The 2014 World Cup Standings What you might have missed from Day 9 of the World Cup: ...
Google Apologizes For World Cup Logo With Wrong Flag, Not “Ghana” Happen Again Google scored a goal against itself by mixing up the flags of Cameroon and Ghana in a special logo highlighting the Mexico versus Cameroon match happening today in the World Cup. Well, it is Friday the 13th. Google’s already fixed the logo and tweeted an apology with a pun: Over at the Listen & Learn ...
How to Turn Your Mobile Device into a Universal Translator Whether you're traveling to Tanzania, Taiwan, or Tokyo, you're likely going to run into situations where English is not the primary language. But rather than blow hundreds of dollars on Rosetta Stone or fumble through archaic paperback phrasebooks, drop one of these helpful real-time translation apps on your phone instead. Word Lens ...
World Cup Day 3: The Inevitable Surprises Everything is a little different down in Brazil. Samba and soccer rule the cultural imagination. Politics are rather more sharply drawn, as is the clash between wealth and poverty. The water rotates in the opposite direction when you flush. And topsy-turvey upsets, huge, dramatic reversals of fortune, can strike at any time. Brazil learned that lesson the hard way back in 1950, when it last ...
8 reasons Manchester is the best city in the UK Writing this I kind of feel like I’m preaching to the converted, but maybe some people who don’t live in Manchester will read this and make a conscious effort to pack up their lives and relocate to what is the greatest city in the UK. Not convinced? Here’s why: 1. The Northern Quarter ...