Sunday, August 28, 2016

Samsung Challenges MacBook Pro And Surface Book With Notebook 7 Spin and other top stories.

  • Samsung Challenges MacBook Pro And Surface Book With Notebook 7 Spin

    Samsung Challenges MacBook Pro And Surface Book With Notebook 7 Spin
    Samsung has been on the cutting edge of the smartphone industry, and now the Korean company is looking to take over the laptop world as well. The Notebook 7 Spin, which was recently released, has a 15.6-inch 1080p screen, 16GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, and a 1TB hard drive. It also runs Intel’s latest generation Core i7 processor. CNET gives the Notebook 7 Spin four stars. Samsung Notebook 7 Spin review: A big-screen hybrid laptop with some gaming chops https://t.co/c5xOMG4tai pic.twitter.com/Uad56J..
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  • NBN full-year results show 'dramatic turnaround', Government says

    NBN full-year results show 'dramatic turnaround', Government says
    NBN full-year results show 'dramatic turnaround', Government says Posted August 16, 2016 18:20:40 The Federal Government says the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has made a "dramatic turnaround" after the Coalition rescued the "failed project".According to the snapshot released today, 2.9 million premises are now able to connect to the network, double the number from 12 months ago. The number of premises that have an actual connection stands at 1.1 mil..
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  • Service NSW goes digital with Android Pay

    Service NSW goes digital with Android Pay
    The New South Wales government’s Service NSW agency has become the first government agency in Australia to adopt Google’s Android Pay service. The contactless payment service is now available to Android users in all Service NSW centres. The NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Dominic Perrottet, says the facility gives government customers another convenient payment option. “Around 90% of people now have a mobile phone, and with the popularity of Android phones it makes sense for ..
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  • Spied: Is the next-gen Volkswagen Touareg smaller?

    Spied: Is the next-gen Volkswagen Touareg smaller?
    Text: Aurick Go / Photos: | posted August 17, 2016 09:37 The crossover will be based on the same platform as Audi Q7, Bentayga, Cayenne What is possibly Volkswagen's new entry into the large SUV segment was sighted making its rounds during testing by our eagle-eyed spies. Judging from the photos they’ve recovered, the new Touareg appears to have become shorter since its rear overhang is a lot less prominent. Minor details that changed include the alteration of the side mirror’s mounting locat..
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  • No Man's Sky review: lost, lonely and loving it

    No Man's Sky review: lost, lonely and loving it
    In some ways, there's never been a game bigger in scope than No Man's Sky. The galaxy in which the game takes place is home to 18 quintillion planets — each orbiting stars and making up quadrillions of solar systems — and you could visit each of them if you had a few million lives to live.In my experience the sheer size of the galactic map and the preposterous number of planets is good for a wow moment when you first see it, but it does tend to give a bit of a false impression. This is not a ga..
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  • Half of Australians missing Census

    Half of Australians missing Census
    Australians are slow to complete the 2016 Census, with just over half of households represented more than a week after its launch.Jennifer Dudley-NicholsonNews Corp Australia NetworkALMOST half of Australian households are still yet to complete the national Census, the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed today, more than a week after Census night. The government agency stressed there was “still time” to complete the five-yearly survey and apologised “again to everyone for the inconvenience ..
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  • Ford plans fully autonomous ride share car by 2021

    Ford plans fully autonomous ride share car by 2021
    Ford has announced its plans to have a large-scale driverless ride-sharing service in operation by 2021.Ford’s global chief Mark Fields made the bold statement overnight from the car-maker’s Silicon Valley-based research centre in the United States.“Ford will be mass producing vehicles with full autonomy within five years and that means there will be no steering wheels, no gas pedals and no brake pedals - a driver is not going to be required.“The next decade will be defined by automation of the..
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  • 2017 Range Rover Sport gets new engines and technology

    2017 Range Rover Sport gets new engines and technology
    The Range Rover Sport will go on sale later this year, priced from £59,700 with Jaguar Land Rover’s 2.0-litre Ingenium diesel engine. The model also gets an upgraded infotainment system and semi-autonomous driving features. JLR says the four-cylinder 2.0-litre diesel engine is the smallest unit yet used in the Range Rover Sport, with a claimed 45.6mpg and CO2 emissions of 164g/km. Named SD4 HSE, the Range Rover Sport with that engine manages the 0-60mph dash in 8.0sec and is the new entry-level ..
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  • Four special-edition Volkswagen models here by November

    Four special-edition Volkswagen models here by November
    Volkswagen Australia is preparing to launch no fewer than four special-edition models before the end of 2016, following in the wheel tracks of the just-launched Golf GTI 40 Years edition. Kicking things off is the Volkswagen Beetle Classic Final Edition due to arrive in September. It’ll be the last opportunity for people to buy a Beetle before the iconic model is axed from the local line-up. This special version, to be priced at $36,990 plus on-road costs, gets unique 17-inch retro alloy wheel..
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Abrolhos Islands to become a national park, Libs announce .Police station evacuated after 'volatile substance' mistaken for drugs .
ISIS loses control of Syria's Manbij, may be using 'human shields' .Illegal psychoactive drugs seized from Perth stores, 18 people charged .

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