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Sunday 30 November 2014

Start saving: Mercedes preparing more Maybach models including $1-million Pullman

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it will launch an even more exclusive Maybach-badged model at next year's Geneva Motor Show. Called Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman, it will stretch about 21 feet long and cost roughly $1 million in its most expensive configuration.


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'Faster' NBN rollout slower than expected

NBN Co's multi-technology mix model of the NBN could reach one in three premises by the time of the next federal election.



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Your Favorite Razer Gaming Peripherals, Discounted

What is Your Favorite Gadget Travel Companion?

What is Your Favorite Gadget Travel Companion?


As many of us unpack from a long weekend at the rents' place or actively plan out our upcoming Christmas trip, I'm always reminded that travel can be incredibly fun—if you have the right gadgets to get you through it.


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100 Lives Are On The Line In This Week's Puzzle. How Many Can You Save?

100 Lives Are On The Line In This Week's Puzzle. How Many Can You Save?


One-hundred prisoners all in a line. How many live and how many die? The answer depends entirely – well, almost entirely – on you.


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Editor's desk: Taking the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro on the road





There's no such thing as perfection. We strive for it. We seek it. But we can never find it. Because everything has its advantages and disadvantages, it's good points and bad. Everything is a compromise. Knowing that, understanding that, the trick becomes finding the best compromise. For me, for a few years, that's been a 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro at home, and a 13-inch MacBook Air for travel. But now that's changed. Now I'm typing this on an airplane, on a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. So, why?


My first modern Mac laptop was a 17-inch MacBook Pro. I was working as a graphic designer at the time and I wanted all the pixels. Lugging it around was a pain — literally, in my shoulder and neck — but it was like having a desktop with me everywhere. When Apple discontinued the 17-inch, I switched to a 15-inch with the higher resolution display option. It was lighter, relatively speaking, than than 17-inch without sacrificing the pixels.


Then came the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro. I'd experienced Retina before on the iPhone, of course, and I knew I wanted it on everywhere. Yet I'd begun working full time at iMore and traveling far more frequently and, thanks to nagging injuries from grappling, I knew it would be tough to lug it around. There were rumors of a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro coming down the line, but I was impatient. So I jumped on the 15-inch.


It was, as I said at the time, the best computer I'd ever owned. It was fast and, wow, but it was beautiful. Yet Retina came at a price. It had less working area than my old higher resolution MacBook Pro (though I could scale it), and while the battery life was okay at first, it got worse over time.


When the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro was announced, I considered switching to it, but ultimately decided I couldn't justify the expense.


When Apple announced the new MacBook Air with it's much longer battery life, however, I began to consider switching again. In fact, I began to think I'd miscalculated. I'd traded too much power for too little longevity. So, I attached the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro to a Thunderbolt display at home, and bought the 13-inch MacBook Air to travel with. (11-inches was just a bit too claustrophobic for me.)


I loved the MacBook Air. Combined with an iPad as a Wi-Fi hotspot, it meant I no longer had to leave coffee shops when my battery ran down. I could very literally close the coffee shop down. (I didn't, of course, because not a monster.)


I used the MacBook Air for all my trips, and the lightness was fantastic. Yet a lot of my job involves shooting and processing video at events and I quickly found that the MacBook Air just didn't excel at crunching a ton of Final Cut Pro X. It was good, very good even, for short or casual video, but not good when there was a lot of video, long video, or turn-around time really mattered.


The MacBook Air too came at a price. And I realized I'd miscalculated again. This time I'd traded too much longevity for too little power.


So, last week I ordered a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. I'll spare you the Goldilocks analogy you've seen trucking your way since the first paragraph and just say — so far, so great.


The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro has plenty of power. Tt can run Handbrake about 1/3rd the speed of the Retina 5K iMac, which is impressive given the hardware disparity. It's also lighter than any other MacBook Pro I've ever had, and the battery is lasting the 9-hours Apple promises on the spec page. At least for now.


There are, of course, rumors of a Retina MacBook Air on the horizon, but I'm not sure that'll offer the performance I want either. I'll have to wait and see how I feel about this calculation — this compromise — sometime next year.


For now, I'm on my first trip with the 13-inch MacBook Pro, and it's performing admirably. So much so, I think I might have finally found the right compromise for me.


P.S.: Since I'm traveling, here are a couple tips I've had occasion to pick up:



  • If you want to help make sure you're not bumped off an oversold plane, always make sure you have a confirmed seat when you book.

  • If you want to help make sure you're not bumped off an over-weight plan, always make sure you've checked baggage.
























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Star Wars: El despertar de la fuerza (de los memes) (y la que queda)

Ikea-Awakens



No se puede decir que hayan tardado mucho los memes del trailer del Episodio VII: el despertar de la fuerza. Ahí dejo mis dos favoritos hasta el momento: las instrucciones-tipo-IKEA del impactante estoque láser de Doealy Design y la versión alternativa y más realista del teaser trailer, por Jon Harvey .


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2014: The year everyone's security took a hit

The past year has shown that each and every person is less secure than they thought on January 1, 2014, and for popping that bubble, we should be thankful.



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Now HTML 5 is finished, W3C boss Jeff Jaffe discusses what comes next

Now HTML 5 has finally been standardized, Jeff Jaffe, the W3C's CEO, wants to get people talking about what to do next. His suggestion is to build an application foundation to underpin the Open Web Platform -- an operating system for the web.



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"iPad Air Plus" Leak Supposedly Details Apple's Upcoming Mega Tab

Score Great Cyber Monday Deals on VIZIO TVs From Amazon and Target

Score Great Cyber Monday Deals on VIZIO TVs From Amazon and Target


Target's Cyber Monday TV deals are live, and the highlights are a variety of VIZIO Smart TVs at low prices, and with generous gift cards thrown in for good measure. In many cases though, Amazon has either matched the deal, or beaten it by about $20 with cash discounts for Prime members (get a free trial here). Just note that if you're taking advantage of the Prime savings, you'll see the discount at checkout.


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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week


A smartphone is only as great as its apps, and developers were hard at work again this week to make your pocket computer just a little bit better. This week iOS saw a swell of platform-only apps whereas Android was a little light. I also came across an amazing language-learning app for Windows Phone that's giving me only mild OS jealousy. Take a look at this week's new smartphone superpowers.


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