Hackers and IT pros give their passwords to hot woman

Researchers interested in online security with a picture of a hot woman (the one to the right, which is more just a drawing really, right?) and a lot of time on their hands found that more than 75% of IT professionals and hackers gave away random personal information to a fake person. According to Jezebel,…

Win EVERY snowball fight with the Arctic Force Snowball Blaster

Yes, we know it may seem a little early, but at the moment every week seems to begin with a crazy weather rumour, whether it's going to be blistering heat or a surprise snow storm, so we felt it was about time we prepared ourselves a little for some winter problems. Today we're addressing snowball…

10 Fashion brands to follow on Instagram: Burberry, Levi's and Gucci

A number of our favourite brands have been using Instagram for some time now, from those we'd expect like Starbucks and Red Bull to a few more surprising and insightful examples, such as Playboy and ABC News over in the US. However, the highly visual nature of Instagram means it's a favourite among fashion brands…

ZOMM Wireless Leash goes pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness

ZOMM specialises in a range of multi-functional Wireless Leash devices for women which act as personal alarms, Bluetooth key finders, CHILDREN finders and hands-free devices. Wow, that's one multi-talented gadget. The Wireless Leashes are about the size of a £2 coin and clip onto any keyring meaning you can keep them with you at all…

5 Best iPad apps for Instagram viewing: Slidelight, Instagallery and Instamap

Although the Instagram app has been made popular by the iPhone, it works just as well on the iPad too. However, that hasn't stopped developers from using the real-time API offered by Instagram to create a range of iPad applications that let you browse by location, swipe through your photos and put them in fancy…

What's the most annoying new tech word? Sexting? Defriend? Or Twittersphere?

A study carried out by YouGov for Computeractive magazine has found that many of the tech-related words which have been working their way into our everyday vocabulary (see retweet, sexting, defriend and tweetup) actually make many of us very VERY angry. According to the study, the most hated word is 'sexting', with 24% of those…

Japanese developer rebrands the Boyfriend Log spying app

A Japanese developer has been forced to tone down a new application which sneakily tracks people using GPS without them knowing. Kare Log, meaning Boyfriend Log, was first released at the end of August and could be downloaded to mobile devices or laptops which are then tracked via GPS without letting on that the app…

Top 5 web apps for Instagram: Inkstagram, Webstagram and Insta-great

Although Instagram is a huge global community and you can link to your photos online, it's essentially just a mobile application, so there isn't a dedicated web app for browsing photos, following people and tagging your images. However, over the past year a number of web apps have popped up which bring you some of…

APP OF THE DAY: Trick or Tracker keeps kids safe this Halloween

Trick or treating has become a HUGE tradition on Halloween, with kids of all ages running around the streets dressed as vampires, ghouls and witches asking strangers for sweets. Although tiny children are happy to walk around with their parents, those a little older are keen to go out in big groups of pirates and…