Friday, November 4, 2016

Apple iPhone 7 is good, but OnePlus 3 is much more value for money and other top stories.

  • Apple iPhone 7 is good, but OnePlus 3 is much more value for money

    Disclaimer: Before you read this piece -- which by no means should be confused with a comprehensive comparison -- there is something you should know. My primary phone, for all intends and purposes, is one that runs Android OS. And it is not the OnePlus 3.Also Read: OnePlus 3 review: Flagship killer that will make you want to settle Now that we have that out of our way, let's jump straight to what this piece is all about. It's about how the best of Apple, which in this case is the iPhone 7 (and ..
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  • Last-ever Ford Falcons makes $300000-plus for charity

    Last-ever Ford Falcons makes $300000-plus for charity
    The last-ever Ford Falcons have been sold at auction for more than $300,000 with all of the proceeds going to charity.A CYNIC MIGHT BE TEMPTED to suggest that Ford may have done better with the local Falcon to put them all up for auction, but as we all know, the last of the line is always going to be collectable.And so it proved when Ford, in a magnanimous gesture, auctioned the final saleable Falcon, Falcon Ute, Territory and Falcon XR6 Sprint (number 500 of 500 built).The last Falcon was a Kin..
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  • Westpac, IAG sign on as Hyper Anna gets funding from Reinventure, Airtree

    Westpac, IAG sign on as Hyper Anna gets funding from Reinventure, Airtree
    Hyper Anna's co-founders and leadership team Sam Zheng, Kent Tian and Natalie Nguyen have built the company in less than a year. A Sydney-based start-up, which has created an artificial intelligence virtual data scientist to answer questions about information in corporate systems, has signed on financial services giants Westpac and IAG as customers and closed its first funding round.Hyper Anna is best described as being like Apple's Siri or Microsoft's..
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  • Volkswagen Polo beats edition rolls in

    Volkswagen Polo beats edition rolls in
    Volkswagen has taken its Polo light vehicle back to a time when "the stereo" mattered nearly as much as the auto that contained it...Each vehicle also comes with a set of red beats Solo headphones, which Volkswagen says "can be enjoyed when the Polo is parked".Volkswagen says its smallest auto (in Australia, as the up! is no longer in local showrooms) now makes "the biggest noise", packing a 300-watt premium sound system wearing the Beats logo.Extras include a 300-Watt sound system co-developed..
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  • Microsoft's Windows 10 Refresh Tool May Be The Solution To Your Junkware Problems: Here's How

    Microsoft's Windows 10 Refresh Tool May Be The Solution To Your Junkware Problems: Here's How
    Microsoft rolled out a Windows 10 update last week that included a new nifty tool that can help users solve their storage pile-up problem caused by junkware. After it was introduced for free earlier this year, Windows 10 received a lot of hate particularly from those who were deeply in love with previous versions of the operating system. In fact, Microsoft even got sued for automatically updating Windows users’ PCs to Windows 10 and paid $10,000 in damage costs. I'm really upset with the level ..
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  • Ford Escape Returns To Replace Ford Kuga From 2017

    Ford Escape Returns To Replace Ford Kuga From 2017
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  • Will this plan really stop traffic congestion?

    Will this plan really stop traffic congestion?
    A new idea could solve traffic congestion in Melbourne. Picture: Rob LeesonTHERE’S a radical new idea to solve traffic congestion in Melbourne that may help drivers avoid a few red lights on their daily commute.Vehicle and mobility services provider Intelematics has devised a plan that will see motorists soaring through green traffic lights rather than waiting impatiently while they are red.Intelematics is designing an app with VicRoads, which will alert drivers to what speed they should be trav..
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  • Samsung Galaxy Note 7: airlines across Asia, the US and Europe ban exploding smartphone

    Samsung Galaxy Note 7: airlines across Asia, the US and Europe ban exploding smartphone
    Airlines around the world have now banned Samsung’s troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone over the fire risks posed by the device’s lithium-ion battery. Following a ban by the US Federal Aviation Authority, Japan’s transport ministry ordered airlines to completely ban the Note 7 from flights, including the country’s largest operators All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines. Travellers ignoring the ban will have their smartphones confiscated with the possibility of further punitive measures. South Kor..
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  • Driverless car technology 'too unsophisticated' to be safe, expert warns

    Driverless car technology 'too unsophisticated' to be safe, expert warns
    Driverless car technology 'too unsophisticated' to be safe, expert warns Updated October 17, 2016 21:03:42 As global high-tech companies rush to be the first to develop fully autonomous driverless cars, an Australian expert has warned they might be moving too fast. Key points:Testing of driverless cars is proceeding too fast, expert warnsProfessor Ann Williamson says technology is not advanced enoughExperts say transition to driverless cars will be a dangerous time Fo..
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  • Google rewards news sites which stick to the facts in the post-truth era

    Google rewards news sites which stick to the facts in the post-truth era
    A "Fact Check" label is coming to Google News as the search giant attempts to crack down on public comments which play fast and loose with the truth.Reliable facts have become an endangered species in an era of adversarial politics and media bias. Google News already uses labels like "Most referenced", "In-Depth" and "Highly Cited" to help readers find reliable news sources, but now it's adding "Fact Check" to the mix in an effort to highlight articles which try to avoid blindly regurgitating t..
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Cyanogen gets a new CEO, shifts away from selling a full mobile operating system .Man dies after one punch attack in South Brisbane .
Melbourne Airport monorail idea not a priority, but worthy of discussion, Premier says .Yes, they all apologised, but what else did we learn from bank CEOs .

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