Taking out the trash is never fun. Vacuuming the living room is rarely enjoyable. But few chores are as despised as having to clean the hair from the drain cover in your shower. Thankfully, a clever designer named …
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Microsoft rolls out new plans for Office 365 users
By Lance Whitney Designed for small and midsize businesses, the three new subscription plans offer more features and flexibility than their predecessors, says the company.
Why Today’s Architects Build Digital Cities Instead of Scale Models
When I was a grad student in architecture school in the 80s, one of our professors was on a mission. Every semester he’d give a design project in downtown Manhattan, asking his students to spend the first two weeks of the term building a beautiful wood model of the surrounding site. The next year he would move to a new site, adjacent to last year’s. Over the years his students built a humongous wood model of lower Manhattan, and each successive generation got the benefit of their predecessor’s slowly accumulating analog “database” of Manhattan architecture.
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Just Add Water and This Tiny Emergency Flashlight Glows For 72 Hours
Just Add Water and This Tiny Emergency Flashlight Glows For 72 Hours
LG’s WebOS may power a smartwatch
By Ben Fox Rubin The operating system has moved around to a handful of companies over the years, but it’s gaining new life under LG.
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Microsoft isn’t happy with Xbox One sales in Japan
By Lance Whitney An Xbox One exec acknowledges that the company isn’t satisfied with the console’s reception so far in Japan.
iPhone 6 reservations in China reach 2 million in 6 hours — report
By Lance Whitney The reservations are reportedly spread across China’s three major mobile carriers and various retailers, with the 64GB iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models proving the most popular.
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Angry Birds maker to slash up to 130 jobs
By Lance Whitney Finland-based Rovio also says it plans to “simplify” its company based on three key areas: games, media, and consumer products.
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