Safari 4 wows web with speed

More browser wars, and another kick for all those still wedded to Firefox because they can't let go of their extensions (I count myself in that number). Apple has released Safari 4 in public beta for both Macs and PCs, and early indications show that it's fast. Lightening bloody fast. Faster than IE, faster than…

Pixelar's eReader hits the bookshelves

There's a new ereader kid on the block, from Pixelar. It weighs in at £219 to Sony's £224, with the most immediate difference being its black plastic casing as opposed to Sony's white. But what else do you get? Well, the 512MB internal memory will hold about 1000 books, but it also comes with a…

William Tempest accessorises the Sony P Series

Whether you're a believer in the Sony P Series or not, it's hard not to drool when someone delicately places one in your lap. It might have been that I was blinded by fashion, but last night at the William Tempest fashion show, the P Series certainly seemed to hold its own against the scary-looking…

Shiny Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC G1

Dan got his hands on his first Micro Four Thirds, which is designed to feature all the specs of a SLR camera with a much more compact design. What it features in features, it terrifies in the number of buttons they've managed to pack on the body of the camera. £489 here

Gmail is down

Panic not, readers! It's not you, it's Gmail. It's broken, and apparently, it's due to 'a fault', which is reassuring. So far on Twitter we've seen mass hysteria, as people realise they have no way of doing anything at all today, as they've accidentally stored their entire life on Google. Should we perhaps take this…

Spotify + iPhone = awesome >>>> never going to happen

The good news: this is awesome. The bad: you'll probably never see it in the wild. Spotify has become a firm favourite with music streamers, offering a massive catalogue of songs and albums, as well as the ability to share playlists with other users. Imagine having access to all that on your iPhone - it…

Catch the One Penny Post

Emails are quick, cheap and efficient, but actualmailthat'snotbillsorjunkmail will bring a warm glow to all that receive it. But why should your postcards be restricted to pictures of Big Ben, Cotswold tea rooms and Princess Di? They shouldn't - you should have the chance to thoroughly embarrass the postman by choosing complete inappropriate subject matter…

Dial4Light, a close relation to Dial M for Murder

The internet says a new German scheme, Dial4Light, is a marvellous idea. I think it's a sucky idea, and I don't cross the internet lightly. The idea is that residents of trippyoffthetongue town Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz can save on electricity by only using street lamps when they're needed. Walk down a street and you have to dial…

Command-BUY please

I have officially run out of wall space in my house, but discovering these prints is making me seriously consider adding some kind of extra wall a la Hartbeat's Gallery. It also reminds me that I need to go and revise my Mac shortcuts. Incidentally, this is my last ever week here on Shiny Shiny.…

Dell Inpiron Mini 10 for "tweens, teens, travelers and social networkers"

I haven't sat in a University lecture in many, many years, but I imagine if I did today, I'd find that the Dell Inspiron Mini would be the new dictaphone around campus. It's a cheap netbook, and the specs are decent, surely making it a winner for parents furnishing their offspring with all they'll need…