| Breaking News | Thursday, 11 October 2012 | eBay unveils redesign with a nod to Pinterest
Stuff
eBay has redesigned its website to encourage visitors to browse and collect items they might want to buy later with something it calls the "feed". The feature, reminiscent of popular sites like image-heavy Pinterest, shows users items based on things...
| Nokia 'on a roll' with maps after Apple woes
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As Apple faces consumer scorn over errors by the iPhone's navigation software, Finnish rival Nokia is seeking to seize the opportunity by touting the reliability of the digital maps it has spent billions crafting. The company, struggling to win back...
| Nowadays, change name of the game
Chicago Sun-Times
The video age has been liberating for slot machine designers, and not just in ability to use animation and special effects to create entertaining bonus events. They can play with the configuration of the reels, and even change the number of reels...
| Dumbing-down phone prolongs charge
Stuff
OPINION: SMARTPHONE BATTERY LIFE My smartphone has been flashing a plaintive “connect your charger” plea for the past 18 hours, but so far the battery has lasted more than four days. How did I do it? I turned off mobile data (3G), wi-fi,...
| Tech Universe: Thursday 11 October
NZ Herald
FLASH ON A BIKE: Cyclists like to be seen night, but the small tail light on a bike doesn't always show up very well. Vizibelt combines two LEDs with a thin tube of flexible plastic to create a belt of light that cyclists can wear. Vizibelt has three...
| Game review: Resident Evil 6
NZ Herald
When a new Resident Evil title is announced, it's only a matter of time before cries of "how will they ruin it this time?" are heard. It's best to start here by stating one thing very clearly: fans need to accept that the franchise has changed....
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