Tuesday, April 19, 2016

BMW Australia eyes M2 Targa plunge and other top stories.

  • BMW Australia eyes M2 Targa plunge

    BMW Australia eyes M2 Targa plunge
    BMW Australia considering Targa assault for its new pocket rocket M2 coupe BMW could launch an assault on the renowned Targa Tasmania tarmac rally next year with the newest member of its celebrated performance range. Interest in a possible entry was sparked when BMW Australia entered a fleet of M2s in the non-timed Touring section of the 25th Targa rally which ended last Saturday. The M2 turned heads from various experienced national gravel and tarmac rally competitors as being dynamically on p..
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  • 10 must-have mobile apps for that reader, writer and entrepreneur in you

    10 must-have mobile apps for that reader, writer and entrepreneur in you
    Amol Arora   New Delhi     Last Updated: April 19, 2016  | 00:00 IST If you are an entrepreneur or planning to be one, challenges are going to be a part of your workday life. But, thankfully, there are some useful mobile apps that can make things easier for you. From organising stuff or taking notes to looking for an easy way to type, there is an app out there for your specific needs. Here are a few:Dropbox: If you've been looking for a place to keep your docs, photos, videos and other files saf..
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  • Windows users: It's time to dump Apple's QuickTime

    Windows users: It's time to dump Apple's QuickTime
    Windows users: It’s time to dump Apple’s QuickTimeNathan Olivarez-GilesThe AustralianApril 19, 2016 11:17AMSavePrint If you’re still using Apple’s QuickTime on a Windows PC, it’s time to stop. Apple confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that it is no longer supporting or updating the 11-year-old QuickTime 7 for Windows, and has posted instructions for uninstalling the software. Keeping it installed on your computer may pose a risk.Last week, researchers discovered two new security holes that cou..
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  • Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak worries about Uber 'becoming a monopoly'

    Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak worries about Uber 'becoming a monopoly'
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Apps to help you catch taxis overseas BlaBlaCar, HailO and Uber are just a few of the global ride-sharing apps available around the world. Video: New York Times PT1M57S 620 349 Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he has concerns about ride-sharing multinational Uber​ becoming a monopoly and forcing down the wages of its drivers.Speaking on the sidelines of the state government's "Future Transport" summit in Sydney, Mr Wozniak said it was importan..
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  • Unearthed: the rare rat with a slender profile

    Unearthed: the rare rat with a slender profile
    Gracilimus radix, or the slender rat, discovered on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island. Photo: Museum Victoria Spending its days foraging among the roots of trees, the slender rat has long escaped the querulous gaze of scientists.But no longer: an international research team discovered the rat, which goes by the Latin name Gracilimus radix, on the remote and relatively inaccessible slopes of Mount Gandang Dewata, a mountainous region of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, ..
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  • Insects may have had basic 'consciousness' more than 500 million years ago

    Insects may have had basic 'consciousness' more than 500 million years ago
    Insects may have had basic 'consciousness' more than 500 million years ago Posted April 19, 2016 14:32:10 Insects are conscious, egocentric beings, argue Australian scientists in a new paper that suggests basic consciousness may have first evolved in insects in the Cambrian Period. Key pointsInsects have capacity for basic consciousness known as subjective experienceInsect brain works in a similar way to human midbrain, which is responsible for subjective experienc..
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  • Sydney Airport to allow UberX passenger pick-ups

    Sydney Airport to allow UberX passenger pick-ups
    EXCLUSIVE | Sydney Airport will allow UberX drivers to pick up passengers at its domestic terminals later this year as the airport loosens restrictions on the ride-sharing service. UberX drivers will have access to a dedicated zone adjacent to the T2 and T3 terminals used by Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Tigerair and Rex, among others. The airport is understood to be considering a similar arrangement for the T1 international terminal, which already has a designed pick-up zone for hire c..
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