Mobile World Congress - Day Three

Mobile World Congress – Day Three

As this year’s instalment of Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress entered the final straight and the thousands in attendance slowly fled the city by train, plane and automobile you can’t help but ponder over a few issues. That is a journalist’s job after all! First of […]

A Very Modern Spat

A Very Modern Spat

One of the more awkward moments of my college years came when I found myself stuck in a room with a couple who were in the process of breaking up, extremely angry with each other, and seemingly oblivious to my presence. I was friends with […]

Mobile World Congress - Day Two

Mobile World Congress – Day Two

The gorgeous Catalonian sun went away today. It went away and was replaced by torrential rain, thunder and lightning. If there is a God, then perhaps he doesn’t like smart phones? As much as I loved yesterday’s Rail Gun experience (no matter how terrible I […]

Mobile World Congress - Day One

Mobile World Congress – Day One

To say that Barcelona’s La Fira Gran Via, home of the annual Mobile World Congress, is busy would be something of an understatement. “We hope for 19,000 people!” my driver tells me, in between railing against the masses of unlicensed cabs that operate at this […]

Ello Strips Down For NSFW Month

Ello Strips Down For NSFW Month

Let the internet wars begin! After Google’s will-they-won’t-they adult content farce last week, Ello have decided to use it to their advantage by declaring March ‘NSFW Month’. Buoyed by the outcry to Google’s initial ban, and perhaps Reddit’s decision to outlaw both ‘revenge porn’ and […]

How To Avoid Getting Pickpocketed

How To Avoid Getting Pickpocketed

After four years living in different parts of Spain, mostly in Barcelona, I can proudly declare that I’ve never had my wallet or mobile phone stolen. Most English-speaking travelers have a horror story or two, especially from some wild weekend in the capital of Catalonia, […]

Not Everyone Drives A Car

Not Everyone Drives A Car

When I was 14, I was introduced to a specific use for autonomous automobiles. My first girlfriend and I were in the trunk back seat of a station wagon, buffered from the watching eyes of chauffeur parents by another couple of friends, making out sloppily, […]