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• Ad blocker usage is up 30%

  By Shaun on February 8, 2017 • ( 5 )

  

  Ad blocker usage surged 30% in 2016, according to a new report from PageFair, a company that helps publishers regain revenue lost to the software. There were 615 million devices blocking ads worldwide by the end of 2016, 62% (308… Read More ›

• Twitter: An Update on Safety

  By Shaun on February 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Making Twitter a safer place is our primary focus. We stand for freedom of expression and people being able to see all sides of any topic. That’s put in jeopardy when abuse and harassment stifle and silence those voices. We… Read More ›

• RIP Hans Rosling

  By Shaun on February 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  An amazing man, as demonstrated by the Ted Talk below.  

• One Night — Shot on iPhone 7

  By Shaun on February 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Great advert. Says exactly what it needs to.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art makes 375,000 images of public domain art freely available

  By Shaun on February 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Today, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, known by many as the Met, announced that it is placing more than 375,000 images of public-domain works in the museum’s collection under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) dedication. The… Read More ›

• Children’s Mental Health Week 2017

  By Shaun on February 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Children’s Mental Health Week will take place from the 6th – 12th February 2017. In 2017, the aim of our week is to encourage everyone — adults and children alike — to spread a little kindness. We’ve all known someone… Read More ›

• ‘West Wing’ Uncensored

  By Shaun on February 7, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Sidney Poitier was the first choice for president; Bill Clinton was a fan; and Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme created a show “about democracy run by a couple of Kim Jong-ils”: an oral history of the heady, liberal, poli-sci fantasy, 15… Read More ›

• The iOS app memory problem

  By Shaun on February 7, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  I have a 64GB iPhone SE so in theory should be fine for available memory. Yes, I would prefer 128GB so that I never even consider such things, but I now find myself with 5GB remaining and am somewhat perplexed…. Read More ›

• Your password is safe, not your fingerprint

  By Shaun on February 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Most recently, a Virginia Beach Circuit Court this week ruled that an individual in a criminal proceeding cannot be forced to divulge the passcode to his cellphone as it would violate the self-incrimination clause of the Fifth Amendment. At the… Read More ›

• Moto Z Battery Beast

  By Shaun on February 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  For the following tests I used our standard battery benchmark methodology, which involves running the smartphone from a full charge to no charge where possible. Moto Mods work by charging the smartphone’s internal battery during use, so for the most… Read More ›