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Michael Kors goes head-to-head with Gigi Hadid in guessing game

Michael Kors U.S. fashion label Michael Kors’ namesake founder is showing his playful and humorous personality with a new series, Glamour Games. In the video, Mr. Kors plays a game of fashion-themed Pictionary with model Gigi Hadid, who has walked in the brand’s runway presentations. The humorous interactions between Mr. Kors and Ms. Hadid shines light onto their personalities outside of their work and shows the bond between designer and

Waldorf spurs couples bookings through blogger wedding initiative, sweepstake

Weddings at Waldorf Astoria Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts is highlighting the weddings held at its properties through a collaboration with bridal blog, Style Me Pretty. Shared by Waldorf Astoria’s main social channels, the sponsored post explains that Style Me Pretty’s post includes the ballrooms of a number of its hotels including its New York flagship. By presenting images of past weddings planned at its properties, Waldorf Astoria may see

Krug shows its “chippy” side with pop-up food stalls

Krug’s Krug & Chips LVMH-owned Krug is showing that its Champagne can even pair with traditional fish and chips at a London pop-up snack shop July 8-12. For the “Krug & Chips” pop-up restaurant, Krug has partnered with Michelin starred Chef Tom Sellers, which in itself will likely be a draw among London’s foodies. The Champagne house often works with popular eateries and well-known chefs to put on interactive tastings

Real-time strategies essential element of retail rehaul: report

Value Retail promotional image Retailers must adapt to changing consumer preferences by adopting real-time retail strategies that deliver a more personalized shopping experience, according to a special report by Boston Retail Partners. Real-time strategies that use the latest technology to target the consumer and appeal to her unique taste will help retailers be more successful. Ultimately, the goal of these real-time strategies should be to establish an enjoyable multichannel experience

Q&A: Former NBA Superstar and Animal Advocate Yao Ming

When injuries cut short Yao Ming’s basketball career in 2011, he returned to China determined to put a stop to his homeland’s appetite for endangered animals. Now, as an ambassador for the international conservation organization WildAid, Yao has found a way to use his stature to help spread the word about the cruelties of wildlife poaching. In 2006, he persuaded his countrymen to give up the key ingredient in one

Windows 10 makes it easy for apps to banish malware

Windows 10 users will be protected more than ever before thanks to a new feature that allows software developers to integrate all apps with any anti-malware programs on the computer in question. Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), which was unveiled by Microsoft this week, allows apps to automatically send content over to any anti-malware program installed locally by the user and then be scanned without having to set up any extra

Take a look at the Microsoft smartwatch that could have been

Behind closed doors, Nokia showed off a smartwatch to certain customers at Mobile World Congress 2014. Then Microsoft bought Nokia and the project sadly got shelved. Twitter leaker @Evleaks found a piece of promotion art on a Tumblr blog run by Microsoft design employee Pei-Chi Hsieh. It shows off the Microsoft Moonraker with orange, green or black straps and the whole thing is quite reminiscent of the Sony Smartwatch 3.

In Depth: 9 features we would like to see on the iPad Pro

Apple’s announcement at its Worldwide Developers Conference of the upcoming iOS 9 mobile operating system has already made headlines throughout the world. The public beta is available now for developers and will be available for regular Apple customers in July. The new software made its public debut on an iPad, prompting some to speculate if the rumors of an iPad Pro, a larger 12-inch tablet designed for business and enterprise

Keitai: How to take a screenshot on your smartphone

Keitai is back – and this week’s instalment sees us telling you how to take a screenshot on your phone, tablet or even smartwatch. Sounds obvious – but so many people actually go to do it and realise they’re not ENTIRELY sure how to do it. Also a bad man steals some flowers and how you’ll kill every contact in your phone. You’re welcome. Catch up on Keitai How to

This computer algorithm will tell you if your painting is crap

Art is no longer in the eye of the beholder – a robotic art critic has been designed which rates paintings based on their creativity, uncovering the influence of others. A team of AI researchers began with software that attempts to classify objects in an image into different categories using what are known as ‘classemes’. Then, they fed in Wikiart – a database of about 62,000 paintings and used network