Vipology Staff Writer

T-Mobile’s Coolpad Surfs Service to Rural Areas

T-Mobile announced the launch of the Coolpad Surf, a 600MHz mobile hot spot that, aside from having a super cool name, is designed to bring greatly improved coverage service to their long ignored and underserved rural areas. It’s the first mobile hot spot to support Band 71, or 600MHz LTE, which T-Mobile recently won the […]

Viktor and Rolf Make a Fashion Statement

In their latest collection, the duo used couture techniques to work bold, eye-catching phrases such as “No photos please,” “I’m not shy I just don’t like you,” “I’m sorry I’m late I didn’t want to come,” and “Go to Hell” on the fronts of their usual pretty-but-oddball gowns. The gimmick drew a massive amount of […]

Fantastic Fats

Fats are making a comeback in 2019, and even the trendiest diets are on board. With the rising popularity of keto, paleo, grain-free and even “pegan” (paleo + vegan) diets, plus a general shifting consumer mindset, fats are starring ingredients in creative, convenient foods. Along with these “fantastic fats,” higher protein and lower-carb combos will […]

Patagonia Puts Its Ethics Where Its Clothes Are

In the past few years, Patagonia, the apparel brand long beloved by climbers, moutain bikers and other outdoorsy folk and now become a favorite or urban fashion insiders, has it’s cemented itself in the public imagination as a whole lot more. At a time when Americans less faith than ever in our public institutions and […]

Next Level Hemp

Hemp leaf, hemp balm, oils and creams displayed on table

Hemp hearts, seeds and oils are nothing new to food and body care lovers — they’re in everything from waffle mix to dried pastas. Heck, even baby hemp leaves have had their moment in the microgreens trends. But a new interest in the potential benefits stemming from other parts of hemp plants has many brands […]

Netflix vs. Hulu

In light of the fact that Netflix has announced its subscription prices are going up and Hulu’s are actually going down, The Verge just published a side-by-side ratings comparison of these two mega-popular subscription streaming services to help us all decide which is really the better deal.   Least Expensive: Hulu (Sort of) Hulu’s traditional […]

Food Allergy? Phooey!

More than one in 10 adults has a food allergy, but nearly one in five think they do, according to a new survey. The survey, administered by NORC at the University of Chicago in 2015 through 2016 was completed by 40,443 U.S. adults and aimed to provide national estimates of the “distribution, severity and factors […]

Facebook’s plan to get those Teens… LOL!

Facebook’s seemingly never-ending quest to make itself appealing to younger, teenage smartphone owners has now resulted in an app called LOL, a simple piece of software featuring a feed of memes and GIFs categorized by topics like “animals” and “pranks,” and Facebook is currently testing it with 100 high school users (with the consent of […]

Fit Body, Fit Brain

University of California, Irvine and Japan’s University of Tsukuba recently combined efforts to study whether lower-intensity exercise would be enough to stimulate parts of the brain involved with memory, as well as determine whether physical activity improves cognitive functioning in general.   In the study, researchers used magnetic resonance imaging to examine brain activity in […]