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Chasing your passion from Iran to Newcastle

With its beaches, lively suburbs and diverse hinterland, NSW's Hunter region starkly contrasts the arid, dusty environment of Iran. For over a year, Mojtaba Bayest has mulled-over these differences while studying at the University of Newcastle. He is ... >> view original

State of Origin: Newcastle Knights' Sione Mata'utia set to join up with NSW Blues

Knights centre Sione Mata'utia will join the NSW squad in the build-up to next week's State of Origin decider at Suncorp Stadium. Mata'utia, who turned 19 last Thursday, is apparently not being considered to play in the sold-out third game of the ... >> view original

How's Your Heisenberg Impression? A 'Breaking Bad' Game Might be Coming ...

Apparently, Mr. White, aka the one who knocks, might be visiting our mobile devices soon. According to reports, Sony has filed a trademark application for its product, the TV show Breaking Bad, at the office of Harmonization in the Internal Market. For ... >> view original

REVIEW: Toshiba Radius L40W convertible notebook

This year marks 30 years since Toshiba produced its first modern-day laptop and since then the Japanese giant has gained a great reputation for quality computers. Unfortunately, its latest effort — the Windows 10-ready Radius L40W — is a big ... >> view original

'Minecraft - Pocket Edition' top paid iPhone game app in Canada

Top 10 free and paid game apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for the week ending June 28. Top Paid iPhone Game Apps. 1. Minecraft - Pocket Edition (Mojang). 2. Geometry Dash (RobTop Games AB). 3. Heads Up! (Warner Bros.) ... >> view original

Update your Flash Player immediately

IF you have been putting off updating to the latest version of Adobe Flash, now might be a good time. Adobe is currently urging users to update the program to fix a security flaw discovered by a research firm less than a week ago. Security firm Fireeye ... >> view original

Google searches give own services priority, 'yield inferior results' – new study

A hard-hitting new study claims that Google's search results not only favor its own internal websites over competing destinations, but also degrade social welfare and freeze out potential rivals in doing so. The claim itself isn't a new one, but the ... >> view original

Debut of iPhone 8 years ago hid its potential

Eight years later, it's easy to remember the first delicious shock of using an iPhone. June 29, 2007, was day one, the day Apple Inc.'s new smartphone went on sale, the day it first fell into our hands. And the wonder of that first experience comes ... >> view original

Sun sets on Eclipse as Google looks to Android M development

GOOGLE HAS ANNOUNCED that it is ending development of its Android Eclipse tools in favour of Android Studio. The move had been expected for some time, and came in a blog post this morning that outlined plans to phase out Eclipse over the second half ... >> view original

Best Buy's July 4th Sale on Apple MacBook Pro & Air laptops

Best Buy's July 4th sale flyer has been released, with reduced prices on many Apple MacBook Pro and Air laptops including latest models and several with Retina display. What's nice about getting a discount off an Apple product is that it leaves room to ... >> view original