News.com.au -Technology Forget winter, it’s going to be warm for a while 2018-04-26T04:51:48.999000000+00:00 AS AUTUMN slides into winter, Australia’s run of unseasonably warm weather is set to endure for at least another month. Adelaide gamer brings some Mercy to heated competition 2018-04-26T04:51:48.992000000+00:00 A SOLE South Australian player is making a big name for himself in one of the world’s biggest eSports Leagues. This ‘fake’ coin is actually worth millions 2018-04-26T03:45:49.262000000+00:00 WHEN a coin collector was told his mysterious $US5 discovery was a fake by numerous experts, he began to believe it himself. This map will ‘revolutionise astronomy’ 2018-04-26T03:34:48.158000000+00:00 EUROPE’S Gaia satellite has produced a 3-D map, hailed as revolutionary, of more than a billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy — complete with their distance from Earth, colour, and motion through space. Gmail update’s cool new feature 2018-04-26T02:39:51.385000000+00:00 GOOGLE has given its email service, Gmail, its biggest makeover to date giving users a slew of new features. The plastic ban is coming 2018-04-26T02:28:51.572000000+00:00 Plastic bag bans are coming - but is there more we can do to help? Take a look at the widespread effect single-use and large form plastics are having on our environment - and the changes you can enact now to make a difference. Ford’s record $10 million fine 2018-04-26T02:28:51.568000000+00:00 FORD Australia has been slapped with a record $10 million fine by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for “unconscionable conduct” for failing to fix dodgy transmissions on 10,500 cars made between 2011 and 2015. F-35 fighter’s ‘top secret’ problem 2018-04-26T01:44:48.881000000+00:00 THE United States has just finished the first operational deployment of the controversial F-35 stealth fighter. You won’t believe these got crowdfunded! 2018-04-26T00:49:53.266000000+00:00 The weird and wonderful projects that you need to see to believe that they got funded! Unexpected threat to spark nuclear war 2018-04-26T00:28:17.316000000+00:00 COULD the future of artificial intelligence bring about a robot doomsday?
Gizmodo Australia Incredible New View Of The Milky Way Is The Largest Star Map Ever 2018-04-26T05:15:00.000000000+10:00 The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft team has dropped its long-awaited trove of data about 1.7 billion stars. You can see a new visualisation of all those stars in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies above, but you really need to zoom in to appreciate just how much stuff there is in the map.... China's Ambitious New Rain-Making System Would Be As Big As Alaska 2018-04-26T05:00:00.000000000+10:00 China's state-owned aerospace corporation is embarking on a plan that would see tens of thousands of fuel-burning, cloud-seeding chambers dispersed across the Tibetan Plateau in an attempt to increase rainfall in the region. It sounds impressive, but it's an open question as to whether this exten... Twitter: Kanye Allegedly Losing 9 Million Followers Was An 'Inconsistency', Not That Other Thing 2018-04-26T04:45:00.000000000+10:00 The voracious hell mouth of Twitter opened up today and promptly swallowed whole hip hop artist and mogul Kanye West, who spent much of the day in an increasingly ill-advised tweetstorm praising and declaring his "dragon energy" brotherhood with President Donald Trump. More » 'Unpatchable Exploit' On Nintendo Switch Opens The Door To Jailbreaks 2018-04-26T04:30:00.000000000+10:00 This week, anyone looking to hack their Switch or run their own software on it got some good news and more good news. An exploit has been released that opens the homebrew floodgates - and because it's hardware-based, Nintendo can't just patch it. More » Hackers Designed A 'Master Key' To Unlock Millions Of Hotel Room Doors 2018-04-26T04:15:00.000000000+10:00 A critical flaw