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GRM signs the first of its Gold Coast 600 drivers

Garry Rogers Motorsport has signed the first of its Armor All Gold Coast 600 drivers.

September 10, 2012

It’s Official: The Ubuntu LiveCD is Dead

It’s official: the Ubuntu Live CD* is dead.

Ubuntu 12.10 will increase the maximum size of its disc image from 700MB to 800MB, thereby making it too big to fit onto traditional CD-R media.

September 8, 2012

World Of Coffee – Episode 12

Check out the latest episode of this great show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZ70wdimM0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

September 7, 2012

Pipe goes for 100 Gbps on PPC-1 subsea cable

TPG-owned Pipe International will bring a large increase in bandwidth to its PPC-1 subsea fibre optic cable between Sydney and Guam by adopting 100 Gbps equipment provided by Infinera.

September 7, 2012

Lewis Hamilton linked to Mercedes for 2013

Lewis Hamilton has been linked to a switch to Mercedes’ Formula 1 team for 2013.

September 6, 2012

Tim Slade gets first laps in SLS AMG GT3

Stone Brothers Racing driver Tim Slade has given Erebus Motorsport’s new SLS AMG GT3 Gullwing its first shakedown run at Phillip Island this morning.

September 6, 2012

Smart Carpet Detects Your Gait, Knows if You’ve Fallen

Packed with smart meters, smart appliances, smart windows and doors, smart lighting, smart HVAC and other smart what-have-you, the smart home of the future is purportedly going to be overflowing with sensors that make life more efficient and convenient. Now, it could be packed with sensors that make sure you’re not splayed on the floor alone in the living with a busted hip, unable to reach the phone. A research group at the U.K.‘s University of Manchester has developed smart carpeting that can tell when someone has stumbled or fallen, and even analyse people’s gaits for signs of oncoming mobility problems.

September 5, 2012