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• The iPhone has a notch?

  By Shaun on September 20, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  The new and improved notch is still a notch. A big notch, too, compared to the hole-punch cameras and teardrop cutouts that competitors like Samsung or OnePlus have been offering on their flagship phones. Naturally, we here at The Verge… Read More ›

• Cosplay and watch wearing

  By Shaun on September 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Cosplay and its sibling, LARPing, are byproducts of the universalization of otaku communities, which are groups of people brought together by an unhealthy obsession with people and places that never existed. Otaku is a Japanese term that started out referring… Read More ›

• Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by police.

  By Shaun on September 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Lately, delivery workers have found safety in numbers. On a humid July night, his last dinner orders complete, Cesar Solano, a lanky and serious 19-year-old from Guerrero, Mexico, rode his heavy electric bike onto the sidewalk at 125th Street and… Read More ›

• Thank you Sir Clive

  By Shaun on September 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  It is hard to imagine just how much of a boost Sir Clive Sinclair gave the tech industry back in the day. He will of course be remembered for the quirky ZX Spectrum, a computer that was hard to ignore…. Read More ›

• A New Nurse Struggles / Sorry Antivaxxer

  By Shaun on September 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I saw my name followed by “RN” for the first time on July 27, 2020. The next day, my instructor, or preceptor, and I were assigned to the COVID intensive care unit at our hospital in Nashville, Tenn. I read… Read More ›

• Just a seahorse

  By Shaun on September 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The Ocean Photography Awards showcase the pictures from around the world, and this year has featured some poignant images of the planet’s oceans under threat. The coronavirus pandemic has added to pollution problems around the world, as shown by the… Read More ›

• Apple’s World Time watch face is a triumph

  By Shaun on September 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  If you have £7,780 spare and want a world time watch you could go out and buy the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Co-Axial GMT Worldtimer. It’s a fabulous watch and different enough from the usual suspects (Rolex Submariner etc)… Read More ›

• URBAN ARMOR GEAR UAG Apple Watch Silicone Band review

  By Shaun on September 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I reviewed the URBAN ARMOR GEAR Active Apple Watch strap recently and it was not good. From the design to the price to the comfort it failed in almost every area for me. And here I am now reviewing another… Read More ›

• Recovering lost software

  By Shaun on September 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  At the beginning of the home computer revolution, the humble compact cassette was far and away the most popular choice for microcomputer data storage, especially on the European continent. As a volunteer at the Museum of Computing, [Keith] was instrumental… Read More ›

• The UK’s Online Safety Bill

  By Shaun on September 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  At the draft’s release, British Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said that the UK was showing “global leadership with our groundbreaking laws to usher in a new age of accountability for tech and bring fairness and accountability to the online world.”… Read More ›

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