in electronic locks left millions of hotel rooms worldwide vulnerable to hackers. Now, the security researchers who developed the attack are helping hotels patch the problem, literally door to door. More » These Are Your Favourite Automotive Conspiracies 2018-04-26T04:00:00.000000000+10:00 Photo. Jae C. Hong (AP) Conspiracy theories are the spice of life. I don't trust anyone who hasn't indulged in a theory or two because they're honestly just a hell of a lot of fun. I had a feeling y'all would have thought up some great conspiracies in the automotive world, and I gotta say - you d... What You Need To Know Going Into The Handmaid's Tale Season Two 2018-04-26T03:45:00.000000000+10:00 Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale was published back in 1985, but the Hulu adaptation of its grim, deeply emotional story of female oppression was one of 2017's best, most gripping (and unfortunately most timely) TV shows, and that's sure to be the case again this year with se... John McAfee-Backed Cryptocurrency's Thousands Of Investors Exposed In Data Breach 2018-04-26T03:30:00.000000000+10:00 A leaky database recently unearthed online contains a wealth of sensitive data belonging to thousands of investors in the Bezop cryptocurrency, including photocopies of their driver's licenses and passports, according to a report from Kromtech Security. More » Amazon's Echo For Kids Is A Dot With A Case, Cuter Responses, And Parental Controls 2018-04-26T03:15:00.000000000+10:00 Image. Amazon The age of digital assistants is already here, and with them, we have easy-to-use disembodied voices that attempt to answer our every beck and call. However, sometimes those answers aren't exactly More » The Best Superhero Combos In Infinity War, According To The People Who Made It 2018-04-26T03:00:00.000000000+10:00 If the trailers for Avengers. Infinity War have made anything clear, it's that this film is all about match-ups - putting characters together that have never met before and watching the sparks fly. The weirder or more combustible the combination, the better. More »
PC & Tech Authority - Latest Articles Capcom and Sega are friends in this latest Humble Bundle 2018-04-26T00:44:00.000000000+10:00 Oh, and Sony. Don't forget Sony. Firewatch developer acquired by Valve 2018-04-24T14:07:00.000000000+10:00 Small studio Campo Santo is now a part of a PC monolith. Review: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 smartphone 2018-04-24T11:57:00.000000000+10:00 The best-looking phone you can buy, but no 3.5mm jack and no water-resistance dampen its appeal. SiOnyx’s Aurora is an action cam built to shine in the darkness 2018-04-24T11:54:00.000000000+10:00 Low light, lots of light – it’s happy either way. Philips’ 436M6VBPAB is a big-screen gaming monitor with serious HDR credentials 2018-04-24T11:51:00.000000000+10:00 The bright stuff. LinkedIn Autofill flaw lets hackers harvest website visitors' personal info 2018-04-24T11:49:00.000000000+10:00 If the visitor clicks anywhere on the page, then according to Cable, "LinkedIn interprets this as the AutoFill button being pressed, and sends the information via postMessage to the malicious site". Does the Model B+ push back a potential Raspberry Pi 4? 2018-04-24T10:38:00.000000000+10:00 A Pi-free 2017 was set to be followed by a Pi-free 2018 but the launch of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ has changed this. The problem with Detroit: Become Human's handling of domestic abuse 2018-04-24T10:22:00.000000000+10:00 Detroit: Become Human's opening act is layered and intriguing, but hampered by some questionable design decisions. Microsoft has no more Windows Phones left to sell 2018-04-24T10:22:00.000000000+10:00 Windows Phone has left the building. Kaspersky hits back at Twitter ban with open letter 2018-04-24T08:37:00.000000000+10:00 Eugene Kaspersky quotes Game of Thrones in letter claiming his firm is being unfairly censored.
