au-hotdailynews: 2015-05-21 Australia Technology

Here's why Apple would be wise to stay out of the TV business
Sydney Morning Herald
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn makes a pretty compelling case for why Apple should get into the television market. The billionaire investor says people spend a quarter of their free time watching TV, and that the market, which he says is worth about ...

Apple may be defeated by the impregnable fortress that is the car industry   Telegraph.co.uk
Analyst believes Apple will release some form of TV in the future   TweakTown
Why an Apple HDTV Never Made Any Sense   Wired
Mac Rumors
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Woman punched and robbed while trying to sell iPhone 6 in St Kilda
Herald Sun
A WOMAN who was selling her iPhone online has been punched in the stomach by a prospective buyer. The 23-year-old arranged to meet a man, who called himself Jeffery, outside a cafe on Brighton Rd in St Kilda about 7.50am on May 5. He contacted her ...

Vic woman robbed by fake iPhone buyer   Sky News Australia
Woman punched selling iPhone   3AW

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Telstra, Optus users next to face Dallas Buyers Club wrath
Business Spectator
The rights holders to the movie Dallas Buyers Club are set to pursue users of ISPs like Telstra, Optus and TPG, according to the law firm representing Dallas Buyers Club LLC. Marque Lawyers partner Nathan Mattock has told Mashable Australia that DBC will ...

Australian pirates beware: 'Dallas Buyers Club' rights holders to expand hunt   Mashable
Sea of trees stars Matthew McConaughey and Naomi Watts field questions at ...   NEWS.com.au
iiNet to offer free legal help to pirates   The Australian
The Straits Times
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TIME

Apple Watch Bands Could Show Up in Stores Later this Week
TIME
Not happy with the stainless steel Milanese loop band you picked out when you ordered your Apple Watch? Well, fret no more, as Apple will start selling individual bands for the watch later this week, according to a memo sent to stores and obtained by Apple ...

Apple Watch Bands Should Arrive In Stores Later This Week   Ubergizmo (blog)
Apple Stores will reportedly start selling Watch bands this week   VentureBeat
Apple Retail Stores to stock Watch straps this week   Canadian Reviewer
The Australian Financial Review
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Honda recalls 130000 more cars
Motoring
Honda Australia has recalled another 131,775 cars as part of the global Takata airbag scandal that has now affected 4.89 million vehicles built in Japan, Thailand and the US. This week's recall comes in addition to the 33,434 vehicles Honda called back ...

Honda: Takada Airbag Nightmare Worsens   MotoringCrunch
Honda recalling another 100000 cars   Drive

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ARNnet

Equinix adds Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute to Melbourne data centre
The Australian
Global data centre firm Equinix has deployed Microsoft's Azure ExpressRoute into its Melbourne data centre ME1, enabling Melbourne businesses to connect with the cloud computing platform directly. The deployment is part of Equinix's global partnership ...

Equinix delivers Azure access through Melbourne data centre   iTWire
Azure ExpressRoute enables Melbourne customers access to Microsoft Azure   FinancialNews.co.uk

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Free video calling in FB Messenger now nearly worldwide, but not yet in PHL
GMA News
(Updated 9:43 a.m.) After debuting last month, the free video calling feature for Facebook's Messenger platform is now nearly worldwide – but the Philippines is still not quite getting it yet. But Facebook's Dave Marcus said only a few countries still do may not ...

Facebook Messenger Expands Free Video Calling Worldwide   Forbes
Facebook Messenger Video Calling Feature Now Available Worldwide   Softpedia News

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ZDNet

Travel with a Surface 3 and an iPad for unrivaled productivity
ZDNet
surface-3-300.jpg Another trip for the job, and you want to take a computer and other gear to eliminate the compromise of leaving your desktop system behind. It's easier than you think. For Windows users, the Surface 3 from Microsoft is a nice option. It is a ...

Apple iPad Air 2 vs Surface Pro 3: Four Comparisons   AndroidOrigin
Microsoft Surface 3 Review   ABC Technology and Games
Cheaper Microsoft Surface   Waterbury Republican American

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Australia sees second highest number of ransomware attacks in Q1 2015
CIO Australia
Australia recorded the second highest number of ransomware detections worldwide in Q1 this year, with 6 per cent of total detections, according to Trend Micro's Q1 threat roundup. The roundup report, Bad ads and zero-days: re-emerging threats challenge ...

Beware: We're world number 2 in ransomware detections   iTWire (press release)
USA, Australia top two targets for ransomware in Q1, 2015   Computerworld Australia
A/NZ the target as Trend Micro reports rise in ransomware attacks   Reseller News

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LG rolls out latest smartphone G4 for sale worldwide
Hindustan Times
A model poses for photographs with LG Electronics' new smartphone G4 during its unveiling ceremony in Seoul. Photo: Reuters. Share. LG has confirmed that it has started to roll out its latest flagship device, G4, for sale worldwide, starting with Hong Kong.
LG To Launch New G4 Smartphone   RTT News
LG is rolling out G4 for sale worlwide   The Silver Ink
LG G4 Flagship Smartphone Release Date Confirmed   Design & Trend
TechSpective (press release)
TechCrunch
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