au-hotdailynews: 2015-05-29 Australia Technology

'Marauders Map' exposes extent of Facebook Messenger app's location tracking
Sydney Morning Herald
Facebook is reportedly looking to change the way location data is exchanged in its Messenger mobile app after a developer made a Harry-Potter-inspired tool that let you track your acquaintances' movements. The 'Marauders Map' extension for Chrome was ...

How a Harvard student allowed you to track your Facebook friends   Boston.com
How to Hide Your Location on Facebook Messenger   ABC News
How to stop Facebook from stalking you   Washington Post
PC Magazine
The Guardian
NDTV
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Google I/O: 10 most important announcements that got us excited
Firstpost
The Google I/O 2015 keynote may not be the best we've seen from Google, but the search giant had a lot of new announcements to make. From much talked-about Android M to Doze off, here are 10 best announcements from Google I/O you should know ...

Google offers free storage of photos, videos   New Zealand Herald
Google i/o 2015: Here is the best of what Android has to offer   The Indian Express
Amazon, Google roll out online shopping features   Washington Post
NEWS.com.au
The Australian
USA TODAY
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Government to sell spectrum despite safety fears from train operators, Rio Tinto
The Australian Financial Review
The federal government is pushing ahead with the sale of valuable electronic airspace in rural and regional Australia despite safety fears raised by mining and rail operators. Spectrum is used by all broadcast technologies and the government is set to reap ...

Australian government to auction regional 1800MHz spectrum   ZDNet
Government moves to boost mobile broadband spectrum   Computerworld Australia
ACMA opts for limits in upcoming 1800MHz auction   iT News

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Steve Wozniak: Apple co-founder hits out at Australia's 'unethical' data retention ...
ABC Online
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has hit out at the Federal Government's "unethical" data retention laws, urging Australia not to go down the same route as the United States. "Pretty much Australia has gone the same way as the United States, which I kind of ...

'Woz' no fan of data retention   Herald Sun
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak warns of coming 'internet of things' bubble   The Australian Financial Review
Steve Wozniak talks innovation, technology and privacy   Computerworld Australia
TIME
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Android comes to the smart home with Google Brillo
Sydney Morning Herald
The next format war could be between your fridge and your dishwasher as Google unveils yet another player in the Internet of Things. Launched overnight at the Google I/O developer conference, Brillo is a stripped-down version of Android designed to run on ...

Google's Project Brillo is an OS for the home -- and a lot more   Computerworld
Google puts Android on a diet, names it after the first thing it sees under the sink ...   The Register
Google seeks to expand Android system beyond cellphones   Fox News Latino
PC Magazine
eWeek
Gizmodo Australia
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Google Intensifies Focus on Its Cardboard Virtual Reality Device
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Google has seen the future, and it is littered with cardboard boxes. At its Google I/O developer conference here on Thursday, the search giant announced several programs that aim to put its virtual reality viewer, called Cardboard, at the ...

16-cam GoPro compatible with Google's 'Jump'   GMA News
Google, GoPro bring virtual reality to the masses with Jump   USA TODAY
Google Cardboard works as cheap virtual-reality viewer   The Seattle Times
Gizmodo Australia
PC Magazine
Irish Examiner
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Android 5.1 Lollipop Update Moto E LTE and Moto X 2nd Generation Rolls Out
Christianity Daily
Motorola has begun seeding the Android 5.1 Lollipop update to its 2nd generation Moto X and LTE variant of its Moto E. The roll out has already started but is being conducted in stages. This means owners of the mentioned Moto devices can expect to receive ...

U.S. Cellular Starts Rolling Out Android 5.1 Lollipop to Moto X 2014, Moto E LTE   Ubergizmo (blog)
Android 5.1 Lollipop Update Release Date for Moto G, Moto X 1st and 2nd Gen ...   Gospel Herald
Android 5.1 now making its way to Moto X (2nd Gen.) Pure Edition   PhoneDog
Venture Capital Post
Geek Snack
Notebook Review
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Lenovo's connected devices include chocolate printer, mood shoes
The Australian Financial Review
Lenovo chief Yang Yuanqing: "We talk to our fans everyday about how we can innovate together." Claro Cortes IV. by Robert Fenner. Ever wanted to print something in chocolate? Lenovo Group is working on it. The world's biggest personal-computer maker ...

dual-screen watch fails to impress   The Australian

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Gizmag

BMW 2 Series serves up value, adrenaline
Northwest Herald
If you've ever wanted a tried and true sports car, a fancy German coupe for not a lot of coin, your ship has come in. The entry level BMW 2 Series delivers pure adrenaline on four wheels and is available with all-wheel- drive for sure-footedness while cranking ...

BMW Reportedly Planning A 2-Series Gran Coupe   Carscoops (blog)
Hands-on: BMW quality shines through in new 1 and 6 series   Gizmag
2015 BMW 6 Series LCI on sale in Australia from $177900   PerformanceDrive
Autocar
Evo
New York Times
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Optus plans to skim the cream off the cloud
The Register
Margins in the cloud are rubbish: when you're selling servers for cents, there's precious little left for the bottom line. But Australia's second-largest telco Optus looks to be smart enough to have figured that out and devise a strategy that instead lets it go for the ...

Optus to Offer End-to-End Cloud Capabilities   iDigitalTimes.com
Optus partners with tech giants in new cloud strategy   Business Spectator
Optus reveals business cloud computing strategy in response to Telstra   SmartCompany.com.au
ZDNet
CRN Australia
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