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July 2009

Archives: Sharp SL5000D

In this 2002 article from the PMN archives, Marek Pawlowski and Sandra Vogel look at the Sharp SL5000D, a mobile device which, with the benefit of hindsight, foretold much of what was to come in the next 7 years. With its slide-out QWERTY keyboar…

MEX Inspirations for 1st July 2009

Brandhorst Museum, Munich The exterior of the new Brandhorst Museum in Munich, Germany is constructed from 36,000 vertically fixed ceramic rods in 23 different colours. They are grouped in 3 themes of colour and tonality, creating a stunning…

Stat Spot: iPhone accidental damage rates

12%

12% of iPhone users experience device failure due to ‘accidental damage’ in the first year, an unusually high figure which has been attributed to the slippery nature of the handset casing and its smooth form factor. However, failur…

Stat Spot: Smartphone failure rates

x2 Users of Blackberry devices are twice as likely to experience device failure due to a manufacturing issue within the first year as users of iPhones. 11.9% of Blackberry users report a problem in the first 12 months, compared with just 5….