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On 23rd October 2001, the first iPod was released. Even then, 20 years ago, Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and CEO, knew it would be a global success: “With iPod, listening to music will never be the same again.” But, it was also the start of Apple’s world domination and...
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Emily Ash and Jack Richardson Emily examines the spat between Google, Apple, and Epic, and reminds us why corporations are not our friends. The Apple Store and Google’s Play Store are powerhouses of the mobile app market. Taking a 30% cut of all in-app purchases is a huge money-maker...
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On the 4th July, pubs, hotels and restaurants are expected to open in the hospitality sector, following Boris Johnson’s recent announcement of a lockdown easing. But is it really safe to reopen such a vast swathe of society when we’re only at the tail end of coronavirus deaths and...
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Apple TV+ was this week judged “below average” for both value and original programming by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. It has now been over half a year since its launch, so the question is – why has this new streaming service failed to gain traction? While Apple TV+...
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October 2nd was a night not to be missed. 6 pm-10 pm, intu Victoria Centre promised to keep us entertained all night and I am glad to say they fulfilled their part of the promise. Hold your horses, everyone, Nottingham had one of its biggest student shopping night at...
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Motorola clamshell, Nokia 1600 and Sony Ericsson k700 – a long lost generation of mobile phones that first introduced us to the technological world. Do you remember the initial excitement that pierced your heart when your fingers impatiently ripped the wrapping paper apart to reveal the one little piece...
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I recently visited the ‘Records and Rebels’ exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This fantastic exhibition demonstrated the era-defining importance of the late 1960s and its impact at the time. It included fashion, film, design and activism as well as some of the best music of...