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Self-balancing scooters about to hit the streets

Self-balancing scooters about to hit the streets

The self-balancing two wheeled Segway electric vehicle made its debut around 14 years ago…they cost thousands of dollars…and up until a few years ago there weren’t that many places in Australia that you could use one in public. Well get ready because a new wave of self-balancing scooters is about to hit the market.  The look more like hoverboards with[Read More…]

Video Games to look out for in the coming month

Video Games to look out for in the coming month

Traditionally the 3 months leading up to Christmas are marked by major video games releases…and this year is no exception. On the 27th of this month the next installment of HALO will launch.  HALO 5: Guardians is a sequel to HALO 4 and for the first time will leave the older Xbox360 system behind with exclusive release for the XBoxOne.[Read More…]

Microsoft announces the "Surface Book"

Microsoft announces the “Surface Book”

Microsoft has just annouced a new range of hardware devices designed for its Windows 10 operating system from smartphones to Notebooks / Tablets. One of the more notable devices from this annoucement is Microsoft’s very own Laptop.  The “Surface Book” is being branded as the ‘utlimate laptop’ by Microsoft with a combination of high performance and vertsatility (yes you can detatch the keyboard[Read More…]

An iOS9 feature you'll want to switch off

An iOS9 feature you’ll want to switch off

  Most mobile data plans can be quite generous but that shouldn’t mean you simply let your data allowance slip away un-noticed.  Well the latest Apple update allows iPhones and iPads to do just that and you’ll need to change a setting to fix it. In iOS 9 when your device is connected via Wi-Fi and the signal is weak,[Read More…]

Un-friending without the awkwardness

Un-friending without the awkwardness

When it comes to friending someone on facebook…the lines of friendship can be blurry…especially when they are also a work colleague.   What happens when the real world friendship goes sour…simply un-friending them on Facebook could actually make things worse. Fortunately you don’t have to un-friend to take a step back from your online relationship. For starters you can un-follow anyone[Read More…]