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The slow death of the retail game store, and everything else
When I was a kid, buying video games was an incredibly stressful process. In the late ’80s, I was too young to buy magazines to find out what games deserved my hard-earned pocket-money. So, in an experience all too familiar… Read More ›
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The HC1 TRAVEL TRAILER: happier camping
Delivering ground-breaking flexibility in an ultra-light package, the retro-modern HC1 is the result of a lifetime of enthusiasm and years of careful design. An Adaptiv™ interior comes standard along with features like a huge rear hatch, wide entry door, classic… Read More ›
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iPhone 13 Pro Leather Case with MagSafe review
£59 is a big ask for a phone case, but this is Apple so it is not unexpected. In a world where £49 is the lowest price of an Apple Watch strap and where £59 gets you a simple leather… Read More ›
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Apple’s biggest disaster
As disastrous as the Newton was from a business perspective I still look at it with some fondness. It feels ahead of its time in terms of how personal it was to use, but strangely for Apple it was much… Read More ›
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“You’re an Eton millionaire who doesn’t care about disabled people.”
This is distressing to watch, but it is the embodiment of where we are in the UK in 2021. Dominic was brave to come out and say what he did in such an impassioned way. Many people would not even… Read More ›
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You can order the Apple Watch 6.5 from Friday
Order from 1:00 pm on 08.10. Available 15.10. From the moment it was announced I was convinced that this is not the series 7 Apple wanted to release. The video below only adds to that belief.
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Is 5G worth the battery?
I was quite impressed with the top left number above yesterday as I waited in a queue to buy a coffee. The top right number, however, is concerning and maybe highlights some of the issues trying to use 5G brings… Read More ›
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Is online or local photo storage the way forward?
Arguably, encryption is Stingle Photos’ most important feature. Although the app uploads your photos to Stingle’s cloud service, the service’s operators can’t look at your photos. That’s because the app, which runs on your phone or tablet, encrypts them securely… Read More ›
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Berlin U-Bahn Architecture & Design Map
The fifth in our series of public transport design guides, our Berlin U-Bahn Architecture & Design Map is now shipping. Written and curated by transport design historian Dr Verena Pfeiffer-Kloss, with original photography by Nigel Green, this two-sided cartographic guide… Read More ›
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Probably the worst thing I have ever heard a political leader say
A bumbling fool? Not at all. An evil privileged nasty bit of work? Probably…
McGST 