au-hotdailynews: 2015-10-06 Australia Technology

Apple 'iRing' rumour may come full circle with patent filing
Sydney Morning Herald
Rumours of a so-called "iRing" from Apple have been circling — pardon the pun — for years. But what may have originated as iFantasy could end up becoming reality, following news the tech giant has filed a patent for a wearable smart ring device.
Apple 'smart' ring in the works?   Jeweller Magazine
Apple Filed A Smart Ring Patent, So The iRing Might Be On It's Way — PHOTO   Bustle
Apple files patent for smart ring   ELLE Malaysia
Tom's Guide
InvestCorrectly
Discovery News
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Business Spectator

Up, up and Huawei for gizmos
Business Spectator
China's Huawei is upping the ante when it comes to consumer-focused technology and has unleashed a bevy of new devices — the Huawei Watch, the phablet-sized 5.5-inch G8 smartphone and the 8-inch MediaPad M2 tablet — to spruik its capabilities.
Quality of Huawei watch spearheads Android Wear tilt against Apple   The Australian Financial Review
LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition smartwatch announced   The IUSB Preface
LG Watch Urbane 2 Released: First Cellular Android Wear Smartwatch   WT VOX
Rapid News Network
Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)
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Mirror.co.uk

Cheating boyfriend caught after woman he romanced posts Facebook plea
Sydney Morning Herald
File this one under "problems that didn't exist 10 years ago". An English man has been called out in front of a cast of thousands after a picture of him cheating on his girlfriend surfaced on Facebook. The man, known only as Matt from Wythenshawe (a ...
Viral kiss ... Pippa posted the photo of the pair kissing after it was ...   NEWS.com.au
Single woman's Facebook post seeking man from bar backfires when his ...   Stuff.co.nz
Pippa McKinney's Facebook plea to find man she met in club backfires when his ...   Daily Mail
ITV News
Metro
Life & Style Weekly
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NSW driver caught six times over limit
9news.com.au
A man has blown more than six times over the legal drink driving limit after an accident in Sydney's northwest. The 44-year-old was involved in a crash with another car at 5pm in North Richmond on Monday, before being breath tested by police. He was ...

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The Inquisitr

'Destiny' Adding Micro-Transactions, Likely To Support Free DLC
The Inquisitr
The debate over whether Destiny would add micro-transactions raged prior to the game's release in 2014. One year later, Bungie announced the PlayStation and Xbox multiplayer shooter will receive micro-transactions via an update to be released next week.
Destiny to introduce microtransactions, starting with new emotes   games.on.net
Sources: Destiny's DLC Plan Is Changing Big-Time   Kotaku Australia
Destiny moves towards microtransactions to fund new DLC   TweakTown
International Business Times AU
Engadget
Stevivor
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Wareable

Google Glass patent tries to out-hologram Microsoft's HoloLens
Wareable
Make fun of Google's augmented reality smartglasses and what does it do? Hide away making internet balloons and let Microsoft swoop in and take all the glory? Hells no. It puts Tony Fadell in charge of the project and invests in the super secretive AR ...
Google Glass could project HOLOGRAMS and plunge wearers into augmented reality   Daily Mail
Is Google working on a Glass-like augmented reality headset?   MyTechBits
Google wants Glass-like headsets with holographic displays   Herald Current
Ledger Gazette
Jewocity.com (press release) (blog)
NYSE Post
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Perth Now

When missing kids go viral
Perth Now
THE idea of a “viral” missing child sounds wrong, like people rubbernecking from their cars for a better view of an accident. While it's uncomfortable evidence of our base instincts, this fascination with real-life horror stories could be key to ...

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