Tag: news
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Nintendo unveils first look at new Switch device
Nintendo has just unveiled its highly anticipated new gaming system, the Nintendo Switch. In a video released by Nintendo overnight, it was revealed the new device will allow users to play games on their televisions, or even on the go using its detachable infrastructure. https://youtu.be/f5uik5fgIaI The video also showcases switchable control segments called Joy-Cons that feature several buttons and one joystick. The Joy-Cons allow a…
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Google Pixel proves to be strong competition to Apple’s iPhone 7
To many tech-lovers excitement, today marks the day of the release of the much anticipated Google Pixel, and with the release of the iPhone 7 over a month ago, consumers will now have to decide on which phone is the better and more efficient candidate. Technical and physical comparisons between the two phones have already been released, proving that Apple may…
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Twitter fires Head of VR after only a day of employment
On October 18th, Twitter hired Gregory Gopman to assist in leading the company’s VR initiatives as the role of project manager. Gopman was then fired the next day due to a Facebook post dating back to 2013. The post in question included Gopman’s attitude to the homeless living in San Francisco. Gopman used the term “degenerates” to describe the…
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Customers’ private iPhone photos stolen and rated by Apple staff
According to The Courier Mail, four male members at Carindale Apple Store in Brisbane have just been fired for stealing and rating female customers’ iPhone photos on a scale of one to ten. Some staff members also took explicit photos of their female colleagues’ bodies without their knowledge and then shared these images with other colleagues as part…
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The end of an era for Ford
As of today, Ford factories across Australia are officially closing for business. The decision was finalised three years ago by at the time president and chief executive, Bob Graziano. The decision was based on the United States head office refusal to import Australian-made Ford Falcons as police cars, killing off Ford‘s Australian exporting business and making it…
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Vodafone to release a system that “allows vehicles to talk to each other” to prevent car crashes
According to Vodafone, they are currently testing out new technology designed to prevent vehicle crashes. They have designed a system that allows cars to send messages to each other indicating whether they are changing lanes, making emergency stops and more. David Lister, 5G Research Manager at Vodafone Group said vehicles have become both safer and smarter in recent years due to the…
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L’Oreal launches stick-on patch to monitor UV exposure
L’Oreal is best known for their lead in the cosmetic industry, however, the French company has made news by revealing that Australians will now have access to their new stick-on UV patch. The patch will be known as ‘My UV Patch’ and is understood to have a 5 day life span. It was officially launched…
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CommBank chief first to face Parliament over banking scandals
Executives of Australia’s big four banks will each be questioned individually for three hours in Parliament by a cross-party group of 10 MPs from the House of Representative Standing Committee of Economics this week, ahead of a year filled with scandals and controversies within the banking industry. Facing the Parliament today will be Commonwealth Bank chief Ian…
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New drone rules fail to impress pilots
Flying drones just became a little more complicated as new rules concerning their use were released to the public today. Those who use the drones purely as a hobby are now required to not fly within 30m of another person, ruling out any metropolitan area while certified drone users are prohibited from flying within 15m of people.…
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Yahoo hackers stole information from 500 million users
Yahoo has just confirmed hackers stole personal information from approximately 500 million users in 2014. The breach has been classified as the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history, but we’re only being told about it now. Although Yahoo announced it was investigating a data breach earlier this summer, at the time they believed only 200 million accounts…