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Humanity Can Overcome Technology

Hugh Salmon | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Politics
Hugh Salmon

Whatever your politics, however much of a geek you are, you have to have faith that human beings can rise above technology and touch people with meaning and with soul. For, if not, what is there to live for?

Sony PlayStation Vita Launch Titles

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Tech

The February 22 launch date of the Sony Playstation Vita is nearly upon us, so Sony are touring the UK teasing gamers with a peak at the new handheld ...

Privacy Score Website Tracks How Much your Favourite Sites Know About You

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Tech

You're careful not to reveal crucial personal details, but if you imagined your life online was in any way totally private, think again. A new web...

Moon Boulder's 100 Million-Year-Old Roll

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Tech

Could the moon hold more secrets than we previously thought? Nasa has shared two amazing new photos of what appears to demonstrate strong gravity o...

Why Take a Job When You Can Start Your Own Company?

Mark Hillary | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK Tech
Mark Hillary

The message to employers is serious. Tools like LinkedIn make it easier to find people with skills to hire, but there is a cultural shift in the behaviour of people who are not used to rigid hierarchies any longer. Young people will not enter the workforce and submit to the rules being just as they always have been.

iOccupy: Occupation Records Challenge to the Music Industry

Adam Jung | Posted 14.04.2012 | UK Politics
Adam Jung

The music industry must play a role in improving working conditions under these companies, and they've done it before. 20 years ago most band merchandise - t-shirts, patches, hoodies - was, like most apparel, manufactured in sweatshops in China. Now most bands use fair trade certified suppliers for their merch.

Radical Neutrality: Curating With Confidence

Francesca Muston | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK Style
Francesca Muston

I deactivated my Facebook profile the other day. I find it difficult to explain my exact motivation but I had an uncomfortable sense that they were suddenly getting more out of the arrangement than I was.

Valentine: The Latest Skullgirls Character

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK Tech

Attention Skullgirlists. There's a new character out for St Valentine's day, and she has a whole lot of tough love to dish out. Valentine, the onl...

The Future of the High Street Is Integrated

Gary Bicker | Posted 14.02.2012 | UK Tech
Gary Bicker

The future of the high street isn't a debate that is set to run out of steam any time soon. From deliberations in Westminster about whether ecommerce is the saviour of bricks and mortar stores through to the financial results of some of the best-loved names on the high street being analysed or the implementation of Mary Portas's recommendations, all eyes are on the retail sector.

Is This The New 8 Inch Apple iPad3?

WSJ | Melanie Hick | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK Tech

TAIPEI-Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a new tablet computer with a smaller screen, people familiar with the situation ...

The Next Big Thing? - Online Shopping Gets An Upgrade

Alex Perry | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK Tech
Alex Perry

'The Next Big Thing?' is a series of blogs that will focus on small businesses and start-up brands in the UK. Whether they are quirky, practical, pioneering or downright bizarre, this blog will shine the spotlight on what could be the next big thing...

Don't Pin Your Hopes Too Early

Matt Churchill | Posted 14.04.2012 | UK Tech
Matt Churchill

Brand new social networks, your challenge is this: If you're looking to be seen as a serious long-term leader in your respective field, help your future communities out by getting your data privacy in order, be transparent about what your doing with your community's data, and let's work together to give your future communities the best experience possible.

How the Winds of Change are Ruffling the Skirts of Fashion Industry for the Better

Lizzie Burns | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK Style
Lizzie Burns

Starting up in fashion with no investment doesn't seem like a very sane thing to do; especially in this financial climate. Last week, in fact, I was told by an industry consultant that I'd find it "very difficult" as I don't have a money-laden family or boyfriend. I liked his honesty; money would definitely help, but I think there's big change a foot in the fashion industry.

Am I an Apple Fanatic?

Sam Sheppard | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK Tech
Sam Sheppard

When I purchased my first iPhone back in 2008, an incredible, abrupt, and dramatic transformation apparently occurred. According to friends, family, and random people commenting on forums, I had become an Apple fanboy. A slave to the cult of Jobs.

Can Learning to Code be a Fun Social Activity?

Jamie Tolentino | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Tech
Jamie Tolentino

Probably so. Well, at least that's what I experienced in the first London Code Year meetup.

The Ironies Of An Orwellian Facebook Viral

Nathalie Rothschild | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK
Nathalie Rothschild

In photography, juxtaposition is a compositional concept that can produce surprising or jarring images. A picture that's 'gone viral' on Facebook in t...

Is Online Dating a Blessing or a Curse?

Hattie Crisell | Posted 10.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Hattie Crisell

This week, researchers at the University of Rochester released findings on the topic of online dating. Among other conclusions (some positive), they found that it encourages a 'shopping mentality', and an unhealthy, unrealistic search for a 'soulmate'.

Should the Government be Doing More to Promote Mobile Health?

Dave Standen | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Politics
Dave Standen

The beginning of the year is always the best time for wild predictions. So here's one for you: in the very near future smartphones will be the first point of contact for many of us when it comes to healthcare.

Consumers Frustrated with Mobile Commerce

Eva Grzybek | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Tech
Eva Grzybek

Mobile commerce is being lauded as the next big thing for e-commerce businesses. Many are already taking full advantage of this new opportunity, but according to latest research a large numbers of consumers are still left underwhelmed by mobile presence of many shops.

Lessons to be Learnt From "Israel - the Start-Up Nation"

Daniel Seal | Posted 10.04.2012 | UK Tech
Daniel Seal

Does size matter? Just ask Israel. Israel is a tiny country both in terms of its physical size, being just over 800 square miles in size, and its population (weighing in at just over 7.8 million). Yet despite its small size Israel consistently punches high above its weight economically.

Google Home Entertainment System

Guardian.co.uk | Melanie Hick | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Tech

Google is planning a major push into home entertainment with a new music streaming system controlled by Android smartphones....

Orville And Keith Harris "Unlock A Chicken" In Giffgaff Hip-Hop Video

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 10.02.2012 | UK

Keith Harris and his furry sidekick Orville have launched a rap single in a bid to help free battery hens. The pair have teamed up with SIM only pr...

To Patent or Not to Patent, That is the Question

Ellee Seymour | Posted 10.04.2012 | UK Tech
Ellee Seymour

I wonder how many other inventors would dare to follow Musk's lead. I guess as space travel is such a small and specialised market, it's a risk which Musk can take, though ultimately extremely lucrative.

Cue Songs, Peter Gabriel's Venture To Save The Music Industry

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Tech

Can Peter Gabriel save the music industry with his new digital music project, Cue Songs? EMI has just been sold for a handful of brass knockers, to...

Downturns: All Negative?

Priya Mahida | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK Tech
Priya Mahida

Is the rise in unemployment always as negative as it's portrayed in the media? In other words, is unemployment a threat or an opportunity?