Obsolete arguments
Hey, remember when the New York Times accused Apple of deliberately obsoleting iPhones? Let’s do that again. “Hold the Phone: A Big-Data Conundrum” (tip o’ the antlers to Ellyn MacNamara). Writing for...
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Real Estate - Had To Hear
Blissful, chiming guitar pop... New Jersey's *Real Estate* have always been a good times band. Sure, their songwriting - fey, multi-faceted, imaginative - has hidden depths, but their gorgeous...
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Premiere: Camera - Roehre
Minimalist rock 'n' roll... Pop music is all about repetition. From the glories of the 12 bar blues to Detroit techno, pop is essentially about taking one idea and making it work in about a thousand...
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Fink - Hard Believer
Gentle, soothing bubbles of sound… Gradually evolving from what was essentially Fin Greenall’s solo project into a fully fledged band, the past two years have witnessed a sea change in *Fink*’s...
View ArticlePhilip Selway - Coming Up For Air
From his second solo album 'Weatherhouse'... The drummer in Radiohead, *Philip Selway's* soft, patient, unassuming manner makes him an unlikely solo star. Yet debut album 'Familial' was a delight....
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Playlist: To Rococo Rot's Modern History Of German Music
Essential sounds, post-reunification… Berlin experimentalists *To Rococo Rot* have just recently issued their eighth studio LP, ‘Instrument’, through City Slang. A study of delicate minimalism,...
View ArticleApple's Content Delivery Network Now Live, Making Faster OS X/iOS Downloads...
Apple's content delivery network is now live in the US and Europe, reports analyst Dan Rayburn of Frost & Sullivan (Via ArsTechnica). The CDN may deliver multiple terabits of data per second,...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Office for iPad Apps Gain New Picture Tools, Fonts, and Ability...
Microsoft's Office for iPad apps, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint received a major update today that adds several new user-requested features to each app. All three apps have gained the ability...
View ArticleApple retail tipster claims iPhone 6 on sale Tuesday Oct. 14
Reported by TechRadar 5 hours ago.
View ArticleInitial iWatch Shipments May Be Limited Due to Sapphire Issues, Half of...
Echoing his earlier iWatch predictions, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today suggested (via AppleInsider) that Apple's iWatch will be available in limited quantities in 2014, with only three...
View ArticleHow to Extend Your Home Wi-Fi Network
I love my Victorian flat. But like many buildings from that era, it has lots of doors, lots of walls, and lots of old-school wiring, all of which interfere with my Wi-Fi network. My signal is quite...
View ArticleRedesigned Typo 2 physical keyboard for Apple's iPhone 5 & 5s now available...
After being slapped with an injunction because of similarities to BlackBerry keyboards, the Typo physical keyboard for iPhone has been redesigned in a new second-generation model that will begin...
View ArticleApple to roll out in-store iPhone 5s screen replacement program on Aug. 4
Apple Stores will on Monday expand their iPhone repair services to include iPhone 5s screen replacements, helping to cut down on overall cost and turnover rates. Reported by AppleInsider 2 hours ago.
View ArticleApple finalises $3 billion Beats Electronics, Beats Music acquisition
iPhone maker formally welcomes Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre to the company. Reported by Digital Spy 3 days ago.
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Man allegedly steals Iphone from inside Hull takeaway shop
Police are appealing for information following the theft of a mobile phone from a takeaway shop in Hull yesterday. Allegedly, a man entered the rear of the shop on Bethune Avenue between 8.30am and...
View ArticleSinead O'Connor - Take Me To Church
Irish artist confronts her past... *Sinead O'Connor* can never quite escape her past. Shooting to international fame with a cover of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' the Irish artist has been forced to deal with...
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Tamworth paedophile jailed for 18 months
A CONVICTED Tamworth sex offender who downloaded child porn while undergoing rehabilitation has been jailed for 18 months.Shaun Garron received a community order from a judge when he was prosecuted in...
View ArticleIn Depth: 10 iPhone speed hacks: great ways to be more efficient on your handset
Reported by TechRadar 2 days ago.
View ArticleDriverless cars' green light, SmartBell and hearing aid: this week in tech
Funding pot of £10m available for UK tests in January 2015, a way to catch deliveries, and a wireless hearing aid iPhone link The designated driver question could soon be a thing of the past, as the...
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James Yorkston Reviews The Singles
Scottish folk singer on Jessie Ware and more... Soon to release his new album, ‘The Cellardyke Recording And Wassailing Society’ (again via Domino), Fife-born folk favourite *James Yorkston* is in...
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