Q&A: Vince Gilligan talks Breaking Bad ahead of UK Netflix launch

UK audiences will finally get a chance to catch up with hit US TV show Breaking Bad when it's launched on Netflix over the weekend. So to celebrate Shiny Shiny was invited to an exclusive preview of the new episodes along with the chance to interview the show's creator, the awesome Vince Gilligan. For those…

Wrapp – the hot new Facebook/voucher app service

I must admit to being a bit cynical about freebie vouchers. The nibbling fish put me off Groupon and until I get a free coffee every week I am not going to be spend too much time on Foursquare. However a new app that launched very recently called Wrapp has massively impressed me. At its…

STUDY: Are photo apps the most annoying thing about Facebook?

Stop blurring, cropping and adding 465,874 borders and filters to that photo. Put down your iPhone. Just drink your coffee. It's official. Your lame Instagram shots are the most annoying thing about Facebook. So what's REALLY the most annoying thing about Facebook? Incessant pregnancy updates complete with measurements, weights and ultrasound images? "I love you…

UPDATED: WTF: Of course Kanye West has launched a tech startup

UPDATE: So it IS an April fools day joke. Or just a random hoax, no one's quite sure. When we read on Gizmodo this morning that Kanye West was setting up his own tech company we were excited.. Really excited. This is it, the first step in Kanye taking over the world. Next there'll be…

Will there really be THREE Amazon Kindle Fire 2 models?

We all breathed a sigh of relief when we found out the Amazon Kindle Touch had finally been given a UK release date, but where oh where is Amazon's tablet, the Kindle Fire?! Well it seems while we sit and wait for it there are lots of rumours flying around the web about its sequel,…

Moonpig and Zappar create augmented reality greeting cards

Quirky card company Moonpig has teamed up with augmented reality specialist Zappar to create a range of video-enabled greeting cards. The Moonpig website is a treasure trove for greeting cards, whether you need one for a birthday, Bar Mitzvah or Halloween (really?). But now the website has joined forces with Zappar, a team known for…

APP OF THE DAY: colourDNA helps you discover cool new stuff

A new app called colourDNA allows us to discover all kinds of cool things it thinks we'll like based on what the team behind the app describe as "a proprietary algorithm for social discovery". Intriguing. But will it really work or just tell us to try Bieber and pasta? ColourDNA has existed as an online…

The Amazon Kindle Touch gets a UK release date of April 27th

Despite the fact Amazon's highly-anticipated Kindle Touch eReader was launched in the US late last year, it's only just been given a release date of April 27th here on the other side of the pond. But hey, better late than never, eh? We've been waiting for news about Amazon's Kindle Touch eReader (and the even…

POLL: Should a US school kid have been expelled for a sweary tweet?

A school kid over in the states has been expelled because he sent out a few tweets containing the F-bomb, even though he sent them at night from his personal account. That's a little harsh, right? As Twitter is so public (unless you're weird and secretive and set it to private), it's probably not a…

GALLERY: Gadgets for the elderly from the Geriatric Care Fair in Hanover, Germany

The health and fitness gadget market is rapidly expanding, but there are plenty of interesting tech innovations specially developed for the elderly that are often overlooked in favour of fancier gizmos. So, Shiny Shiny has been exploring a few of the tech developments unveiled at the Geriatric Care Fair in Hanover, Germany this week. We…