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Mikimoto and Ladurée offer pearl-inspired macaroons

Ladurée and Mikimoto Japanese jeweler Mikimoto has teamed with French patisserie Ladurée to create a gift box representing both brands. Ladurée locations in New York will host the special box and Mikimoto’s store in the city will feature the macaroons in its window displays. Mikimoto will continue Ladurée’s collaborations with fashion brands, and Ladurée’s presence in Mikimoto’s windows will drive attention to its collections. Edible collaborations From April 24 until

Food Lover's Guide to San Juan

With its Spanish, African, Taíno (Native American), and French influences, the food of Puerto Rico, or cocina criolla, has always been an adventure for the taste buds, one that utilizes the island’s natural gastronomic bounty. In the past few years, however, forward-thinking chefs have redefined the boundaries of their culinary traditions, merging new techniques with local flavors to ensuring that the traditional food of their land becomes neither lost nor stagnant. Below are just a few of

Europe's 10 Most Gorgeous Places to Shop

Fashion Week may be over in Paris and Milan, but there are still plenty of opportunities to find style inspiration in both cities and beyond. Inside Europe’s historic department stores and gallerias, amazing architecture blends with today’s hottest fashions. The French use the expression lèche vitrine (literally, “window-licking”) to refer to window-shopping, and a visit to these stunning spaces will make you understand why. Here are Europe’s most magnificent places to

In Depth: Apple Watch heart rate sensor: everything you need to know

How it works and user compatibility If you peel back the layers of the Apple Watch, tossing its premium look and features like the Force Touch screen and the Digital Crown to the side, you’ll eventually be left with one piece of tech that’s par for the course in most of today’s smartwatches: a heart rate sensor. Not to be outdone by the Microsoft Band, Basis Peak and other competition

Don't try this at home, but the Apple Watch is waterproof after all

Thanks to the magic of worldwide time zones, Apple Watch users in Australia have had the new wearable on their wrists well before the rest of us. Rather than an unboxing, Australian site FoneFox posted a detailed water test instead. First of all: under no circumstances try this yourself. Officially, the Apple Watch is only “splash and water resistant”, which means it’s fine in the rain or the shower but

Buying guide: 10 best compact cameras of 2015

10 best compact cameras of 2015 Compact cameras come in so many different types and sizes that it’s hard to choose the right one, or even know where to start. A ‘compact’ camera, to most people, is one you can slip into a pocket, though technically it’s any digital camera with a non-removable lens – so that includes DSLR-style superzoom ‘bridge’ cameras and high-powered expert cameras for enthusiasts. There are

Future of 'killer robots' remains uncertain

A lengthy conference aiming to lay down rules on what role lethal autonomous weapons systems can play in future warfare has failed to come to an agreement. The week-long meeting in Geneva aimed to agree key definitions that would be necessary to word a protocol to restrict the use of so-called ‘killer robots’. While the discussion was deeper than previous attempts to draw up regulations, there was no agreement between

We've seen Edward Snowden's laptop and you should too

I spent yesterday evening at showing of the V&A Museum’s latest exhibition entitled All of This Beings to You – and there is one highlight I’d recommend any technology fan checks out. The V&A is now the home of the laptop Edward Snowden used to give leaked materials over to The Guardian newspaper. That exact MacBook Air is now on display in all its damaged glory after The Guardian journalists

Apple Watch goes on sale in low-key launch at select boutiques

By Teppei Kasai TOKYO (Reuters) – A small group of Japanese tech-addicts lined up in Tokyo to become the first consumers to buy the Apple Watch from selected stores on Friday, but there was no sign of the frenzy that usually accompanies Apple Inc product rollouts. They include The Corner in Berlin, Colette in Paris, Maxfield in Los Angeles and Dover Street Market in Tokyo and London – which Apple

Samsung hints at new smartwatch on Apple Watch launch day

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd teased the market with hints of a new version of its Gear smartwatch on Friday, the same day that rival Apple Inc’s long-awaited wearable devices went on sale. The South Korean tech giant’s official blog post showed images of smartwatch with a round face – which would be a first for Samsung – and naming several partners, including Baidu Inc, Yelp Inc and CNN. Samsung also