We've all been there, you log into Facebook (or Pinterest or Twitter or YouTube or insert your other online addiction here) for "just two minutes" to see what everyone's been up to in the hour since you last checked and then suddenly it's 5pm, you've done absolutely nothing all day and you break out into…

One of our favourite online photo editing sites, PicMonkey, has had a new, festive makeover for the Christmas season, allowing users to add all kinds of snowy, wintery and twee effects to their photos. Just like before, you upload a photo to PicMonkey or drag one from your desktop if you're feeling fancy. You can…

Over the past week, as situations continue to escalate between Israeli and Palestinian forces, 44 million hacking attempts have been made on some of Israel's top government and news websites. Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told Reuters that only a handful of important websites were down for around ten minutes last week, but quickly returned to…

Peugeot has been working closely with the BBC Children in Need team to raise money for the charity this year and has created a website called Pudsey's Dream Wheels. It allows you to build your ideal car and you can paint it different colours, add textures and a range of other cool features. The game…

When we see a new site, gadget or app described as "the next big thing" we usually run for the hills, but Snowglo, a social network, game and reviews site rolled into one, definitely looks interesting, full of incentives and uh... snowy. To get started with Snowglo you need to create a profile and from…

Marty, the famous cat who inspired the great Nyan Cat meme, unfortunately passed away last week, causing lots of sad faces for fans of cats, memes and the crazy web. Luckily the meme Nyan Cat isn't real, so he can live in our hearts and on our screens pooping a never-ending rainbow for eternity. Or…

Today smartphone owners here in the UK can access a faster, more consistent mobile internet after EE (formerly known as Everything Everywhere) recently revealed its new 4G network, also called EE. EE has allowed people to sign up to its new service over the past few weeks, but today marks the official launch of the…

Today the east coast of the US braces itself for what the media is calling a "superstorm", as Hurricane Sandy joins forces with other weather systems. As we're not very knowledgeable about meteorology we'll leave the commentary to those in the know and just bring you Instacane, a simple website that serves up Instagram photos…