Flashmob Proposal with LG World Record

Hi guys, sorry it's been a while since I last posted something. Has been crazy with the new job and the new apartment lately that I hardly have time to put down my thoughts. Here's to hoping things will fall into place soon and I will be able to update regularly again.  You guys probably know though I don’t care about weddings, I have a thing for proposals. My friend recently linked this...

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iPhone 5 pre-orders hit 2m

The Guardian Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 at the beginning of September and will start shipping the phone by the end of the month. Photograph: John G. Mabanglo/EPA Apple says first-day orders were double the 1m taken for the iPhone 4S, but some consumers will have to wait until October to receive their handsets More than 2m iPhone 5s were ordered in the first 24 hours the handset was on sale,...

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UK games jam breaks world record

UK games jam breaks world record BBC News Games jam participants received their certificate from the Guinness Book of Records at the end of the event Continue reading the main story A games jam held at Bedfordshire University in Luton at the weekend has broken the world record for the largest number of people taking part. A games jam is a gathering of video game developers. Participants are...

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Andy Murray 'overwhelmed' by turnout for Dunblane homecoming parade

The Guardian Andy Murray may have steeled himself for the intensity of Wimbledon's centre court and a major tennis final, but a walk through the streets of his hometown in central Scotland left him a little stunned. The US Open champion and Olympic gold medallist arrived in Dunblane, near Stirling, under slate-grey clouds, to be feted by an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 fans, former school-friends...

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Google breaks down summer Maps searches, Brits love squash

Google breaks down summer Maps searches, Brits love squash CNET UK Summer is coming to a close (it officially ends the day the iPhone 5 goes on sale, coincidentally). And to mark the start of autumn, Google has broken down what we searched for on Google Maps over the summer months. So what did we get up to here in the UK? Playing squash and going to the park, if the...

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British designer, Laptop inventor Bill Moggridge dies, aged 69

CNET UK The British designer credited with inventing the laptop has died age 69, following a battle with cancer. Bill Moggridge designed the Grid Compass (shown below), one of the first gadgets to combine a keyboard with a flip-down screen. The chunky machine was crafted by Moggridge in 1979 and went on sale in April 1982. With a 320x240 pixel display and 340kb memory, the Compass may not...

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LG event tagged for Sept. 19

Tech Radar By Michelle Fitzsimmons Could we be edging closer to the LG Optimus G's reveal? A press invite sent out Thursday seems to suggest as much. The invite touts a Sept. 19 event in New York co-hosted by LG and Qualcomm, the processor manufacturer that's reportedly fueling the G with a quad-core Snapdragon Pro CPU. The Optimus G is optimal indeed with a Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon processor,...

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