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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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ONLINE

Netflix Australia Has Been Double-Billing Customers

Check your bank statements: the Netflix billing system has gone sideways and started charging customers two, three and even eight times in some instances.
ONLINE

The Worst PayPal Horror Stories

Yesterday, PayPal agreed to pay customers $US15 million for ripping them off over the past few years. After I wrote about it, reader horror stories started flooding my inbox and comments.
GEEK OUT

The Eerie Boneyard Where Military Aircrafts Go To Die

Where do planes go when they die? If they’re part of military history, they head to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tuscon, Arizona. It’s a storage and repair site for military aircraft, but it’s also a final resting place where you can find dilapidated Polish fighter jets and broken missile rails about to be destroyed.
GADGETS

Queensland Cops Abandon Their Segways

You’re not about to catch any Queensland Police officers riding dirty on their Segways any time soon: the state’s Police Service has suspended the use of Segways.
CAMERAS

Panasonic's HX-A1 Action Camera Has A Night Vision Mode

Action cameras are all the rage right now — and the little HTC Reproved that you don’t have to have a huge video-recording heritage to make a miniature camcorder that is fun to use. Along those lines, Panasonic’s little bullet-shaped HX-A1 action camera is cheap and cheerful, and can even record in the dead of night.
SOFTWARE

Our Favourite Android, iOS, And Windows Phone Apps Of The Week

This week we’ve got apps you’re going to want to download on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Microsoft ups its Android app game even further by pushing out Office for Android phones (finally). One of the best and exclusive readers out there gets a snazzy new iOS app. And if you’re a Windows Phone acolyte, a new app will make sure you get the best workout possible. And the best news? They’re all free.
GADGETS

Get Ready For Official IKEA Furniture-Hacking Kits

The idea of hacking IKEA products is not new, but it’s still great. It’s such a great idea that the flatpack furniture giant is developing an official IKEA Hack product. This is almost exactly a year after IKEAenlisted lawyers to shut down a down fan-made IKEA hack website, pissing off reasonable customers all over the world.
CAMERAS

Panasonic Lumix G7: Australian Pricing And Release Date Announced

Panasonic’s new mirrorless camera — the Lumix DMC-G7 — shoots 4K video, has smart ‘Starlight AF’ contrast-based autofocus, and the company’s latest 16-megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor. It’s just as powerful as a digital SLR at a significantly smaller size, and it’s coming to Australia within a month.
ONLINE

A Whimpering Ending For The NSA's Illegal Dragnet Spying Program

The National Security Agency’s controversial bulk phone data collection program is winding down with a weird whimper following an especially bilious round of legislative squabbling.
ENTERTAINMENT

AnimeLab Switching To Premium Plans

Madman’s anime streaming service, AnimeLab, has been chugging along nicely for a while now, and is now making its prophesised switch to a premium service. But while you’ll have to pay for the finer features, there’s still a lot up for grabs for free.
SCIENCE

Some Blind People Trained Themselves To Use Echolocation 

Echolocation isn’t just for bats and dolphins — people can do it too. Some blind people have learned to use echolocation to tell the size, density and texture of objects around them, and researchers believe anyone can learn how.
GEEK OUT

Sorry, Hot Wheels, We Prefer These Wacky Star Wars Die-cast Cars Instead

When Hot Wheels started making die-cast toy cars inspired by everyone’s favourite Star Wars characters, it seemed like a match made in heaven — or in a galaxy far, far away. But now that Tomica has revealed its own line of Star Wars-themed die-cast cars, we have to admit we actually prefer these wackier designs, especially the low-riding Vader.

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