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Monday: February 22, 2010

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Speeding hearse manages to set new world record.
Speeding hearse manages to set new world record.

Secretary of the Tasmanian Drag Racing Association John Hurley says the modified 1987 Ford Falcon hearse was a challenging choice of vehicle. 'I guess there's all sorts of weird and wonderful machines that come out to play in drag racing.'

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Tuesday: February 9, 2010

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Pirating an unreleased Nintendo game? That'll cost you a million and change.
Pirating an unreleased Nintendo game? That'll cost you a million and change.

'The legal proceeding resulted in a settlement in which the individual will pay to Nintendo the sum of 1.5 million (Australian) dollars by way of damages to compensate Nintendo for the loss of sales revenue caused by the individual's actions,' it said in a statement.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 5:32 AM | Tags (8) | australia | damages | gaming | lawsuit | mario | piracy | revenue | videogames |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 12 Clicks


Monday: November 9, 2009

Popular Today:
World's first iPhone worm is never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down.
World's first iPhone worm is never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down.

In addition to his own iPhone being attacked, he said a flatmate's iPhone 3G was also sullied with the image of Astley. Users who tried to delete the image were chagrined to find it reappear once they rebooted their device.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 6:46 AM | Tags (8) | australia | iphone | jailbreak | rickastley | rickroll | security | work | worm |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 16 Clicks


Tuesday: October 27, 2009

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Apple has pitched their fabled tablet device to some Australian newspapers.
Apple has pitched their fabled tablet device to some Australian newspapers.

AppleInsider managed to get some details regarding the dimensions of said fabled table device as well. The device was described as a larger iPhone, 'small enough to carry in a handbag but too big to fit in a pocket.'

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 2:27 PM | Tags (12) | apple | australia | books | device | dimensions | movies | newspapers | pitch | pocket | rumors | size | tablet |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 20 Clicks


Wednesday: July 8, 2009

Popular Today:
World's longest golf course set to open in October.
World's longest golf course set to open in October.

The 18-hole course will stretch more than 1,300 kilometres across the Nullarbor, with starting points in Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia, and Ceduna in South Australia.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in World Records @ 6:31 AM | Tags (4) | golf | course | longest | australia |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 19 Clicks


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