Juno safely completes first of 36 Jupiter flybys
Space science has had a very remarkable year, not counting the advances made in launching and landing rockets. Just a little over a year ago, New Horizons made history by passing the former planet Pluto. And just last month, the Juno probe reached fame when it finally reached Jupiter. It, too, is now making history has NASA reported a successful and uneventful flyby of the planet. And although it is just the first of 36 flybys scheduled for its mission, it takes the probe closest to the largest..>> view originalAustralian cyber crime threats: Four Corners investigates how hackers are hacking into our information
Four Corners ?Cyber War?0:29Cyber security adviser Kevin Mitnick demonstrates how easy it is to hack into a bank account using a fake wifi network. CREDIT: Four Corners, ABC Former hacker Kevin Mitnick, who spoke to Four Corners. Picture: ABCShoba Rao and wiresNews Corp Australia NetworkONE of the world’s most infamous, former computer hackers has revealed how easy it is to hack into a bank account, as Australia faces serious cyber threats. In a special report on cyber crime, Four Corners spoke..>> view originalJeep launches special edition 75th Anniversary models
This looks quite the party in the desert, what's it all about? It's been 75 years since the Americans created an icon, and there's cause for celebration. Willys produced the first model we recognise today as a Jeep with its wartime MA and MB models in 1941, and at war's end offered we common civilian folk a version called the CJ-2A. Voila! A 4x4 SUV for work and lifestyle. And guess what, we're still buying 'em today. So Jeep are up to something to mark the occasion? Absolutely, and ..>> view originalHonor 8 hands-on review
THE INQUIRER was at the European launch of the Honor 8 in Paris, and got a chance to get our paws on it. Design It's a not very well kept secret that Honor phones are tweaked versions of their Huawei parent brand's flagships. The difference between this one and the Huawei P9 released earlier this year is that it has a glass finish like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. We got to hear a lot about how the design was based around 'the language of light', and there's no doubt that the version we got to pl..>> view originalMicrosoft relies on Wikipedia and loses Melbourne
Microsoft relies on Wikipedia and loses Melbourne Posted on August 29, 2016 by Nick Farrell - News Microsoft’s Bing made the grave mistake on relying on data collected by Wikipedia for its mapping software and lost Melbourne. While Melbourne might not be the nicest it place to live, there were a fair few who felt that Bing Maps moving it to the wrong hemisphere was not exactly fair dinkum. Apparently Vole made the mistake when it collected the data. Ricky Brundritt, a senior program man..>> view originalA massive reef was just discovered hiding behind the Great Barrier Reef
Australian researchers have investigated signs of geological structures hidden behind the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, and have found a much deeper reef spanning more than 6,000 square kilometres (2,316 square miles). New seafloor maps of the area have revealed a vast, underwater field of doughnut-shaped mounds, each one measuring 200 to 300 metres (656 to 984 feet) across, and some as much as 30 metres deep. Scientists have seen hints of this enormous reef for over 30 years, but until no..>> view originalScientists return to outside world after year-long Mars simulation in Hawaii
A group of scientists have returned to the outside world after they spent the last year living on "Mars" - without leaving Earth.Three men and three women, from countries including the US, Germany and the UK, were sent into isolation in a mountain-top dome in August 2015 to simulate what it would be like to live on the red planet. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Mars scientists emerge from simulation Knife attacks at Notting Hill Carnival ..>> view original'Fast' Doesn't Tell Us How Fast Your Broadband Is, Telcos
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) says that information about broadband speeds isn’t being communicated to consumers in a clear and upfront way. ACCAN’s submission to the ACCC’s consultation on broadband speed highlights that information provided to consumers about broadband speeds is often confusing and can also be misleading as claimed speeds frequently don’t match reality. “Broadband speed claims are often confusing or misleading for consumers with the use of ter..>> view originalMohamed Amin Ahmed, an average man, takes on Islamic State online
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