Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death dead in latest Windows 10 preview
Redmond has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15002 – one of the biggest updates to its cloudy operating system – ahead of the release of the Creators Update later this year. There's a whole host of upgrades and additions in the new build, but one that will be immediately noticeable to developers is the axing of the traditional Blue Screen of Death whenever the operating system throws its toys out of the playpen. Now it will be green. "In an effort to more easily distinguish Windows Ins..>> view originalA new bright 'star' could appear in the night sky in 2022
A huge collision between two stars some 1,800 light-years away could add a bright new object to our night sky, say scientists – though this temporary star will only be visible for two or three years. This is the first time experts have tried to forecast a cosmic explosion like this, and the researchers say there's usually only a "one-in-a-million chance" of being able to predict a new star before it actually appears. Astronomer Larry Molnar and his team from Calvin College in Michigan have bee..>> view originalHow Yahoo came up with its new name
Yahoo was already a shell of its former self. Now part of the company is getting an obscure new name: Altaba.When Verizon agreed to buy the company for $US4.8 billion ($6.5 billion) in July 2016, it planned to purchase just Yahoo's core internet businesses, which include its email service, sports verticals and various apps. Play Video Don't Play Up Next Oil drop stymies Dow's march to 20,000 Play Video Don't Play More BusinessDay Videos Previous slide Next slide ..>> view originalThe Toyota Camry from Detroit, the car that will signal the end of the Australian car industry
The 2018 Toyota Camry revealed2:29The new 2018 design of the Toyota Camery has been revealed at the Detroit Auto Show. CREDIT: Toyota USA The Toyota Camry which was unveiled at the Detroit motor show. Picture: SuppliedTHE grim reaper swept into Motown yesterday in the shape of a new Toyota Camry.The new model is expected to signal the final death knell for the Australian motor industry late this year when it replaces the locally-made Camry.It is expected that Toyota — which has been building ca..>> view originalAnnoying BBQ problem solved
SUMMER in Australia is the perfect time to head outside and cook up a feed on the barbecue — the only problem is nobody likes the tedious task of cleaning it after use. For most Aussies, cleaning involves a quick once over and then regrets when you see how filthy your BBQ plates are the next time you go to cook a steak.While it is one of the most Aussie of problems, it has taken a US company to come up with the solution in the form of the Grillbot Pro — the world’s first automatic grill cleaning..>> view originalAsteroid 2017 AG13 slips through Earth's defences
Asteroid 2017 AG13 passed Earth yesterday at roughly half the distance of the Moon. It had been discovered only hours earlier.Jamie SeidelNews Corp Australia NetworkA HIGHRISE-sized asteroid slipped quietly past the Earth yesterday, twice as close as the Moon. We didn’t see it coming.Now designated 2017 AG13, the 10-storey (25-35m) tall space rock was first spotted late on Sunday by the Catalina Sky Survey. It was travelling at 16 kilometres every second.“This is moving very quickly, very nearby..>> view originalSport Scoreboard 1, January 9, 2017
CES 2017: Razer three-screened laptops 'stolen'
Image copyright Razer Image caption Razer claims that its three-screened Project Valerie concept laptop is a world first Two prototype models of an unusual gaming laptop with three screens have been stolen at the CES tech show in Las Vegas, according to PC maker Razer.The concept device boasts three 4K screens and is said to be the first portable laptop of its kind.Razer said the laptops had gone missing from its booth at the tech show on Sunday.The i..>> view originalReview: 'Gravity Rush 2' Gets Everything Right — Except the Controls
Oh the places you’ll go in Gravity Rush 2, the second game by studio Project Siren, out January 20 for PlayStation 4 and about a girl whose cosmic cat lets her flout Newtonian physics. The original was a PS Vita (Sony’s gaming handheld) exclusive, lately remastered for PlayStation 4, but a fraction as roomy. Rocket through the sequel’s comparably Olympian reaches and you’ll find entire cities hiding behind wild blue yonder easily mistaken for an art team’s impassable backdrops. It’s a trick ..>> view originalThe iPhone 10 years on: How smartphones have changed our lives in a decade
The iPhone 10 years on: How smartphones have changed our lives in a decade By Peter Marsh Updated January 10, 2017 14:51:04 "Every once and a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything."Ten years ago, on January 9 (US time), that's how Apple founder Steve Jobs began a conference announcing the first iPhone.It wasn't the world's first smartphone (remember the Hiptop or the Blackberry?) but the device was largely responsible for popularising ..>> view original
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