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Moynat Instagram post French leather goods house Moynat has launched an Instagram campaign to celebrate its new shops-in-shop debut at department store Le Bon Marché. In Paris’ Left Bank, the new shop was teased on Instagram with hand-drawn images and a street-style campaign featuring designers and models. This shop will be Moynat’s first opening since 2011 in the City of Lights, and will further cement the brand’s presence among Paris’ frequent
Escape the crowds of tourists and make your own tracks on a bike tour, the best way to uncover a region at your own pace. We’ve rounded up fifteen breathtaking bike tours around the world that will take you past ancient glaciers, active volcanoes, bustling villages, lava-sand beaches, and more. So grab your helmet—and your sense of adventure—and let’s hit the road. By Kathleen Rellihan
Industry watchers have long wondered when Xiaomi is going to grow tired of shifting millions of handsets in Asia and start turning its attention to the US, UK and Europe. Well, it looks like the answer is: next week. As per Xiaomi’s Facebook page, the Mi Store will tentatively open its doors to the west on 19 May in a beta trial. Phone accessories are the focus at first, though
Waiting for mobile OS updates to reach your shiny handset is one of the most frustrating (first world) problems there is, so it’s encouraging to hear that Microsoft is planning to take matters out of the hands of operators and manage Windows 10 Mobile updates itself. That means new versions should arrive on your mobile device in much the same way as they do on your laptop or desktop. It’s
If Dragon Age: Inquisition was 2014’s Game of the Year for me, then it looks almost certain that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be 2015’s. I can’t quite decide whether it’s the vastly improved mechanics and interface, the gorgeous graphical upgrade or just protagonist Geralt’s incredibly fine bod, but the game has completely blown me away. It’s out on the 19th May – that’s next Tuesday – so it’s
Introduction and interfaces For years, Microsoft has put the Windows name on phones because it’s a familiar brand, but with Windows 10, it’s also the name of the operating system you get on the phone. Most of the time it doesn’t look like Windows 10, because the interface that looks right on a notebook or large tablet is hard to see on a small screen. But because Windows 10 for
Tips, tricks, unicorns and frippery Welcome to the relaunched of 7 days in phones as Keitai (the Japanese for phone culture) – where instead of telling you what’s already happened, we’ll be bringing you weekly tips to get the most out of your phone as well as trawling the archives of phone-related nonsense and checking in with our favourite cyborg unicorn. 5 tips to improve your smartphone battery life 1.
The U.S. unit of carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)(FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) has redeemed senior secured notes that mature in 2019 with a total face value of $2.875 billion, a filing with U.S. market regulator SEC showed. Fiat completed the buyout of its U.S. unit last year but needs to refinance all of Chrysler’s bonds and past credit agreements before it can gain full access to the unit’s cash. After this payment,
U.S. shares ended little changed on Friday, with the S&P 500 edging up to a record high for a second straight session after a ream of weak economic data. The S&P 500 gained 1.63 points, or 0.08 percent, …
The changes were disclosed in a regulatory filing detailing Berkshire’s U.S.-listed stock portfolio as of March 31. Berkshire also boosted its share stake in U.S. Bancorp, another large holding, while other portfolio managers adjusted their stakes in several companies. Berkshire bought $1.62 billion and sold $1.11 billion of equities overall.
