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• Are we too focussed on hardware gimmicks?

  By Shaun on November 2, 2016 • ( 3 )

  John Gruber said something interesting on the latest Talk Show when he described the Google Pixel. He said that he could happily live with it if it ran iOS and that it was by far the best Android device he… Read More ›

• Mobile internet usage exceeds desktop for first time

  By Shaun on November 2, 2016 • ( 2 )

  Internet usage by mobile and tablet devices exceeded desktop worldwide for the first time in October according to independent web analytics company StatCounter Its research arm, StatCounter Global Stats finds that mobile and tablet devices accounted for 51.3% of internet… Read More ›

• 01: World’s First dimensioning instrument

  By Shaun on November 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  01 is world’s first dimensioning instrument. Carved in aluminum, and contained within a pen, pencil or stylus, 01 rolls to capture dimensions of any object, then logs, converts and shares the dimensions through your mobile phone… More at Indiegogo. If… Read More ›

• Watches See ‘Brexit’ Boom

  By Shaun on November 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  With watches priced in pounds — particularly those at the high end — suddenly much more attractive to the international market, customers from all over the world have been buying in Britain. London has felt the biggest “Brexit” boom. According… Read More ›

• Instapaper is joining Pinterest

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Today, we’re excited to announce that Instapaper is joining Pinterest. In the three years since betaworks acquired Instapaper from Marco Arment, we’ve completely rewritten our backend, overhauled our mobile and web clients, improved parsing and search, and introduced tons of… Read More ›

• iPad Pro accounts for less than one third of iPad sales

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 1 )

  While the iPad Pro lineup has increased Apple’s tablet revenue based on higher price points, helping offset a lengthy slide in units sold, the latest data from market research firm IDC claims the iPad Air and iPad mini lines accounted… Read More ›

• The Less Ugly One

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 2 )

  This is the first time I’ve seen one of these in the wild. I was surprised how small it was, and also by how flimsy the side panels were. Why would I buy one of these when I have an… Read More ›

• Apple reactions old and new

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The widespread belief is that the 2017 iPhone will be all glass, at least in the front, which would give off the visuals of a bezel-less phone (too bad, Apple, Xiaomi beat you to it). Well, over the weekend, a… Read More ›

• Naked Case: World’s 1st iPhone 7 Scratch-Resistant Skin

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Back the Naked Case™ & NEVER WORRY about scratching your iPhone 7 body and screen again. Now available for ANY iPhone 7/7+… More at kickstarter. I’m not totally convinced by the idea, but it is shipping now. So why kickstarter?

• Seiko SRP775K1 thoughts

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I recently picked up the attractively named Seiko SRP775K1 for review which is one of the most traditional watches that Seiko makes. It is a remake of the classic Seiko 6309 and also one of the most accurate remakes I… Read More ›

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