21 February 2014

Technology makes the world go round

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It's been an interesting week in the tech world with big money taking center stage.

Money


Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion with $3billion in Facebook stock. WhatsApp is set to reach 1 billion users faster than Facebook.

King revealed it has made over $1.5 billion from the addictive Candy Crush Saga.

Bitcoin had another bumpy week with the value of Bitcoin plummeting to under $100 on the Mt. Gox exchange.

Staying with Bitcoin, rhe first Bitcoin ATM's in the USA will appear in Seattle and Austin

Security


The Kickstarter website was hacked exposing user data. An email was sent to users urging them change their details.

The NSA saga continued with new allegations that it spied on WikiLeaks and it's visitors.


 Gadgets


Google set out rules for it's Glasses wearers to crack down on the creepy factor. The rules are a list of "Do's and Dont's" such as Do: ask permission before recording someone and Don't: be creepy and rude.

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, confirmed he had been in talks with Apple but it was not for an acquisition but instead about battery technology and Tesla's new "Gigafactory".

Samsung is suing vacuum cleaner maker Dyson after it claimed Dyson infringed on one of it's patents. Well that sucks.

14 February 2014

New York F/W Fall 2014 roundup of the best

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New York Fashion Week delivered with the big names in design present and everyone brought their A game.

The Designers


Marc Jacobs RTW hit the stage with a beautiful, unfettered collection, with Marc by Marc Jacobs inspired by Japanese comics having all the models look like Pippi Longstockings. Of course Calvin Klein RTW was present with a new take on minimalism. Ralph Lauren had something for everyone with the show being split into 2 distinct parts. DKNY brought real New Yorkers to the stage filling it with styles inspired by the city.

Michael Kors Men's RTW had a solid familiar look while DKNY's Men's RTW came to life showing New York's diversity. Lacoste Men's RTW had a more relaxed, polished look with Billy Reid bringing it for the men with a football feel.

The Celebrities


Kaufmanfranco had Kelly Rowland front row in thigh high boots while DKNY hosted Katie Holmes and Rita Ora with their 30th Anniversary show. Victoria Beckham brought the whole Beckham clan to her show and Rag & Bone pranced before Karolina Kurkova.

The weird


And finally it wouldn't be Fashion Week, or New York, if it weren't for the streaker who made it onto Prabal Gurung runway in a gold thong.

7 February 2014

Who's in the news? Woody Allen

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Director and actor Woody Allen has been dealt a kick in the teeth with allegations of child abuse and sexual assault coming to light again after years of denial.

Golden Globes lose luster


The allegations resurfaced after the Golden Globes when Woody Allen was presented with a life time achievement award and his son Ronan slamming the award via Twitter.

Letter revelations


The main allegations came from Dylan Farrow in an open letter to the New York Times where she claimed she was sexually assaulted multiple times when she was 7 years old.

Response to allegations


Woody Allen's lawyers and publicist soon stepped in denying the allegations. Woody Allen himself has since asked the New York Times to publish his response to the letter in an Op-Ed piece which is still under consideration.

Not only have family members had a say but so have other celebrities who had been mentioned in the letter with Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin both replying.

With award season under way the revelations were cannon fodder for comedians presenting at award shows.

Family Feud


Since the allegations resurfaced Dylan Farrow has reveled how the family has been split with sides being taken. Dylan's brother. Moses, has supposedly taken his fathers side denying the allegations while Mia Farrow has taken her daughters side.

A history of bizarre


Problems arise when you look into Woody Allen's past with his marriage to his ex partner, Mia Farrow's, adopted daughter, Soon Yi.

Looking further back to an interview with People magazine from 1976 Woody Allen talked about hypothetical orgy with 12-year-olds.