Skiver Android app helps you pull a convincing sickie

The first week in February is traditionally the most popular week in the year for people to call in sick to work. And Mondays are the most popular day for sickies too, so Monday 7th Feb is the day most people are likely to stay home with day time TV. There's now an app for…

LG Optimus 3D will be world's first full 3D smartphone

LG will unveil a full 3D smartphone at Mobile World Congress in April. It will be able to record in 3D, show 3D and send 3D stuff to other devices. LG say: "The LG Optimus 3D addresses the lack of 3D content issue -- one of the biggest problems facing the 3D market -- with…

Overboard: sturdy waterproof laptop bags for the commuter

Protect your laptop from the stresses of the commute with one of the messenger bags from Overboard's new range for Spring. I don't what your commute involves, but these bags can handle pretty much anything you throw at them. Heavily-padded and bump-proof, they have waterproof bottoms and the special Waterproof edition can even handle being…

First Date, Second Life – the site bringing dating to the virtual world

With the strapline "First Date, Second Life" - PlzSayYes is a dating site with a twist - the twist being that instead of meeting and dating people in the Starbucks down the road, you get to meet them in the virtual world of Second Life. But it's not just avatar cuddles.. the idea is that…

The UK Crime Map: Five other web tools mapping crime

The £300,000 UK crime map launched today by the Home Office is a great step towards informing people, helping us understand crime better and hopefully helping us avoid and prevent it better too. It's not new though - we look at five other interesting crime maps where policing interacts with technology. The UK crime map…