CNET Australia Google Doodle honors 'Flying Housewife' Fanny Blankers-Koen - CNET 2018-04-26T05:08:46.000000000+00:00 She won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics, the best performance of any athlete at that year's Games. Twitter echo chambers are very real, claims university study - CNET 2018-04-26T04:53:08.000000000+00:00 A study of 2.7 billion tweets found that echo chambers do exist on Twitter, and you're more likely to be retweeted if you pick a side! 5 things to know about Google's new Tasks app - CNET 2018-04-26T01:28:05.000000000+00:00 Finally, Google has a dedicated to-do app that integrates with Gmail. Samsung makes a lot of money from chips, but phones may struggle - CNET 2018-04-26T01:13:20.000000000+00:00 Despite reporting record profits, Samsung says it's seeing the effects of a "sluggish" smartphone market. Which could mean more promotions for the Galaxy S9. Facebook: We take 'false news' in your timeline seriously - CNET 2018-04-26T00:55:08.000000000+00:00 Google, LinkedIn, AirBNB and Microsoft join Facebook at a conference on abuse of online services in explaining how they use algorithms to fight fraud. China turns to tech to monitor, shame and rate citizens - CNET 2018-04-26T00:32:07.000000000+00:00 The government is using surveillance cameras, facial recognition and smart glasses to score people on social behavior, which can lead to punishment. Sprint pitchman laments life in corporate America - CNET 2018-04-26T00:31:37.000000000+00:00 Commentary: Paul Marcarelli, best known as Verizon's "Can You Hear Me Now?" pitchman, says American companies make employees feel dispensable. Kanye West’s love for Donald Trump dominating Twitter - CNET 2018-04-26T00:01:47.000000000+00:00 West makes his bromance with the president official on Twitter -- and even manages to rope in Silicon Valley. But is he really losing Twitter followers? Adobe unlocks a Lightroom power tool for photo editing - CNET 2018-04-25T23:57:25.000000000+00:00 Lightroom profiles offer new color editing and styling options, and now you can create your own profiles for the photo editing and cataloging software. Sonos said to 'confidentially' file for IPO - CNET 2018-04-25T23:19:23.000000000+00:00 The maker of wireless speakers could have a market value of $3 billion after going public, The Wall Street Journal reports.
SBS - Science & Technology UK study links cot death and air pollution 2018-04-20T05:12:46.000000000+00:00 A link has been found between cot death and certain types of air pollution in Britain. Dateline Throwback Thursday: Renewable Home 2018-04-09T06:09:16.000000000+00:00 Our editor David ‘Pottsy’ Potts has dug into the Dateline archives for his favourite throwback episodes – this one from 2010 is on a home literally made of rubbish! Coral reef 'heartburn' prompts warning 2018-03-14T18:24:23.000000000+00:00 A test at the Great Barrier Reef, where the acid level of the seawater was raised, showed coral growth will be stunted if greenhouse emissions aren't checked. Arctic finishes warmest winter on record 2018-03-06T21:34:23.000000000+00:00 Scientists blame climate change for the Arctic's warmest winter on record, and sea ice hitting historic lows for this time of year. Drones help scientists track turtles 2018-02-28T02:22:19.000000000+00:00 Turtles are being tracked with drones in a bid to protect them, scientists say. Mexican scientist a first for Antarctica 2018-02-18T22:58:16.000000000+00:00 Sandra Guzman says she is proud to be the only Mexican on an expedition of 78 women who are travelling to Antarctica to study climate change. Shark numbers data renews WA cull debate 2018-02-09T06:22:27.000000000+00:00 The federal environment minister wants WA to take a tougher stance on sharks following a CSIRO study, but the state government refuses to change its approach. NZ scientists to study Antarctic whale poo 2018-02-07T22:44:35.000000000+00:00 A New Zealand-led expedition is headed to Antarctica to carry out research in the world's largest marine reserve. Soccer, cricket and golf handicapped by UK climate change - study 2018-02-07T00:56:20.000000000+00:00 OSLO (Reuters) - Golf, cricket and soccer are suffering from wetter weather linked to climate change in Britain, the nation which laid down the modern rules for the games, a study said on Wednesday. Carbon-sucking technologies 'limited' 2018-01-31T23:12:20.000000000+00:00 Technologies to capture carbon emissions from the atmosphere have "limited realistic potential" to help avoid dangerous climate change, scientists warn.
