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Australian opposition holds slim lead over gov’t ahead election

MELBOURNE: Australia’s opposition Labour Party retained a narrow lead over the conservative coalition government, a closely watched poll showed yesterday, while the Labour’s leader popularity hit a four-year high days ahead of a general election. The Newspoll showed Labour ahead of the Liberal-National coalition, 51 percent to 49 percent, unchanged

Master & Dynamic introduces its first noise-cancelling headphones

On Monday, New-York based audio hardware manufacturer Master & Dynamic announced its very first set of noise-cancelling headset: the wireless MW65s. Since the company was founded in 2013, Master & Dynamic has established itself as one of the most high-fashion audio brands in the business thanks to collaborations with Louis

Don’t know your shoe size? There’s a Nike app for that

Nike has introduced Nike Fit to its mobile application, an AR feature that scans your feet to determine what size you wear to make online shoe shopping a breeze. Just a few months after unveiling the “Back to the Future”-inspired self-lacing trainers, Nike announced the Nike Fit tool for its

Google I/O 2019: the latest hardware

In addition to launching the highly-anticipated pair of Google 3a smartphones, the company also used its annual developer’s conference to announce the Nest Hub Max and its collaboration with Qualcomm on a platform that will bring more Assistant-powered headsets to the market. Google brought a handful of new hardware announcements

A Robert Rauschenberg canvas could fetch $50m at upcoming auction

Robert Rauschenberg’s “Buffalo II” will go up for auction on May 15 at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sale in New York. This imposing eight-foot-tall canvas is dominated by a large photograph of former US president John F. Kennedy. It also features an eclectic range of images and motifs,

Diners more likely to leave bad restaurant reviews on rainy days

That harsh restaurant review left on Yelp? Might be because it rained that day. That’s according to the results of a new study, which found a correlation between poor customer reviews and bad weather. Recently published online in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, the study found that customers

Three lions rescued in Albania sent to the Netherlands

Three lions, rescued in October from a private zoo in Albania where they were kept in “hellish” conditions were transported Tuesday to the Netherlands, an animal welfare organisation said. “After a temporary stay in the Tirana zoo, Lensi, Boby and Zhak will be in Felida Big Cat Centre in the

Puma unveils new Nineties-inspired watches with Fossil

Puma has joined forces with Fossil Group to launch a new collection of timepieces. The sportswear giant and the watch brand have unveiled the ‘Reset’ collection, a limited-edition series for Summer 2019 that spans designs for both men and women. The line, which offers Nineties-inspired styles with a modern twist,

Huawei rumoured to be launching 8K 5G TV this year

As reported by Nikkei Asian Review yesterday, Huawei Technologies could be launching the world’s first 8K 5G TV, equipped with a 5G module, as early as this year. On Wednesday, Nikkei Asian Review reported that sources familiar with Huawei’s hardware plans had revealed that the company will be allegedly introducing