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• Did you know your iPhone has a level built in?

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Well I didn’t. Open the Compass app and swipe left to find a very useful horizontal and vertical level. 

• This is the REAL lie peddled about migrants

  By Shaun on October 23, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The first lie we are told is that there are too many migrants here for the perks. Which is fine until you work out that if 11m Syrians have been forced from their homes, 1m of them have claimed asylum… Read More ›

• The OLKA collection: mobile accessories that actually look good

  By Shaun on October 23, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Mobile accessories are by their nature quite dull to look at, but the OLKA collection by Andrew Walla aims to change all of that. Sadly I don’t think they are in production. You can see the full collection here.

• Google Assistant vs Siri

  By Shaun on October 23, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Siri is getting some bad press of late, but the above from Marques is a decent comparison. Siri does quite well actually.

• Inside Nara Dreamland

  By Shaun on October 23, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Victor Habchy has posted a series of photos taken inside the abandoned Nara Dreamland park in Japan. It’s always sad to see places that were once the home of such fun, but the photography is stellar.

• Sack Gary Lineker for a tweet?

  By Shaun on October 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Are you wetting your pants over something Gary Lineker said on Twitter about something that isn’t to do with his job? Are you demanding the BBC give Gary his first ever straight red, because that’s the sort of thing we… Read More ›

• The Richard Mille RM 50-01 G-Sensor Tourbillon Chronograph

  By Shaun on October 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  You can look at a watch like the Richard Mille RM 50-01 G-Sensor Tourbillon Chronograph and be in awe of the technical specifications, the materials used to create it and the fact that it is a mechanical watch that can… Read More ›

• Hacked Cameras, DVRs Powered Today’s Massive Internet Outage

  By Shaun on October 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  A massive and sustained Internet attack that has caused outages and network congestion today for a large number of Web sites was launched with the help of hacked “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices, such as CCTV video cameras and digital… Read More ›

• Family SIM from BT Mobile

  By Shaun on October 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  This looks like a very good deal, and one that I would have snapped up ages ago if Three had done such a thing. The above deal is decent for families who use little data, but for £59/month you can… Read More ›

• iPhone is Coca Cola

  By Shaun on October 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coke, Liz… Read More ›