Beach Life, September 16th

A lone bench sits atop a grassy hill under a partly cloudy sky, with vibrant pink flowers in the foreground.

What could possibly go wrong? Camping Tent Raft

The babychino basked in the afternoon sun, blissfully unaware that a predator was about to pounce…

A cup of hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and mini marshmallows sits on a saucer with additional marshmallows, while a child peeks over the table in the background.

Apple invents way more than Samsung or Google in phones - but “borrows” more, too. New iPhones, new Galaxies: Who’s the bigger copycat?

I’d love to see more cities do this: The entire city of Paris will be car-free for a day

I’m pleased to say that The Guardian are now acknowledging their earlier daily podcasts — but my point about lack of institutional knowledge retention remains.

Goodness. Some of the Apple Watch Series 4 variants have slipped back 10 days in shipping already.

Decided that I’m not going to upgrade my Series 2 Apple Watch to a Series 4. It still works great, so why not get another year out of it? This piece on Apple designing things to last longer for environmental reasons makes me feel good about that.

Catching up on the Apple news after the journalism event I’ve been at. Don’t need to upgrade my iPhone X, and not super excited by the new one. However, the Series 4 watch with the heart monitoring feels like a good move for a middle-aged man…

Final proof that I love journalism more than I love Apple: I’ll be in the launch of some research into journalism and social media while the Apple keynote is on. (Not that I’ll be replacing my iPhone X this year, anyway.)