Facebook WTF: Zuckerberg to unveil feature that will "save lives" tomorrow

Tomorrow on ABC News Mark Zuckerberg will be revealing a new Facebook feature that has "the power to save lives". How delightfully exciting and cryptic. But what could it possibly be? The interwebz is crazily speculating about what Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg might be revealing on ABC News tomorrow. The only…

New iPad 3: 10 Retina display apps to get you started [PART TWO]

The new iPad/iPad 3/third generation iPad has been with us for more than a month now, but we STILL don't really care what it's officially called, we just want to know what to do on it to please our eyes. The new tablet from Apple boasts a 2048 x 1536 Retina Display, and last month…

If you care about klout and you're a douchebag, you could be a Klouchebag

It's that awkward and boring time on a Friday between lunch and going home/drinking excessively. So, of course we were amazed by the new social media measurement tool, Klouchebag. Before we go on, YES, Klouchebag is in fact a brilliant portmanteau of the words 'Klout' and 'douchebag'. Genius, huh? And apparently the domain klunt.com was…

Facebook: WTF is a trending article and why is it in my news feed?

Zuckerberg and his sneaky little Facebook team have added another new addition to the news feed called 'Trending Articles', but what exactly IS a trending article and most importantly why is it RIGHT THERE with no option to get rid of it? Earlier in the month Mashable reported that a number of users were noticing…

Quora: Is the Q&A site making a comeback?

Many of us may have already forgotten that Q&A website Quora even exists, but its dedicated community, fairly new format and niche selection of 'specialists' could lead to a comeback any time now... When Quora became super popular last year everyone was talking about how amazing it would be, how it'd become the 'next big…

WTF: Why wouldn't you store your mobile phone in your bra?

A new project on Kickstarter is looking for funding to create a bra that stores your mobile phone and all your random stuff neatly under your arm. Right now we can't tell whether this is plain ridiculous or a genius idea... There are plenty of amazing projects on Kickstarter and plenty that make us question…

Pictify: Like Pinterest for cultured, arty types and gallery owners

We've seen plenty of Pinterest clones over the past month or so, but Pictify is one of the few we can really imagine taking off, but only among art lover types and fancy galleries of course. Pictify is very similar to Pinterest in many ways, you have a profile with boards on it, you store…

New Prometheus trailer to be followed by live advert of tweets

Channel 4 will be airing a live ad full of your tweets to see just how excited the Twitterverse is about the new Prometheus movie. Here at Shiny Shiny we genuinely couldn't be more excited about Ridley Scott's new film Prometheus. We've been watching movie blogs like hawks (the geekiest kinds of hawks, of course)…

WIN: Awesome athlete posts stalker's dirty photos on Facebook

A German woman posted dirty, nakey photos that her crazy cyberstalker sent to her on Facebook, revealing his email address and name too. The move has left many questioning whether she should have really revealed his identity in a public space. We think UH... HELL YEAH. Ariane Friedrich, a German athlete and our new hero,…

Google Maps lets you visit landmarks from the comfort of your home

Google has introduced a new feature for its fancy maps called photo tours, which means you can wander round some of the world's most famous landmarks without moving an inch. We all know that Google Maps is pretty incredible (apart from when we lose 3G reception and have NO CLUE where we are) and Street…