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Guide To Using WebP Images Today: A Case Study

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But online, a picture can be worth a thousand kilobytes or more! HTTP Archive shows that images make up 64% of a web page’s total size on average. Given this, image optimization is key, especially considering that many users will abandon a request if it doesn’t load within a few seconds.

The problem with image optimization is that we want to keep file sizes small without sacrificing quality. Past attempts to create file types that optimize images better than the standard JPEG, PNG and GIF formats have been unsuccessful.

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Bacon gives you cancer: global health study condemns processed meat

The World Health Organisation has classified processed meat as officially carcinogenic.

WHO said that according to most available evidence, just 50g of processed meat per day is enough to increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer by 18 percent.

By: Michael Rundle,

Twitter adds share of voice analytics for brands

New Brand Hub offers advanced conversation metrics within Twitter Analytics

Boozy comet expels massive amounts of alcohol into space

Comet Lovejoy has been releasing large amounts of alcohol and sugar into space.

By: Becca Caddy,

Samsung launches interactive pop-up concept

Customers can put their hands (and eyes) on the latest tech products

Halo 5: Guardians review - almost angelic

Halo 5: Guardians is better than first impressions allow. It's deeper, with a far more complex and engaging story, than the time the Microsoft overlords permit for a preview can do justice to. Yet despite its unfurling narrative that weaves serpentine across the galaxy, it is ultimately exactly what we originally said: "the Halo you love, only more.... Halo-y."

Seemingly intent on making the series this generation's interactive Star Wars, developer 343 Industries chooses to lean heavily on the Halo universe's vast and expansive internal mythology. It's a good decision, giving players far more investment in the events unfolding and gifting meaning to the still familiar shooting gallery that defines the largely unaltered gameplay.

By: Matt Kamen,

Future of mobile payment adoption lies beyond payment

More than half of Canadians would pay with their phones if they were offered discounts

Tuesday, October 27, 2015