Photojournalist takes Olympic photos with just an iPhone 4S

It seems we're not the only ones who leave our fancy cameras at home in favour of our mobile phones, as a Guardian photojournalist has been attending the Olympics and taking great looking images with only an iPhone 4S. Dan Chung has been at the games over the past few days and has been snapping…

Cool Instagram site displays real-time London photos

A very cool and slick new web app called This Is Now collects real-time photos from Instagram and displays them on websites dedicated to big cities across the globe. We're going to warn you in advance that you'll be pretty damn mesmerised, so look away now if you don't have at least a few minutes…

APP OF THE DAY: Famous Objects from Classic Movies comes to the iPad

The Famous Objects From Classic Movies online game is one of our favourite ways to waste away an hour or so (or three) and now it's available as an app for the iPad too. It's a really simple and highly addictive game that flashes up a basic silhouette of an object and you have to…

FACEBOOK: 83 million accounts are duplicates and fakes

We all know that there are lots of Facebook accounts out there that friends have accidentally duplicated, created for their cats or have just set up to sign into sites without their real name. Well now it looks like Facebook is set to crack down on these fakes, dupes and... um... pets and start getting…

6 Upcycled, recycled and eco-friendly accessories for Apple fan boys and girls

We're big fans of Apple products here at Shiny Shiny, but for a while now we've been on the lookout for accessories that we can team up with our gadgets that are a little more eco-conscious and planet earth-friendly. Luckily Lis from Hippy Shopper has collected together some of the best sustainable bits and pieces…

Facebook: Unbaby.me replaces photos of kids with meat, cats and tattoos

No matter how many times you cull annoying people from Facebook at some point at least one or two of your friends, relatives or co-workers are bound to procreate. And what does that mean ladies and gentlemen? Well it means 3674876746 updates about little Sally or Stewie and 34598748768576 photos of them too. Sure they're…

RISE AND SHINE: The Little Rooster is an alarm clock AND a sex toy

If you're looking for a better alarm clock solution that'll wake you up, leave you feeling energised AND put a smile on your face, then we'd recommend ditching those happy clappy apps that play music or those clever wake-up lights and instead opt for the Little Rooster. The Little Rooster is an alarm clock crossed…

5 of the funniest Tumblr blogs to follow: When in London, Suri's Burn Book

Ahh Tumblr, news publications have their own blogs now, businesses have turned to the platform to create quirky homepages and it's done wonders for the fashion industry, hasn't it? But you know what we think Tumblr is best for? Funny blogs and gifs with snarky captions, that's what. Over the past week we've been indulging…