Thursday, May 26, 2016

The navigation app that Apple should buy and other top stories.

  • The navigation app that Apple should buy

    The navigation app that Apple should buy
    The Anchor Pointer app lets users navigate back to any point of their choosing. Anchor Pointer Next time you're flying out of Melbourne, keep watch for Woodlands historical park on the starboard side a couple of kilometres from the end of the runway.Just 22 kilometres from town, there are grasslands, red gums and wild kangaroos over 700 hectares, an area big enough to get lost in. I know, because I did.Wandering deep into the park, I perched an..
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  • Bendable smartphones coming this year, Chinese start-up says

    Bendable smartphones coming this year, Chinese start-up says
    What Moxi's device may look like when rolled up and when flattened. The version the company plans to release this year will feature a black and white e-ink screen rather than than the full colour seen here. Photo: Moxi Group A little-known start-up in China is gunning to be the first to sell bendable smartphones this year, seeking to upstage Samsung, which has started to dabble in flexible-screen technology.Moxi Group, based in Chongqing, says it will ship 10..
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  • VW's new V6 Amarok: more details

    VW's new V6 Amarok: more details
    MORE motoring/latest-launches
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  • Should Facebook decide what types of bodies we see on our feeds?

    Should Facebook decide what types of bodies we see on our feeds?
    Facebook have apologised for rejecting an ad by a Melbourne group featuring plus-size model Tess Holliday, after saying the image "depicts a body or body parts in an undesirable manner." Here's what the photo looks like. So what happened?Facebook admins for Cherchez La Femme, a monthly feminist event in Melbourne, wanted to "boost" (AKA pay Facebook to get more eyeballs on their post) an ad for an upcoming event. But Facebook rejected their ad, with this error message. "Your ad wasn't approved ..
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  • The next Battleborn hero is a snake called Pendles

    The next Battleborn hero is a snake called Pendles
    Battleborn's first post-launch hero launched this week in the form of Alani, a water-loving warrior with some bonus healing capabilities. If you've got the game and the season pass you can play her now, or else wait until May 31 for the full official rollout – providing you have the right amount of in-game currency racked up. If you're keen to check her out there's a Let's Play below, but the more interesting Battleborn-related news is that another new hero has been unveiled. The humbly named P..
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  • Nvidia Exec Talks GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, Ansel Cheating Concerns

    Nvidia Exec Talks GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, Ansel Cheating Concerns
    Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1080 is a graphics card of many firsts; the first graphics card in the 10 series line-up, the first to use the new Pascal microarchitecture, and the first to launch with a Founders Edition. The GTX 1080 also incorporates Nvidia's new Ansel feature, which allows players to pause a game and take control of a free-roam camera to take high-resolution screenshots, sans UI.To discuss the recent launch of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the new features it brings, we interviewed Jeff Yen..
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  • Xbox Live 'Deals With Gold' Offers Huge Discounts For 'Fallout 4,' FIFA 16 & More

    Xbox Live 'Deals With Gold' Offers Huge Discounts For 'Fallout 4,' FIFA 16 & More
    This week’s Xbox Live Deals With Gold offering brings in massive discounts for various popular games. Also, Microsoft is holding another promotion called Xbox 360 Super Sale. Through Deals with Gold, Xbox Live subscribers can easily have huge savings from the latest set of discounted video games. Below is @majornelson’s Twitter post about Microsoft’s video game promotions for its Xbox consoles for this week: This week’s Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale also includes a super sale on Xbox 360 t..
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  • LinkedIn sends email attempting to reassure users over 'security issue'

    LinkedIn sends email attempting to reassure users over 'security issue'
    LinkedIn has sent an email attempting to reassure its users, but did it work?LINKEDIN has attempted to reassure its users after a “security issue” that involved a hacker stealing more than one hundred million identities.Despite the networking tool confirming the May 17 hack a day after the fact, the business went into further detail today with an email explaining the “facts about what happened, what information was involved, and the steps we are taking to help protect you”.“On May 17, 2016, we b..
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  • HSV to ramp up LS3 V8 sound

    HSV to ramp up LS3 V8 sound
    HSV has announced a trio of limited edition models – R8 SV Black (sedan and ute), Grange SV and R8 Track Edition – that will send off the 6.2-litre Chevrolet-sourced LS3 engines for the Holden performance arm. Between them only 650 will be produced for Australia, 50 of which will be the last HSVs to wear the Grange nameplate, which is being retired in the lead up to the end of Australian manufacturing. All have to be sold by October 31 ahead of the introduction of stricter Euro 5 emissions r..
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Major developments including Pacific Fair lead way to boom in ... .Increase in fines issued to NSW cyclists, too early to say if figures prove need for laws: Government .
New edible six-pack rings made from beer by-products .Gold Coast Chamber chief supports light-rail extension south .

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