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Newsletter: 9th February 2016

If there was an event for people to criticise the Apple Watch for being too expensive and largely useless, I would likely be near the front of the queue. Jack Forster, however, loves his despite being a mechanical watch enthusiast for three… Read More ›

7th February 2016

Error 53 has the potential to blow up in Apple’s face. As per usual, those who hate Apple have jumped upon the issue like dogs on a fox, but there are two sides to the story. I detailed my thoughts here,… Read More ›

Error 53

I spent some time this morning reading about Error 53 and the various reactions from those who own and do not own iPhones. There is rarely an opportunity missed for those who do not like Apple and this feels like… Read More ›

5th February 2016

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to grow a giant dragon in your garden. OK, you have probably not considered such an act, but John Booker did and the end resultis wonderful. The tale of ‘a cancer patient who died… Read More ›

1st February 2016

When I was a child, Terry Wogan was seemingly always on TV, but unlike many personalities he never became boring. When I was a teenager, he hosted a chat show which was incredibly popular and the world’s most famous people flocked to… Read More ›

31st January 2016

“Shen Xiang lives in a shipping crate on a construction site in Shanghai which he shares with at least seven other young workers. He sleeps in a bunk and uses a bucket to wash in. “It’s uncomfortable,” he says. Still,… Read More ›

30th January 2016

The above graph (from statista) shows iPad sales from Q3 2010 to Q1 2016 and as you can see it is developing into a hump. Sales have worsened every single quarter and the decline is growing, but we should ask ourselves… Read More ›

27th January 2016

“Our dependence arises as a growing pattern of behavior that ultimately takes on a life of its own, he believes. We begin down a slippery slope as we start using our phones to “feed that anticipation and desire for information,… Read More ›

26th January 2016

Mindfulness has become very popular in recent times and a great many people are making a living from it. However, it turns out that there could be some unwanted side-effects which have been noted by The Guardian. “For days afterwards, I feel… Read More ›