In its latest financial results Apple witnessed its best revenue ever in the June quarter – and hit double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive quarter – with strong iPhone and ‘services’ sales, but the company’s desktop computers slumped in terms of the money they’re bringing […]
Month: August 2018
Subscription startup Kidbox launches its own clothing lines
Kidbox, a subscription clothing box similar to Stitch Fix – but aimed at parents who dislike kids’ clothes shopping (aka all of us) – is now launching its own private label kids’ brands. At launch, the three clothing brands – Miki B., Kid’s Club, and […]
Pensione con opzione contributiva
Vuoi ottenere la pensione a 63 anni di età con 20 anni di versamenti, ma sai che non puoi perché il tuo trattamento non sarà calcolato col sistema … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Meteo Lombardia, caldo e afa persistono. Ma attenzione ai temporali
Milano, 1 agosto 2018 – La giornata più calda, mercoledì 1 agosto, ma l'effetto-deserto sarà almeno parzialmente attenuato da temporali in arrivo in serata sulla Lombardia. Una bassa pressione in evoluzione sulla Gran Bretagna, spiega infatti il Centro … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Olimpiadi 2026, Milano si sfila. Sala scrive a Malagò: «Soltanto sede di gare o eventi»
Milano si sfila dalle Olimpiadi «italiane», la candidatura a tre che Coni e governo avrebbero immaginato per non scontentare nessuno dei tre candidati, la capitale del nord, appunto, e poi Torino e la veneta Cortina d’Ampezzo. Con una lettera inviata mercoledì 1° agosto dal sindaco […]
Snapchat’s new Lenses respond to your voice not your face
Today, Snapchat announced that it is rolling out a new set of Lenses that will respond to your voice. There’s no need to make a facial gesture, like an eyebrow raise or sticking your tongue out, to activate these. Simply say one of the recognized […]
Goodreads and the Crushing Weight of Literary FOMO
Consuming pop culture is my job. Well, writing about it is my job, but that makes keeping tabs on movies, television, podcasts, Twitter/Instagram feeds, and everything else a professional necessity. Yet, there’s one high-protein item that always seems to be missing in my media diet: […]
Huawei overtakes Apple in smartphone shipments
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is now the second biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world according to new reports from IDC and Canalys, as The Verge initially spotted. In IDC’s latest report, the firm says that the overall market has shrunk by 1.8 percent in Q2 […]
Samsung and LG phones with rear second screens show up in new plans
Fancy a screen on the rear of your smartphone? If the latest patents from LG and Samsung are anything to go by that could well become reality. The patents, filed at the American patent office, were spotted by Dutch site Mobielkopen and included sketches of […]
The Morning After: Tesla party mode activate
The other shoe dropped.MoviePass is raising the price of its standard plan MoviePass announced that in the next 30 days, its standard one-movie-per-day plan will increase from the current $10 per month to $15 per month. Additionally, tickets to first-run movies opening on at least […]
