The new laws surrounding mobile phone usage in the UK are way too harsh in my opinion. Being caught using a mobile phone while driving carries a penalty of six points and a £200 fine. You are allowed to use… Read More ›
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Apple has nailed fitness
I have found over time that the fitness aspect of the Apple Watch has taken over most other functions. The notifications are of course very useful as is the ability to tell the time, obviously, and it only those three… Read More ›
When Does an Old Smartphone Become Unsafe to Use?
Apple supports its smartphones for about five years after a model is released, giving the devices the latest versions of iOS and the latest patches to known vulnerabilities. That’s pretty generous considering that most people get a new smartphone every… Read More ›
Superstar cities and those left behind
Slowly but surely, my understanding of cities started to evolve. I realized I had been overly optimistic to believe that cities and the creative class could, by themselves, bring forth a better and more inclusive kind of urbanism. Even before… Read More ›
Teenagers and tech
Last week, I was watching a show called Child Of Our Time which follows children born in the year 2000, the year my son was born, and I was interested to see if he compares to the children featured or… Read More ›
Your Phone Was Made By Slaves
It’s never a happy moment when you’re shopping for a tombstone. When death comes, it’s the loss that transcends everything else and most tombstones are purchased in a fog of grief. Death is a threshold for the relatives and friends… Read More ›
The Secret Shame of the Cracked Phone
I polled Twitter recently after a rash of complaints about my phone, asking exactly how ashamed I should be of my shattered screen on a scale of 1 to 10. “11,” one friend said. “Ten billion,” known jerk David Pierce… Read More ›
Will your children thank you for everything you have tweeted or posted about them?
Some interesting points within this: a.) think before you post; b.) consider deleting your posts after a while; c.) once it’s on the Internet, it is very hard to remove it; d.) but there is something resembling a “right to… Read More ›
You have no anonymity
Trump can tweet what he wants because he either contradicts the messages later on or complete denies he ever posted them. Trump is different. He simply does not care, but for the rest of us social networks work in a… Read More ›
Smart watch cases make sense, sort of
Watches come in all shapes and sized, but with a certain degree of uniformity that makes the wearer feel comfortable. Whether it be stainless steel, gold, or plastic, there is a recognised design for a watch which is to not… Read More ›
