Although some might argue it takes something away from the magic of Christmas, you can't deny that your TV won't play an important part in this year's festivities, whether you want to listen to carols, play games, watch the special soaps or put on all of your new DVDs one after another. To really enhance…

In schools children love to watch videos and take part in activities that appeal to their senses much more than just staring blankly at a dull teacher who talks in a monotone voice at the front of the classroom. Obviously teaching practices have come along in leaps and bounds in recent years, with laptops, computers,…

Some of you may think this is old and boring news, but others may be shocked to hear that you don't just have one inbox on Facebook, you have two, one called Messages and one called Other. You're only alerted with an email or a notification when a friend sends you a message, it pops…

From sleep managers to diet trackers, more and more people are becoming increasingly interested in monitoring their personal health on a daily basis, using their mobile phones and a range of other fancy gadgets. Last week during the 2011 mHealth Summit, an app called Macaw was introduced, which is set to make waves in the…

Today Google's famous home page doodle has become rather techy to celebrate Robert Noyce's 84th birthday. Noyce founded Intel alongside Gordon Moore back in 1968 and he's well-known for pioneering the first integrated microchip, which has played an integral part in the personal computer revolution since. Noyce passed away back in 1990 at the age…

Hot on the heels of Spotify's Festive Playlist, Vevo has launched a similar advent calendar style website, which gives users access to giveaways and exclusive content. To get access to the Vevo Xmas Advent Calendar you've got to log into Facebook and "like" Vevo's page (which is a bit annoying), but then you can enter…

Earlier this week in Covent Garden, the London Community Gospel Choir performed traditional carols to an audience of festive shoppers, but instead of accepting cash and pennies for their singing they came equipped with a specially designed collection bucket. The bucket used contactless technology and Christmas shoppers were given cards provided by Barclays and Barclaycard…

The worst thing ever has happened. Your laptop has been stolen and you're freaking out. Obviously you're meant to go straight to the police, but if you knew you had a tracking app on your laptop, would you be tempted to go and find it yourself first? Well if you answered yes to that question…

Innovative car brand Smart has launched a new iPhone application that sends drivers on a fun and spontaneous road trip. The app, called get lost and developed by Weapon7, uses location-based technology to locate the driver and suggests a randomly generated place for them and their passengers to visit. The user can set how far…

It's just been revealed that our beloved Twitter has had a fancy new makeover, which will mean subtle changes to the way the platform looks and works. But did it really need a redesign? The new Twitter design looks similar, but on the new Home page tweets from those you follow are displayed on the…