Culture
Netflix admits to running ad tests for some unsuspecting binge watchers
When you're mainlining a TV show in an epic weekend binge session, do you want some ads thrown into the mix?
Seamus Byrne
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Games
What I learnt watching live esports with French commentary (and I only speak English)
The beauty of sport is that it doesn't matter your language, you can share a love for the competition that transcends communication barriers.
Technology
Your next smartphone really might be ready to replace your desktop
It's been a long promise of smart, powerful handheld devices. That soon we would be unshackled from the need to carry large screened laptops everywhere and
Culture
You can buy an iconic Ferris Bueller 'Ferrari' at auction next week
Life moves pretty fast. And so does this legendary vehicle straight off the set of Ferris Bueller - and it goes under the hammer next week!
Media
Facebook and Instagram add hidden modes to help you quit them
Feeling like you're on FB and the 'gram a little too much? Would you like to check your usage - and set limits to remind yourself to do something else now and
Culture
Neighbourhoods on Google Maps aren't as official as you'd think
How do suburbs and neighbourhoods get their names? That seems to be changing in the age of Google Maps, according to an amazing story at The New York Times.
Technology
Vector: the cute new robot that's half pet, half assistant
We've all dreamed of owning a family robot, but so far it's been toys that spend most of their time in cupboards, or it's been vacuum cleaners.
Culture
Of Pauldrons, Patience and Petty Arson: Warcraft's storytelling challenge
Last week a fire rocked World of Warcraft. It was an epic act of petulance, strategically foolish. It seemed bizarrely out of character for a beloved
Games
The future for Warcraft storytelling: Part Three
This week we've explored the technicalities and the teamwork that has worked to develop World of Warcraft into the game it has become over its fourteen year history.
Technology
iOS 12 beta code suggests new iPhones could get dual-SIM support
According to 9to5Mac, code spotted in the latest iOS 12 beta suggests future iPhones could be getting support for dual SIM cards - a feature frequent
Games
How Warcraft builds stories players care about: Part Two
Want more insight into the World of Warcraft storytelling process? Step right up.
Games
How World of Warcraft keeps evolving its epic storytelling: Part One
Game storytelling doesn't get much more epic than the Warcraft universe. Next year the franchise turns 25 years old, and in two weeks World of Warcraft goes