Australia's back in the satellite business with a new launch
Apr 18, 2017 05:38 am UTC| Technology
The first Australian-built satellites to be launched in 15 years are set to take off this week from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Unlike the enormous satellites Australia uses for telecommunications, each of these new...
Base Tesla Model S Just Got $7,500 Cheaper
Apr 18, 2017 05:10 am UTC| Technology
The Tesla Model S is one of the most expensive electric cars in the business, at least in the mass consumer sense. In a bid to court the more frugal customers, the company decided to offer a much cheaper base model, but it...
NES Classic Selling 1 Unit Every 2 Minutes At 500% The Retail Price Following Cancellation
Apr 18, 2017 05:10 am UTC| Technology
Last week, Nintendo announced that it would no longer produce its wildly popular NES Classic mini consoles, which caused an uproar among fans. The game boxes were difficult enough to find when it was still in production,...
Apr 15, 2017 00:03 am UTC| Technology
Is Nintendo tipped to release a Switch Mini in the near future? Analysts believe so, with some suggesting that the gaming company will introduce the hardware as early as next year, with shipments to start in...
Apr 15, 2017 00:02 am UTC| Technology
Since its official debut on March 29, the Samsung Galaxy S8 has been 2017s most coveted device, thanks to its design and software improvements. But according to a new report, ATT users will have a chance to own a Samsung...
How social media data can improve people’s lives - if used responsibly
Apr 14, 2017 10:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In January 2015, heavy rains triggered unprecedented floods in Malawi. Over the next five weeks, the floods displaced more than 230,000 people and damaged over 64,000 hectares of land. Almost half the country was...
Apr 14, 2017 10:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Robots raise all kinds of concerns. They could steal our jobs, as some experts think. And if artificial intelligence grows, it might even be tempted to enslave us, or to annihilate the whole of humanity. Robots are...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects