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Forcing Apple to change
Apple would be forced to allow users to install apps from outside the App Store under legislation recently unveiled by the EU. This stipulation was included in the initial proposal for the bloc’s sweeping Digital Markets Act, or DMA, which… Read More ›
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The Dyson Zone™🤣
Today, Jake Dyson has unveiled the Dyson Zone™, Dyson’s first step into wearable technology. The Dyson Zone™ is a set of noise cancelling, high fidelity over-ear headphones which simultaneously deliver immersive sound to the ears, and purified airflow to the… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 92 (we make them more human than they are)
We make them more human than they are. I didn’t have much time to edit this one so the sound may be ropey in places. Music by Tom Munch.
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Thank you for being a friend
We had to let Murray go today. He has been in heart failure for a while, but over the past few days it turned to what we perceived to be suffering and so the decision was made. The procedure was… Read More ›
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Strict new laws to stop phone use while driving
Making calls, texting, taking photos or videos, scrolling through playlists and playing games will all be prohibited. Anyone caught using their hand-held device while driving could face a fine of up to £1,000 as well as six points on their… Read More ›
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How are they still in power?
But could Sunak have done more? Those on Universal Credit are losing 9 per cent of their income until benefits are increased in line with inflation later this year, pushing many into poverty. That poverty is, ultimately, a government choice…. Read More ›
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OMEGA X SWATCH mania
I wrote about the OMEGA X SWATCH earlier in the week and expressed my confusion at this move by the Swatch Group, and in particular the idea of making a plastic watch which bear the luxury Omega name. It felt… Read More ›
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Taylor Hawkins dies aged 50
The drummer with US rock group Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, has died aged 50, the band have announced. The band said they were “devastated by the tragic and untimely loss” in a statement on social media. No cause of death… Read More ›
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Swatch X Omega (confusing all round)
Swatch and Omega come together for an innovative take on the legendary Speedmaster Moonwatch. Outer space inspires a new collection of eleven BIOCERAMIC watches named after planetary bodies that will have you reaching for the stars. The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch… Read More ›
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A broken iPhone X. Can’t work it out…
No matter how hard she tries, Jo cannot get her iPhone X to work properly. Every time she tries to tap the screen, she gets nothing. We can’t work it out. Strange…
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