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Thousands still await evacuation
AROUND 3000 people remain stranded in the Whitsunday Islands with limited food and water in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
Galaxy S8+ vs. iPhone 7 Plus
NOW Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ are official, how do they stack up against Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus? We break it down.
Trapped in battered paradise
THOUSANDS of tourists remain stuck on the Whitsunday Islands as food and water supplies threaten to run out.
Samsung claws its way back to the top
REVIEW: The hero features of Samsung’s new Galaxy S8+ and S8 phones are the screens and accessories — but there are trade-offs.
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Leashed roo spotted in Detroit
LOCALS were in for a roo-d awakening when a leashed marsupial hopped down the street, with it’s owner running in tow.
Massive game changer for Tinder
TINDER is already the king of dating apps, but a revolutionary new feature is going to make it even better. Seriously, this will change the game.
Telstra stuck with $80m hit on copper
TELSTRA has lost its bid to overturn a ruling that slashed what it could charge competitors using its copper network, dealing a possible $80m a year blow to the telco.
Facebook Messenger to stop working
THE FACEBOOK Messenger app is set to stop working on a number of older smartphones from as early as this week.
Insta doughnut prince one in a million
A TEENAGE doughnut guru can now boast of being one in a million thanks to the head of Instagram who singled him out.
Galaxy S8+ vs. iPhone 7 Plus
NOW Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ are official, how do they stack up against Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus? We break it down.
Samsung’s breathtaking resurrection
SAMSUNG has launched its comeback, unveiling two phones with unprecedented screen sizes, a version of Siri and several wow-factor accessories.
Samsung claws its way back to the top
REVIEW: The hero features of Samsung’s new Galaxy S8+ and S8 phones are the screens and accessories — but there are trade-offs.
Apple: drone app ‘crude or objectionable’
APPLE has repeatedly rejected an iPhone app which reports on deaths from US covert drone strikes labelling it “excessively objectionable or crude”.
Aliens-inspired weapon the US wants
GAME over man, game over! The US Army is so impressed with the famous 1980s Aliens movie that it is now trying to build one of its guns.
A bad ass woman vs. robot dinosaurs
IN a world where civilisation has collapsed, humanity lives in tribes and robot dinosaurs roam the earth, one woman must save the entire planet.
Apple’s hint about return of retro device
OFFICIAL documents from Apple’s lawyers suggest the tech giant could be working on a new device and it’s a blast from the past.
A product to match 4K Ultra-HD devices
IN an attempt to deliver the best product to meet modern demands, JBL has created a product to match 4K Ultra-HD devices.
Streamers to more than double
THERE is no question Aussies can’t get enough of streaming. And that obsession is only going to get bigger.
Leashed roo spotted in Detroit
LOCALS were in for a roo-d awakening when a leashed marsupial hopped down the street, with it’s owner running in tow.
Man cut out of python’s belly
A MAN who went missing in a remote village has been found. Problem is, he was found inside a seven-metre-long python. WARNING: Graphic
Spiders could eat every human on earth
THE spider appetite is so vast, if they had a hunger for human, they could consume us all and still have room for seconds.
These NASA photos are mesmerising
IF YOU’RE a lover of space and all things of cosmic beauty, then NASA has created the perfect tool which lets you download its most spectacular images and videos.
Swimmers oblivious to shark in pool
SWIMMERS at a Sydney ocean pool have been shocked to find they had been swimming with a shark. One woman was totally unaware until she was leaving.
Sydney to LA in just over six hours
A SUPERSONIC jet capable of going from Sydney to LA in less than seven hours has received $A43 million in funding to help kickstart the project.
Stephen Hawking appears as hologram
RENOWNED physicist Stephen Hawking has beamed in to talk to an audience in Hong Kong live from his office in Cambridge.
The Aussie retailers Amazon could destroy
AUSTRALIAN retailers are lambs to the slaughter, dangerously unprepared for the entry of online giant Amazon and one famous name in particular could struggle.
$3.2 million car will be fastest ever made
This week, the British performance car specialist McLaren released a sketch of its BP23 hypercar concept. It’s our first insight into an absurdly powerful machine.
US military invents ‘invisible armour’
IT SOUNDS like something straight out of a comic book, but the US Navy has actually created invisible armour to defeat bullets and knives.
Thousands still await evacuation
AROUND 3000 people remain stranded in the Whitsunday Islands with limited food and water in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
Trapped in battered paradise
THOUSANDS of tourists remain stuck on the Whitsunday Islands as food and water supplies threaten to run out.
Sydney, Brisbane brace for deluge
“JUST go home,” says Qld Police Commissioner, as Cyclone Debbie’s effects are about to be felt hundreds of kilometres south.
New version of Doomsday Vault
A SECOND version of the famous Arctic Doomsday Vault for seeds is being build with hopes that countries will store another precious resource.
‘Trump is dimwitted, plain evil’
PRESIDENT Trump has moved on from one disaster to another controversy: And yet again, people aren’t happy.