Seventy Holden vehicles were cut and crushed in Canberra this weekend at a road rescue training event hosted by the Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO).
That frustrating search for a free space in your local shopping centre car park could become a thing of the past after Volvo revealed a concept vehicle that will perform the task without a driver.
As a road car, the Mini Cooper JCW GP makes a great track weapon.
The Australian share market is clawing back ground after a day of selling across the Asian region, and weakness in European and US share markets overnight.
The weakening value of the Australian dollar would mean that motorists would pay more than $1.50 per litre of petrol within two weeks after the local currency declined 0.7 per cent to its lowest level since September 2010.
The average pay of top bankers in the United States and Europe fell by 10 percent in 2012, according to a report by the Financial Times, after a series of high-profile revolts and legal scandals forced banks to place caps on executive remuneration.
When you're younger, your limited life experiences tend to cloud your judgement. At eighteen you know everything (at least if you're male).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 is famous for delivering vastly improved graphics, voice commands ability without hurting battery life, faster than its predecessors and use of LTE Advance technology. Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z are rumoured to be working on running Snapdragon 800 to new variants.
Followed by the recent release of iOS 7 beta version, Apple released the second beta version of the new iOS for testing and current available for developers from Apple's over-the-air updating system on iOS devices. It features new welcome screen, updated Siri voices, iCloud fixes and voice memos app.
By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportThe other week I suggested it was getting close to the time when we get back in, which, not surprisingly, led some subscribers to ask the question: "When did Peter get out and why didn't he tell us?".
By Andrew NelsonLast week was another slow one on the uranium spot market. There were just three transactions concluded, reports industry analyst TradeTech, who noted 350, 000 pounds of stock changed hands.
After beating Apple in sales and recently in a destruction test conducted by CNET, Samsung's Galaxy S4 won more trounced the competition by winning over the iPhone 5 in a speed test made by Which?, a consumer watchdog.
Intel has been making waves since it released the 4th generation processor Haswell. Nearly every ultrabook and portable computer out on the market is running on Haswell. As the chip giant continues to emphasize its dominance over processors and computing devices, Intel is not stopping. The company intends to release more upgrades and new products throughout the coming period. This September, two new processors will hit the market.
News of Apple cutting its iPhone order for the third and fourth quarters of 2013 sent the shares of the Cupertino-based tech giant plummeting to below $400. Business Insider quoted NASDAQ's real time price as of 11:20 a.m. that Apple (AAPL) share prices had gone down to $398.44 from the Friday closing price of $413.50.
Samsung is trying their luck outside their Galaxy Tablet line. With the release of the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity, the pressure is on the tech giant to come up with a Windows-Android hybrid. An ultrabook that runs on both Windows and Android operating systems caters to more users and joins the new generation of laptops transforming computing.
By Greg PeelYesterday the People's Bank of China issued a statement suggesting "that overall banking conditions are at a reasonable level," and that "banks should prudently manage liquidity risks that have resulted from rapid credit expansion".
Sellers returned from the weekend energised and keen to add to their work of recent weeks. Any sense that a new week might bring with it some consolidation after the falls of recent weeks was quickly dismissed. The fall for the market on Monday was its worst in 2 months taking the index back to levels seen at the start of the year.
Apple's infamous assistant went through an upgrade and it’s an update that may mean the life and death for a person. Siri can now respond to suicidal statements providing preventive statements and measures that can just save a person’s life.
Pegatron CEO T.H. Tung said that the rumored low cost iPhone is not cheap after all
Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) will no longer push through with the planned sale of its $1.3-billion diamond business because of cautiousness among buyers.
In April, Asus released their Padfone 2 series. It is a 4.7 inch phone that can double as a 10.1 inch tablet. This month, Asus comes up with the other side of the story – the Asus Fonepad. The device is basically a 7-inch Android table featuring a cellular connection. It is a one big smartphone.
Are Australians ready for the latest in wearable technology – the Glove Phone?
iPhone sales is getting more common nowadays and seeing a rare permanent price drop is surprising. Walmart has dropped the price of iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 permanently to $39 and $129 per unit respectively.
An independent comparison of banks in developed countries shows four of Australia's big banks generating big profits than other banks. National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and Westpac are hailed most profitable banks in the developed world.
Driverless cars are commonly featured in futuristic sci-fi films, but despite being prophesised for decades they have so far not looked close to becoming reality. However, all of this looks set to change with eight major global motoring players all working on driverless technologies.
The new Asus K009 has been creating a lot of buzz particularly because the rumor mill says it is 4G LTE version of the next generation Nexus 7 tablet. While there are no confirmations yet from Google, a Bluetooth Special Interest Group filing for the device has also been spotted.
Rivers, Coles, Target, Kmart guilty of Bangladesh factory worker abuse
Local shares are down 1.4 per cent at lunch, exceeding all of last week's losses in just two hours of trade. The defensive healthcare sector is bucking the trend, while all other industries are slumping significantly.
It was reported in the Wall Street Journal that Microsoft is investing on a new project to overthrow Amazon in e-commerce supremacy. Sources say Microsoft is working on “Project Brazil” in hopes of competing with Amazon and eBay in the near future. The project, however, may not come to materialize anymore.
Moto X Phone was spotted again with FCC filings which marks the upcoming launching of the device to all major United States network carriers at the same time. But latest reports claim that Moto X Phone is only an underwhelming, mid-range smartphone.
