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Launceston retailers join forces to ban shoplifters

Launceston business owners have escalated their campaign to stop shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in the city. They have launched a strategy to ban shoplifters from Launceston businesses. Under the partnership, store owners can ban shoplifters ... >> view original

Is the iPhone 7 on its way?

IF YOU are getting ready to upgrade your smartphone, you might want to hold off a little longer with Apple's iPhone 7 expected for release sooner rather than later. According to Bloomberg, insider sources have said manufacturing of the new iPhones will ... >> view original

Android's sun sets on Eclipse

Google has decided Android Studio is all you need to make apps, and by the end of the year will no longer support the venerable but popular Eclipse IDE. Android product manager Jamal Eason has blogged that in recent years “our team has focused on ... >> view original

'Breaking Bad' -- The Video Game?

Could Walter White and Jesse Pinkman be returning to your living room screens soon via the PS4? That's the question Christopher Groux asked in his tech column on Design & Trend as he reports that Sony, maker of the Playstation line of video game ... >> view original

Apple Music coming to Sonos 'soon'

When Apple announced the acquisition of Beats, several concerns were raised about the future of Sonos speakers. Ex Beats Music CEO and current Apple Music Senior Director Ian Rogers has confirmed in a tweet that Apple Music would be coming to Sonos ... >> view original

Audi reveals new-generation A4, gets more frugal

Audi has officially revealed the 2016 A4, which is scheduled to be showcased at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The new-gen Audi A4 will be launched in India sometime in Q1-Q2, 2016. Similar to the existing model, the India-bound model will ... >> view original

Review: Dell XPS 13 (2015)

"If all you want is a fast Windows laptop with a bright screen, and colour accuracy isn't of prime importance, it's a fantastic piece of kit. But it isn't all that we were hoping for." Price. $2299 AUD. > Pricing info. Specs. Dual-core 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-5500U • 8GB ... >> view original

Holden's Euro-sourced Insignia VXR lands

NEW CHALLENGER: Holden's new Insignia VXR boasts all-wheel drive and a 239kW Aussie-made 2.8-litre turbocharged V6. Related Items. New 2015 SV6 Holden Commodore Lightning editions strike · Holden Astra is back from $26,990, convertible from ... >> view original

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg to Chinese graduates: 'Win Hearts, Not Minds'

Hong Kong (CNN) Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg urged Tsinghua graduates to "win hearts" if they want to become world class leaders, a quality her late husband Dave Goldberg exemplified. Sandberg was in Beijing Saturday to give the commencement ... >> view original

E-books get a makeover

For typography fans, electronic books have long been the visual equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard. The fonts are uninviting. Jarring swathes of white space stretch between words. Absent are all the typesetting nuances of a fine print book. Now Amazon ... >> view original