Sydney Morning Herald - Technology Amazon Echo Spot review: latest smart speaker looks and listens 2018-04-26T11:05:19.000000000+10:00 Amazon hopes that adding a touchscreen to a smaller version of its smart speaker will give it an edge over Google and Apple. New Gmail sends self-destructing emails, nudges you to reply to mum 2018-04-26T09:19:40.000000000+10:00 Gmail is changing its design for the first time since 2011. Here are the new highlights, and a few pitfalls. Fitbit smartwatches back on the right track with Versa 2018-04-25T13:35:25.000000000+10:00 After the hideous mis-step that was last year's Ionic Fitbit is back with the Versa and all is forgiven. What to do when you need a TV for a mansion, resort or superyacht 2018-04-25T11:06:17.000000000+10:00 You might think your 75-inch TV is big enough to boast about, until you step into the world of million-dollar luxury sets. Facebook regularly shared user data, claims app creator 2018-04-25T09:02:49.000000000+10:00 The Cambridge University figure at the centre of the Facebook data scandal has claimed that the social network regularly handed its user data to academics without questioning how it would be used. Facebook finally explains why it bans some content, in 27 pages 2018-04-25T08:49:53.000000000+10:00 The social network has, for the first time, released the full guidelines, called Community Standards, it gives to its workforce of thousands of human censors. God of War review: runes and redemption 2018-04-24T14:55:41.000000000+10:00 Shifting to Norse mythology, instituting a peerless presentation and retaining its gold standard hack-and-slash gameplay, God of War comes back to relevance. Amazon rumoured to be developing a robot for the home 2018-04-24T09:40:32.000000000+10:00 Codenamed 'vesta', Amazon is said to be working on a top-secret plan to create a domestic robot. Pod coffee, hold the guilt 2018-04-24T07:20:20.000000000+10:00 Pod coffee machines are quick and easy, but with a bit of research you can make them cheap and environmentally-friendly too. Google to launch an Android chat service akin to Apple's iMessage 2018-04-23T08:43:09.000000000+10:00 Google pauses work on its messaging app Allo and moves focus to RCS, the standard that will replace SMS, which it plans to build into its Android software.
TheAge - Technology Amazon Echo Spot review: latest smart speaker looks and listens 2018-04-26T11:05:19.000000000+10:00 Amazon hopes that adding a touchscreen to a smaller version of its smart speaker will give it an edge over Google and Apple. New Gmail sends self-destructing emails, nudges you to reply to mum 2018-04-26T09:19:40.000000000+10:00 Gmail is changing its design for the first time since 2011. Here are the new highlights, and a few pitfalls. Fitbit smartwatches back on the right track with Versa 2018-04-25T13:35:25.000000000+10:00 After the hideous mis-step that was last year's Ionic Fitbit is back with the Versa and all is forgiven. What to do when you need a TV for a mansion, resort or superyacht 2018-04-25T11:06:17.000000000+10:00 You might think your 75-inch TV is big enough to boast about, until you step into the world of million-dollar luxury sets. Facebook regularly shared user data, claims app creator 2018-04-25T09:02:49.000000000+10:00 The Cambridge University figure at the centre of the Facebook data scandal has claimed that the social network regularly handed its user data to academics without questioning how it would be used. Facebook finally explains why it bans some content, in 27 pages 2018-04-25T08:49:53.000000000+10:00 The social network has, for the first time, released the full guidelines, called Community Standards, it gives to its workforce of thousands of human censors. God of War review: runes and redemption 2018-04-24T14:55:41.000000000+10:00 Shifting to Norse mythology, instituting a peerless presentation and retaining its gold standard hack-and-slash gameplay, God of War comes back to relevance. Amazon rumoured to be developing a robot for the home 2018-04-24T09:40:32.000000000+10:00 Codenamed 'vesta', Amazon is said to be working on a top-secret plan to create a domestic robot. Pod coffee, hold the guilt 2018-04-24T07:20:20.000000000+10:00 Pod coffee machines are quick and easy, but with a bit of research you can make them cheap and environmentally-friendly too. Google to launch an Android chat service akin to Apple's iMessage 2018-04-23T08:43:09.000000000+10:00 Google pauses work on its messaging app Allo and moves focus to RCS, the standard that will replace SMS, which it plans to build into its Android software.
