Telstra Delivered An iPhone 7 To A Pub In The Middle Of Nowhere and other top stories.

• Telstra Delivered An iPhone 7 To A Pub In The Middle Of Nowhere

  

  Telstra Delivered An iPhone 7 To A Pub In The Middle Of Nowhere Barrow Creek is a long way from civilisation. It’s 300km from Alice Springs, and has a population of 4. But people all around Australia are receiving their iPhone 7 deliveries today, and Telstra made exactly that happen for the Barrow Creek Hotel’s publican, a bloke by the name of Les Pilton, who upgraded from an ancient Nokia flip-phone to an iPhone 7 Plus. He even got it in Matte Black — lucky guy. Telstra says that this is prob..

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• Someday I'll Be Able To Afford Leica's New Instant Camera

  

  Someday I'll Be Able To Afford Leica's New Instant Camera Instant cameras are coming back in a big way. In the past couple years, Fuji, Lomography and “Polaroid” have all thrown their hats into the ring, producing cheap, fun devices that provide a nostalgic experience. Leica is keen to get in on the fun, but it seems to have missed the memo on price point. Which seems logical. Leica’s never made a camera it couldn’t mark up. As expected, Leica’s Sofort is a fancy take on instants. There’s thr..

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• This galaxy is going dark because of a turf war between 2 supermassive black holes

  

  A distant galaxy located some 555 million light-years away has long intrigued scientists due to variations in how brightly it shines. But a recent darkening suggests that something strange is afoot in the Markarian 1018 galaxy. Scientists think that the supermassive black hole at the centre of Markarian 1018 could be dimming the galaxy due to a lack of fuel. But what force in the Universe could disrupt the food supply of a supermassive black hole like this?  Well, an international team of resea..

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• Apple iPhone 7 launches; sold-out models leave some disappointed

  

  AFP on September 16, 2016, 5:38 pm Apple's iPhone 7 launches; sold-out models leave some disappointed Sydney (AFP) - Apple's iPhone 7 launch generated trademark queues and brisk sales Friday that defied gloomy expectations, with some enthusiasts left empty-handed after lining up for hours as the company announced some models had sold out.The new phone comes with an improved camera, no headphone jack, and a water resistant body as the US tech giant seeks to reverse declines in sale..

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• Crowds camp outside Perth Apple store for release of iPhone 7

  

  About 100 people gathered outside Perth's CBD Apple store on Friday morning awaiting the release of the iPhone 7, with a sizeable proportion having camped out overnight.This reporter watched in bemusement as staff inside gathered for a ritual involving forming a human corridor to greet their lucky first customer and warming up by shouting SEVEN at each other. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Apple iPhone 7 craze Thursday night house fire on camera ..

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• Game review: ReCore plays like a tribute to such classic platformers as Metroid and Mega Man

  

  ReCore Armature Studio, Comcept Inc. 4 stars In ReCore, you are Joule Adams, one of the last remaining humans on a planet called Far Eden. You have a gift for combat and creating friendships with an odd assortment of robot companions. As the leader of this ragtag bunch, you’ll guide your brave troop on an adventure through a mysterious world. Maybe its because I’m a Star Wars fanatic, but upon starting the game I felt that Joule was a video game version of Rey from The Force Awakens and her rob..

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• Queues in Japan for Pokemon GO Plus

  Hundreds of people have stood in long lines outside Japanese stores to buy the Pokemon GO Plus device.In Osaka City, around 700 people waited outside a Pokemon Centre shop to buy the device when the store opened at 8 am, two hours earlier than usual.Pokemon GO Plus allows Pokemon GO players to interact with the mobile game without looking at the phone."(Using the peripheral gear), Pokemon hunting will speed up because I don't have to stare at the (Smartphone) screen. I want to get them (Pokemon ..

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