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Cartech

Elon Musk enlists help of Twitter in naming new tunnel bore

Elon Musk turns to Twitter for help in naming The Boring Company's new tunnel bore, eliciting a flood of creative and humorous suggestions.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017

Wearables

Apple takes wearable tech crown from Fitbit

Apple has been crowned the leading wearable technology company, despite CEO Tim Cook's stubborn refusal to release Apple Watch numbers.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017

Gaming

Acer's new Predator gaming laptop looks FIERCE

Acer's Predator 21 X, with a trailblazing curved screen, wows gamers at its Australian premiere during IEM eSports event.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Fri, 5th May 2017

Gaming

New Facebook Messenger games coming your way

Depending on what device you use and where you are located, there are now up to 50 games titles available on Messenger.

By Alex Crossan • 1 min read • Wed, 3rd May 2017

Gaming

Pokémon Go player makes Jesus joke in Russian Church, gets arrested

Russian blogger arrested for playing Pokémon Go in church faces possible 3.5 year prison sentence. Amnesty calls it attack on freedom of speech.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd May 2017

Digital Entertainment

Spoiler alert: Hackers leak unreleased Netflix series

An unidentified hacker has released the highly anticipated Season 5 episodes of popular Netflix show Orange is the New Black.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017

Space Technologies

Elon Musk expects Tesla self-driving cars within 2 years

Futurists' lord and saviour Elon Musk spoke at TEDTalk in Vancouver recently, on a range of topics covering Tesla's plans for the future.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017

Tinder

A Tinder app us peasants will never get to use

Celebrity crushes could be so much more than a crush. All you have to do is be any two of famous, attractive, and rich.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017

Wearables

Another smartwatch, this time by Acer

Acer has unveiled its new Leap Ware smartwatch at a press conference in New York, which aims to help users manage fitness goals and offers social features.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017

AR, VR & Metaverse

Apple pauses world dominance to patent AR technology

You could theoretically place and move objects in your home to see if they work to your liking, without having to even get off the couch.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017

Cartech

China's green vision: More electric cars!

General Motors plans to launch 10 electric and hybrid vehicles in China by 2020, under pressure from Beijing. #ElectricVehicles #China.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017

Voice Control

Icelandic language at risk due to voice command tech

Fewer than 400,000 people speak Icelandic, and linguists are hypothesising that this is how the language dies.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017

Wireless Networks

Spark to implement huge WiFi boost to Westpac Stadium

The obvious benefit is the improved ability for visitors to share their stadium experiences with friends and family, primarily on social media.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Apr 2017

Stories from Other Regions

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Cloud Services

New Facebook hires to focus on reviewing violent content

Facebook bolsters its workforce, adding 3,000 staff to curb violent content, following fierce criticism over slow responses to disturbing live videos.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Fri, 5th May 2017