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The Sony Walkman is 40 years old

Sony brought out its first Walkman, the TPS-L2, in Japan on July 1, 1979. The very first portable audiocassette player allowed its user to privately enjoy music through headphones plugged directly into the unit. This was revolutionary, and it soon won over the world. Over time, some models would offer

Oppo shows off first under-screen front camera at MWC Shanghai

Oppo showed off a device at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai on Wednesday that proves to the mobile phone industry that under-screen front cameras are no longer a technology reserved for the future. As smartphone displays continue to grow and manufacturers try to utilise every square millimeter of their

‘Orange Island’ continues ‘Watch Dogs Legion’ granny hero trend

After enthusiasm for “Watch Dogs Legion” suggested that heroic action-grandmas should appear more regularly in video games, indie game “Orange Island” has launched its own Kickstarter to immediate success. One of the big reveals from Ubisoft’s E3 2019 mid-June showcase was “Watch Dogs Legion,” an open-world adventure game in which

‘PUBG’ developing a story-based game

Influential battle royale ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ is expanding its remit to include narrative experiences, setting up a new studio with “Call of Duty” and “Dead Space” lead Glen Schofield. The ex-vice president of Visceral Games (“Dead Space”) and co-founder of Sledgehammer (“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,” “CoD: WWII”) is heading

‘One-Punch Man’ becoming video game fighter

Hit animé action spoof “One-Punch Man” is undergoing a video game conversion courtesy of animé and fighting game publisher Bandai Namco, with a trailer available to watch now and a full release coming soon. The show about a superhero so overpowered that even the most fearsome colossus poses no challenge

Five artists to watch out for at the first Toronto Biennial of Art

The inaugural edition of the Canadian art fair will run from September 21 through December 1 at venues along Toronto’s waterfront. The 72-day Toronto Biennial of Art, co-curated by Candice Hopkins and Tairone Bastien, will present the work of more than 90 Canadian, Indigenous and international artists. The event, which

Mirazur restaurant in France tops World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2019

Italian-Argentinian chef Mauro Colagreco’s restaurant Mirazur on France’s Côte d’Azur has taken the title of best restaurant in the world 2019. As Tuesday’s countdown of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in Singapore eliminated the usual suspects one by one — Gaggan, Central, Mugaritz and Noma — it became clear

How the world is celebrating #BourdainDay

That’s what  Anthony Bourdain’s BFFs chefs Eric Ripert and José Andrés want to know, on what would have been the raconteur’s 63rd birthday. Last month, the chefs combined their international star power to declare June 25 Bourdain Day. The premise is simple: to celebrate the life and legacy of the

The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

This week, Ford announced that the 2020 Mustang Shelby will be equipped with the most powerful V8 engine “in the world,” making it the company’s highest performing street-legal car to date. Though Ford earlier promised that the upcoming Mustang Shelby GT500 would be the most powerful car on the market

Lanvin channels Italian aromas with ‘A Girl in Capri’ fragrance

Just in time for summer, Lanvin presents “A Girl in Capri,” a fresh and light new Eau de Toilette inspired by the natural beauty, colors and odors of the famous Italian island in the Bay of Naples. The fragrance is available via official Lanvin stockists. From the blue sea and