Former US President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are currently in their second week of vacation after leaving the White House.
The Great Barrier Reef has recorded its fifth fatality in three months when a tourist in his 60s died while snorkelling.
If latest reports are to be believed, the heavily discussed OnePlus 3T smartphone has been caught cheating on benchmarks. The company is now reportedly into damage control mode and is looking to fix things up quickly. XDA recently found out that OnePlus 3T enhances processor clock speeds artificially while running certain benchmark apps.
While the world waits to praise the Samsung Galaxy S8 flagship, there might be a silent assassin raring to be unleashed. It’s none other than the LG G6 smartphone that is expected to sport some very impressive specs. While the Galaxy S8 could be a tech marvel, the G6 may turn out to be the show-stealer.
LG G6 will be unveiled in less than a month at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, and images of a G6 prototype have leaked. Droid Life first published the images, clearly stating that the smartphone does not look like a finished product. The images look like an early development version.
A fire in Sydney exchange affected a national Telstra network on Thursday, significantly impacting businesses. Train lines were closed off in New South Wales and flights were delayed as a result of the incident.
A teenager who stabbed a high school teacher and two other teenagers in Sydney was arrested. The incident occurred in a classroom at Bonnyrigg High School on Thursday. Emergency services arrived at the school shortly before 8:45 a.m.
US President Donald Trump slammed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over the refugee deal between the two countries in their first phone call, according to reports from the US. Trump criticised the Australian prime minister for trying to send the “next Boston bombers” to the United States.
South Australia government has held a meeting to discuss the possibility of putting up cannabis and hemp industry in the state.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s donation of $1.75 million to the Liberal Party has been met with stark criticism. The figure was disclosed by the prime minister on Wednesday night.
South Australia experienced an earthquake measuring 3.7 on Thursday morning. Automated data gathered from Geoscience Australia reveals the quake struck at a depth of 8 kilometres near Murray Bridge around 12:07 a.m.
“Mass Effect: Andromeda” official website has recently provided new insights into the two human members of the Pathfinder Team aboard Ark Hyperion. New crew profiles of Liam Kosta and Lieutenant Cora Harper have come up, and fans are excited. EA is aiming high and expects three million unit sales before FY 2017.
BioWare is gearing up for the release of its brand new action-adventure game and it will launch by April 2018, Electronic Arts (EA) CEO Andrew Wilson during an investor call. The game will feature new concepts, new stories, new universe, and new gameplay mechanics and may even have the ability to disrupt the action game space.
Two Russian top security officials were reportedly charged with treason as Interfax reported on Tuesday.
Google has launched health condition cards in Australia that will mimic the US version. The cards will accurately answer the common health conditions queries.
The death of Queensland mum Teresa Marie Bradford has sparked a call for change in Queensland bail laws. Many believe that bail laws need to be tightened for those accused with domestic violence following the Pimpama deaths.
Two people were arrested after police moved in on rough sleepers encamping outside the Flinders Street Station in Melbourne. The construction of scaffolding and building works at the station has prompted police to ask the group of people to leave the area.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s personal donation to the Liberal Party in last year’s federal election could remain a secret until next year. An amount of close to $100,000 to the Liberal Party was donated by at least three Federal Government ministers.
Toyota Australia issued a statement on Monday confirming that it will close its Altona plant in Melbourne. This will result in 2,600 employees losing their jobs.
Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese has called for One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to sack West Australian candidate David Archibald. The One Nation candidate referred to single parents as “lazy and ugly” in a 2015 Quadrant article.
The refugee deal struck between Australia and the United States may be in jeopardy. This comes following reports that US President Donald Trump is considering if the deal involving taking refugees from Australia should be given a green signal.
If latest reports are to be believed, mysterious Xiaomi smartphone specs have surfaced on GFXBench. These have fuelled speculation that Xiaomi is readying itself for yet another smartphone launch.
A buyer who is thinking of buying a OnePlus 3T may not think of buying an Apple iPhone 7 mainly because of the price. Similarly, the same buyer won’t go for an OnePlus 3T if he wants to buy an iPhone 7 and for which he has saved money.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is reportedly as fast as the Galaxy S7, a leaked benchmarking sheet has revealed. Earlier leaks showed the tab to be housing a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset. This proved that Samsung was not compromising on specs and fans could expect an excellent hardware configuration when the tab would release.
Street Swags founder and former Young Australian of the Year Jean Madden was charged again on Monday with six counts of fraud, in addition to the fraud charges she faced in 2016.
Washington will sue US President Donald Trump in federal court for signing an executive order banning immigration from some Muslim-majority states.
If latest reports are to be believed, Sony will be releasing five new Xperia smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2017. Georgian site Review.ge has claimed that the Sony Xperia flagship Yoshino will pack a 5.5-inch 4K screen.
While a comparison between the Galaxy S8 and Apple iPhone 8 and Galaxy Note 8 and iPhone 8 are imminent, it will be interesting to see how the Galaxy Note 8 fares against the Galaxy S8. Moreover, iPhone 8 will love to see the two battle it out.
German supermarket chain Aldi is invested heavily in expanding its footprint in Western Australia and South Australia. It plans to open 70 new stores in WA and 50 new stores in SA with an investment of over $700 million.
The number of Bourke street victims increased by one as a 33-year-old Blackburn South woman died in a hospital at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
