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• BT Whole Home Wi-Fi

  By Shaun on October 26, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Superfast, super-reliable Wi-Fi for every room. Whole Home Wi-Fi puts what matters most at your fingertips. It talks to all your gadgets to make sure they’re always automatically connected to the fastest and strongest signal. And it’s bristling with brilliant… Read More ›

• New MacBook Pro leaked in macOS Sierra 10.12.1

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Well done for spotting this. The expected magic toolbar is there, but so is a suspiciously shallow looking keyboard… More at MacRumors.

• Follow CES 2017 through Gadget Magazine

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  If you want to know what’s up at CES 2017, Gadget Magazine is doing a fine job of covering the best gadgets on Twitter. The ct band (above) is just one example of what has been covered so far, I… Read More ›

• The Xiaomi Mi Mix is real, and amazing

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Oh my. It’s been a long time since I looked at a new phone and was genuinely impressed. The Xiaomi Mi Mix, however, really does offer something new that could ‘change everything’. It will be available in China on 4th… Read More ›

• Fossil bets big on smart watches

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  On the heels of Misfit announcing the Phase, its first hybrid smartwatch, a bunch of other Fossil Group brands want in on that action. Chaps, Diesel, Emporio Armani, and Michael Kors have all added hybrid smartwatches to their connected devices… Read More ›

• iPhone 7 Plus Portrait Mode by a pro photographer

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Gary Yost, a very good pro photographer, has published a series of shots taken using the iPhone 7 Plus portrait mode. As you can see, great things are possible if you know what you are doing.

• Obama reads mean tweets

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The last one is the best.

• Apple and anniversaries

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 4 )

  Let me add here a note about something that’s been bothering me for months: the notion that Apple is going to do something “special” next year to commemorate the iPhone’s 10th anniversary. I would wager heavily that they won’t. Apple… Read More ›

• I’m suffering from design

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 4 )

  It’s been getting harder for me to read things on my phone and my laptop. I’ve caught myself squinting and holding the screen closer to my face. I’ve worried that my eyesight is starting to go. These hurdles have made… Read More ›

• Prime is improving all the time

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 1 )

  I have written about this before, but I must say that Amazon Prime is improving all of the time. I sort of ignored the music offering recently and when I returned it appeared that a decent selection is now available… Read More ›