Neowin News Feed for: Melbourne

Apple's network reportedly hacked by Melbourne teen, sensitive user data seized

Sharath Ravishankar — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:34:01 +0000

A teenager from Melbourne managed to hack into Apple's network and access user accounts and 90GB of secure files, until the Cupertino-based giant contacted the FBI about this data breach. Read more...

Victoria to test Mobile Myki app on Android devices in place of physical cards

Boyd Chan — Mon, 28 May 2018 09:32:01 +0000

With a wider public test on the cards, the Victorian Government will trial a new smartphone app on NFC-enabled Android devices that could eventually be rolled out across the transport network. Read more...

Woman injured after her battery-operated headphones exploded mid-flight

Justin Luna — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:46:01 +0000

A woman heading from Beijing to Melbourne was awoken mid-flight after her headphones exploded, leaving blisters on her face. Further investigation found that the battery had caused the issue. Read more...

Virtual reality centre in Melbourne lets you kill zombies

Christian O'Brien — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:24:01 +0000

The worlds first virtual reality game centre has opened in Melbourne promising a seamless meshing of digital and real worlds as you are fully immersed in a zombie apocalypse. Read more...