New blogging platform Jux looks VERY cool on the iPhone

We've written about our love for quirky and (relatively) new blogging platform Jux a few times in the past. We even made it fight Tumblr and it won! So today we thought we'd let you know just how amazing Jux now looks on the iPhone. Regardless of the device you're using, Jux has always centered…

Tumblr rolls out Fan Mail – a new private messaging service for users

Over the next few days the quick, fun and easy blogging service Tumblr will be rolling out a new private messaging system to its users called Fan Mail, according to the platform's official staff blog. The new system will allow users to send private messages to other Tumblr bloggers (or Tumbloggers, we're never sure), which…

Stop hating the new Facebook timeline, it could get you in trouble

It's no surprise that every time Facebook changes a feature, introduces a new layout or tweaks privacy settings that a large number of users get very angry. After all, many of us use the social network everyday and these new features are irritating, time consuming to get our heads around and most importantly, human beings…

GetVega: Photo fun like Pinterest, but with lists

There are plenty of apps, services and websites dedicated to helping you make notes, write lists and share snippets of content. However, the thing we love most about services like Pinterest, ffffound and We Heart It (and we do love them) is that they're focused on visual content, whether that be an illustration, photo or…

Would a fake cloud ceiling make you feel more serene in the office?

A group of inventive German engineers has created a 'dynamic luminous ceiling', which basically means they've brought the illusion of being outside inside. The team, based in Stutgartt, Germany, believes that if your brain thinks it's outside under the clouds it'll be much easier to focus and work away in a happy, serene office rather…

Did you have a Kindle Christmas? 1.3 million of us received eReaders

Every few weeks some researcher comes out and says that we're a nation of celebrity gossip consumers, we don't read properly anymore and our attention spans are the same as a gnat's, so why then are 1.33 million more of us now in possession of a shiny new Kindle? That's right, an estimated 1.33 million…

Obama joins Instagram & 5 more newbies worth following

Yesterday US President Barack Obama went and got himself an Instagram account (or at least his team got one for him). In an official blog post about him, the Instagram team writes that the social network will become an interesting place in the run-up to the 2012 Presidential Election, with news organisations like NBC News…

10 Social media resolutions & ways to get ready for 2012

The new year isn't just about throwing out your Christmas tree and eating a few salads to make up for all the mince pies you stuffed your face with. If you really want to be more happy and efficient in 2012 you're going to need to give your online life a bit of a tidy…

10 Health & fitness gadgets to help you stick to your new year's resolutions

As it's the beginning of January you can guarantee that everyone is thinking about, talking about and trying to stick to their resolutions for the new year. So, over the next few days we'll be looking into gadgets, apps and online services that help you stick to those resolutions, you just need the will power…

How to stop procrastinating online: StayFocusd, Tea & Kittens and Nanny

As it's the beginning of January you can guarantee that everyone is thinking about, talking about and trying to stick to their resolutions for the new year. So, over the next few days we'll be looking into gadgets, apps and online services that help you stick to those resolutions, you just need the will power…