Helps with check-in and departure info in Sydney. The Commonwealth Bank has loaned its humanoid robot ‘Chip’ to Air New Zealand for a five-day trial at Sydney Airport.Air New Zealand said Chip would be deployed at check-in counters and departure gates, mostly to help travellers check they are in the right place for their flights.CBA bought Chip last year as part of an investment around “social ...

There's no special hardware needed to give your iPhone volume a boost. Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Admit it: Sometimes you want to listen to music while you're in the shower, but your iPhone 's speaker just isn't loud enough.Actually, I can think of many situations where speaker volume could do with a boost. Older iPhones in particular, the ones with just a single speaker, don't get very loud.If only ...