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iPhone Pocket by ISSEY MIYAKE
iPhone Pocket is a collaboration between Apple and ISSEY MIYAKE. Based upon a mutual respect and shared approach to design, it’s inspired by the concept of “a piece of cloth” and features a singular 3D-knitted construction designed to fully enclose… Read More ›
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Leave us alone…
The video below is not surprising because we know that a lot of what we are seeing online is targeted and in many cases it’s ruining the experience. It is getting truly ridiculous and I’m finding myself moving further and… Read More ›
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iOS 26 is not the best even though it is the best
After some time with iOS 26 it has proved to be the most unreliable iOS to date in my experience. I’m using it on a 16 Pro Max as well so not an old device. Safari pages often get stuck… Read More ›
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A Circling Story
One day in late February it happens. I am walking under the skeletal trees and see a thin, grass-like stem protruding from the leaf litter. Along the stem are a few narrow leaves, and at the top is a white… Read More ›
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(Un)Remarkable Security
This Reddit thread is worrying if you are using a Remarkable product with their cloud service. It adds to my thoughts about the likes of Boox and other e-ink product makers that the security and privacy is vague at best… Read More ›
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Buying, selling, is it worth it?
It appears to me that trying to do anything online which involves money is starting to feel risky or at the very least likely to cause frustration. There are eBay, Vinted and other services that have declined greatly over the… Read More ›
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50 years ago today, music changed forever
How did you feel when you first heard Bohemian Rhapsody? I was 11 when I first heard it, 6 years after its release, and was completely stunned by what I heard. It isn’t my favourite Queen song, but it amazes… Read More ›
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The dark side of Apple’s Family Sharing
A mother with court-ordered custody of her children has described how Apple’s Family Sharing feature can be weaponized by a former partner. Apple support staff were unable to assist her when she reported her former partner using the service in controlling and coercive… Read More ›
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The Apple Watch series 11 is a real surprise
I got the opportunity to try the Apple Watch series 11 for a week and even though I am not the target audience any more I have been more than surprised by the improvements. The last Apple Watch I owned… Read More ›
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10,000 steps a day is a myth, but…
It felt like there was a collective sigh of relief when a study, published this week, suggested 10,000 steps a day isn’t the health utopia we had all been led to believe. The news that we only had to reach 7,000… Read More ›
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