Over the past few weeks we've been sharing some of our favourite entries from our mobile photography competition with you, which we've launched with our friends at Orbitsound to celebrate our Instagram fortnight and give one reader the chance to win a fabulous T12v3 speaker bar, as well as lots of iPhone related runner-up prizes.…

The only thing better than a photo you've taken and edited to look stereotypically 'vintage' is a real photo from the actual past (not the fake past), which already has that sepia hue and grainy look built-in. The only problem with those kinds of classic shots is that they're often stuck in your aunt's photo…

If you look through your Facebook or Twitter friend's recent updates you'll notice that they're always talking about their experiences with certain things, whether they're taking a photo of food at a restaurant, complaining about a club being really boring or raving about a new film, we're always reviewing, rating (and more often than not…

Even if you've not got big party plans this Halloween it's always nice to carve a pumpkin, light a few candles and squirt some fake blood around while you're sat waiting for trick or treaters to knock on your door. Well this year if you're wanting to make a little more effort but don't have…

Over the past year we've seen all kinds of brands swarm to Instagram, from Starbucks to Playboy and Gucci to Red Bull. It's increasingly becoming the ideal platform across a lot of different sectors, whether you want to give the community a sneak peek inside your business, showcase your products or services or just add…

Here at Shiny Shiny we're on a mission to find lots of different laptop bags that don't just carry our gadgets around, but look good and aren't too bulky. You'd think there'd be plenty of choice, but accessories that tick all of the boxes are actually REALLY hard to come by. A few weeks ago…

We first got a sneak peek of Samsung's new Galaxy Note at IFA earlier this year and last night we were invited to the official launch of the handset in the amazing Battersea Power Station. Galaxy Note JK Shin, head of mobile communications at Samsung, kicked off last night's launch by telling us that the…

Earlier in the week we featured a few of our favourite entries into the mobile photography competition we've launched with our friends at Orbitsound to celebrate our Instagram fortnight and give one reader the chance to win a fabulous T12v3 speaker bar, as well as lots of iPhone related runner-up prizes. We've now had more…