Thursday, September 8, 2016

'Fast' Doesn't Tell Us How Fast Your Broadband Is, Telcos and other top stories.

  • '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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  • 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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  • Jeep India to launch Cherokee, Wrangler and SRT tomorrow

    Jeep India to launch Cherokee, Wrangler and SRT tomorrow
    Come tomorrow and the iconic American SUV manufacturer, Jeep will make its official debut in India for the first time. Along with the launch of the company in India, the automaker will also be launching three of its best selling SUV in our country as well. These include the Wrangler unlimited, the Grand Cherokee and the Grand Cherokee SRT. The manufacturer is part of the Fiat Chrysler group, but as we told you earlier, it will not be selling its cars from Fiat dealerships but rather through sepa..
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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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  • 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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  • Here's why you won't care about that missing iPhone 7 headphone jack - CNET

    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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