Month: April 2015
Everyone on EE’s getting a free portable phone charger
EE have gone some way to making up for their disappointing Orange Wednesdays replacement today by announcing that all of their customers are being offered a free portable smartphone charger with a capacity of 2600 mAh (the same size as the Samsung Galaxy S6 or HTC One M8 batteries). Even better, once you've got your…
Moo’s designed Game of Thrones style posters for the election
We might have to wait until 13 April to see season five of Game of Thrones, but the battle for the UK's government is already well underway (though sadly lacking in a Red Wedding-style event thus far). In honour of that, print and design company Moo has reimagined each of the seven parties as houses in…
Twitter ads could be coming to your profile
We're all use to seeing Twitter ads in our feeds, but now the social media site is testing advertising in user profiles, too. THUMBS DOWN EMOJI. According to Re/code, the company’s testing promoted pages on a limited number of profile pages, presumably to see if people revolt/notice. They won’t be right next to your face…
YouTube star Michelle Phan has launched her own online network, Icon
As if further proof were needed that sitting in your bedroom talking to strangers can make you rich and famous, YouTube’s favourite make-up expert Michelle Phan has launched a new online network called Icon. She’s partnered with Endemol Beyond on the new project, which will distribute content on YouTube, Dailymotion, and Roku, as well as…
We took a trip on Three’s Selfie Tour Bus – here’s how it went
If you've been in Barcelona lately, you might have noticed this somewhat unusual sight: Yep, that's a Selfie Tour Bus. And Three have been driving it around the beauty spots of Barcelona, stopping to take selfies at all the best spots. Why, you ask? Well, Three has just launched their Feel At Home service - which…
Tech companies finally realise that women exist
It seems a little late to be writing this story in 2015, but we can announce at last with full hearts and happy faces that the tech industry has finally noticed that women exist. A coalition of tech companies including smartphone and smartwatch manufacturers, software firms and social media companies today announced their joint venture to ensure…
Microsoft’s April Fool is MS-DOS for Lumia, and it actually works
April Fools’ Day is one of the worst days of the year, fact. I spend the whole morning giving the side eye to every press release I receive (‘A new digital radio range? A likely story.’) But as much as pranks are clearly terrible, when someone puts a lot of effort into one, you have…
Cards Against Humanity’s new science pack will fund a scholarship for women in STEM
It might be ‘a party game for horrible people’, but the team behind Cards Against Humanity is actually pretty nice. They’ve just released a new science-themed expansion pack, and the profits will go to the Science Ambassador Scholarship, a new initiative to encourage more women into STEM careers. Women who are picked will get full…
