Damage on New Caledonia's barrier reef limited
UNESCO-listed World Heritage Area.Photo:AFP Marine biologists are crossing their fingers after New Caledonia's coral reef, a UN-inscribed natural wonder of the world, was hit by bleaching this year.Bleaching -- when corals turn pale after tropical seas dramatically warm -- has been the prelude to a catastrophic die-out in many parts of the world.That was the fear in many minds when New Caledonia's reef was slammed in February by a warming episode that was as brutal as it was unexpected.Re..>> view originalGoogle Pixel: stand aside smartphone, the genius phone is coming
Smartphone vendors have a tough job. They need to convince consumers that theirs is the best, bar none. Better than last year's model. Better than the competition. And not just incrementally better. Quantum leap better. Otherwise, who would want to upgrade?The narrative around the new Pixel phones is that they are so good and so different from what came before that Google even had to find a new brand name for them. So it's farewell to the Nexus — which was last year's most awesome Google smartp..>> view originalMelbourne-designed self-driving car tested
Angus LivingstonAustralian Associated PressAustralia's first locally-designed self-driving car system will be tested on Melbourne roads just days after Ford stops making cars in Geelong.Bosch has taken a Tesla car and fitted it with technology the company says is 10 years ahead of the current batch of self-driving vehicles."What we have done is taken the vehicle as a base - and all of the autonomous functions, all of the advanced functions, are new," Bosch Australia president Gavin Smith told re..>> view originalSamsung Galaxy Note 7 Relaunched In South Korea: Battery Indicator Key Feature Of Safe Unit
Samsung has officially re-launched the controversial Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea as the company vows that the new batch of devices will no longer have battery issues that cause sudden ignition. In a press release posted on the Samsung Newsroom, the Korean smartphone maker revealed its plans to start selling Galaxy Note 7 units all over the world after almost completing recall of the handsets launched in August. Samsung has officially re-introduced the controversial smartphone to their home mar..>> view originalSamsung gets back-to-back Shonky Awards
Samsung gets back-to-back Shonky AwardsLisa RobinsonAustralian Associated Press3:15PM October 5, 2016SaveExploding smartphone batteries, camel milk that claims to help people with autism and $20 cans of clean air have been named and shamed at this year's Shonky Awards.Consumer watchdog Choice awarded Samsung, Camel Milk Victoria, Green and Clean and six other companies lemon trophies at the eleventh annual awards on Wednesday."The Shonkys are the awards that we'd prefer not to give out, but yet ..>> view originalMicrosoft exits fitness band business
Microsoft exits fitness band business Denver Business Journal , KUSA 3:52 PM. MDT October 04, 2016 Microsoft launched the Band in October 2014. (Photo: MIKE KANE) DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - After two unspectacular attempts, Microsoft is exiting the fitness band business amid increased competition in the wearables sector.The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant removed its Band 2 fitness tracker from its online store on Monday, indicating it halted production, accord..>> view originalNintendo NX: Is The Company Alienating Its Fans With No NX Announcement?
It is now October, and fans still know little to nothing about the Nintendo NX. On March 17, 2015, the former president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata announced Nintendo’s plans to what at the time seemed to be the successor to the Nintendo Wii U. Iwata made the announcement in conjunction with the announcement of the partnership with DeNA to explore mobile gaming. The announcement was designed to ease shareholders’ minds that Nintendo was still dedicated to making consoles, Polygon reported. “Ninten..>> view originalNBN satellite launch delayed by bad weather
The launch of NBN Co's second Sky Muster satellite has been delayed following high winds above its launch site at the French Guiana Space Centre in South America. Sky Muster II had been scheduled to blast off into orbit at 7:30am this morning. But a "high-altitude wind direction" at the site has forced the network builder to delay the launch plans for as much as 48 hours. NBN Co is yet to confirm a new launch time for the satellite. When it settles into its orbital location above Australia, Sky..>> view originalFacebook Blames 'Technical Issue' Regarding Marketplace's Illegal Listings, Issues Apology
It didn't take a while after Facebook released Marketplace for the buy-and-sell service to be inundated with illegal and contraband goods and services. A handgun for $20, a baby for $111 and a pregnant girlfriend for $400 were just some of the dubious listings in an array of products being sold that go against Facebook's commerce policy. Still, they were in full, uncompromising display over at the site on Monday. The marketplace has always been a feature of the site introduced way back in 2007,..>> view originalVan Gisbergen drifts modified V8 Supercar
Virgin Australia Supercars championship leader Shane van Gisbergen took part in some drifting action ahead of the Bathurst 1000 race weekend. Red Bull Racing Australia stars Jamie Whincup and Shane Van Gisbergen, along with co-drivers Paul Dumbrell and Alexandre Premat, all took part in the launch of the team's "Night Drift" project ahead of the 2016 Bathurst 1000. Utilizing the chassis Whincup ran in the Ipswich SuperSprint race in July, the crew transformed the Holden Commodre into a driftin..>> view original
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