We understand it can often be hard being away from home so here are some ideas on how to make your student house feel like a home… Keep it clean – the main reason your parent’s house is so nice is because it’s (usually) ran to a cleaning schedule – you don’t want to scare […]
You know the drill, you sit at your computer or laptop after work – or during work if you’re feeling brave – thinking you’ll reward yourself with a quick half hour doing whatever you like to do online (no judgement.) Next time you look at the clock, low and behold, 4 hours have passed. Have […]
Here is what we know: Apple is holding a special event in the US today. What we don’t know: anything else about it. There has been a lot of speculation around what the event could actually be about. The launch of a new iPhone, the iPhone 5S, seems to be the main culprit. The announcement […]
Sometimes searching gets frustrating. We know how it feels – you’re trying to find something specific but you’re not quite sure what it is or how to describe it. You trawl through pages and pages of results, or your search phrases get increasingly longer and supply even less results. How easy would it be if […]
We all know activity on the internet on a daily basis moves at lightning speed, but there’s something about having the numbers in front of you that makes it just a little more fascinating. In 2013 and 2014, we published the infographic “Online in 60 Seconds” and we thought it would be great to take […]
So you’re thinking about getting married, and being one of the many bides to be, and need a little inspiration, well we’ve pulled together our top sites that could definitely inspire you. Don’t worry it you’re already married (and have already had your time as part of the brides to be gang!), these have fantastic […]
The big gaming event E3 Expo will be happening in New York from June 11-13 this year and excitement is at fever pitch. Attendees over the past few events have been left slightly let down by the lack of big announcements. The theory is that the big companies have been too busy working on brand […]
1. A Bicycle Without a shadow of a doubt, a bicycle is one of the greatest tools mankind has created. According to some scientific research, a person on a bicycle is the most efficient form of transportation out of ANY animal in terms of energy spent by distance covered. That may not seem too impressive […]
We decided to have a little fun this week. The past 2 weeks have seen a lot of commotion around the beautiful game known as Football. The great Manchester United controversially bowed out of the Champions League at the hands of Spanish giants Real Madrid. Michael Laudrop showed wisdom beyond his years guiding Swansea City, […]
With the ability to donate any earnings direct to charity, it’s easy to see that we’re into giving at Qmee. The simple and kind deed of giving not only benefits the people who receive, but also leaves a glowing warmth in the hearts of those that give. Culture of giving in technology However, not all […]
Netflix ranks Google Fiber as the “most constantly fast ISP in America” Google’s recently released experience, Fibre, which offers superfast broadband speeds up to 1Gps to residents of Kansas City, has been ranked as the constantly fastest ISP in America by popular video on demand service Netflix. Netflix has a vested interest in improving America’s […]
Apple iOS 6 Maps Leaves Users stranded for 24 hours in Australian Outback The latest chapter in Apple’s comedic venture into the mapping world has seen an Australian police force warning people against using the ill fated application. In an unfortunate turn of events, Apple Maps puts a town called Mildura 70km away from it’s […]
One in four families struggles to break even every month The woeful state of British consumer’s financial situation is becoming even more poignant according to the latest research by uSwitch.com. The report states at least 11million Britons are struggling to break even. It also found that families were making cuts on the most fundamental purchases […]
E-Commerce Spending On Black Fridays Tops $1B For The First Time; Amazon Is The Most Visited Retailer If growing online sales of heavily discounted consumables are an indicator of consumer confidence, we might be heading out of the depths of the dire economic situation that has blighted us of late. comScore is reporting that retail […]
‘Savvy shopping’ spurs Sainsbury’s profits Supermarket giant, Sainsbury’s, posted a healthy pre-tax profit of £405million this past 6 months, a 2.5% rise on last. Like-for-like sales grew 1.7%, with the grocer attributing success to their Brand Match campaign that reaches out to Britain’s ever growing market of ‘savvy-shoppers’. Faced with a struggling economic situation and […]
Almost 40% of Pay Day Loans Used to Buy Food According to a report from the consumer watchdog, almost half of all payday loan customers are struggling to fulfill their most basic needs, with almost 40% of them using the interest rich money to buy food, a plight that has the potential to damage society […]
$10 Million Shave Club: Discount Razor Service Is a Hit With Investors You may remember the Dollar Shave Club from such viral videos such as ‘Our Blades Are F***ing Great’ which amassed over 7 million views on YouTube. Although the quality of the humor was unquestionable, we were yet to see whether the business could […]
Apple and Amazon Fall Short of Expectations as Tablet Wars Heat Up There was much to stoke the fiery rivalry between Apple and Amazon this week. 2 days before both their quarterly earnings reports were due to be filed, Apple released iPad Mini, a tablet aimed at capturing the same demographic as Amazon’s Kindle Fire. […]
Red Bull Stratos Shatters Records – And Traditional Notions of Marketing Although unavoidable news, we felt it impossible to have a round up of weekly news without including one of the most talked about marketing events of the history of modern business – Red Bull Stratos. Not only did the Austrian dare devil Felix Baumgartner […]
How much do Google and Facebook profit from your data? Hot on the back of our blog regarding how much you are worth to Google, a just-released privacy add-on for Firefox and Chrome aims to tell users the value exchange that goes on between them and the sites they frequently visit. Highlighting the fact that […]
