A supposed first-generation iPhone prototype has been listed on eBay – with the current bid sitting at a whopping $12,300 (roughly £9,931 or AU$16,845). According to the seller, the device is a pre-production iPhone 2G prototype and runs an early version of iOS (iPhone OS, […]
Day: August 29, 2018
Contraception app Natural Cycles’ Facebook ad banned for being misleading
Natural Cycles, a Swedish startup which touts its body temperature-based algorithmic method for tracking individual fertility as an effective alternative to hormonal birth control, has been wrapped by the UK advertising regulator which today upheld three complaints that an advert the company ran last year […]
Why You Need a Physical Vault to Secure a Virtual Currency
I am transfixed by the plummeting signal strength on my phone as employees of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase close the flap of the stuffy silver tent I’m standing inside. The fabric walls enclose a cubic space about 8 feet across and contain mesh that functions as […]
Famiglia uccisa nel sonno in Macedonia
Amid Pocesta, di 55 anni, la moglie Nazmije, di 53, e la figlia Anila, di 14, sono stati uccisi a colpi di pistola nella notte tra domenica e lunedì, nel loro paese di origine, Debar, piccola località della Macedonia al confine con l'Albania. La … […]
The best free Android games 2018
What’s better than a free game? Pretty much nothing. Except when it’s terrible and you’ve wasted time on downloading and playing it. Fortunately, there are loads of fantastic free games for Android – and we list the very best here. Whether you’re into word games, […]
Acer’s Predator Thronos is a cockpit masquerading as gaming chair
Who needs a desk when you can just sit back in a recliner and surround yourself with monitors? That’s the basic idea behind Acer’s Predator Thronos gaming chair. It looks less like a piece of furniture and more like something you’d find in an arcade. […]
A Monza rombano già i motori: per le Ferrari c’è un mondiale da vincere nel nome di Marchionne
Un mondiale da conquistare, anche se la rincorsa delle “rosse” alle Mercedes non sarà per niente facile, e soprattutto un nome da onorare. Quello di Sergio Marchionne.Monza si prepara a un Gran Premio più che speciale: non solo per la città. “Il Gran Premio è […]
You can now apply to get a verified badge on Instagram — here’s how
Instagram is at last quenching the thirst of its thirsty, thirsty unverified users. The company just introduced a trio of new features designed to make Instagram a generally safer and more authentic place to hang out (third-party 2FA — enable it!) and for the first […]
Rich pickings: a harvest-time foodie break in the Abruzzo
… and stylist, and her husband Jono, worked as private caterers in Corfu, Fez and Spain …. Various themed foodie tours of the region are also on offer. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Pensioni d’oro, la Lega boccia il taglio voluto dal M5S: «È iniquo e arbitrario»
La Lega boccia il ricalcolo contributivo delle pensioni d'oro oltre i 4mila euro netti al mese, 80mila euro lordi all'anno, proposto dal Movimento 5 Stelle … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit