design

Pantone Color of the Year 2019

Last year, Pantone’s Color of 2018 took us to outer space with Ultra Violet. This year’s takes us to Earth’s inner space with Living Coral announced as Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2019. Officially known as Pantone 16-1546, the colour…

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Photography

National Geographic Best 100 Photos of 2018

As the planet twirls to the winter solstice, the “Best of 2018” starts to emerge. Most of these are worthless click-bait, but National Geographic’s Best 100 Photos of 2018 presents truly amazing photography from the world around us. NatGeo’s great…

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Home Automation, Samsung

Ikea Tradfri Outlet with Samsung SmartThings

Samsung’s SmartThings might be one of the smarthome market leaders but its branded sensors aren’t the cheapest by a long way. Savvy SmartThings specialists are constantly on the hunt for cheaper devices from other vendors but these often require custom…

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internet, Security

Six Hundred and Twenty Two Advertising Partners

If you still think that privacy and data sharing isn’t an issue, then take a look at this… The other day I was visiting a popular gaming website and up popped the the usual notice about use of cookies. Normally…

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Andrew
Android, smartphone
OnePlus 6T Front

OnePlus 6T “Unlocks The Speed”

OnePlus has officially unveiled its latest flagship, the OnePlus 6T at a live event in New York. Announced a day ahead of schedule to avoid a conflict with Apple’s autumn event, the 6T’s features were in line with expectations based…

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Facebook

Facebook Fined For Cambridge Analytica Fiasco

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Facebook GB£500,000 for data breaches relating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. That’s about  US$650,000. The ICO’s investigation into the activities of Facebook is highly critical of Facebook’s laissez-faire approach to user’s data. For…

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