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April 21, 2015 AUTOS

Year of the Goose, Part 2: Educational Anxiety and Rattlesnake Bar

– Dennes Dale Boon, who would’ve been 57 last week, had the portly sage of San Pedro not died in a van accident at the age of 27, would likely have termed me an “anxious mofo”. And if I’ve externally mellowed with age, I’m certainly still often a knot of torqued-up doubt and inherited Hiberno-Teutonic worry. I’m also a terrible student, despite my love of learning. Needless to say, I

April 21, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Adobe unveils Lightroom CC as a cornerstone of its subscription-based Photography Plan

Adobe is describing Lightroom CC as all new, with ‘lightning fast’ performance and new tools for editing, enhancing and displaying pictures. Mobile, ‘connected’ imaging is an increasingly large part of Adobe’s plans, and while users will still be able to get Lightroom CC as a standalone package (‘Lightroom 6’), it will miss out on Creative Cloud features, such as the ability to synchronise images with mobile devices and create and

April 21, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Review: Epson XP-420 All-in-One

Introduction and design The budget inkjet printer market is crowded with worthy devices. The Epson Expression Home XP-420 All-in-One ($79.99) is pound for pound one of the best available. Although slightly limited in terms of luxury features and performance, this inexpensive printer is ideal for anyone who wants to print & scan basic documents and medium-definition photos, all via an easy-to-use, mobile-friendly interface. Rather than compare this device to inferior,

April 21, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Apple might be building a 4-inch iPhone 7 after all

A new report has revealed AU Optronics is supplying Apple with some of the display panels for the iPhone 7, and that the new phone will come with the 4-inch one as well. Supply chain sources told Korean site TechNews that Apple is looking for additional panel supplies for upcoming iPhone models and will need 4-inch, 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch LTPS In-Cell displays. Take this news with a massive pinch of

April 21, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Is this the weirdest Windows desktop PC yet?

Remember the O2 joggler, a much-maligned and criticised tethered digital notepad? PC manufacturers are following its footsteps in order to keep the price of computers down while offering the all-important genuine Windows licence. The Pipo X8 is the first of a new breed of computers that offers a display, one of the requirements Microsoft put forward to convince OEMs to bundle Windows 8.1 with Bing for free on their tablets.