Friday, May 6, 2016

Uncharted 4 single-player review - a rollicking, globetrotting adventure and other top stories.

  • Uncharted 4 single-player review - a rollicking, globetrotting adventure

    There have been very few video game characters as well conceived as Nathan Drake. Exuding charm and determination, strength and vulnerability, he is the sort of male lead great Hollywood screenwriters aspire to create, but that video games have tended to bypass in favour of gritty, cynical sociopaths on mindless quests for retribution. Nathan is a character you care for and want to protect, even when he makes awful decisions that will hurt the people he loves. That is great writing. In Uncharte..
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  • Netflix update helps fight mobile data bill shock

    Netflix update helps fight mobile data bill shock
    COMMENT Netflix is making it easier to keep up with your favourite shows while you're on the move. Watching House of Cards on the train is a quick way to burn through your 4G monthly data allowance, so Netflix has introduced a way to apply the brakes.Netflix's adaptive streaming technology adjusts the picture quality on the fly to ensure the picture looks its best regardless of your download speeds. It's one of the streaming giant's greatest strengths, especia..
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  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe review | first drive video

    2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe review | first drive video
    Australia is often described as a proud sporting nation, and this carries through with our taste in cars. For example, we buy more BMW M and Mercedes AMG products than any other market per capita, which also aligns with the sporting and somewhat aggressive styling of the current crop of mid-size luxury coupes like the BMW 4 Series, Audi A5 and Lexus RC. DesignTheir new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe rival has been specced to meet this taste with the AMG styling pack standard across the board, but ..
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  • Mercury a black speck as it makes rare transit of sun Monday

    Mercury a black speck as it makes rare transit of sun Monday
    Astronomers both amateur and professional alike are in for a treat on Monday as Mercury makes a rare transit of the sun.The solar system's smallest, innermost planet will resemble a black dot as it passes in front of our big, bright star on 9 May.The last time Mercury crossed directly between the Earth and sun was in 2006, and it won't happen again until 2019 - and then, until 2032. All About Space magazine's Gemma Lavender reveals the best times to watch and how to capture the cosmic event.   T..
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  • Why BMW's 330e could be a best seller

    Why BMW's 330e could be a best seller
    BMW's greenest 3-Series variant, the 330e, has landed in Australia. Photo: Mark Bean BMW Australia has thrown the gauntlet down to the federal government, questioning why it has continued to overlook buyer incentives for vehicles like its new 330e plug-in hybrid.There was no mention of green car incentives, rebates or subsidies in the Federal budget this week, a factor that has been an ongoing frustration for many of Australia's biggest importers. The likes of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi a..
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  • NBN Co nears million active connections

    NBN Co nears million active connections
    NBN Co nears million active connectionsSupratim AdhikariThe AustralianMay 6, 2016 12:26PMSavePrint Technology Editor MelbourneBill Morrow, current CEO of NBN Co, appears before a Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network (NBN).NBN Co is on track to have one million premises active on the network by the end of the month as revenue continues to flow into the company’s coffers.Total revenue for the quarter to March 31 2016 came in at $111 million, a 158 per cent jump on previous co..
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  • Australian Budget falters on climate change - eco

    Australian Budget falters on climate change - eco
    Climate change advocates have panned the Australian government’s 2016 to 2017 Budget, unveiled on Tuesday, as “a travesty to the environment“, and one that prioritises polluting industries such as coal and gas over the people it was elected to represent.  Not only did the government fail to make further funding commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it also cut support for renewable energy development while continuing to dish out subsidies for coal and natural gas companies, said cri..
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  • Toyota Shooting Brake concept adds more junk to GT86 trunk

    Toyota Shooting Brake concept adds more junk to GT86 trunk
    The Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ won plenty of fans with their balanced rear-drive chassis at launch in 2012, but besides a mid-life redesign of the budget sports coupe in New York, very little has changed in the ToyoBaru world – at least very little had changed until Toyota whipped the covers off the GT86 Shooting Brake concept. Developed by Toyota's Australian team, the concept was hand-built in Japan. Just as Mercedes has done with its CLS and CLA, Toyota took the coupe and grafted on a slopin..
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