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Broken Jawbone?
Jawbone, the richly valued maker of wearable gadgets and wireless speakers, appears to be on increasingly shaky financial footing as it struggles to pay vendors and keep inventory in stock. Jawbone abruptly ended its relationship with the customer-service agency NexRep… Read More ›
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The iPhone 7 never crossed my mind
For the first iPhone release in many years, the iPhone 7 was never going to be a phone I would buy and the reasons are numerous. By some distance the main reason is the size of the device because the… Read More ›
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J.K Rowling listens to Violent Femmes for the first time
I’m not quite sure how the Violent Femmes passed me by. I turned 18 the year this album came out, but I was obsessed with The Beatles at the time. Of contemporary bands I really loved, the standouts were the… Read More ›
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500 million Yahoo! user accounts stolen, in 2014
We have confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014 by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor. The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates… Read More ›
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The Circle review
I’m terrible for actually finishing books and I admit that it only happens about 50% of the time. I read a lot, but it is very easy for me to lose interest, but now and then a book will grab… Read More ›
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The Leica Sofort instant camera
The Leica Sofort is a £215 camera from Leica. Yes, that is extremely cheap for a camera with the famous red logo on it, but it is also merely an instant camera which is somewhat similar to the FUJIFILM Instax… Read More ›
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What’s new in macOS Sierra?
The folks at 9to5Mac have detailed what to expect in macOS Sierra, and the list includes a set of very useful features. Once your Mac is backed up and your data is safe if anything goes wrong, it’s time to… Read More ›
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Philips OneBlade review
I have tried electric shavers in the past and they never quite worked for me. They tended to leave uneven cuts and were a hassle to deal with, and so I have been a wet shave man forever. Buying razors… Read More ›
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Don’t blink
I haven’t bought an iPhone 7 and have no intention of doing so, and the same applies to the Apple Watch, but am I the only one who feels that the above is a brilliant example of how to summarise… Read More ›
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Google is gunning for the iPhone with…
Google is looking to take some of the shine off the new iPhone 7 (pictured above) with the release of the Google Pixels. Oh sorry, that is the Pixels pictured above. Silly me… Image from Android Police.
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