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  • The ‘cost’ of Apple products

    “It’s something we’re very aware of,” he said. “We do not want to be an elitist company. That’s not — we want to be an egalitarian company, and we’ve got a lot of work going on in developing markets.” More… Read More ›

  • Are You a Photographer, or a Photo Editor?

    I’ve been quietly contemplating the idea of whether someone is a photographer or a photo editor; and at the same time whether or not they have the right to say that they’re a photographer or if they’re indeed a photo… Read More ›

  • The Best All-in-One Turntables

    It should be noted that when we say “all-in-one” turntables, we’re referring to turntables with built-in amplification. They need only to be paired with some speakers and speaker cables in order to listen to music. That said, there are “all-in-one”… Read More ›

  • The Huawei Mate X: Galaxy Fold killer already?

    This looks better than the Galaxy Fold, it really does, and we are only a few days into the whole foldable phone thing. I suspect that Android will not lend itself to optimised apps suddenly working perfectly on the folded… Read More ›

  • Dividing 1 by 998,001

    The three-digit number missing from the equation is 998. Strangely, the number jumps from 997 to 999. The number 998,001 is actually part of a small family of numbers with interesting mathematical quirks: the numbers that are the squares of… Read More ›

  • The coolest police cars

    Here are some of the most exotic, most unexpected, and coolest police cars used around the world… More here. Some of these cars are lovely, and strangely they are improved by the police livery.

  • Behind the dial

    While in these respects Tudor and Rolex movements diverge, both companies test their prototypes the same way. In a lab just a few metres from Tudor’s conceptors, designs are put through their paces using identical processes and equipment to the… Read More ›

  • Dear Tim…

    Sometimes people write to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Most don’t get a response. But they do get passed around the company, and sometimes they inspire real action inside. In particular, they’ve helped guide the company deeper into the health care… Read More ›

  • iPhone X Fold

    Samsung introduced its first smartphone with a flexible display on Wednesday and seemed to pitch itself years ahead of its archrival Apple. Many industry observers noted that the foldable phone represents a challenge for Apple in the premium smartphone market…. Read More ›

  • When my son was 6 I used a Treo 650…

    My son is 18 years old now and in 2006 we travelled to Orlando to take him to Disney for his 6th birthday. It feels like an age ago, but is in fact just 12 years. Think about 12 years… Read More ›