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• Thanks

  By Shaun on October 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Three days ago I asked for donations to cover the $110 / year cost of running this site and the total has already been hit. I didn’t do this out of a need for the money, but rather as a… Read More ›

• Amazon drops Apple TV and Google Chromecast

  By Shaun on October 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  “The most popular online retailer in the world, Amazon, is using its e-commerce powers to put the hurt on Apple and Google’s streaming devices in order to prop-up the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV stick. In an email sent… Read More ›

• Peeple

  By Shaun on October 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  “A new app that promises to let users review individuals has caused controversy before it has even launched. Peeple will allow members to give star ratings to people they know via the app, much as restaurants and hotels are rated… Read More ›

• $110

  By Shaun on September 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  I have set up a donation page to run for a limited time. The reason for this is explained here and below. Total so far: $110. Many thanks! “My goal each year is to cover the costs of running this site…. Read More ›

• Reality sets in: my first Apple Music invoice

  By Shaun on September 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  And there she is. The three month trial is over and now is the time to decide if I want to pay for Apple Music.  This is difficult because I don’t have a history with Spotify so there are no… Read More ›

• OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review

  By Shaun on September 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

  “Poor OS X can’t get no respect. Apple’s Mac operating system has been playing second fiddle to the iPhone since 2007, when Leopard was delayed to make more room for the then-new smartphone. And despite the occasional protest to the… Read More ›

• Civil Comments

  By Shaun on September 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  “We’ve designed and built a commenting platform, a simple drop-in plugin, with basic civility in mind. Instead of blindly publishing whatever people submit, we first ask them to rate the quality and civility on 3 randomly-selected comments, as well as… Read More ›

• Introducing the Nexus 5X

  By Shaun on September 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

  For some reason I really like the look of the 5X. Google has also announced the Nexus 6P, Pixel C, new Chromecast and Chromecast Audio.

• BlackBerry CEO demonstrates the Priv, sort of…

  By Shaun on September 28, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Not sure he has used Android before, or ‘Google’ as he likes to call it.

• Is the iPhone 6s waterproof? Seems so…

  By Shaun on September 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Thanks to Lee Paterson for the link.