Sci/Tech - Google (AU) This RSS feed URL is deprecated 2018-04-26T02:59:38.000000000+00:00 This RSS feed URL is deprecated, please update. New URLs can be found in the footers at https://news.google.com/news Wireless speaker maker Sonos plans IPO this summer - Financial Times 2018-04-26T02:39:35.000000000+00:00 CNETWireless speaker maker Sonos plans IPO this summerFinancial TimesSonos, a pioneer in wireless speakers long before Amazon's Echo arrived, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering that could value the 16-year-old company at as much as $3bn, according to people familiar with the ... Huge Gmail redesign lets you send self-destructing emails - NEWS.com.au 2018-04-26T02:39:06.000000000+00:00 NEWS.com.auHuge Gmail redesign lets you send self-destructing emailsNEWS.com.auGOOGLE is about to roll out its biggest overhaul to Gmail yet and it comes with the feature we've all been waiting for — self-destructing emails. Nick Whigham@NWWHIGHAM · news.com.auApril 26, 201811:03am. Video; Image.... Amazon Echo Spot review: latest smart speaker looks and listens - The Sydney Morning Herald 2018-04-26T01:05:00.000000000+00:00 The Sydney Morning HeraldAmazon Echo Spot review: latest smart speaker looks and listensThe Sydney Morning HeraldA smart speaker which can both show and tell thanks to a built-in touchscreen, the Echo Spot opens up a new front in Amazon's smart home war with Google and Apple. On sale today, the $... Can you spot why this photo of Shapes boxes is making fans of the snack say they'll never look at it the same way again? - Daily Mail 2018-04-26T00:28:00.000000000+00:00 Daily MailCan you spot why this photo of Shapes boxes is making fans of the snack say they'll never look at it the same way again?Daily MailArnott's Shapes have some of the most diverse and celebrated flavours of any Australian biscuits. And while they are still a crowd favourite, one internet fu... Massive quantum entanglement experiment could help solve a physics mystery - ABC Online 2018-04-25T23:17:16.000000000+00:00 ABC OnlineMassive quantum entanglement experiment could help solve a physics mysteryABC OnlineFew ideas are as mind-bending as quantum entanglement: that two objects remain intimately intertwined, even if they're at opposite ends of the universe. entanglement key points. Key points: Particles are... Dell's 2018 Latitude, Precision And Optiplex Pricing And Release Dates - Gizmodo Australia 2018-04-25T23:05:27.000000000+00:00 Gizmodo AustraliaDell's 2018 Latitude, Precision And Optiplex Pricing And Release DatesGizmodo AustraliaAfter announcing its brand new consumer and gaming range earlier this month, Dell has now announced its new Latitude, Precision and Optiplex machines, as well as a P-Series of monitors. Aimed a... Drupal users take cover—code-execution bug is being actively exploited [updated] - Ars Technica 2018-04-25T22:57:00.000000000+00:00 Ars TechnicaDrupal users take cover—code-execution bug is being actively exploited [updated]Ars TechnicaMalicious hackers wasted no time exploiting a critical bug in the Drupal content management system that allows them to execute malicious code on website servers. Just hours after maintainers of... 2018 Sony World Photography Awards winners announced - New Zealand Herald 2018-04-25T22:29:24.000000000+00:00 Australian Photography + digital2018 Sony World Photography Awards winners announcedNew Zealand HeraldAfter a search spanning the globe and 10 categories of world-class photographers, the winners of the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards have been announced. At the top of the pile was British pho... What scandal? Facebook shares rise as revenue jumps 49 per cent - The Sydney Morning Herald 2018-04-25T20:52:00.000000000+00:00 The Sydney Morning HeraldWhat scandal? Facebook shares rise as revenue jumps 49 per centThe Sydney Morning HeraldFacebook shares rose after the bell on Wednesday after the social network reported revenue that beat Wall Street estimates, showing no initial impact on its lucrative ad business from ...