Tag: House & Home
Philippine runway models set Guinness world record
(MANILA-AFP) – Milan, Paris, London, New York and… Manila. It’s hardly the centre of the fashion world but more than 2,000 models have taken to the catwalk in a Philippine shopping mall to claim a new world record. A total of 2,255 men, women and children, from strutting seasoned professionals to stumbling first-timers, took part [...]
Philippines gives green-light to electric tricycles
(MANILA-AFP) – The Philippines is to roll out 100,000 electric tricycles in an effort to replace the petrol-powered ones that currently ply its cities, one of the project’s financiers said Tuesday. The “e-trikes” would provide an alternative to the gas-guzzling, smoke-belching motorised tricycles that now ferry Manila residents through narrow streets not served by buses, [...]
New app gives treadmill joggers virtual scenic runs
(Relaxnews) – If you’re bored with treadmill runs, a new iPad app released last week called Virtual Runner takes you on a spin through some of the world’s most famous jogging paths — such as New York’s Central Park or along the Great Barrier Reef — in high-definition video. The video is shown from the [...]
One chef, one ingredient: the chef to the White House talks garlic
(Relaxnews) – If you are what you eat, then it could be said that chefs are what they cook. In an exclusive series from Relaxnews, some of the top chefs from around the world share their favorite food ingredient to prepare and eat, every week. Whether it be peas, apricots, or sea urchin, the answers [...]
5 groundbreaking features on Windows 8
Relaxnews rounded up five groundbreaking features in Windows 8, Microsoft’s updated operating system, now compatible with tablets, launching Friday, October 26. 1. Tablet support Windows 8 is the first version of the OS to support certain types of tablets: those with a low-energy consumption ARM processor, such as Microsoft’s Surface, as well as a selection [...]
Adidas dubs Justin Bieber its official ‘style icon’
(Relaxnews) – After signing on stars such as Katy Perry and David Beckham, Adidas announced on Wednesday that the company has appointed pop star Justin Bieber as its “style icon,” at least for the duration of a two-year partnership through 2014. Bieber is in charge of inspiring his legions of fans with the brand’s teen look by [...]
Google set to launch 32GB tablet
(Relaxnews) – It’s official: Google is set to launch a 32GB version of its best-selling Nexus 7 tablet and it could go on sale as early as October 24. The new tablet will offer users much-needed extra capacity and will help Google maintain its position in the 7-inch tablet market. For weeks, rumors and screenshots [...]
Microsoft to launch pop-up stores to help tablet sales
(SAN FRANCISCO-AFP) – Microsoft said Monday it is launching more than 30 pop-up holiday shops in the United States and Canada as it gears up to sell its new Surface tablet computer. “Microsoft is excited to expand on its existing retail footprint to deliver an assortment of best-in-class products and a premium retail experience to [...]
Hackers release Apple IDs allegedly taken from an FBI database, Twitter users react
(Relaxnews) – On September 4 hacking collective AntiSec released around 12 million Apple IDs which, the group claims, were obtained from a database on a computer used by a member of US governmental agency the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The group claims to have hacked an FBI agent’s laptop and extracted a list of [...]
New world record set at mobile-phone throwing contest
(HELSINKI-AFP) – A Finnish teenager has smashed the world record — and probably his phone — in this year’s annual mobile-phone throwing contest in Finland. Eighteen-year-old Ere Karjalainen launched a phone the “amazing” distance of 101.46 metres (332 feet 10 inches), Finnish public television network YLE said after Saturday’s event. Second place went to South [...]
