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The Metropolitan Museum of Art makes 375,000 images of public domain art freely available
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 ›
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Children’s Mental Health Week 2017
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 ›
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‘West Wing’ Uncensored
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 ›
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The iOS app memory problem
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 ›
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Your password is safe, not your fingerprint
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 ›
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Moto Z Battery Beast
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 ›
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Grab a free copy of DxO OpticsPro 9
You can currently nab a free copy of DxO OpticsPro 9 by going to this link and entering your email address. It’s not the newest version, but it is decent and it’s up to you what email address you use;)
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The longest flight
It flies from its base in Doha, Qatar, in the Middle East all the way to Auckland, New Zealand, a distance that makes it the longest scheduled flight ever in terms of time spent in the air. The outward journey… Read More ›
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iPhone battery meters going crazy
However, late last year Apple did reveal that a small number of iPhone 6S devices manufactured between September and October 2015 had a battery issue and were eligible for free battery replacement. Then in December, and only on the Chinese… Read More ›
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Steve Litchfield: 300 not out
Steve is well-known in the UK tech scene and I suspect abroad as well, but the 300 video achievement is really something special. He has been involved in mobile for decades now and was the reason I got interested back… Read More ›
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