This is a solid-gold, diamond-accented, 1/18th-scale Bugatti Veyron built by Robert Gulpen and Stuart Hughes. It costs $2.93 million. An actual Veyron costs around $1.7 million. This is the dumbest product in the history of consumerism.
Category: Technology news
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Apple’s Unibody Mac Mini
There were rumors of a refresh and today Apple delivered more than we were expecting: The mini gets a new unibody aluminum casing, plus HDMI port and SD card slot, and the price starts at $699.
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Small telcos up in arms over Foxtel-Telstra deal
An attempt by Foxtel to offer extra services over the internet exclusively to Telstra customers has angered smaller internet providers, who argue the plan will harm competition and short-change consumers.
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19 Android Phones You Can Buy Today (or Soon)
Less than two years after Google introduced the first Android phone, the free, open source operating system has turned into a juggernaut. There are 16 Android phones available today, and three new devices will hit retail stores in the next few weeks.
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Big brother wants all your bits and bytes
The federal government wants your personal internet data, and they don’t want to have to apply to a court to get it.
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Operating systems News Ubuntu: meritocracy not democracy
Ubuntu has many recognisable traits, but one of the best is its reputation for working with its community.
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Apple would rather remove app than leave open-source license
GNU Go has disappeared from the iTunes app store. Here’s why – and why Apple is wrong.
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Lawyers Warn WordPress Over File-Sharing News Blog
A law firm which previously sent threatening letters to alleged file-sharers in order to receive cash settlements has complained to WordPress over a hosted blog.
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USB to go?
What’s the easiest way to carry around USB storage?
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New code calls on ISPs to quarantine zombie infected computers
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has introduced a voluntary code of practice for Australian Internet service providers in a bid to improve cybersecurity for Internet users. It recommends that ISPs, in extreme cases, disconnect from the Internet a customer’s computer that has been recruited into a botnet.