AlphaQuirky

A British-based technology and lifestyle blog.

Everything Everywhere reveals initial 4G pricing

Everything Everywhere, the network formed by the merger of Orange and T-Mobile’s UK operations, last month announced that it would be rolling out 4G LTE service to 16 UK cities … Continue reading

October 23, 2012 · Leave a comment

STARTUP WATCH: Taskk

Of all of the sites and services I’ve seen and tested through BetaPunch, Taskk is by far and away my favourite. After a few months of being in private beta, … Continue reading

October 22, 2012 · 1 Comment

Photo: Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone

I had a great summer this year. I was lucky enough to spend 5 weeks in the good ol’ US of A, starting with 3 weeks travelling the National Parks. … Continue reading

October 21, 2012 · Leave a comment

STARTUP WATCH: Wander

Wander is a photo-based travel and experience-sharing site that I found out about through @FAKEGRIMLOCK, a marauding robot dinosaur who knows a lot about startups and UX. A few months after his … Continue reading

October 20, 2012 · 4 Comments

The Chromebook comes of age

Google’s Chromebook programme has suffered since its initial launch, with prices higher and utility lower than the average netbook, not to forget early limitations of the OS. Now, with the … Continue reading

October 19, 2012 · Leave a comment

PRODUCT REVIEW: CordCruncher Headphones

The product of another project that I backed on Kickstarter, CordCruncher headphones aim to solve the problem of constantly tangled headphones through the clever use of a latex sleeve in … Continue reading

October 18, 2012 · Leave a comment

PRODUCT REVIEW: Slingshot by Woxom

I came across the Slingshot when digging through Kickstarter this spring and looking for another cool product to spend my money on. Designed and brought to life by a man named Charles … Continue reading

October 17, 2012 · Leave a comment

Microsoft launches music streaming service

Rumours that Apple has been readying a music streaming service to rival the likes of Spotify have been being ground out of the rumour mill for months now, but yesterday … Continue reading

October 16, 2012 · 2 Comments

STARTUP WATCH: Oyster

We’ve all heard about various startups being described in the form “X for Y”, where X is a proven company (or referring to some notable aspect of it, e.g. Pinterest’s … Continue reading

October 11, 2012 · 5 Comments