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Where to Eat in NYC: Spring 2015 Edition

Spring has finally sprung in New York City, which means it’s time to get out and enjoy the best newcomers to the local dining scene. This season, aside from new openings, a couple of old favorites have moved and, in the process, reinvented themselves a bit. Meanwhile, the culinary options are just as diverse as ever, so you’ll be satisfied whether you want the surprising delights of a vegetarian menu

Week in Tech: Week in Tech: Candy Crush injuries, huge Huaweis and why Google's in hot water

It’s been a big week in technology: Google’s facing big fines, Huawei has come up with a phone so big it probably has its own postcode and Netflix has big plans for the future of streaming. Not only that, but we’ve seen big numbers for the Apple Watch, big Blu-ray plans from Sky and a big game that put a man in hospital. Google’s in deep EU doo-doo We knew

This will turn your fingernail into a tiny trackpad

Wearable technology is routinely mocked by the fashion world, and you can totally see why – people keep inventing things like cooling underwear, drumming trousers and QR-code ties. But MIT’s Media Lab reckons that a fingernail-mounted trackpad that it’s invented might actually prove both useful and stylish. It’s called NailO, and consists of a capacitive touch surface, microcontroller, battery, and Bluetooth chip crammed into a package that’s small and light

Google to prop up Windows XP with Chrome support until 2016

Google has extended support for its Chrome browser on Windows XP until at least the end of 2015 after reneging on a plan to shut down updates in April. Any systems still running the lumbering zombie that is XP, which Microsoft ended support for in April 2014, will continue to snag regular security patches and updates to prevent their systems falling prey to malware or browser-based attacks. “Millions of people

In depth: 5 things you should know about Docker

Introduction With all the hype surrounding virtual machines on the wane there is another technology that has stepped up to the plate to offer developers a superior service, and it goes by the name of Docker. In simple terms, Docker is a container and as such the technology that backs it up isn’t particularly new. The company itself is what makes it special thanks to the way it is bringing

Matthew McConaughey's reaction to the new Star Wars trailer

The internet has won again, providing us with a simply fantastic video detailing the McCounaughey’s reaction to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer that has been on loop in the office all day. His (inter)stellar reaction is pretty much exactly like ours was. We’re not ashamed to admit that our normal Journalistic aloofness dissolved in tears the moment we saw that crashed Star Destroyer on Jakku. YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYHdQUyOunA