Month: July 2010
Microsoft can't even get the sexy Russian Spies..
It's a shame for Microsoft that the Russian spy caught working there was a slightly balding geek with poor taste in sweaters rather than a sexy redhead. A glamorous spy working on Windows 7.5 say, would have done something for Microsoft's reputation. Given it all a bit of a James Bond allure. But no, even…
Social networks and identity: MySpace is more black, Facebook is more white and Twitter is gay?
The idea that racism killed MySpace is a theory has been around since Berkley pHD student Danah Boyd published a blog post and then a dissertation on the subject in 2008. She's about to publish a book chapter on the same subject, and a preview of it has been doing the rounds on Twitter, you…
iPhone App Review: Emoji brings emoticons to iPhone
Ramp up the emoticon content in texts from your iPhone with this fun emoticon app. Emoji lets you insert any of dozens of emoticon images into texts, notes or emails. Emoji is an app in that you buy it on the App Store and pay £0.59 for it, but it doesn't sit on your homescreen,…
Designer Paula Scher at TED Conference on why keeping it playful and why some of her really expensive work is a bit shit
Lots of interesting talks at the Technology Entertainment Design (TED) conference in Oxford. I loved this one by graphic designer Paula Scher. She talks about why being completely clueless can be really useful, about being a brat, about why it took Citi Group one year to agree a design she drew up in one day…
US Record Industry spent $64m on lawyers to reclaim $1.6m in piracy compensation
A blow for the music industry's policy of slamming individual users for piracy comes with some figures from 2008, which shows that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) spent $64m on court fees to recover $1.6m compensation. Don't need to be a statistician to see that's not working out very well. Of course it's…
Canon launches new HD camera LEGRIA HF M32 with massive storage
If you're a Canon fan and need to store HD video at super high quality, this new LEGRIA camcorder could be the one for you. Launched today, the key feature on the new camera is the massive 64GB internal flash memory. Then there's also an SDXC memory card slot and with SDXC cards capable of…
Poll: what's your opinion on BBC News' site redesign?
As the most read news website In The World, the BBC website gets a lot of eyeballs and their new redesign debuted this morning has provoked a lively discussion on Twittter. The BBC say that the new layout makes video more prominent and top stories clearer and that it makes it all easier to read.…
Can 3D TV make you feel a bit sick?
I know, that sounds a bit like a Daily Mail headline, but whether 3D makes you feel a bit vommy is a hot issue in the gaming community. Sony updated their users advice for the PS3 yesterday to warn against "eye-strain, eye-fatigue or nausea" when viewing the technology. And now an optometrist told VG247 blog…
Why Gay People Love the Internet
Gay and lesbian people are more likely to read blogs and more likely to spend time on social networks said research published today by the American Survey Company, Harris International, and it just got me wondering why.. "Gay and lesbian adults online today are among the nation's most loyal and heaviest blog readers and social…
Day 2 headphone week — Scosche's IDR655m review
Welcome to Shiny Shiny's headphone week 2010. Everyday for the next fortnight I'll be reviewing a different set of headphones eventually culminating in the definitive league of personal audio. Catchy right? Day 2: Scosche IDR655m Who knew buds could sound this good? Design Buds are buds are buds -- right? There isn't much scope for…
