Back to the Future - Nokia 3310 review | Ars Technica

Nokia 3310 review: No matter how much you think you want it, you don’t want it | Ars Technica: "retro appeal, the Nokia 3310 (buy here) is little more than a Nokia 150 (a basic feature phone that sells for a mere £20) wrapped up in a curved glossy shell"

Sounds like the perfect companion.

Say goodbye to the video store, hello to the non-profit foundation | Ars Technica

Say goodbye to the video store, hello to the non-profit foundation | Ars Technica: "some of the norms of video stores will remain, particularly the rental model, but Scarecrow Project organizers Barr and Joel Fisher, who came to the project as store employees, see the rentals as a way to buoy a greater, brand-new mission of preservation and education."

Death of a salesman.

Apple to update MacBooks at WWDC 2017, including possible Air, Pro refreshes

Apple to update MacBooks at WWDC 2017, including possible Air, Pro refreshes: "Apple is reportedly planning to announce MacBook updates at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5 —possibly including a Kaby Lake processor upgrade for the MacBook Pro"

Kaby Lake, Kobe Bryant.

Microsoft’s Fluent Design System threatens to make Windows look good | Ars Technica

Microsoft’s Fluent Design System threatens to make Windows look good | Ars Technica: "Formerly known as Project Neon, the Microsoft Fluent Design System is the latest iteration in the development of Microsoft's look-and-feel for Windows."

Cares quite a bit...

Ukranian dev MacPaw is new host of 40-piece Apple hardware museum formerly at Tekserve in NYC

Ukranian dev MacPaw is new host of 40-piece Apple hardware museum formerly at Tekserve in NYC: "Some of the highlights of the collection include a "Woz" edition original Mac, an Apple III, an Outbound portable, an Apple Lisa or Mac XL, a NeXT cube, most of the compact Mac line, and the Twentieth Anniversary Mac."

If you needed another reason to visit the Ukraine!

A Russian Went Inside A Chinese Click-Farm: This Is What He Found | Zero Hedge

A Russian Went Inside A Chinese Click-Farm: This Is What He Found | Zero Hedge: "In 2014, we first exposed the world to the 'click-farm' where nothing is what it seems, and where social networking participants spend millions of dollars to appear more important, followed, prestigious, cool, or generally "liked" than they really are. "

Here's why that shovelware has so many downloads and likes.

The $999 Surface Laptop is Microsoft’s take on the regular old notebook | Ars Technica

The $999 Surface Laptop is Microsoft’s take on the regular old notebook | Ars Technica: "Preorders for the new system start today, and it will be available on June 15. A Core i5 model with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD will start at $999; it's only available in the silvery "Platinum" finish."

If it has mSata or similar upgradeable storage, I'm there!

Apple's Tim Cook says increasing pace of 'iPhone 8' leaks hurting sales

Apple's Tim Cook says increasing pace of 'iPhone 8' leaks hurting sales: "The issue may be exacerbated this year because of the alleged scale of Apple's plans. The "iPhone 8" is expected to be a major redesign, with a 5.8-inch OLED screen, a virtual home button, wireless charging, and 3D facial recognition and/or iris scanning."

Am I leaking now?

Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay [u]

Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay [u]: "In recent months, major companies that offered dedicated Apple Watch apps have since abandoned the platform, quietly removing support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store."

Love the Apple Watch, not missing these ones at all. Strava on, my friend, Strava on.

Bloomberg partners with Twitter to generate 24/7 streaming video news service

Bloomberg partners with Twitter to generate 24/7 streaming video news service: "News titan Bloomberg and Twitter have teamed up to create a service for constant news streaming on the social media venue 24 hours a day."

Only the myopic would suggest that Twitter is undervalued. Amazeballs!