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• Tick Different

  By Shaun on April 11, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Apple has filed a complaint in a Swiss court over the use of the slogan “Tick Different” in a Swatch marketing campaign, arguing that the watchmaker is unfairly referencing the Californian company’s successful 1990s “Think Different” ad campaign for its… Read More ›

• Apple has nailed fitness

  By Shaun on April 11, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I have found over time that the fitness aspect of the Apple Watch has taken over most other functions. The notifications are of course very useful as is the ability to tell the time, obviously, and it only those three… Read More ›

• The Sony DPT-RP1

  By Shaun on April 11, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The DPT-RP1 offers a similar 13.3-inch display as its predecessor, but dramatically improves the resolution from 1200 x 1600 dots to 1650 x 2200 dots. The screen is a “non-slip” panel, which the company says will improve the experience of… Read More ›

• Analysis of the Facebook.app for iOS

  By Shaun on April 11, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  The version 66.0 was a 165 MB app on an iPad Air 2 (64-bit). It was a monolithic app with it’s main binary being more than 100 MB. The version 87.0 is now available: 253 MB on the same iPad… Read More ›

• When Does an Old Smartphone Become Unsafe to Use?

  By Shaun on April 11, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Apple supports its smartphones for about five years after a model is released, giving the devices the latest versions of iOS and the latest patches to known vulnerabilities. That’s pretty generous considering that most people get a new smartphone every… Read More ›

• iOS review extortion

  By Shaun on April 11, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  First example of iOS review extortion via the reply system? tweeted by Ryan McLeod. What a scumbag.

• What is On the Exact Opposite Side of the World From You?

  By Shaun on April 11, 2017 • ( 2 )

  Where is the farthest possible place that you can get to from where you are right now? And how can you get there if you decide to start a new life adventure? Watch and discuss to find out! Good to… Read More ›

• The Human Body Rendered as Only Blood Vessels

  By Shaun on April 11, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Kay partnered with Jan Kriwol, a Polish photographer who has an interest in optical illusion, in 2012 to begin their project, entitled Human After All. “The biggest challenge for this project was creating an anatomical character that looked life-like and… Read More ›

• Houston’s Sky Pool: I couldn’t do that

  By Shaun on April 10, 2017 • ( 1 )

  I don’t think I could do that. Silly I know, but…

• Superstar cities and those left behind

  By Shaun on April 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Slowly but surely, my understanding of cities started to evolve. I realized I had been overly optimistic to believe that cities and the creative class could, by themselves, bring forth a better and more inclusive kind of urbanism. Even before… Read More ›