Two months ago, OwnFone released a new mobile phone in the UK. This phone isn’t just any other mobile phone, it has personalised Braille buttons to help the visually impaired communicate with their loved ones. This week, they released the same mobile phones in my native Australia. OwnFone are known for their simplistic mobile phones catering to children and seniors.
Read moreI’m no Stephen Spielberg or even a professional filmmaker, but I have made plenty of videos and have uploaded them onto my YouTube account. When people watch them, I hope they watch them for enjoyment and because they like my work, not to point out tiny continuity mistakes that would appear, as I am an amateur. This hasn’t happened to
Read moreWhile some of us may already use our smartphones when we are at the office (sometimes when we shouldn’t), there could be a possibility that it is okay and even healthy for us, according to new research from Kansas State University. Doctoral student, Sooyeol Kim, has found in his research that allowing employees to have smartphone microbreaks, much like coffee
Read moreSummer Love premiered on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on 31 August 2022 and was described by the TV Week’s 2022 Previews edition as “an anthology series on eight different stories across eight episodes set at the same beach holiday house.” This show was the first anthology series I’d ever reviewed and was unique as it had a rotating cast
Read moreFacebook has found itself in hot water after it was revealed they conducted an experiment on nearly 700,000 users in 2012. In this experiment, Facebook manipulated these users’ news feeds, so only specific positive or negative posts were shown to specific users, to elicit specific emotional responses. The experiment was conducted by Facebook, as well as with Cornell University and
Read moreContraception is a complex and sometimes sensitive and controversial issue. Some people choose not to use contraception at all due to personal reasons and people who do choose to use contraception, sometimes don’t know what to use. Some contraceptive methods are inconvenient, uncomfortable and can cause some problems and require a change in methods. A few years from now, remote-control
Read moreFollowing yesterday’s report on cheap chargers being dangerous another case has arisen whereby a Sydney teenager has had a close call with a cheap USB charger, only days after reports emerged of Sheryl Anne Aldeguer’s death from electrocution from a faulty USB charger. Daniel Sommerville, 14, received a cheap USB charger for his electrical devices, on his birthday, from his mother last
Read moreA young woman’s death in my native Australia has put the spotlight on cheap USB chargers and other electrical devices. Sheryl Anne Aldeguer, 28 was found dead in her home in April, electrocuted by a faulty USB phone charger. Aldeguer was found with burns to her ears and chest from headphones and a laptop respectively. She was electrocuted after the
Read moreUsually prenups are associated with rich celebrities and their multiple mansions, and they still are and “regular” married couples-to-be sign prenups as well, however a new type of prenup is on the rise–the social media prenup. The social media prenup is basically a written legal document which determines what will be acceptable for a married couple to share online about
Read moreFacebook lovers all around the world have been dealing with the shock of the site suddenly but temporarily being down. Facebook was down for less than an hour all around the world tonight (afternoon for most of you, it’s night here in Australia). Once the problem was fixed, Facebook released an apology but no explanation as to why users were
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