Rubiks reincarnated: Cubed is out, curvaceous is in

The world of the puzzle enthusiast has just been rocked. The Rubik's cube has dumped its boxy exterior and has gone all spherical on us in favour of a 360 degree design (joining the stylophone with its new curvaceous figure). To be fair, its cubed predecessor did make its debut in 1974, while creator Erno…

Zagg, Z. Budds: It's not all about those white Apple headphones

Not everyone wants to walk around listening to their music with the self-conscious fear they're going to get mugged for the Apple goodies at any moment. Or alternatively, not everyone wants to be a lemming with those ubiquitous white Apple headphones dangling from their ears. There's always the Zagg Z. Budds - they're a stylish…

Shiny Poll: What do you use Twitter for?

I've recently been bemoaning the fact that Twitter seems to have recently turned from somewhere people go to offload their wit and wonderings, into a kind of RSS feed of articles I probably should read but probably won't bother. So what about you? What do you use it for? And am I expecting the wrong…

Cineworld rolling out more 3D screens this year

3DTV was all the rage at CES this year, and whilst the idea of owning one at home is getting closer, cinemas still hold the monopoly for 3D films. Cineworld is showing that it's embracing the digital revolution with news that it has signed an agreement with NEC to double the number of digital screens…

The LG Arena KM900 touchscreen goes public

Something tells me Android isn't the only big thing to take over the mobile phone arena this year. It is more than likely the touchscreen phone, or more appropriately, the iPhone rivals, will be coming in their droves this year, each armed with one objective and one objective only - to kill the iPhone (by…

Garmin and Asus to finally launch the G60 nuvifone

Garmin and Asus have finally made good on all their promises, by finally getting it together and offering us up a co-branded handset. They say that the G60 will be the first in their nuvifone range, with the second due to be showcased at MWC later this month. We've been waiting for this for a…

Happy fifth birthday, Facebook!

Happy Birthday Facebook! Here's what I could have been doing with the time I've spent on Facebook in the past few years: - writing that novel. Actually, without Facebook, I'd have completed the trilogy and I'd be halfway through the screenplay. - actually learning how to take decent photographs, rather than having to squint and…

Skinny and energy efficient plasmas on the way from Panasonic

Plasma TVs have a bit of a bad rep when it comes to those all important issues of saving money, energy and ultimately the planet. So Panasonic thought it'd do some damage control by unveiling a range of energy saving, eco friendly plasmas. The plan - to make plasma TVs more energy efficient and rake…

Google Latitude: there is no escape

Stalkers of the world unite. Google has just launched Google Latitude, which will plot the location of your friends, family, and those that used to be either and have forgotten to reset their privacy levels. You can now track and be tracked using a GPS-enabled mobile phone. You can override the automatic location tracking by…