Monthly Archives: December 2016

The group chat could be the last place on the internet where we are safe to say anything The morning I was getting married I was sick with nerves. Sitting in my mothers house while my sisters whooped it up with excitement, and my aunts and uncle buzzed around, with people continuously asking how I […]

Image: abc Bach Nation finally has its own fantasy league. ABC and sister company ESPN on Monday announced the “official ultimate fantasy game experience” for the upcoming season of The Bachelor. SEE ALSO: ‘The Bachelor’ just announced a ‘dramatic’ line of signature wines The game, which is available on ABC’s website and the ESPN Fantasy […]

One of the memes to come out of the somewhat contentious rollout of the MacBook Pro is that Apple has given up on the desktop Mac. Given the slower upgrade cycle of desktops and how well my Retina 5K iMac is holding up, it took me a while to pay attention to what was going […]

In a series of answers to questions posted on Apples internal employee info service Apple Webtoday, CEO Tim Cook commented to employees on some hot-button topics. We obtained some of the answers to interesting questions about a few topics, including the fate of the Mac but more on that later. First up is probably the […]

Image: Getty Images A computer’s ability to accurately identify images is a white whale for many technology companies, from Baidu to Google. One Australian startup has found a corner of the market to dominate, winning contracts with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and IP Australia for algorithms that can detect and compare logos. […]

‘Potentially dangerous’ In the recent seizures, the Border Force collected: 900 fake Burberry scarves 100 Harry Potter wands 3,000 counterfeit Pokemon, Nintendo and Minecraft cuddly toys 137 fake Louis Vuitton handbags 300 fake Sony PlayStation PS3 controllers 941 pairs of fake Nike Air Max trainers. Image copyright PA Think about the price. If something seems […]

Does it pay to sell a home online? Reality Check: Have right-to-buy homes been replaced? Where can I afford to live? Eaton Square made it to the top of the property stack based on recorded land registry prices. Built in the 19th Century around a private garden, it features stucco white facades and is handy […]

Known as a moon flask because of its shape, the Doulton Faience vase was given to one of the charity’s High Street shops. The piece – dated circa 1890 – sold for 2,400 at auction in June 2016.

“I get up, I go to sleep. I’m grateful for being alive. And that’s enough. I’m with God every day. “I really do have a lovely life. It’s wonderful. I really do enjoy myself.” Image copyright PHAS Image caption Saint Bruno of Cologne was a more traditional hermit Raised Catholic, she went to university where […]

(CNN)However lovely, the holidays tend to leave us feeling frazzled. Most of us will cap off the year with some combination of family drama, event overload, social media trolling and political uncertainty — not exactly a recipe for clearheadedness. According to a 2015 Nielsen study, people generally turn to gym memberships for restoration, but no […]