A game designer, fed up with the lack of fear and tension in the computer games he loves has decided to reintroduce an element of terror to gaming. So Anthony O'Dempsey made a game where when you die, you really do die. Okay, sorry: you really do die in the game - not real life.…

A new app that lets girls place "dibs" on which dress they'll be wearing to their school prom has just been launched on Facebook. 'Got Dibs?' is produced by the fashion advice website, Fashism.com and encourages girls to upload their outfit choices to get style tips from their peers and more importantly to publicly lay…

If you organise parties, press events or just things that you want people to come to... the latest tweak to Facebook check-ins - Facebook Event check-ins - is going to be a big deal for you. Arriving soon - with the next edition of the iPhone app - Facebook event check-ins will let you check…

Stephen Fry has said he will risk prison to protect people's right to banter on Twitter. He waded into the ongoing appeal of Paul Chambers, the man who faces prison under terrorism charges because he tweeted his anger about the closure of Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster. In January 2010 Chambers tweeted: "Crap! Robin Hood…

In spite of my personal status as a shameless Trekkie, I appreciate not everyone is as into the geeky stuff as I am. But even those misguided folks out there who fail to worship at the altar of Roddenberry will still appreciate the excitement of the technologically augmented future. Even Stephen Hawking once said it:…

Living on a freelancer's salary means this one's a bit theoretical for me - but if I somehow had access to the fanciest hotel towels I may well be tempted to upgrade my at-home collection. This may however no longer be an option, as hotels are starting to incorporate RFID-chips (radio frequency identification) into their…

At £9.99 from iTunes this app better be good. The app, elegantly named "Divorce?", is specially tailored at guiding couples through the divorce laws of England and Wales. "Divorce law is complex and outcomes will vary according to precise circumstances," note the app developers, advising people to also get professional help also. But in the…

It already flags if you've included the word "attached" in the email without having actually added an attachment - very handy indeed. But now it seems Gmail is taking the task of protecting us from ourselves to the next level. 'Don't forget Bob' is the new feature which will offer suggestions of missing people if…

Imagine a CCTV camera that listens to what's going on around it as well as videotaping it. British start-up Audio Analytic have invented software that recognises dangerous noises and then uses them to alert security monitors to developing criminal situations. The camera has been trained to recognise the sounds of breaking glass and aggressive voices…