes available to download on the Play Store which like its title says, is a very fast ad-blocking app. Feb 2 – It hit Google’s top spot for free, new productivity apps and is then removed by…
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Gettin’ The Job(s) Done
If you haven’t seen the new biopic on the late and highly controversial co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs (1995-2011), perhaps you should consider rescheduling this evening’s plans. The new biographical-drama directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 hours) and written by Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, the Social Network, The West…
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Switch between Instagram accounts with the tap of a finger
The ‘marketing gods’ have answered our Instagram prayers as the social media platform finally introduces a new feature to be able to switch between multiple accounts. The days of logging in and out of accounts and matching passwords with usernames are long gone. The 7.15 version will allow up to 5 Instagram accounts to be…
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Technologies Shaping the Future
If you don’t know what cloud computing and services technology is then you might want to look into it. An IBM survey has just named it the most likely technology to shape the future. The survey questioned over 5,000 executives in 21 different industries across 70 countries. Mobile solutions came a close second with 61%…
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Uber’s New Look
In Uber’s new worldwide “brand refresh” they have ditched the familiar ‘U’ icon for a shape with a square in the middle representing a ‘bit’. Riders will now see a circular shape on a green background and drivers will see a hexagonal shape on a red background. The icons will differ in colour and pattern…
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Facebook Announces 6 Degrees of Separation Should Be 3.57
Facebook is challenging the well-known 20th century ‘six degrees of separation’ theory in saying that we’re actually 3.57 degrees apart. So does that mean Mark Zuckerberg is really a friend of a friend of a friend of a ‘kinda’ friend? Facebook hosted ‘Friends Day’ to celebrate their 12th birthday of which they announced information on…
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iPhone 5se: reports phone will launch in March
The launch date for Apple’s new product line-up has been leaked, with the company expected to announce a budget smartphone called the iPhone 5se, a new iPad and Apple Watch accessories. According to 9to5Mac the iPhone 5se is expected to be announced at an event on March 15, alongside the iPad Air 3 and several Apple…