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Roberts dumped to NSW Cup

OUT of favour Newcastle halfback Tyrone Roberts has been dumped to the NSW Cup with his future at the club under a cloud because of the Knights' pursuit of Bulldogs and NSW playmaker Trent Hodkinson for next season. Roberts has recovered from an ... >> view original

Discovering a suburban ecological treasure

In the suburbs of Newcastle, heavy traffic, bustling businesses and rows of buildings are commonplace. But in the heart of the suburb of Tighes Hill is a vacant block of land that is much more than meets the eye. To some, they may see a patch of Earth ... >> view original

Watch: Extended gameplay of No Man's Sky from E3

In this 23-minute video from Cobra TV on YouTube, we're given an extended look at No Man's Sky gameplay from E3. However, the guys in the video can't seem to stop talking after the first 6-minutes or so. In it you can see planet exploration, space combat ... >> view original

Sony doubles PlayStation storage

Sony next month will release a new PlayStation 4 with double the storage capacity, countering Microsoft's recent release of a beefed-up version of rival console Xbox One. A PS4 Ultimate Player Edition that can store as much as a terabyte of data will launch in ... >> view original

Why the Gmail 'Undo Send' feature spent six years in beta hell

Back in 2009, I was cranking out feature stories and writing blogs for Computerworld, reviewing gadgets and interviewing newly birthed startups in Silicon Valley, and trying to avoid getting crushed by one of the worst economic crises in recent memory. It's sad ... >> view original

Apps to make the Apple Watch worth giving up your wrist for

Hey bud, my eyes are up here! I know I'm late to the smartwatch party, but I've finally been deemed cool enough to get in. And without a doubt, the Apple Watch on my wrist has been the number one thing discussed with friends and random acquaintances ... >> view original

Fears website owners will be stripped of anonymity under ICANN proposal

ICANN, the agency that looks after global internet domain names, is considering a plan that would make it difficult for website owners to prevent their personal details from becoming publicly accessible online. People or companies registering a domain are ... >> view original

The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Flexes Its Full Muscles With Updated Windows 10 ...

Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 is the biggest-selling and most critically-acclaimed laptop/tablet hybrid of the past year. However, the highly-maligned Windows 8.1 operating system has, according to many, hurt an otherwise perfect device. Some users have ... >> view original

2015 Ford Ranger Wildtrak to cost more than $60K

The 2015 Ford Ranger Wildtrak will start at $60,090 making it one of Australia's most expensive tradies. The $60K ask for the dual-cab 4X4 pick-up is above the Toyota Hilux SR5's $54,490 price and Nissan Navara's $51,990 ST-X flagship. And while the ... >> view original

Apple's Co-founder: We're All Going to Be Robots' Pets One Day

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak thinks we're all probably going to become robots' pets. Speaking at a recent technology conference, Wozniak said that at first the thought of artificially intelligent beings in charge of everything scared him. But now it's a ... >> view original