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  • 2017

    Well, this is a year I have been looking forward to and not only because it isn’t 2016. My worry is that 2016 is likely just the opening of the toxic bottle and that the real poison will start to… Read More ›

  • Smart watches in 2016

    With so much consolidation in the smartwatch space, the future of the category looks gloomy. Less competition can mean less innovation, which can result in products growing stale and eventually fading altogether. Still, there have been developments in 2016 that… Read More ›

  • Steve Almond and Toto

    Very, very funny.

  • Russian malware found in Vermont utility

    A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials. While the Russians did not actively use the code to disrupt… Read More ›

  • 2016 to be even longer

    A “leap second” will be added to this year’s New Year’s countdown to compensate for a slowdown in the Earth’s rotation. The extra second will occur as clocks strike midnight and a time of 23:59:60 will be recorded, delaying 2017… Read More ›

  • Space Marshals 2

    Just as I was saying that I don’t pick up many new apps and games anymore, I discovered Space Marshals for just 79p at the moment (80% reduction) and it is absolutely brilliant! Well worth a punt at this price…. Read More ›

  • The Dark Net: £1.99

    Here is another discount worth looking at. Just read the description below and you can see that the current price for this Kindle book looks like a huge bargain. Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit lies… Read More ›

  • Still is a dream come true!

    Some of the old Nokia phones were kind of Moulinex phones. The Moulinex knife, like many white appliances, are made to do one thing only, and to do that one thing well. The old Nokia’s made calls and you could… Read More ›

  • Mini Metro

    Mini Metro is a minimalist subway simulation game about designing efficient subway networks. The player must constantly redesign their line layout to meet the needs of a rapidly-growing city… More here. This game looks like great fun for the current… Read More ›

  • 1970s Moulinex Electric Carving Knife review

    Over Christmas, my mother-in-law started to cut up some meat and was using the appliance above. It’s a Moulinex Electric Carving Knife which my mother also used when I was a child. It turns out that my mother-in-law uses it all… Read More ›