Order a custom-designed bike over the internet and get it delivered in a week. West London start-up MyVelo has decided to tap into the ranks of discerning bike-owners who don't just want their bikes to be black and rust-coloured, by setting up website that lets you design your own bike. Then they make it and…

It has a lot of promise and it has a lot of teething problems, but Augmented Reality could be about to see the improvement that it needs to lift it out of the gimmicky doldrums. For the past year or two of AR's short life, the technology it uses to fix the virtual layer on…

Ever wonder how tuneless popstars turn out pitch perfect tracks but sound dreadful live? It's all in the software. And you can get some of that autotune magic - for free - on your iPhone. Next stop, chart success. Songify on iPhone takes some of your speech, or any random noise you make and whizzes…

I know MySpace has gone down the tubes and that Linked-In are doing a sterling job, but part of me is sad that Linked-In has overtaken MySpace to be the second biggest social network in the USA. I guess it's just a sign of 2011 that we want jobs and CV references rather than animated…

We knew they wouldn't stay quiet for long.. Anonymous have been accused of stealing data from US military contractors Booz Allen Hamilton - and then posting it on PirateBay. 90,000 e-mail addresses plus passwords, logins and other information were taken and posted on the public site. Anonymous claim that the theft -termed Military Meltdown Monday…

We've discussed how Google Plus will affect your online social life, but how it will affect how content is found, shared and even made? It's a hazy look into the future topic but one worth the effort for news makers and their readers - as Google+ fever continues to sweep the 'netz weeks after it…

A company claiming to be the love-child of Groupon and Foursquare has just launched a new service in the States. Dealster proudly proclaims that it combines the social gaming of Foursquare with the money-saving coupons of Groupon. It sounds ideal of course - but a cursory glance at the service suggests that it didn't get…

We've been seeing an increase in professional-grade apps recently: and myPantone is one for those in the visual industries. Apps for professionals tend to be pricier - this is £5.99 on iTunes but does offer some niche high-end functionality and immediate access to their vast colour library. An update to the iPhone app now out…