Month: September 2011
QUICK GUIDE: Facebook's f8 changes: Timelines, real-time serendipity and uh.. verbs
There have been countless tweets, live blogs, live streams and video clips shared around the web already revealing the details of Facebook's f8 developer conference this evening that it's been really hard to make sense of everything that's going on. But don't worry, Shiny Shiny were invited to attend a private screening of the conference…
Facebook changes: Are we all cry babies or should we be concerned?
Over the past few days the social network everyone loves to hate has made some big changes and although there are a few dotted about here, there and everywhere, most of them have been made to the News Feed. The Facebook team wrote up a detailed blog post about what's different, but the basic premise…
Is being able to listen to your friend's music at the same time as them Facebook Music's killer feature?
So tonight is a huge one for Facebook as the network reveals what many hope will be a truly revolutionary music service. But do we know what's coming already? It appears that a Facebook employee accidentally revealed a killer feature of the service. According to TechCrunch Ji Lee, Facebook's creative director tweeted this yesterday. The…
5 Ways to make Gmail better with Labs: Text styling, coloured stars and snake
Google's email service is so popular because it has a crazy 7GB of free storage, it's super simple to use AND hotmail and yahoo accounts are just so 2008. You may be familiar with all of Gmail's Labs features and the little tweaks to the way you can use the service, but if you're constantly…
SNEAK PEEK: Jessie J launches BBM Music in the UK
Well, Jessie J didn't launch BBM Music all on her own, she had a bit of help from RIM. The popular UK artist performed a set at a swanky London nightclub last night as part of the big launch, which is in beta at the moment but we're told it'll be rolled out officially to…
Exciting news – the GoCycle GSR2 electric bike on its way in November
Hugely exciting news today - well for cycle fans anyhow. Karbon Kinetics has announced the launch of the 2011 Gocycle G2 the second-generation model of its award-winning electric bike. We loved the original version. It was light, worked really well, had decent battery life and unlike almost every other electric bike looked very cool in…
5 iPad mounting accessories for walls, cars, fridges and bodies
One of the main reasons an iPad is so appealing is because it's slim, compact and easy to hold. But sometimes you just don't have enough limbs to hold it still, like when you're following a recipe or driving and other times you just don't want to because you're trying to relax. Sure there are…
What will Facebook reveal at the f8 conference?
Facebook's f8 developers conference takes place tomorrow and there are SO many rumours flying around about what the social network has up its sleeve. We have a number of confirmed bits and pieces, including the roster of speakers from TechCrunch, which reveals that the focus will be on content and entertainment. Here are three of…
Has the BBC borrowed a Tumblr theme for its new beta home page?
The BBC has unveiled a new beta version of its home page today and although we do love the revamp, it does look a LOT like a Tumblr theme, doesn't it? The home page is full of large, no-nonsense typography, lots of lovely photo content and everything can be scrolled from side to side, much…
Instagram 2.0 update: Did the popular photo app REALLY need a revamp?
Yesterday popular iPhone application Instagram, well-known for its vintage hues and dreamy blurs, launched a big update which welcomes in a couple of exciting new features and tweaks to the way we take our photos. Obviously this will mean very little to you if you're not a serial Instagrammer, apps get updates all the time,…
