Vodafone has launched a pay as you go modem "just in time for Christmas", I guess because realistically, it's only going to take until Boxing Day til your family start driving you mad and you become desperate for the warm, comforting safety of the internet. It costs £39 initially, and that includes your first 1GB…

When it comes to showcasing your love of those omnipresent iPod makers, Apple, Steve Jobs or any product from the Apple tree, it wouldn't be totally off the mark to say this fan has taken his Apple fanaticalness to the extreme. There are some Apple zealots who profess their love for Apple by simply buying…

If there's a rumour floating around the blogosphere advising you to switch internet browsers, it wouldn't be your fault if you were to ignore that warning and carry on web surfing on your favourite browser. Now if the company behind the web browser itself, tells you to switch browsers due to security fears, you'd better…

A few years ago, the photographic industry was in a state of panic because everyone stopped printing their photos out. Then social networking arrived, and everyone calmed down, since everyone started sharing their photos online. But now the panic is back! Because sharing online is not enough! What about the other times? The times you're…

Blimey! Thirty quid, eh? Your secret santa organiser clearly hasn't heard of the Credit Crunch. Still, best to suck it up and make the most of your cash, in the hope that your Secret Santa does the same. Here's some ideas. The Proper Geek Here at Shiny, we salute the proper geeks. They're the ones…

Imagine a real life Mario taking to the streets for a bit of real life Mario Kart (or in this case Remi Kart), throwing banana skins beneath the wheels of your car, while all you can do is watch in amazement and bewilderment from the confines of your car behind? Well imagine no further and…

Word on the web is that Apple will be making a rather exciting announcement at Macworld in around three week's time, concerning its Mini Mac. We heard from a little birdie, who heard from a slightly bigger birdie, who was told from one big ass bird (the big ass birdie being an anonymous Apple employee…

We all knew Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars was coming in 2009 (and if you didn't - where have you been?), but now instead of a vague release date and trying to guess which of the 365 days it's going to officially land, the release date of one of the most highly anticipated games is…