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Cash on Tap: Will you start paying with your EE phone to travel around London and leave your Oyster card at home?
From today EE customers living in London can use their phones to pay for bus travel - just tap your handset onto the Oyster card reader and away you whizz! (Assuming you're not stuck in a traffic jam after 30 seconds of movement, which most London buses are.) According to The Next Web, any EE…
Samsung’s clever colour-changing art installation adapts to the weather
Have you ever heard of synesthesia? It's a complex 'neurological phenomenon' (thanks Wikipedia!) that ties one sensory experience to another. So for example, some synesthetes might link textures to days or colours to emotions. The latter may sound familiar even to those who don't usually experience synesthesia (I always associate happiness with a sparkly blue!)…
8 Reasons why Extant is your new online TV addiction
If you're desperate to fill that huge Orange Is The New Black-shaped hole in your life, then we may have a solution for you: Extant. The Spielberg web series (that's being aired on Amazon Prime Instant Video here in the UK) may be more sci-fi thriller set in the future than dark comedy set in…
The Gherkin’s in a pickle: five alternative uses for the iconic building
Here at the shinyshiny offices, we have a bit of a soft spot for the friendly-looking Gherkin (real name 30 St Mary Axe) just around the corner. So when news of its imminent sale broke this morning, we put our heads together and decided there are some much better uses for the pickle-shaped building... 1. Giant greenhouse…
One for Katie Hopkins: intellectuals can be tattoo-toting, too. Here are some which may surprise you
According to research, the tattoo removal industry is booming, as more and more people begin to regret the now-faded blue symbols and transient sweethearts they've had inked onto their bodies. The ever-judgemental Katie Hopkins has labelled tattoos 'cheap', 'trashy' and 'common', while one writer for The Guardian has commented on her struggle to come to terms with the new wave…
shinyshiny speaks to London Beauty Queen about blogging, apps and Twitter trolls
If you haven't heard of London Beauty Queen, then where have you been? Hayley Carr started the blog as a side project, while working as a brand manager in the cosmetics industry, writing about all things beauty from an insider's perspective - what does the product really do and is it worth the money? After…
Kasabian walked on the world’s first digital red carpet, created by Sony Xperia Access
Sony Xperia Access unveiled the world’s first digital red carpet on Wednesday night at the premiere of Kasabian’s Summer Solstice gig screening. The digital red carpet featured hundreds of Xperia Z2 Tablets and was fully interactive, revolutionising the experience for celebrity guests, like Amber Le Bon and Ralf Little, and fans alike. The film screening,…
5 shocking pictures of last night’s thunderstorm
Unless you’re the deepest sleeper in the world (or you don’t live in London), you’ll have been rudely awoken by a really loud thunderstorm last night, complete with lightning. While we weren’t very impressed by the lack of sleep we got from this meteorological nightmare, we’re very impressed with some of the pictures and videos…
Details leak of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited book borrowing service
It seems that Amazon is gearing up to launch a books subscription service, after images advertising the service, called Kindle Unlimited, briefly appeared on the US version of the website before being deleted. Because nothing on the internet ever truly dies, they can still be seen via Google, and GigaOm, who first reported the news,…
Are we all becoming social media engagement show-offs, like Cheryl?
Cheryl Cole enjoys stirring up the celeb press and working her massive fan-base into a totally frenzy with unexpected Instagram photos, announcements and airy-fairy Pinterest-style quotes. Remember the infamous 'OMG WTF?!' shot of her rose tattoo? (Which seems to have been removed from her Instagram account and that of her tattoo artist?!)? The weird cryptic messages?…
