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Leaked Motorola Xoom 2 and Spyder Pics Released

Motorola is expected to announce its next generation Xoom 2 and new smart phone Spyder next week so naturally leaked pictures are already going tech sites and blogs. This set of leaked pictures has the Motorola Spyder, also known as Droid Razr and the Xoom 2 with the carrier logos on the device, this time Verizon.

Steve Jobs Memorial: A Quiet Family Affair

Steve Jobs made headlines all around the world with every launch of Apple's new products but more recently, the creative genius made his final headline when he passed away due to pancreatic cancer last Oct. 5.
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Aussies Continue Love Affair With Video Games

Australians' love for playing video games continues even if they have moved from their teens into adulthood. They have been playing video games for at least two decades, which explains why a new study found that 92 per cent of Australian households are into video games.

Teachers Credit Union to Rebrand as Mutual Bank

Teachers Credit Union, one of Australia’s largest and most successful mutual banking groups, plans to rebrand as “Teachers Mutual Bank”, subject to member approval. The credit union will put its proposals to its members at its AGM on 26 November. APRA approval would also be required.

World’s Oldest Car Fetches $4.6 M in U.S. Auction

It may not be the most gorgeous and powerful car assembled by man but the French-built ‘De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout’ fetched a whopping $4.6 million during an auction held Friday last week in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Missing Aussie Swimmer’s Bathers Torned by Shark Bites

Authorities and the family of a 64-year-old Mosman Park man who went missing while swimming at Cottesloe Beach on Monday feared he was attacked by a great white pointer based on the tear on his bathers found by police divers.

Apple to Launch Free, Unlimited Texting App

Apple Inc. is launching the iMessage on Wednesday that will allow users of devices running on the company's mobile operating system to chat SMS-style for free and without limit.

Amazon Kindle Fire: Top Ten Reasons Why It Burns Apple’s iPad

If reports are to be believed Amazon's new Kindle Fire is just flying off the shelves. Amazon is reportedly taking in 50,000 pre-orders of the tablet every day. Analysts estimate that Amazon is on track to sell 2.5 million Kindle Fire units by November. It seems that the Kindle Fire is living up to expectations as Apple's biggest competitor in the tablet market.

South Australia Approves BHP Olympic Dam Expansion

BHP Billiton’s multi-billion dollar Olympic Dam Expansion Project has gotten approval from the Minister for Mineral Resources Development Tom Koutsantonis, but still subject to certain conditions.

Apple vs. Samsung: iPhone 4S, Nexus Prime Release: Full Coverage & Photos

Samsung Electronics Co., the biggest rival to Apple Inc. in the mobile devices and which is involved in a number of expensive courtroom battles with the Steve Jobs-founded company, scheduled an Oct. 11 launch for the Samsung Nexus Prime, the first smartphone powered by the Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

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