Tag: technology
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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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Introducing Oombrella, the umbrella you’ll never forget again
Early next year, Australians will be granted access to Oombrella, an umbrella full of high tech intelligence. The advanced umbrella was developed by a French company called Wezzoo. Oombrella will be able to be synced through your phone, allowing it to alert you if you’ve walked away without it. Developers at Wezzoo felt it was best…
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Blackberry announces they will no longer make smartphones
BlackBerry, the company that invented smartphones, has just announced they will no longer be manufacturing the devices after 14 years in the business. The QWERTY-keyboard-equipped-smartphones were once the ideal choice for professionals and executives alike, but heavy competition from touch-screen rival companies, Apple and Samsung have left BlackBerry conceding their defeat once and for all. Even President Obama,…
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Walt Disney is buying Twitter?
Walt Disney is working with their financial advisor to work out a possible bid for Twitter. The company is comprehending to accept the bid with their own financial team. Another three competitors, Salesforce.com, Google and Microsoft are all planning bids on Twitter. There is a possibility that Disney will come out first as Jack Dorsey, CEO…
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Australian house price comparision to 1975
Australia has changed majorly since 1975- demographically, socially, economically, technologically and culturally. This country has drastically changed its laws and financial side to better citizens needs. Back then, the population of Australia was 13.7 million and the average of getting married was the early 20’s. Now, women and men are getting married in their late…
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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…
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Leonardo DiCaprio reveals new free technology to curb illegal ocean activity
Known for his heavy passion towards maintaining and repairing the environment, film star Leonardo DiCaprio has recently revealed a technology that is hoping to globally spot illegal activity occurring in oceans. The technology is called Global Fishing Watch and was released to the public on Thursday during a conference that was hosted by the US Secretary…
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Apple’s new iOS 10 update causing major problems for users
Apple’s recent software update, iOS 10, didn’t quite receive the praise Apple was expecting following its release this week. In fact, it caused major problems for many people. According to a number of social media complaints, users were not happy. They encountered several installation problems, and for some the update process even failed. On screen error…
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Masters getting more backlash on end days
With customers hoping to get a good bargain at the closing down sale for Masters, they are actually getting rude customer service and seeing staff left to fend for themselves in the heavy rain. The retailer is looking to sell more than $700 million worth of stock in time for their doors to close on…
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JB HI-FI has bought an appliance giant out
Electronics giant JB HI-FI has bought out appliance chain, The Good Guys, for $870 million, now acquiring more than 100% of their competitor. The two will still be separate chains but work together to run both companies smoothly and hopefully to drive prices down. The ACCC gave the all clear yesterday to merge together and work together, despite them…