'Appy? Sony Ericsson's Happiness App available on Android

The uh Prozac of the Android app store... this app from Sony Ericsson, limited to owners of the Xperia phones, promises you Happiness. Or to be more precise, money off deals and vouchers at selected partners - from bars Sony Ericsson tell us that their offers are unique to them so you won't find the…

Why Osborne should check Twitter to see the Impact of the Spending Review

If George Osborne wants to know how the UK economy will react to his harsh spending cuts, the place to look is Twitter according to research from some scientists in Indiana University. Running a mood analysis on tweets proved 90% accurate in predicting the stock market in an experiment by Professor Johan Bollen. By scanning…

5 things that are as thick as the new MacBook Air

It's 0.11 inches (2.79mm) thick at its thinnest part, and they whipped out the hard drives and are putting apps in it. The new MacBook Air unveiled by Steve Jobs last night is slim. We found five things that are also 0.11 inches thick for the sake of helpful comparision.

SNEAK PREVIEW: New Facebook pushes Questions harder

A quick glimpse of a new-look Facebook shows a slightly reorganised interface and increased importance for Facebook Questions. In the new input box at the top of each page there will be the option "add a status", ask a question, share images, or share a link. It's significant that "Ask a Question" is now the…

Sculpteo the 3D printing service and why we love them

Okay, so you've got a printer at home.It's probably colour, and maybe it has a scanner built in, but I bet it doesn't print 3D models. Yes, I said 3D models. 3D printers are my new favourite things - through a process of squirting and layering they are capable of making three dimensional models from…

Budget Schmudget, UK Tech and IT industry will be fine says recruiter

Budget cuts unveiled today will cost half a million jobs across the UK but Tech and IT workers won't want for jobs says the head of a IT recruitment service. Cuts in Civil Service jobs of 490,000 over 4 years will hit IT departments across the public sector and could see 6,125 IT workers losing…