Thursday’s Biggest Stories

Every evening, we wrap up the day’s biggest stories in one place for you to easily check out. If you’ve been off the grid all day, jump in here and catch up on current events.

Amended ‘Netflix Tax’ Released
New draft covers GST on digital goods and services sold by overseas vendors in Australia.

Lumia 950 And 950XL Hands-On: Hello Again, Windows Phone
First impressions are everything…

China Has Some Of The Most Insane Traffic Jams On This Planet
To the point where you just start punching your steering wheel and try to rip off your car’s roof and scream until your forehead and neck veins burst and then cry like a crazy person.

IceTV’s Troubled Ad-Skipping Set-Top Box May Be Its Downfall
The troubled tale of a revolutionary device that promised to let customers watch catch-up TV without ads.

Some Apple iPhone 6s Processors Can Give 20 Per Cent Less Battery Life
Some users are seeing benchmark battery life almost 2 hours shorter, as well as a small performance different.

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