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  • Losing the signal

    I’m not sure if Losing the Signal will be able to tell us anything we don’t already know, but I may pick it up anyway. For a while, the BlackBerry was my perfect mobile device until it became an angry… Read More ›

  • Any Apple Watch strap you want for £10.99

    I bought a pair of Silver Strap Adapters Clasp Metal Axle Connectors for Apple Watch Sport from eBay for £10.99 and received them today. Very surprised at the quality, the fit and the ease of installation to use any strap with… Read More ›

  • Apple Watch regrets

    “It’s also (at least in my case) $700. Given how it looks and feels, and the technical accomplishments that go on inside that shell, is that the right price? I like it, but it’s not “hundreds of dollars” like. Maybe… Read More ›

  • ELVIS80 AUTO

    It’s rare that I see a watch which appears completely bizarre at first glance, but within minutes becomes an object of desire. The ELVIS80 AUTO is the perfect example of this. I really like what Hamilton is doing with their classic… Read More ›

  • Collecting every UK chart hit in history

    “A stunning record collection containing every chart single made has been discovered crammed into the terraced house of its late owner. Single-minded Keith Sivyer bought every new release that entered the UK single charts since their inception in 1952 until… Read More ›

  • Feeling old?

    I had one of those moments today which made me feel old, and it may feel similar for you when I explain why. When I started my first proper website, Clie World, my son was 18 months old and my… Read More ›

  • Android Wear 5.1

    “Android Wear 5.1 has reduced Google’s emphasis on talking to your wrist, which is a good thing. The new menu system makes it easier to get to apps and settings, and the simple swipe-based interface is intuitive. The emoji-drawing support… Read More ›

  • Undercover Uber driver

    This is such a good article which taught me a lot about Uber, but the following two parts stood out for obvious reasons- “Travis Kalanick, the CEO and founder of Uber, said at a conference last year that he’d replace… Read More ›

  • I took the Apple Watch off for 2 days and…

    I don’t miss it at all. This is not to say that the device is poor in any way, but that perhaps the need for smart watches at this time (for me) is still not necessary enough to wear one…. Read More ›

  • Apple Watch review

    I don’t think I have changed my mind so much on a mobile product in all of the years I have been writing about phones, tablets and the like, and to this day I am still somewhat perplexed by the… Read More ›