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diver swept away by currents tells of relief when washed onto island

A Launceston scuba diver swept away by currents has told how he cried with relief when he finally reached land. Lee Quarrell spent about five hours drifting at sea after being swept away from his dive boat and deckhand near Waterhouse Island, ... >> view original

Study Shows Prior Owner's Data is Easy to Recover From Used Android Phones

The good news is that your used smartphone may be worth some serious cash if you're one of millions of Americans who regularly buy and ditch the latest high-end flaghip smartphones. The bad news, according to a new study from the University of ... >> view original

Moto Maker heading to Australia 'soon'

Motorola's 'build your own phone' service, Moto Maker, is reportedly finally headed to Australia. Motorola, which is owned by Lenovo, has confirmed at a Tech World briefing that Australians will soon be able to access Moto Maker and build their own phones ... >> view original

Optus seeks greater role in enterprise cloud management

Optus is seeking to manage every step of the transition for companies and government agencies moving from on-premises hosting to a hybrid or public cloud model. Australia's second-largest telecommunications company announced on Wednesday that its ... >> view original

POS Malware Nitlove Seen Spreading Through Spam Campaign

Toss another strain of point-of-sale (POS) malware onto the growing heap discovered this year. The latest variant, a variant dubbed NitlovePOS, was spotted being dropped on victims who were compromised by a spam operation. Researchers with the firm ... >> view original

You can actually get a gold Apple Watch on a budget

Most of us don't have $10,000 (about £6,464) to splash out on a gold-plated Apple Watch Edition. There's hope out there as a new service can make the cheapest Apple Watch look like the most expensive one. Head here and you'll find an unboxing and ... >> view original

Lenovo introduces new budget laptops

Lenovo is bringing three budget laptops to market in June, including one that can be equipped with Intel's RealSense 3D camera. The Lenovo Z51 is a 15-inch Windows 8.1 notebook that's meant to be both a workstation and a home entertainment center, the ... >> view original

Your life in the future, according to CES Asia

This weeks' inaugural CES Asia in Shanghai, China was the familiar mix of drones, TVs, cars and gadgets we've come to expect from the Consumer Electronics Show, but this one had a distinctly forward-looking, futuristic feel befitting the Asian supercity. >> view original

New 2015 Toyota Aurion range released

THE new 2015 Toyota Aurion has arrived with styling updates and increased specification, but without the substantial price cuts witnessed on its new 2015 Camry stablemate. Aurion's range has been cut to three models with distinctive styling updates - AT-X, ... >> view original

'Crossy Road' Developer To Work On 'Pac-Man 256' For Bandai Namco, Game ...

“Crossy Road” has become one of the more popular free-to-play mobile games in recent memory, thanks to the game's simple dodge-and-survive gameplay mixed with cute graphics. It seems like Bandai Namco took notice of the game's success, as it recently ... >> view original