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• The Guardian pulls out of Apple News and Facebook’s Instant Article

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Publishers aren’t happy with the deal platforms are cutting them. Now, the Guardian has dropped both Facebook’s fast-loading Instant Article format and will no longer publish content on Apple News. The publisher had gone all-in on Instant Articles, running every… Read More ›

• What can you buy in place of one Apple Watch strap?

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  My wife wanted a strap for her new Apple Watch and had decided on this one directly from Apple. For £49 she could get a 38mm Light Pink/Midnight Blue Woven Nylon strap and that was it. So, before she did that… Read More ›

• 4,600 Hot Wheels cars stuck to a Jaguar S-Type

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Reports of an unusual-looking Jaguar S-Type limousine covered in thousands of miniature cars driving around the Malaysian capital had been circulating on social media for a few weeks, but no one knew anything about it, who the owner was or… Read More ›

• How GPS Changed the Way We Think About Our Planet

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  While the country’s 333,000 people, millions of puffins, and influx of tourists live in harmony, the rock underneath them is slowly separating. That’s because this Nordic island nation is being cut in half by a serpentine oceanic ridge, called the… Read More ›

• Best and worst broadband providers of 2017

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s a reasonable chance you’ll face a technical issue with broadband: 21% of our survey respondents reported a problem with very slow speeds over the past year, 17% told us of frequent connection dropouts, and 14% had hitches with their… Read More ›

• Microsoft To-Do

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Microsoft has launched a new to-do list app called Microsoft To-Do, which is available in preview today on the web, iOS, Android, and Windows 10. To-Do lets you create simple to-do lists, set reminders, and keep track of projects… More… Read More ›

• The $2,145 Balenciaga bag (familiar?)

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The bag above costs $2,145 from Balenciaga. Or, you could pop down to IKEA and get the one above for substantially less.  

• Turning an Old Silo into a Home

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Living in a silo is unusual, if not a bit crazy by some people’s standards. For some, however, this can be the perfect home. Architect Christoph Kaiser bought this silo online and then transported it to Phoenix, Arizona with a… Read More ›

• Epiphany 30 TV: no CGI, just paint and water

  By Shaun on April 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  Step 1- watch the video above. Step 2- watch the video below to see how it was made. No CGI. Actual paint interacts with water, transforming and creating various shapes. A Phantom camera was mounted on the high-speed robot arm… Read More ›

• The Calendar Watch

  By Shaun on April 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  While smartwatches based on Google and Apple’s wearable platforms attempt to pack in plenty of features, the Calendar Watch from Vienna-based brand What? goes in the other direction and does just one thing: help you keep an eye on your… Read More ›