Looking to travel the world? Whether you want to immerse yourself in Roman art, Brazilian beats, or Chilean nature, our weekly roundup has all of the best experiences for your next trip covered. Brazil’s Top 12 Experiences With Carnival, live samba shows, caipirinhas, and raucous soccer matches, Brazil knows how to party better than any other country. 25 Ultimate Things to Do in Rome There is no better place than
Motorola has announced two versions of its flagship Moto X handset this year, the Moto X Style and the Moto X Play. The Moto X Style is the more expensive than the Moto X Play but offers a slightly better spec than its sibling. Motorola has clearly taken inspiration from its previous work on the Nexus 6 – I put one next to it during my hands-on time and it’s
The Moto G has been a hugely popular phone in the past two years, bringing a new level of power to the ‘affordable’ smartphone market – and with the new Moto G, the brand is hoping to continue that trend. The talk on stage was of the new Moto G being the ‘Moto G-killer’ and with the spec list on offer, it looks promising. The big upgrades here are to
This is it, chaps: the biggest day(s) of the year for Microsoft and its fans. Windows 10 is set to launch in just a few hours. We expect to hear announcements from not only Redmond campus, but also from the firm’s countless partners, as the new operating system rolls out through Microsoft’s free upgrade program. We expect to receive announcements regarding the new desktop, laptop and tablet hardware that will
Introduction The arrival of Apple’s 12-inch MacBook earlier this year marked the beginning of the end for its MacBook Air line-up. At least, that’s what people said at the time. The new MacBook is more portable, lighter, has a gorgeous high-resolution display and can go for almost as long as the Air on a single charge. Who would pick a machine stuck in the past over a laptop from the
Introduction We’re in the final days of the countdown to the launch of Windows 10, the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. The hotly anticipated free OS upgrade will be unveiled to users using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on July 29, and it is widely perceived as the technology that will make or break the company’s future, or, to put it less dramatically, that which will right the wrongs
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The big selloffs in shares of social media companies last quarter following weak results seem to be brushed under the carpet this earnings season as investors focus instead on the success of Facebook Inc . Investors in the options market are betting on more gains for the stock after it reports results Wednesday. Facebook escaped the rout in social media stocks after
By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook may not prevent its users from using fake names, a German privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, in the latest privacy setback for the U.S. company in Europe. The Hamburg data protection authority, which is responsible for policing Facebook in Germany, said the social network firm could not unilaterally change users’ chosen usernames to their real names, nor could it ask them for official
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An analysis by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, based in part on a 92-page personal financial disclosure form made public last week, revealed a portfolio dominated by skyscrapers and golf courses.
