Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Everything you need to know about Gmailify
The Gmail android app has always allowed everyone to manage other mail (Outlook, Yahoo) accounts but could they could never take full advantage of Gmail features. In Google’s attempt to conquer the world (get more customers) they have now happily informed that with the introduction of Gmailify they are now able to access Google’s well-known spam protection, inbox organisation, Google…
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Twitter GIF library is here
First of all, Now that’s out of the way, down to the nitty gritty. Twitter has officially rolled out a GIF library, appropriately posting a series of GIFs on the Twitter account, as well as a tutorial in GIF form. The library is pretty simply to navigate. You can either type in a keyboard or…
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Why blogging is the ultimate driver for traffic
Today’s marketing is all about increasing SEO, whether organic or paid, it’s the cornerstone of marketing because everybody is on the internet. Your potential and loyal customers are out there on the internet searching, socialising, sharing and stumbling upon new things. With the right marketing, a potential customer will search your business, socialise with someone who knows your business,…
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New Samsung Galaxy – Video Leaked
Avid pundits have long predicted the upcoming release of the next-generation Galaxy (S7) Smartphone, with Samsung confirming a ‘special media event’ for the 21st of February 2016. A number of websites have categorically assessed the rumours, developments and probable specs of the new product, which has meant that we already know (fairly well) what to expect.…
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Domino’s Pizza Delivers Increased Profits
This morning, Domino’s Pizza Enterprises has lifted its full-year earnings targets after posting record profit gains with half-year earnings rising more than 50 per cent. The pizza company delivered a net profit of $43.3 million in the first half of fiscal 2016, up 56.7 per cent from the $29.1 million recorded last year. They have…
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‘Scoping out the Neighbourhood – China relocates 10 000 people
China is said to be relocating as many as 10,000 people in order to complete construction upon the world’s largest radio telescope. The Five hundred metre Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is located in the south-western province of Guizhou, Mainland China. The Telescope intends to help humankind search for alien life, with Wu Xiangping, director-general of…
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You’ve Got Mail: Android Malware Erases Phone via Text
In the wake of this weeks iPhone ‘Retro bug’ debacle, a new virus is now haphazardly sweeping through Android phones. The Malware, dubbed Mazar, spreads via a single text message containing a multimedia link. If the user clicks the link within the SMS, the malware downloads under the guise of Tor Software. Once installed, the virus…
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India says no to Free Internet
Free Basics by Facebook aims to bring “the benefits of connectivity to the two-thirds of the world that doesn’t have them.” They are developing solar-powered drones that can beam internet to rural areas. They are seeking to provide websites without data charges in markets where internet access may be less affordable. The types of content…
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3D Printing Toys
As a child all you wanted was a long-legged doll with pink hair or a rainbow skeleton with a bow tie but as you skipped up and down the toy aisles you came to the conclusion that it just was not going to happen. Luckily for your children’s sake for a price of $300 their…
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Scientific Breakthrough Observes Gravitational Waves
If you were bamboozled by last week’s ‘Nobel Prize worthy’ scientific breakthrough, you were not alone. In essence; the discovery confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos. According to LIGO, the breakthrough ‘observes ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational…
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