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Givenchy’s Nightingale bag French fashion label Givenchy is giving consumers the opportunity to preorder one of its most iconic bags online, while still maintaining the brand’s classic and personal aesthetic on its Web site. Givenchy is offering the famous the Nightingale bag, originally designed in 2006 and worn around the world, in two reworked styles that will appeal to contemporary consumers. Additionally, by offering a presale on its Web site,
There’s nothing like bright lights and a beautiful skyline, and this week we’ve got tons of city-centered activities for you to enjoy, from the Big Apple to Phuket. Whether you want to sip some tea while cuddling with a kitten or check out all of the free fun in Washington, D.C., our weekly roundup has your next trip covered. Where to Eat in NYC: Summer 2015 These new hot spots in
Smartphone photography tips and tricks Smartphone photography, iPhoneography, mobile photography or whatever you want to call it, it’s clear that taking great pictures with a phone has become a thing now. What does that mean, exactly? It means that folks are creating works of art using their smartphones, and those pieces also go up in galleries or are made into prints. That’s the extreme end, of course, but on the
In recent months hardly a week has gone by without a new Galaxy Tab S2 rumour or three: the next-generation slate is expected to pick up where the Galaxy Tab S left off and give the iPad a run for its money. Well now there’s word from Tabletmonkeys that the tablet is finally going to see the light of day on Monday, and there’s a new press image to add
The best time to upgrade your smartphone It isn’t easy being a smartphone fan, especially if your timing’s bad: no sooner has the ink dried on that two-year contract for the Uber Mega X than it’s rendered obsolete by the slightly thinner, slightly faster Uber Mega Y. And that got us thinking: are there patterns here? Should we be buying Samsung’s in spring and Sony’s in summer? Is August ever
It’s been a week since we heard the sad news of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s passing. Iwata was a games industry genius, an incredibly kind-hearted man and a figure who inspired such feeling in people that thousands turned up to his two-day funeral. An outpouring of genuine, heartfelt sorrow, thanks and love took over social media, with many telling stories to illustrate how much Iwata meant to them, and others
Getting the most out of running photos Morning, running fans. I’ll admit to you now – I’ve not tested anything new in the last week, as I’ve been in New York for work (although here’s a tip: if you’re in the Big Apple, don’t go stereotypical and roll around Central Park over and over again – head south to Prospect Park in Brooklyn. It’s lovely). I’m feeling good though, as
Google Inc’s strong quarterly results, which unleashed a massive surge in its shares on Friday, has investors feeling upbeat heading into next week’s tech-heavy slate of earnings reports. Among the numerous tech companies releasing earnings next week are International Business Machines, Microsoft Corp and Apple, all of which are expected to show growth. Wall Street analysts expect earnings of the S&P technology sector to grow by 2.7 percent for the
The Greek government ordered banks to open on Monday, three weeks after they were shut down to prevent the system collapsing under a flood of withdrawals, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras looked to the start of new bailout talks next week. The decree to re-open the banks came hours after new ministers were sworn in following a cabinet reshuffle in which Tsipras replaced dissident members of his ruling Syriza party
China must learn lessons from its stock market rout, the country’s vice finance minister said on Saturday, signaling his intent to focus on supervision and the development of new frameworks to make it possible to weather any future market turbulence. China’s stock market plunged by nearly a third at one stage earlier this month from a mid-June peak, wiping around $4 trillion from share values as investors were spooked by
