May 2017 – Wyndham City

Worlds thinnest Hologram developed by RMIT

An Australian-Chinese research team has created the world’s thinnest hologram, paving the way towards the integration of 3D holography into everyday electronics like smart phones, computers and TVs. Interactive 3D holograms are a staple of science fiction – from Star Wars to Avatar – but the challenge for scientists trying to turn them into reality is developing holograms that are… Read More

News Technology

Teddy bear hacked through bluetooth stuns cyber security meet in Netherlands

0 comment

An 11-year-old “cyber ninja” stunned an audience of security experts on Tuesday by hacking into a teddy bear via bluetooth to show how interconnected smart toys “can be weaponised”. American wunderkid Reuben Paul may be still only in 5th grade at his school in Austin, Texas, but he and his teddy bear Bob wowed hundreds at a timely cyber security… Read More

Technology

Facebook deflates filter bubbles by letting you follow topics, not just Pages

0 comment

Show original message Facebook gets a lot of flack for just reinforcing your world views in its News Feed echo chamber instead of challenging your opinions. That’s because you choose exactly which friends and Pages to follow, so liberals might skip Fox News or Breitbart while conservatives avoid The Atlantic and Huffington Post. But Facebook’s newest feature could bring a… Read More

Technology

Smartphone owners are using 9 apps per day, 30 per month

0 comment

Smartphone users are spending more time in apps than in years past, and now access over 30 apps on a monthly basis, according to a new report from App Annie out this week. These 30 apps work out to being roughly one-third to one-half of the apps users have installed on their smartphones. And using those apps is a daily… Read More

Microsoft’s killer feature for its Chromebook competitor is Office

0 comment

Microsoft just unveiled a new operating system at a press event this morning. Windows 10 S is a streamlined and more secure version of Windows 10. But it still looks and feels like a normal PC. And it runs essential apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. While I haven’t used Office apps for years, I spent most of my days… Read More

Community

Victoria State Garden

Rose Garden, Victoria State Garden0 comment

1976 December 3 Premier Hamer declares Victoria ‘Garden State’. 1978 May Basic concept for a State Rose Garden established. 1980 March 11 Premier approves garden ’in principle’ at Werribee Park. 1981 February 14 Formal announcement, with informal assurance that roses would be provided by donation. 1981/1982 Priestley, Phillips & Co dug up and transported 2250 roses from Portland to Werribee.… Read More

Community

Making $310 million of new vital drugs available for Australian patients

0 comment

The Turnbull Government is continuing to subsidise more life-changing and life-saving drugs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) as part of our rock solid commitment to ensuring that Australians have access to vital medicines when they need them. New medicines worth $310 million have been added to the PBS today. Ivacaftor (Kalydeco®) is now available for children aged two to… Read More