Thursday, September 8, 2016

Here's why you won't care about that missing iPhone 7 headphone jack - CNET and other top stories.

  • Here's why you won't care about that missing iPhone 7 headphone jack - CNET

    Over the last few months I've written about the persistent rumors that Apple will remove the headphone jack on the next iPhone.Every time I write about it, readers' comments have been generally negative, with some folks threatening to boycott the iPhone when Apple drops the headphone jack.Well, from all indications, including published reports citing "people familiar with the matter" and some early iPhone 7 cases I've received, it's the end of the road for the iPhone's headphone hack. But don't ..
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  • Panasonic and Sony to develop high-res 8K televisions

    Panasonic and Sony to develop high-res 8K televisions
    All-Japanese alliance: Panasonic will work with Sony to develop 8K television sets by 2020. — AFP Japan is looking to boost its tech offering ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as Panasonic and Sony partner with broadcaster NHK to develop televisions with 8K video, reports Nikkei.  The all-Japanese alliance will focus on creating the ultrahigh-resolution televisions in a market dominated recently by South Korean and Chinese competitors. Televisions with 8K resolution would double the c..
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  • Honor 8 hands-on review

    Honor 8 hands-on review
    THE INQUIRER was at the European launch of the Honor 8 in Paris, and got a chance to get our paws on it. Design It's a not very well kept secret that Honor phones are tweaked versions of their Huawei parent brand's flagships. The difference between this one and the Huawei P9 released earlier this year is that it has a glass finish like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. We got to hear a lot about how the design was based around 'the language of light', and there's no doubt that the version we got to pl..
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  • 'Fast' Doesn't Tell Us How Fast Your Broadband Is, Telcos

    'Fast' Doesn't Tell Us How Fast Your Broadband Is, Telcos
    The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) says that information about broadband speeds isn’t being communicated to consumers in a clear and upfront way. ACCAN’s submission to the ACCC’s consultation on broadband speed highlights that information provided to consumers about broadband speeds is often confusing and can also be misleading as claimed speeds frequently don’t match reality. “Broadband speed claims are often confusing or misleading for consumers with the use of ter..
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  • Jeep launches special edition 75th Anniversary models

    Jeep launches special edition 75th Anniversary models
    This looks quite the party in the desert, what's it all about? It's been 75 years since the Americans created an icon, and there's cause for celebration. Willys produced the first model we recognise today as a Jeep with its wartime MA and MB models in 1941, and at war's end offered we common civilian folk a version called the CJ-2A. Voila! A 4x4 SUV for work and lifestyle. And guess what, we're still buying 'em today.   So Jeep are up to something to mark the occasion? Absolutely, and ..
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  • This is what the future of Holden looks like

    This is what the future of Holden looks like
    We’re now just one year away from Holden shutting its doors on its two Australian plants, signalling the end of the Australian built Commodore. The latest VFII Commodore is a testament to over 60 years of local engineering, and the fact that it is the last to be engineered and built here is a sadness we won’t truly realise until we have the Commodore no more. But while Holden’s future cars won’t be built here, that doesn’t mean Holden’s team of Australian engineers will be going too. Holden’s f..
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  • Australian cyber crime threats: Four Corners investigates how hackers are hacking into our information

    Australian cyber crime threats: Four Corners investigates how hackers are hacking into our information
    Four Corners ?Cyber War?0:29Cyber security adviser Kevin Mitnick demonstrates how easy it is to hack into a bank account using a fake wifi network. CREDIT: Four Corners, ABC Former hacker Kevin Mitnick, who spoke to Four Corners. Picture: ABCShoba Rao and wiresNews Corp Australia NetworkONE of the world’s most infamous, former computer hackers has revealed how easy it is to hack into a bank account, as Australia faces serious cyber threats. In a special report on cyber crime, Four Corners spoke..
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  • Bing Maps puts Melbourne in the ocean just east of Japan

    Bing Maps puts Melbourne in the ocean just east of Japan
    Online map services have made for some very memorable gaffes, from Apple Maps' disastrous directions that sent people through rivers and into deserts, to the Google Maps error that led workers to demolish the wrong house. Not to be outdone, Microsoft's Bing Maps was recently found to have misplaced an entire city.When someone at IT industry news site The Register tried to locate Melbourne on Microsoft's Bing Maps last week, the Victorian capital wasn't even displayed in the correct hemisphere, ..
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Aquis still welcome to Cairns, no matter what form it takes .Vodafone targets enterprise customers .
Boral full-year profit flat at $256m .Caltex banks on retail reincarnation in a driverless future .

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