Monday, August 31, 2015
Telus showcases unlikely pairings in new Optik campaign
General Mills sets ambitious goal for greenhouse gas cuts
Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: September 2015
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As designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration, but, well, sometimes the best inspiration lies right in front of us. With that in mind, we embarked on a special creativity mission seven years ago: to provide you with inspiring and unique desktop wallpapers every month. Wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd and that are bound to fuel your ideas.
We are very thankful to all artists and designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing to this mission, who challenge their artistic abilities each month anew to keep the steady stream of wallpapers flowing. This post features their artwork for September 2015. Both versions with and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your desktop!
The post Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: September 2015 appeared first on Smashing Magazine.
Watch This: John Lewis dances into our hearts
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Minecraft creator Notch says his billions have made him miserable
Minecraft creator and Mojan founder Markus Persson, aka 'Notch', has said that he has "never felt more isolated" after earning billions in the sale of the company to Microsoft.
By: Michael Rundle,
Continue reading...Fed appears oblivious to the fact that they are driving volatility
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Saturday, August 29, 2015
Ashley Madison boss out after massive hack
The parent company of Ashley Madison, the hacked adult relationship network, has said its CEO Noel Biderman has left the company.
By: Michael Rundle,
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Twitch enforces streaming exclusivity as YouTube Gaming launches
With the launch of YouTube Gaming, the battle-lines are drawn for a streaming showdown between incumbent games video powerhouse Twitch and Google's scrappy newcomer.
It's more of a fight to win hearts and minds though -- or at least subscriber numbers -- and Twitch has thrown the first punch, tying its "partners" to exclusivity contracts with the existing platform.
By: Matt Kamen,
Continue reading...Boeing's latest drone destroyer is the stuff of nightmares
The Compact Laser Weapons System is a portable, tripod-mounted device armed with a high-powered laser that can burn a hole in a quadcopter -- and send it crashing hopelessly to the ground -- in a matter of seconds.
By: Daniel Culpan,
Continue reading...Reify 'Totem': the coolest thing in WIRED's office
WIRED wants to give you a glimpse into the bizarre, interesting and -- frankly -- cool objects, ideas and prototypes that pass through our midst.
Join WIRED.co.uk Editor Michael Rundle on a weekly guide to the strangest, most amazing or simply most unfathomable object in the WIRED office.
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Continue reading...Flu virus, IFA 2015: Podcast 232
Listen this week for an entertaining look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's Michael Rundle, James Temperton and Daniel Culpan.
By: WIRED.co.uk,
Continue reading...This robot chef can make pancakes and pizza
Researchers have created a robotic chef that can flip pancakes and make pizza, in the hopes that it could become a fixture of the kitchens of the future.
By: Daniel Culpan,
Continue reading...'Gadget allergy' disability recognised in French court
A French woman has won a court-ordered disability grant after claiming to suffer from a 'gadget allergy' due to electromagnetic radiation.
By: Michael Rundle,
Continue reading...Now we know what killed Knut the celebrity polar bear
Scientists have finally solved the death of Knut, the famous polar bear who graced the cover of Vanity Fair and rubbed shoulders with Hollywood A-listers.
By: Daniel Culpan,
Continue reading...Facebook: only 85.7 percent of Earth did not use our site on Monday
Facebook has announced that merely 85.7 percent of the Earth's population did not log on to its service within 24 hours on Monday 24 August 2015.
By: Michael Rundle,
Continue reading...How We Designed And Built Our First Apple Watch App
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One sunny morning in the summer of 2014, I was sitting in a café having just finished an hour-long call with my remote team. Scheduling that call had been a messy exercise: we live in different time zones and it was hard to find a time that worked for everyone. I wanted to make dealing with time zone differences less painful.
I had some free time on my hands, so I pulled my notebook out and started playing around with an iWatch app idea. Yeah, you read that right — 2014 and iWatch, before a watch had ever been announced.
The post How We Designed And Built Our First Apple Watch App appeared first on Smashing Magazine.
Responsive Upscaling: Large-Screen E-Commerce Design
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The responsive design revolution is truly upon us (if it hasn’t already happened!), and even though e-commerce websites haven’t picked up responsive design quite as aggressively as in other industries, it’s becoming increasingly popular.
So far, most of the responsive design thinking has revolved around covering the range of experiences from mobile to desktop. Yet little attention has been paid to the opportunities for expanding that range beyond the standard desktop screen, to create an experience optimized for modern large-scale displays.
