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Hands-on review: Forza Motorsport 7 zooms out on Xbox One
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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digital entertainment
Forza Motorsport 7 has been released for Windows 10 PC and Xbox One and it's one of the best looking games you will ever play.
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Generation born after 2010 to be 'AI native' - best to be prepared
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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it automation
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ai
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3d printing
Generation AI consumers and workers will be are creative, empowered and radical thinkers. Anyone who ignores the vanguard of Gen AI will fall behind.
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Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers’ arsenals
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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symantec
Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.
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Dimension Data, Deakin Uni & Vic Govt work with industry to boost Australia's cyber skills
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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cybersecurity
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dimension data
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deakin university
Students can choose to take a 12-week internship at ANZ, Deakin, Dimension Data or the NAB after they have completed their studies.
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Relive the days of 16-bit gore in Let Them Come
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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awards
Versus Evil and Tuatara Games release Let Them Come, a pixel-style survival shooter for PC and Mac. Watch the trailer now.
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AR is the new black: The Pixel 2 flexes its augmented reality muscles
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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smartphones
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
Google launches Pixel 2, boasting advanced AR capabilities and a top-tier camera, venturing into a fierce competition with Apple's cutting-edge features.
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The ultra-reliable Google Translate is coming to your headphones
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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google
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pixel
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google assistant
Google’s new Pixel Buds promise seamless real-time translation using Google Translate, transforming your headphones into a personal language assistant.
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Alexa, how much are you worth? $6 billion apparently
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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smart home
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personal computing devices
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google
Smart home gadget market to hit $6bn, with devices set to triple in value by 2021, in the wake of rising consumer interest.
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Fintech disrupting international payments industry by ditching SWIFT network
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
InstaREM’s service differentiates itself in two ways: it’s transparent about the cost, and doesn’t take a cut of the money transferred as fees.
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Yahoo's colossal security breach - experts give their opinions
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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yahoo
Yahoo's latest news of a breach of 3m accounts is certainly nothing to cheer about, but experts from the industry give their insights on the matter.
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Space, the final frontier, again: Should you bother watching Star Trek Discovery
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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reviews
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digital entertainment
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netflix
Set roughly a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series, Discovery explores the Federation/Klingon cold war...
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Amazon introduces the new and improved Echo Plus
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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smart home
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amazon
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alexa
Amazon has announced the next generation of its Echo smart speaker, the all-new Echo and Echo Plus, with improved sound and design.
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Yahoo's 2013 data breach hit all three billion user accounts
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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yahoo
Yahoo’s entire user base of more than three billion people were affected by Yahoo’s colossal data hack in 2013, despite initial reports.
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Hands-on review: Cuphead is very fun but brutally difficult
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Cuphead is easily the hardest game you will ever play in 2017. It's arguably more difficult than both Nioh and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.
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Dropbox goes all out in rebrand, positions itself as creative collaboration platform
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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storage
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dropbox
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cloud storage
Dropbox unveils vibrant revamp, pitching a platform for creators to unite and coalesce their innovative flair.
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Experience virtual reality like never before with the HMD Odyssey
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
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ar, vr & metaverse
Samsung and Microsoft have announced the Samsung HMD Odyssey, a high-performing Windows Mixed Reality headset with superior picture quality.
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The drone film festival is coming to a city near you
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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drones
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dffanz
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blackmagic design
The Drone Film Festival Australia and New Zealand is set to take flight, showcasing nearly 40 short films shot by drones.
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Apple's EFI firmware updates leave systems vulnerable
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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personal computing devices
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apple
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duo
Duo Security's study finds troubling gaps in Apple's EFI firmware updates, leaving many Macs exposed to potential sophisticated cyber threats.
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Hitachi develops robot that can spontaneously ‘learn’ from mistakes
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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crm
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robots
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martech
​Hitachi has announced the development of active-learning dialogue-data based AI technology to its human symbiotic service robot.
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Far Cry 5 set to have a spectacular soundtrack
Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ubisoft
Each of the regions will have specific character-centric music that ties into the motives of the Father and the Heralds...