Month: April 2010
Meet Obi Wan Kenobi the USB stick: dinky Star Wars Memory Sticks get updated
I don't know what we'll do when computer storage goes up into the cloud and people stop making novelty USB memory sticks. I for one will be highly distraught. Anyway, thankfully that apocalyptic day is still far off and people are still making novelty memory sticks designed to look like Obi Wan Kenobi. This great…
Parlophone release some limited edition vinyl for National Record Store Day
Remember vinyl? Of course you do - vinyl records are still around, still in use and still probably the coolest (though least practical) way to store your music. Well it's National Record Store day on 17th April and Parlophone Records (and its imprint label, Regal) are releasing a series of limited 7" vinyl records to…
As LG brings largest OLED TV yet to the UK: why OLED screens are better
LG are promising the largest, glowiest OLED TV ever to hit the UK. The 15 inch EL9500 TV will be the largest OLED screen available for British consumers to buy when it launches this April. As part of the vogue for paper-thin sets, the screen will be a tiny 3mm thick. Why are OLED screens…
So iPad apps are more expensive – are app makers treating it like a cash cow?
As we feared last week, looks like iPad apps are pricier than the iPhone ones we've come to know and love. Seems like app makers have exploited the launch of Apple's luxe gadget to bump the prices up on their apps. That, and the fact that the iPad favours a new kind of app -…
Do men and women use their phones differently? Yes, according to Orange
We know that everyone who can tends to social network on their phones, but did you know that men do it more than women? Seems surprising but it's one of several things Orange found out after it analysed data from its customers about their use of mobile phones. Other fun gender-related facts about mobile use…
Why the touchy-feely ooh factor is the iPad's killer weapon
Seems from the initial reports that the iPad is packing some of the wow-factor that fans have been so ardently expecting. No - as we all knew it hasn't got amazing specs or incredible hardware but from the sounds of things, the user experience is a pleasurable treat. Apple are putting the killer hardware where…
The iPad: what exactly are those queues like?
Yes, Shiny readers, that is literally what's happening across the States right now: and papers all over have been telling us what those queues are like. Here's a round-up: The Sun informs us: Queues formed outside Apple stores last night in the US as people wanted to be among the first to get their hands…
iPad SchmiPad: I'm waiting for iPhone 4.0 – 5 features to expect
There's a big Apple launch on today - with stores in the States are selling the tablet iPad for the first time -as you may have noticed. Me? I'm more excited about the launch of the new iPhone in June because I'm actually going to buy that because I need a phone and I'm still…
Getting blocked on Chatroulette: how the report button is getting used wrong
If you thought Chatroulette was a free-wheeling site where you could just sit around peacefully flashing at strangers - think again. Users on the site can be blocked for inappropriate behaviour (as we pointed out back here) but from comments on our site it seems that the report button is frequently being used to block…
Why do Blackberry users get so addicted? Five reasons..
I know the way people call Blackberries "Crackberries" is a joke but there really is something about Blackberries that makes them extra special addictive.Research in 2006, did claim their impact was similar to hard drugs in the minds of their user. Given that other phones are also great and also use push notification - Nokias,…
