Jill Meagher’s story: social media in action
Last weekend, another young life was prematurely and unnecessarily taken away. What truly motivated Jill Meagher’s killer to spontaneously snatch the 29-year-old woman from a street in Melbourne’s north, we will likely never know. What is clear, however, is that Ms Meagher’s story has resonated with Melburnians in a profound way. As of 1pm Friday...
Leaving an IMPRINT on Melbourne
STARTLING figures released by Victoria Police earlier in September revealed that Victoria’s crime rate for the past year had risen for the first time in over a decade. The 2011-12 rate increased by 6.8 per cent overall to 7020 per 100,000 population, prompting questions over the efficacy of Baillieu’s hard-line stance on crime fighting. Crime...
Keep it in Hollywood, doomsdayers!
As the winter solstice quickly approaches, heralding the southern hemisphere’s shortest day of 2012, so does the year’s midpoint. In light of this, it wouldn’t be unfitting to reflect upon a particularly rampant urban myth that in the past decade has thrived on the imagination and fear of millions. You know, the one that says...
IKEA vs. Instagram: ready, steady, battle!
Today, there is Instagram. Tomorrow, a lonely hipster’s dream may very well come true. Hot off the press from Milan Design Week 2012, it appears that Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA is unexpectedly planning a foray into the world of…budget digital imaging. Gizmodo Italy have revealed images of IKEA’s newest economical contraption – a digital...
5 apps for a Melburnian: the sequel
Were you ‘appy with our first instalment of reviews? Did you think they were absolutely app-tastic? Yes? Well you’re in luck! Let us present you with part two of 5 Apps for a Melburnian; another five potentially useful (maybe one not-so-useful) applications for your trusty iPhone, courtesy of your adoring friends at Melbourne RiffRaff Sci + Tech. Dropbox...
It’s simply ‘iPad’
MONTHS of speculation ended on March 8 with the unveiling of the new iPad, Apple’s next-generation tablet computer. The San Francisco media event showcased the gadget and the newest iteration of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 5.1. The third-generation iPad is likely to keep Apple’s competition on their toes, and is now shipping with a...
Space danger
THE voracious impulse to explore has been a hallmark of mankind ever since the dawn of the human species. There is certainly no exception to this pioneering spirit when it comes to putting men and women in space. However, recent findings published in the journal Radiology suggest that the future of manned spaceflight could be...
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