“These findings suggest that we should be mindful of screens, but that screen time is likely not inherently harmful to our youth,” says lead study author Katie Paulich, a PhD student in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, in a… Read More ›
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Is Apple about to kill the Apple ‘Watch’?
If the rumours are true regarding the design of the Apple Watch series 7, and they almost certainly are, I am somewhat concerned. It is of course a small computer, but it is perhaps more importantly a watch and with… Read More ›
What’s the next big technological epoch?
Epoch three in Thompson’s framework – the era we’re in now – was the mobile one. It dates from January 2007 when Apple announced the iPhone and launched the smartphone revolution. Unlike the two earlier eras, there’s no single dominant… Read More ›
If it’s broke, fix it. If it needs to be better, upgrade it.
My upgrade cycle, like many other’s, has changed a lot in recent times and I find myself upgrading much less these days. I will take each of my products in turn- iPhone 11 Pro The battery is still very good,… Read More ›
Internet apocalypse
A severe solar storm, which happens once in approximately 100 years, could catastrophically impact various human technologies on Earth, and plunge the world into an “internet apocalypse,” a new study says. The Earth’s magnetic field protects its inhabitants from solar… Read More ›
Why are hyperlinks blue?
The internet has ingrained itself into every aspect of our lives, but there’s one aspect of the digital world that I bet you take for granted. Did you ever notice that many links, specifically hyperlinks, are blue? When a co-worker… Read More ›
WFH coming to an end
One of the joys of the past 18 months of working from home was the chance, every single day, to swing open the fridge and come up with new, dynamic and exciting ideas for lunch. SAID ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, EVER…. Read More ›
“iWatch Will Prove Apple As A Luxury Brand” (2014)
Two recent developments suggest that Apple will use and extend its brand power as the primary engine of adoption for its forthcoming iWatch. The first is the launch of the first smartwatches with the new Android Wear OS highlighted at… Read More ›
The Shadowy Business of International Education
Like just about everyone in Bibipur, the Singhs are farmers. The family owns a small plot—twelve acres of wheat and rice with a few cows and buffalo. On warm days as a child, Kushandeep would run off with his friends… Read More ›
When tough trees meet hot fires
A storm swept over a region baking under record heat and dryness. Instead of rain, though, the storm sent thousands of lightning strikes, and by the time the sun came up, hundreds of wildfires crackled in the hills. They would… Read More ›