Sunday, October 9, 2016

Nissan confirms GT-R Nismo for Australia | video and other top stories.

  • Nissan confirms GT-R Nismo for Australia | video

    Nissan's performance arm gets green light at long last for Australia, with $300k GT-R to launch in 2017.Nissan Australia hopes to mimic the success of companies like Mercedes-Benz, with the launch of its own high-performance sub-brand under the famous Nismo (short for Nissan Motorsport) banner.A Nismo-modified 350Z was first shown by Nissan at the 2006 Sydney motor show, but the brand has stalled ever since, despite worldwide renown with fans of the brand.The outrageously fast Nissan GT-R NISMO..
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  • A college newspaper just ripped apart Snapchat's new Spectacles

    A college newspaper just ripped apart Snapchat's new Spectacles
    While the rest of the world may have been intrigued or excited by Snapchat’s new hardware project, it appears that one demographic is not impressed with Spectacles: college students. The editorial board of IDS News, Indiana University’s student newspaper, has taken a strong stance against Snapchat — now named Snap Inc. — and its camera-equipped glasses in a new editorial published on its website. Titled “Snapchat jumps the shark … again,” the post has some harsh words for the company’s latest p..
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  • Behind the Pixel: Google's First Real Threat to Apple's iPhone

    Behind the Pixel: Google's First Real Threat to Apple's iPhone
    Google is embarking on a wholesale revamp of its mobile phone strategy, debuting a pair of slick and powerful handsets that for the first time will go head-to-head with Apple Inc.’s iconic iPhone.Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Tuesday unveiled the Pixel and larger Pixel XL, the first phones that were conceptualized, designed, engineered and tested in-house. The Pixel handsets feature a Siri-like virtual assistant, flashy camera features and are the first to boast Android’s new Nougat 7.1 operating s..
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  • Australians call for more Aussie emojis on their keyboards with Aboriginal Flag topping list

    Australians call for more Aussie emojis on their keyboards with Aboriginal Flag topping list
    Australians are fluent in the language of emojis, with about half of the nation now using them during digital conversations.And now a campaign has started to introduce more 'Aussie-specific' emojis to cater for Australians - including ones using common terms such as 'budgie smugglers' for swimmers, the Aboriginal flag, and even a symbol for the campaign for marriage equality. In an attempt to create emojis better representative of Australians and their unique way of life, Australian comedian Dav..
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  • Google and Skype become racist slang terms online for trolls avoiding filters

    Google and Skype become racist slang terms online for trolls avoiding filters
    Far-Right trolls have created a new racist code, including words such as 'Google', 'Yahoo' and 'Skype', to avoid their rants being blocked by online filters.The new vocabulary dodges technology on social media sites that filters out racist terms - by replacing them with seemingly innocent alternatives.For example, Muslims are known as 'Skittles', a usage apparently taken from a tweet by Donald Trump Jr in which he compared Syrian refugees to poisoned candy.Far-right trolls have created a new rac..
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  • People are using Facebook Marketplace to sell guns, drugs and hedgehogs

    People are using Facebook Marketplace to sell guns, drugs and hedgehogs
    Hedgehogs have been on sale on Facebook GUESS WHAT? Facebook recently launched a place where people can sell things, and people are offering the kind of goods that the police, and most likely Facebook, do not want them to sell. Facebook Marketplace is a kind of eBay for people who do everything through Facebook. People sell worn underpants, bags of weed, dogs, hedgehogs and guns. It is a bizarre bazaar. A bit like the dark web for the 'Like' generation. This new Facebook Marketplace looks ..
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  • iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S7: 2016's best smartphones?

    iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S7: 2016's best smartphones?
    Samsung's Galaxy S7 launched to rave reviews in August. Critics loved the impressive display technology, power and excellent cameras.Since then, the handset has competed against the iPhone 6S in the perennial iOS vs Android face-off. The 6S is a great phone, but it was introduced in September last year. Apple and Samsung fans felt the true battle would come with the launch of this year's Apple handset – the iPhone 7. That came last month and as ever, it's claimed this is best iPhone yet – althou..
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  • Microsoft Band appears to have stopped playing

    Microsoft Band appears to have stopped playing
    Microsoft appears to have decided to drop its fitness-band line, according to a report by long-time Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley. Foley said the latest evidence pointing to this was the fact that the Redmond-based software behemoth had removed all ...
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  • Gigabyte intros GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G

    Gigabyte intros GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
    Gigabyte has added a new Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 based graphics card to its roster. The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G (GV-N1080TTOC-8GD) is notable for its new WindForce 'Turbo Fan Cooling System' which is a lateral blower style cooler with a trio of integrated copper composite direct touch heat pipes. Before having a closer look at the new cooler, please take some time to digest the official key features and specs provided by Gigabyte: Features Powered by GeForce GTX 1080 Integrated..
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  • Telstra exec slams Vodafone's arguments for domestic roaming

    Telstra exec slams Vodafone's arguments for domestic roaming
    A senior Telstra executive says it is a myth and "rubbish" its mobile network is a legacy of public ownership, and the competition regulator "will kneecap regional investment" if it allows domestic mobile roaming. The group executive of corporate affairs at Telstra, Tony Warren, lashed out at Vodafone, telling an industry audience only 'large multinationals' think domestic roaming would be good.  More Technology Videos Previous slide Next slide Telstra's new 'Thrive On'..
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Police investigate 'suspicious' death of a man in Sydney .Injury rules AB out of tour to Australia .
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