Jan 21
Can you spot the fakes? Hundreds of amazing images wash over our greedy eyeballs each and every day, clogging our Twitter timelines and Facebook feeds. Many of them are fakes, lies, or both. Like these!
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Mar 26
Everybody loves Flipboard, right? If you’re a fan like us, rejoice — your favorite social magazine just got a whole lot better. Today Flipboard for iOS is receiving a major update that will let you create and curate your very own magazines. It also brings a boatload of other improvements to the table including a content partnership with Etsy. An update to the Android version will follow shortly. We were able to take the new version of Flipboard for a spin and get a demo from CTO Eric Feng. Hit the break to dive into the details and watch our hands-on video.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet, Mobile, Apple, Facebook
Source: Flipboard (iTunes App Store)
Oct 15
John Lennon wrote “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” in 1967, but most of the fanciful lyrics were actually written in 1843. You see, Lennon didn’t pull them out of a drug-induced hallucination—he pulled them off a 19th-century poster advertising the Pablo Fanque Circus. The story’s actually fairly well known, but there are only a few existing photographs of the poster out there. Here’s how one man set out to recreate the original using the traditional techniques of wood engraving and letterpress printing. The results are stunning. [Cool Material] More »
Sep 21
Europe approves Universal – EMI merger, cements the dominance of the ‘big three’
Posted in: Today's Chili 
The European Union has signed off on Universal’s $1.9 billion purchase of EMI music, provided that it sells off two-thirds of the fallen giant’s assets to comply with competition regulations. The most notable jewel on the auction block is label Parlophone, home of the early Beatles records, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Kylie. Chiefs added the conditions in the hope of preventing the new mega-corporation from gaining too much market share, but given that Sony (which bought EMI’s publishing arm) and Warner Music are its only real competitors — it’s sealed the trio as the only guests at the top table of the music industry, problematic for anyone looking to found an iTunes or Spotify rival and doesn’t fancy playing by their rules.
Filed under: Misc, Portable Audio/Video
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