Toyota Accelerator Recall

Toyota Motor Corp said Tuesday that it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, its largest U.S. recall ever, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to stick and lead to crashes. The recall involves popular models, including the top selling Camry and Prius. At this stage the floor mat in question is used only in cars sold in the U.S., but Toyota officials in Tokyo, Japan said the carmaker will launch an investigation to make sure there are no similar problems in Japan and around the world. The recall will affect

Google Nexus One takes on the Apple iPhone

Google has taken on Apple`s iPhone with its impressive entry The Nexus One into the mobile-phone market. Google well established and known as the internet`s most popular search engine has now put on yet another hat; that of a mobile phone company that can package hardware and software together into a single sought after device. The Nexus One feels great in the hand and is thinner than the iPhone. It has a gorgeous 3.7 inch colour touchscreen with higher resolution (800x480) than the iPhone. Besides the mobile network it provides, there is wi-fi, Bluetooth and a GPS receiver with Google maps for spoken turn by turn directions. The Nexus One ships with a 4GB microSD card, but there is only 190MB of internal memory for storing apps. Considering this is Google`s first foray in to this market it is certainly an impressive effort.

New Apple Mac iPad tablet launched this week

Computer giant Apple is this week set to unveil its new iPad device that may revolutionise the way we read books, magazines, textbooks and newspapers. The slick Mac tablet, an electronic book reader, will be launched this Thursday in San Francisco, USA. Though shrouded in mystery, it is tipped to come with a touch screen keypad, a webcam that recognises its user and the ability to attach virtual sticky notes to eBook pages.

Australia Day January 26th at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne

Australia Day January 26th. Australia Day celebrations are traditionally a relaxed and personal occasion but several official engagements start the celebrations each year. The first official public event begins when doors open to the Melbourne Town Hall for the City of Melbourne Citizenship Ceremony at 8:15 am.
The Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne (Cnr of Ballarto Rd and Botanic Drive Cranbourne off the South Gippsland Highway) have a special day organized for Australia Day, January 26th. Take an early morning bike ride before enjoying a bush breakfast. Bring your own bike and helmet and later, make a colourful Australian bird fridge magnet to take home. An Aussie barbecue will be held in the Australian Garden from 11am to 3pm.

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Mornington Peninsula Fresh Seafood

The Mornington Peninsula has some of the best fresh seafood in Australia.
Buy crays in season from Flinders Village Cafe (49 Cook St, Flinders) open daily from 8:30am to 4pm. Get fish from the 100 year old Hastings Jetty Fish Shed (2 Marine Pde, Hastings) open Mon-Fri from 9am to 5pm and Sat-Sun from 9am to 4pm. In Blairgowrie, try Cornell`s Fresh Seafood (2961 Pt Nepean Rd, Blairgowrie) open daily from 9am to 5pm. Throughout summer, Mt Martha grown blue mussels from Bay Sea Farms are available at Mornington Pier based ship/shop Sabina II as well as oysters, prawns scallops and abalone. Open Sat-Sun and public holidays from 11:3am to 5pm. The Hutchins Brothers sell their daily catch through an old beach box near Mornington (94 Fishermans Beach). Open daily from 9am to 5pm.

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Mornington Peninsula Produce Outlets

Mornington Peninsula Produce Outlets

There is such a bounty of fresh local produce, a Mornington Peninsula Gourmet group has been set up to harness the wealth of farm-gate producers, makers of preserves, and restaurants that feature local produce, with a seasonal guide and map available at www.mpgourmet.com.au. Pick up a copy from the Mornington Peninsula Visitor Center (359B Pt Nepean Rd, Dromana. In summer look for cherries, berries, blackcurrents, strawberries and nectarines. In winter there are apples, pears, nashi pears, avocados, asparagus and quinces. Below are the best of the Mornington Peninsula Produce Outlets.

Mornington Peninsula Winery Restaurants

Mornington Peninsula Winery Restaurants