Sunday, September 25, 2016

Fitness trackers might make weight loss programs less effective and other top stories.

  • Fitness trackers might make weight loss programs less effective

    Fitness trackers might make weight loss programs less effective
    Before starting a weight loss program, you might be tempted to go pick up a new wearable fitness tracker. It seems to make sense: A device that keeps track of what you're doing has to help you hit your fitness goals, right?  Maybe not. Adding those devices to your regimen may actually be less effective than sticking to a more traditional and non-technologically enhanced weight loss program, at least according a new study published 20 September in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
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  • Sea ice record retreat has Antarctic experts worried for wildlife, climate

    Sea ice record retreat has Antarctic experts worried for wildlife, climate
    Sea ice record retreat has Antarctic experts worried for wildlife, climate Updated September 21, 2016 19:19:16 Scientists fear a sharp reduction in Antarctic sea ice in recent weeks will impact marine life and climate systems. Key pointsAntarctic sea ice retreating earlier than usualInstability of ice affecting access to research stationsImpacts expected on marine life, climate, research New daily records have been set for measuring the retreat of sea ice around Anta..
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  • Apple's Siri: A Lot Smarter, But Still Kind of Dumb

    Apple's Siri: A Lot Smarter, But Still Kind of Dumb
    Sept. 20, 2016 1:01 p.m. ET Me: Siri, how are you tonight? Siri: I’m happy to be alive! Me: Me too. So, I’m thinking ramen for dinner. Siri: OK, one option I see is Totto Ramen, which averages 4 stars and is moderately priced. Me: Great. Looks like I’m going to be needing a Lyft. Siri: Lyft can be there in 6 minutes. Do you want to request it? Me: Yes. Great work! Siri: Aw, shucks. This isn’t a passage from my new science-fiction romance script. It’s the conversation ..
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  • New Mercedes E-Class: Everything you need to know

    New Mercedes E-Class: Everything you need to know
    Mercedes' new E-Class is one of the top dogs in the executive saloon class, boasting a design, interior and onboard technology that make it a serious challenger against the BMW 5-Series, Jaguar XF, and Audi A6.Named executive car of the year for 2016 by Auto Express, it's a luxury-slanted pitch to saloon-car buyers thanks to its "imperious quality and refinement", all wrapped up in a stylish new body. The E-Class is now "more appealing than ever", adds the mag.Here are all the details.  DesignTh..
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  • Fast and miserly Alfa Romeo Giulia models to drop in Paris

    Fast and miserly Alfa Romeo Giulia models to drop in Paris
    The new Alfa Romeo Giulia hasn't even made it to showrooms yet, but already the usual spread of efficient and warmed-over variants is starting to pop up. Alongside the regular car and the ballistic Quadrifoglio, the Paris Motor Show will play host to two new versions of the Giulia. At one end of the spectrum is the miserly Advanced Efficiency, at the other sits the new Veloce.Giulia Veloce The 19-inch telephone dials are an Alfa Romeo performance staple Think of the Veloce as a halfway house to ..
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  • Daimler Reveals Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck — Advanced Urban Truck Technology

    Daimler Reveals Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck — Advanced Urban Truck Technology
    At the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung 2016 (IAA), considered to be the world's largest commercial vehicle show, Daimler's truck division has rolled out its concept truck Urban eTruck with a 200km range. The Daimler Urban eTruck is a fully electric 6x2 cab over with refrigerated body and 5,443kgs gross vehicle weight (GVW). The power for the eTruck is delivered by two electric motors mounted on the drive wheel ends. The users can specify the proper storage capacity based ..
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  • The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Replacements Are COMING: 50000 + Arrive THIS WEEK

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Replacements Are COMING: 50000 + Arrive THIS WEEK
    Things have gotten very bad for Samsung. Very bad, indeed. The exploding battery saga has engulfed the company and is now threatening to kill one of its brightest hopes for 2016/17, the Galaxy Note 7. Unlike a lot of PR disasters, the one affecting Samsung — the Note 7’s exploding battery — seems insurmountable. Even if Samsung fixed the problem, which I am sure it will, I feel like the damage to its brand is already done — how could a company the size of Samsung miss something like this? We’re..
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  • Telstra and Microsoft integrate voice with Office 365

    Telstra and Microsoft integrate voice with Office 365
    Telstra and Microsoft have formed a partnership to deliver managed enterprise voice services to Office 365 customers, and to co-develop offerings that they say will be unique to the Australian market.Giovanni Mezgec, general manager, Office 365 partners, at Microsoft, said the move would “put meetings and voice at the heart of Office 365."Telstra and Microsoft said the partnership would give Australian businesses access to the full scope of Office 365 cloud productivity and collaboration apps, ..
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  • Google phone: reveal set for October 5, expected to be called Pixel and Pixel XL

    Google phone: reveal set for October 5, expected to be called Pixel and Pixel XL
    In two weeks from now we will likely have official confirmation of brand new smartphones from Google, the first to be designed by the company itself.The web giant has teased an unveiling set for 2am AEST October 5, and unless it's planning to reveal a completely unexpected product that just happens to have the rounded oblong dimensions of a smartphone, it seems like the long-held rumours of a Google phone will come to pass. The teaser posted online by Google.  A Google website shows a fam..
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Sore foot distracted Palmer on Qld Nickel .Clive Palmer has another loss in Federal Court on Queensland Nickel .
Samsung shares plunge as official Note 7 recall looms .Radar locations revealed as police crack down on speeding .

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