Month: September 2011
How to buy an Amazon Kindle Fire in the UK in November
As you already know Amazon is set to ignite the tablet PC market with its very aggressively priced 7inch Kindle Fire. As you already know too the Fire is US-only for now. There are however ways of getting your mitts on one when they arrive on November 15th. One is to grab one from eBay…
RUMOUR ROUND-UP: More iPhone 5 / N64 gossip
As people get more and more excited about Apple's iPhone announcement next week and cases begin to be shipped to stores in the US, it's time to catch up with some of the latest gossip. We wrote a big rumour round-up yesterday, but a few different bits and pieces have been floating around since then...…
Why Westfield Stratford is the coolest new place for tech
The Westfield Group opened its latest HUGE shopping centre in Stratford, East London earlier this month. It's got a cinema, a large hotel and its packed full of restaurants and shops. Now we don't doubt that the centre would be ideal for shopping fans and fashion lovers, but here at Shiny Shiny we're much more…
The Facebook app for the iPad: Four things we'd love to see next week
We all know Apple is set to launch a new iPhone product next week, but whether it's going to be a big update to the iPhone 4 or the shiny new iPhone 5, we're not quite sure yet. However, according to reports we can also expect to see another big launch in the next few…
With the iPhone 5 coming we look at the evolution of Apple's iconic mobile, including the one you have probably forgotten about
So, not long to go now. As you all know there's a new iPhone coming on Tuesday and you can read all the gossip about it here. It is incredible to think that the iPhone is in fact only four years old (well six if you include Apple's first attempt at a handset with Motorola,…
Angry Birds costumes for Halloween, or just a boring Sunday
Not only is Angry Birds one of the most popular games of the moment, but its now famous characters have been made into all kinds of quirky merchandise like plush toys, board games and phone cases, the list could go on and on. But, we weren't expecting to find we could dress up like Angry…
Spotify adds private Facebook listening – no more Bieber embarrassment
Ever since Spotify became heavily integrated into our Facebook experiences last week, users have been rejoicing and moaning in equal measures about the fact you can now see all kinds of information about what your friends are listening to. Here at Shiny Shiny we happily embraced the changes, seeing them as a useful way to…
5 Useful London transport apps and resources for a stress-free commute
We all know that the commute is the worst part of the day, delays, sweaty people, loud people, agressive people, urgh I'm getting upset just thinking about it. But luckily there are a number of handy resources and mobile apps created to give you real time information as well as an insight into how the…
Is Noel Gallagher right? Have celebrities ruined Twitter?
Noel Gallagher has a new album to promote. It is called 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' and will be available on October 17. Judging by this it will be rather good too. Noel, however, has never been one to shy away from making a controversial statement or two (especially when he has new music to…
RUMOUR ROUND-UP: iPhone 5 the where, when and what
It seems that ever since the iPhone 4 was launched there have been all kinds of rumours about Apple's next model, which we're presuming will be called the iPhone 5. Now an official date has been set aside for a 'big iphone announcement' making everything seem much more real (next Tuesday 4th October), we've collected…
