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• One Pixel photo. omfg

  By Shaun on October 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  A few moons ago, I wrote some words under the title of “The Google phone is almost as good as the iPhone,” and while I stand by the content of those words, I now have to revise my conclusion. On… Read More ›

• It just works…

  By Shaun on October 30, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Ironic tweet from Oliur. Apple seems to be becoming a cable company above everything else, and the Mac / iPhone headphone situation is bizarre.

• TAG Heuer Connected Watch (Solid Gold: $9,900)

  By Shaun on October 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  In November 2015, TAG Heuer announced a dedicated smart watch dubbed “The Connected Watch”. The watch itself was nothing really ground-breaking, using existing Google and Intel technology, but in the case of what appeared to be a large TAG Heuer… Read More ›

• 13″ MacBook Pro 2016 Unboxing

  By Shaun on October 29, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Good stuff, as always, from Marques. He really is getting better with each video. And he also had a quick chat with Craig Federighi-

• “Apple is testing my loyalty”

  By Shaun on October 29, 2016 • ( 2 )

  Before I bought my first Mac mini, I was a firm critic of Apple and in particular the pricing. It felt as though there was no substantial reason to spend so much and so I carried on changing Windows PCs… Read More ›

• The Daily Mail, Brexit and Apple

  By Shaun on October 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The Brexit loving, more than a little racist and downright evil Daily Mail has found a new way to spin the Apple price increases. It completely ignores the fact that sterling has crashed badly ‘because’ of the Brexit vote and… Read More ›

• Swatch Group: considering massive price hikes

  By Shaun on October 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Swatch Group regrets Comco’s decision and deems it utterly unrealistic. Swatch Group is forced to maintain the production capacities for third-party customers – with substantial financial and personnel expenditures – although in some cases, the third-party customers have drastically reduced… Read More ›

• The benefits of good posture

  By Shaun on October 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Worth a watch if you sit at a desk each day. Apparently I have bad posture and after a couple of scans, the doctors decided that my back is physically fine despite often causing pain. My posture alone is causing… Read More ›

• Needy technology

  By Shaun on October 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  We are being hassled and nagged by the technology that is supposed to make our lives better and more convenient. Facebook says Hello in the morning and asks us how we are. But its attempts at chirpy human touches aren’t… Read More ›

• Apple ups UK prices, to a rediculous level

  By Shaun on October 28, 2016 • ( 3 )

  Mac mini starts £479 (was £399)  Mac Pro £2999 (£2499) iMac 4K £1449 (£1199) iMac 5K from £1749 (£1449) Tough on UK customers, that. Informative tweet from iCreate, but those price changes are insane! UPDATE: Actually, these prices do fit… Read More ›