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“Big night, mate?” “Nothing too crazy, if you don’t include that fox that tried to knick my trousers.” The above exchange may well have been similar to the one Steve Gould had with a friend after the weirdest ending to a booze-up we’ve heard for some time. The 35-year-old tube worker was on a night […]

11 years ago

Algorithms – yet another thing that we barely paid attention to in school are now biting us in the backside. Instagram is the latest company to drop the algorithm buzzword, with a recent announcement that will change the way you use the app. According to stats on Instagram’s blog, most users “miss on average 70% of their […]

11 years ago

The public has spoken. After whittling down hundreds of applicants down to just 7, we asked the public to choose their favourite musicians for the final of the Carphone Warehouse #S7Live competition. After an incredibly tight vote, we were left with just three who will perform on stage at the Samsung Store, connected by Carphone Warehouse, […]

11 years ago

Is it time for men to take responsibility? As it stands, the only way for men to take control of their own fertility is to get a vasectomy – a sometimes irreversible procedure which carries certain dangers. But last year, researchers from Indonesia’s Airlangga University claimed to have invented a male contraceptive pill they claim has a 99% effectiveness rate. […]

11 years ago

Xbox One v PS4….finally!

11 years ago

New relationships are notoriously complicated beasts. You’ve obviously sussed each other out enough to know that there are no conflicting political allegiances serious enough to cause a plate fight during the 10 o’clock news, and you know how a Super Sunday in your boxers is likely to be received. But there is one relationship taboo […]

11 years ago

This one could change the way we see everything. If their recent hiring are any indication, Snapchat could be developing a kind of “smart” glasses, similar to Google Glass. As reported by CNET, the social media company have been making a number of hires that show they’re interested in wearable smart tech. Snapchat can now count […]

11 years ago

It’s time for the public to have their say. We’ve whittled down the hundreds of entries we’ve received for the Carphone Warehouse #S7Live competition to just seven and now it’s up you to decide who continues with their journey by voting for your favourites. The three musical acts who top the vote will perform on stage at […]

11 years ago

It’s been a spectacular fortnight for fans of the mighty Creme Egg. First we had Creme Egg peanut butter. Then there was Creme Egg pizza. So it will probably be of no surprise to any of you that the Creme Egg burger completes the hat-trick. This gluttonous monster will soon be on the menu at the K […]

11 years ago

We’ve already seen that they can kill pigeons, but this thing could probably eat your Jack Russell. Although we’ve all heard that old ‘you’re never far from a rat’ saying, the idea of finding one rummaging around your property is the stuff of nightmares for many of us. Thankfully such rodents are known to keep […]

11 years ago

People are creatures of habit. You need look no further than Snapchat users to see this in action. If you start messing around with their app they will round on you and tear you a new arsehole (ironically on Twitter). Every time there’s a new update on Snapchat angry users take to Twitter to voice their […]

11 years ago

Not every workplace insists on a full suit and tie anymore, there’s greater variety than ever in how people dress for the office but with more choice there’s often more problems. Showing up in the wrong outfit for an interview, an office outing or an important meeting can be disastrous. So we’ve teamed up with […]

11 years ago

Thanks for that, science

11 years ago

Have you entered yet? There’s still time. Calling all musicians! Here’s your chance to win up to €2,000 worth of Samsung products and a gig supporting an established artist in one of Dublin’s most prestigious venues, The Academy. This is all to celebrate the arrival of the amazing new Samsung Galaxy S7 at Carphone Warehouse stores nationwide. […]

11 years ago

After years of insisting that nobody wanted a big phone, Apple now seem committed to engineering an iPhone so large that you need a forklift to get it to work. Well, not quite. But if reports are to believed, the tech giant is planning on releasing an iPhone with a humongous 5.8-inch screen. Their current […]

11 years ago

This is much more frustrating than a bad hare day. Sometimes it may seem like we don’t carrot all, but it’s all gotten a little bit too much, so lettuce say we’ve decided to join together with you JOEs in an attempt to solve the #LegendBoy rabbit mystery. We’ve all seen them; the billboards with the […]

11 years ago

If you’re trying to quit smoking you’ll pretty much try anything to kick the habit. Chewing nicotine gum, plastering yourself with patches, downing a pint of water every time you have a craving or just harshing it out cold turkey. There’s even evidence that this mindfulness mind trick can boost your chances of quitting. But […]

11 years ago

Devastating pandemics have never been so much fun. Tom Clancy‘s The Division is Out Now on XBOX One, Playstation 4 and Windows PC and it’s bloody brilliant. If you don’t know what it’s about, allow us to give you a quick summary: it’s an online action-RPG set in an immersive & realistic urban open world. Everything starts […]

11 years ago

On International Women’s Day, of all days. Reporting on the reaction to news that Maria Sharapova had admitted to doping during the Australian Open, Newstalk host Pat Kenny did not exactly cover himself in glory. Announcing over the airwaves that the radio station’s listeners were offering to make babies with the tennis player may not […]

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