Latest Stories from Jamie
Is the Coronavirus decreasing global air pollution?
It’s hard to find a silver lining to a global pandemic, but this just might be one. If you weren’t concerned by the spread of COVID-19 earlier this month, you sure are now. Having escalated from an epidemic to a pandemic seemingly overnight, the coronavirus now has government officials scrambling worldwide to contain the virus and to protect their respective citizens and economies. But while COVID-19 represents one of the greatest threats to...
The unstoppable rise of video calling apps in COVID-19 lockdown
Video calling platforms have gone from professional obligation to recreational pastime during the Covid-19 lockdown. Trying to muster positives in a time of global crisis is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Businesses are going belly up every day that the lockdown persists, with most global stock markets down more than 20% of their highs. However, there is one particular line of business that has seen...
Instagram is bringing ‘Selfie Stickers’ to Stories
If your Instagram stories weren’t zhushy enough already, the social meccas are now testing a feature dubbed Selfie Stickers. With social media platforms reporting peaks in user engagement throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, now seems the perfect time to introduce and test new features. Instagram are doing just that. Over 500 million users were already viewing and uploading Instagram Stories every day before the virus. Now with studies showing an increase in...
Our guide to Earth Day online
It may be a tall order to celebrate and honour the beauty of the planet from our bedrooms, but it’s Earth Day and we’re going to do it. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a day us Earthlings usually spend showing support for environmental protection initiatives and demonstrating on behalf of Climate Change reform. However, just like our plans for summer 2020, the day’s events have been scuppered by the...
COVID-19 to derail next gen console launches?
With Nintendo’s Switch production grinding to a halt in Japan due to global concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, could the upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X be pushed back too? As if you even needed telling, Sony and Microsoft are again readying their revolutionary machines to usher in the next generation of console gaming, with both the PS5 and Xbox Series X slated for launch before the holiday season rolls...
Wattpad: the revolutionary app empowering writers on a global scale
Introducing Wattpad, the hyper engaged online community with grandiose plans to ‘connect the world through stories’. In a world where user-generated content is driving record engagement and threatening to overthrow conventional media platforms, savvy communities like Wattpad are starting to thrive. This may be the first time you’re hearing of Wattpad, but it certainly won’t be the last. Emerging from humble beginnings in 2007 with a handful of faithful readers and...
Will a radical redesign save Anthem?
BioWare is talking up the possibility of completely reinventing Anthem, but is the IP beyond saving at this point? Remember when Anthem stole the show at E3 2017, and that rush of excitement and optimism you felt as the big screen faded to black? Now, three years on, do you recall the exact moment that optimism was shattered and superseded by an overwhelming sense of shame for having been hoodwinked by another overambitious...
Women’s prize for Fiction shortlist revealed
The annual Women’s prize for Fiction is just around the corner, and at long last the longlist has been revealed. Now, in its 25th anniversary, the Women’s prize for Fiction has long been the staple for celebrating and honouring female authors for creating the stories that enrich our daily lives. The novels on this 16-strong longlist will no doubt be filling the shelves of bookstores and commuter suitcases the world...
Social Bite’s mission to end homelessness in Scotland
Social Bite has transformed from your everyday café chain into a huge social enterprise with aims of eventually eradicating homelessness in Scotland - and beyond In 2012 Alice Thompson and Josh Littlejohn opened a modest sandwich shop in New Town Edinburgh with the intention of giving all profits away to good causes. Eight years on, Social Bite now operates a chain of five shops, a bustling delivery service, a community...
Dreams lauded as a PlayStation great
Game review sites were waxing lyrical about Media Molecule’s flagship title during its preview phase, but the full release has quickly cemented Dreams as a PlayStation great. Last April we lauded Media Molecule for their continued originality and bravery as they lifted the lid on Dreams: a potentially revolutionary IP which allowed players to chance their arm at game development. Suffice to say the community and critical consensus were...
