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Tech-savvy retail super funds poach young members from industry funds

2015-07-06 09:19:58| Automakers - Topix.net

More and more young workers are choosing to switch out of industry superannuation funds and into the retail funds marketed to them directly by their bank, lured by the convenience of integrated online and mobile platforms. A new generation of retail funds marketed directly to banking clients by large financial institutions - namely BT Super for Life, ANZ Banking Group's Smart Choice Super and Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Essential Super - are "punching above their weight" in terms of attracting new members, opening close to 180,000 new accounts in the past year, according to the the largest annual survey of Australian super fund members.

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Tech-Savvy Dad Follows Daughter to School Via Drone

2015-04-25 07:02:10| PC Magazine Digital Cameras Product Guide

A Knoxville, Tenn. dad recently devised a somewhat unique plan to keep tabs on his daughter on her way to school.

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Tech-Savvy Cubans Build Their Own Private Internet

2015-01-28 22:22:47| TechNewsWorld

Because Cuba's government makes it difficult for all but a handful of Cubans to access the Internet, people in Havana and other parts of the country reportedly have linked thousands of PCs to create an informal network known as "StreetNet," or "SNet" for short. The network was built with commercially available equipment. The PCs are connected by WiFi and Ethernet cables strung over rooftops.

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Las Vegas airport preps for tech-savvy travelers

2015-01-04 19:42:13| Wireless - Topix.net

While the gadgets of the future are only just arriving in Las Vegas for the annual International CES show, officials at the city's main airport are updating a decades-old terminal to cater to legions of tech-savvy travelers. By Friday at McCarran International Airport, a couple thousand outlets and USB ports under seats and inside bars and restaurants will be available for those looking for a power charge in Terminal 1 before heading home after the gadget convention.

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