The post Responsive Upscaling: Large-Screen E-Commerce Design appeared first on Smashing Magazine.
Canada’s first party leader to post an ad on Instagram is…
Friday, August 28, 2015
WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 28 August
Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, Google is killing Flash ads, SoundCloud sued, Instagram photos go rectangular and more.
By: WIRED.co.uk,
Continue reading...Disney Infinity 3.0 review: The Force is waning
Another year, another entry for Disney's living toys megalith. The big hook for this third instalment is the arrival of Star Wars characters to the shared universe, with the starter kits being themed around the Clone Wars era.
Along with figures of the youthful Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano, the base set comes with the 'Twilight of the Republic' story pack. It's a decent length adventure in its own right, with a now-familiar blend of linear platform/action gameplay. Ahsoka ultimately feels to have the better range of abilities once you've levelled her up a little, though Anakin can more than hold his own against the forces of General Grievous and Darth Maul.
By: Matt Kamen,
Continue reading...It’s been a Slyce for Toronto start-up
Web Development Reading List #101
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What's happening in the industry? What important techniques have emerged recently? What about new case studies, insights, techniques and tools? Our dear friend Anselm Hannemann is keeping track of everything in the web development reading list so you don't have to. The reaction on the first post last week was quite overwhelming, so we moved from a bi-monthly frequency to a weekly frequency (for now). — Ed.
Welcome back to the Web Development Reading List (WDRL) for this week. Instead of the previously announced biweekly schedule here on Smashing Magazine, I will post it in sync with the original WDRL; so, expect content to appear weekly here from now on.
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Ads You Must See: A ‘dismal’ week in ad land
Watch This: Tim Hortons takes Dark Roast on the road
Why marketing needs more mentors (Discussion)
On The Move: Changes at Top Drawer, Publicis, GMR
Proximity bolsters UX and strategy with new hires
Sobeys makes first foray into South Asian grocery stores
Axe pushes grit and determination in video series
Borderlands movie in the works from Lionsgate
Not enough post-apocalyptic cinema for your liking? Good news, then -- Lionsgate is planning to bring Gearbox's raucous RPG/FPS hybrid series Borderlands to the big screen.
The game series has been growing in prominence since it debuted as something of a sleeper hit in 2009. Its blend of fast-paced run-and-gun combat, endless loot, and warped sense of humour won it an ardent following, and has since expanded through several shooter sequels and a story-driven episodic adventure spin-off from Telltale Games.
By: Matt Kamen,
Continue reading...Fed appears oblivious to the fact that they driving volatility
Assassin's Creed movie reveal: this is Fassbender in costume
Michael Fassbender doesn't just count X-Men enemy/ally Magneto among his geek cred roles -- he's also the lead actor and an executive producer on the upcoming live action Assassin's Creed movie.
Based on Ubisoft's long-running stealth action gaming series, the live-action adaptation has been in the works since 2011. Despite delays, it's going ahead, and the first look at Fassbender in costume has now been revealed.
By: Matt Kamen,
Continue reading...Apple iPhone 6S event confirmed for 9 September
Apple has announced that its next big product update will take place in San Fransisco on 9 September as widely expected.
By: Michael Rundle,
Continue reading...Hubble captures shimmering 'cosmic butterfly' Twin Jet Nebula
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the Twin Jet Nebula in all its sublime glory, offering a detailed glimpse of its glimmering shells and bursts of expanding gas.
By: Daniel Culpan,
Continue reading...How Bassjackers remixed Steve Aoki's 'Darker Than Blood', from stems to upload
Steve Aoki is one of the world's most influential electro DJs, producers and executives -- so if you're given the job of remixing one of his tracks, you'd better have the skills and the tech to do a good job. And that's doubly true when the track in question happens to feature Linkin Park, latterly transformed into an incredibly influential tech incubator -- as well as, you know, a band. So no pressure, then.
When house DJ titans Bassjackers were given that job recently, with the track 'Darker Than Blood' from Aoki's May 2015 ‘Neon Future II’ album, they simply went to work.
By: Michael Rundle,
Continue reading...N64 classic 'Turok: Dinosaur Hunter' gets remastered PC release
Classic N64 shooter series Turok is making its way back, with remastered versions of the earliest entries planned for release on PC.
By: Matt Kamen,
Continue reading...3D-printed 'microfish' swim in bloodstream to deliver drugs
New 3D-printed robots in the shape of small fish may one day be able to swim through bloodstreams, delivering drugs to the human body and removing toxins.
By: Daniel Culpan,
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