The cable channel FOX8 has signed on as the Australian broadcaster of the television adaptation of the mega-hit game Angry Birds.
Author: Kristin Powell
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iPhone 5S to Include Both Fingerprint Sensor and NFC?
China Times reports [Google translation, via Macotakara] that Taiwanese chip firm Chipbond has been selected to provide a number of components for the iPhone 5S, including the touch display driver as well as chips to support fingerprint sensor and near field communications (NFC) capabilities. The report suggests that Apple will use the fingerprint sensor functionality to enhance the security of NFC features such as mobile payments.
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Firms mull death of email at CeBIT
What to do with 106,926 unread emails
At CeBIT in Germany, the world’s biggest high-tech fair, some firms say they are looking at doing away with email to increase productivity.
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Apple Exploring Wireless Charging for iPhone as Early as 2013?
Digitimes is reporting that both Apple and Samsung are expected to introduce wireless charging solutions for their “flagship models” of smartphones in 2013.
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Copper still has a lot to offer broadband users, carrier exec says
Thanks to the higher speeds possible using a technology called vectoring, copper networks are still a viable option to cable and fiber, Deutsche Telekom says.
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David Brabham’s Sebring 12 Hour challenger revealed
David Brabham will return to the American Le Mans Series for the Sebring 12 Hours later this month at the wheel of a familiar HPD prototype.
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Scott McLaughlin set to continue trail-blazing rookie form
Scott McLaughlin showed tremendous maturity amid the roughhouse tactics to show he will be no pushover in his first full-time main game season.
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Brin gives rose-tinted view of net glasses
Sergey Brin envisions Google’s internet glasses hitting the market this year with an eye towards freeing people from unsocial habits engendered by ”emasculating” smartphones.
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Garry Rogers: Premat performance vindicates drive
Garry Rogers says that Alexandre Premat’s outstanding fourth place in the opening race of the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship in Adelaide today vindicates his decision to retain the French driver.
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The Hobbit was hobbled by tran-Tasman threats
A series of emails between The Hobbit’s film company and the New Zealand government reveal Australia had been mentioned during simmering union tensions in the lead-up to filming.