Thursday, March 31, 2016

How Porsche Designed Its First Electric Sports Car and other top stories.

  • How Porsche Designed Its First Electric Sports Car

    How Porsche Designed Its First Electric Sports Car
    How Porsche Designed Its First Electric Sports Car March 30, 2016, 7:40 PM EDT E-mail Tweet Facebook Linkedin Share icons Porsche’s team that is working on the company’s first all-electric car are trying to create a vehicle that is exciting and new without ignoring design features that make a Porsche instantly recognizable. The German automaker released a video Tuesday that provides a behind-the-scenes look at how engineers and designers worked through that particular ch..
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  • Feature: Apple launches new iPhone SE in Japan to lukewarm response

    Feature: Apple launches new iPhone SE in Japan to lukewarm response
    TOKYO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone hit stores across Japan Thursday but far from the throngs of crowds lining up outside stores like Apple's flagship store in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district and large Apple and mobile retailers in shopping hubs like Shibuya, Harajuku and Shinjuku, the response compared to previous launches has been somewhat muted. The lower priced iPhone SE, which Apple claims to be the most powerful 4-inch phone ever and boasts the same A9 chip as is used i..
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  • Nintendo employee Alison Rapp fired after #GamerGate campaign

    Nintendo employee Alison Rapp fired after #GamerGate campaign
    Alison Rapp has become the target of an online smear campaign.A LONG-RUNNING culture war against efforts to diversify the traditionally male-dominated video gaming industry has once again seen another female fall victim. Nintendo made the decision to sack mid-level marketing specialist and outspoken feminist Alison Rapp after continued pressure from #GamerGate supporters — an online harassment campaign with the purpose of discrediting the reputation of its targets.Taking to Twitter, Ms Rapp said..
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  • IOT Group flies onto the ASX

    IOT Group flies onto the ASX
    IOT Group flies onto the ASXSupratim AdhikariThe AustralianMarch 31, 2016 12:41PMSavePrint Technology Editor MelbourneThe ROAM-e drone from IOT Group. Source: Supplied.Australia’s first listed internet of Things business The IoT Group started trading on the ASX following the successful reverse takeover of Ardent Resources Limited, with the company marking its debut with the launch of two new product lines.The company is betting big on the ROAM-e, a drone designed to take selfies and stream live..
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  • Microsoft pushes smart chats with computer

    Microsoft pushes smart chats with computer
    Microsoft pushes smart chats with computerMicrosoft wants you to talk more with your computer - and have more useful conversations.The software giant is promoting new uses for Cortana - its voice-activated answer to Apple's Siri digital assistant - including the ability to interact with software "bots" that can have limited conversations with users and help with tasks such as booking a hotel room, ordering a meal or arranging a delivery.Voice-activated services such as Siri, OK Google or Amazon'..
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  • Singtel, SubPartners, Telstra to jointly build new submarine cable

    Singtel, SubPartners, Telstra to jointly build new submarine cable
    Singtel, SubPartners, and Telstra have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a new international submarine cable, APX-West, connecting Perth and Singapore. The joint announcement by the three companies says the new APX-West submarine cable is expected to begin construction by the end of July this year and is scheduled to be completed in 2018.  Once completed, the submarine cable will span more than 4,500 kilometres carrying traffic between Australia and Singapore. High pro..
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  • 'Awkward humour' - world reacts to NZTA phone-free ad

    'Awkward humour' - world reacts to NZTA phone-free ad
    News outlets around the world have reacted to the latest New Zealand Transport Agency advert, branding it both "genius" and "creepy".  NZTA launched the "Put me first" campaign on Sunday with an ad encouraging passengers to stop drivers from using their phones. The Telegraph, Mail Online and Mashable are just some of the media organisations voicing their thoughts on the commercial. 'Put me first' NZTA takes hands-on approach with driver phone use ..
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  • Don't fall for this bogus Instagram ploy

    Don't fall for this bogus Instagram ploy
    Later this year, Instagram will change in a big way. Rather than showing you a chronological feed of images, it will serve up photos in the order it thinks you’d like to see them. This will happen via an algorithm similar to the one that shapes your Facebook feed. Many accounts are worried that the tweak will make their content less visible, and they’re begging their followers to enable post notifications. Maybe you’ve noticed a deluge of posts in your feed that point toward the upper-right of..
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  • The rise of Tesla: From boutique to big time?

    The rise of Tesla: From boutique to big time?
    Since its inception in 2003, Tesla has pushed the development of electric cars at a rate unmatched by any mainstream manufacturer. With niche cars like the Roadster and high-end electric saloons like the Model S, the Silicon Valley startup has a core following among cashed-up early adopters, but March 31 marks the date Elon Musk takes his project to the mainstream with the more affordable Model 3. So how did Tesla get here, and what challenges lie ahead? Tesla was formed in 2003 by a group of ..
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  • One in three Australians have suffered data loss: Acronis

    One in three Australians have suffered data loss: Acronis
    A total of one in three Australians have suffered data loss, according to recent World Backup Day survey commissioned by Acronis and conducted by Google.According to the findings, 47 per cent of respondents fear losing photos and videos the most and security, adequate storage capacity and ease-of-use were cited as key requirements for backing up data. Results showed that 41 per cent of respondents backup to external drives versus 31 per cent who backup to the Cloud and 48 per cent of Australian..
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