This evening Shiny Shiny went along to Earl's Court in London for the launch of Samsung's new smartphone, the Galaxy S3. After a presentation from the team, plenty of demonstrations and some fun hands-on time with the new handset we think we may be in love. So, here are five (of many) reasons why the…

Today Shiny Shiny and Tech Digest went along to Earl's Court in London for the highly anticipated launch of Samsung's new handset, the Galaxy S3. After a few loud and dramatic videos and a real life orchestra (fancy, huh?) the Samsung team took to the stage to introduce us to the slick new handset. Throughout…

Apple has recently applied for a new patent that would allow users to send each other iTunes purchases using both NFC and email. There are a fair few rumours flying around the internet today about Apple's next steps and what treats the brand has in store for its future handsets. Our favourite of these rumours…

Due to a great deal of whiny criticism about copyright issues, Pinterest has introduced a new attribution system with the help of sites like Flickr, Vimeo and YouTube. Over the past few months, as interest in Pinterest has grown and grown and GROWN, many issues have been raised about whether users really have a right…

The long-awaited Spotify application for the iPad has been released today, but don't just expect a big version of the current mobile app, this latest offering really plays to the tablet's strengths. Up until now Spotify lovers with an iPad have been able to play their favourite tracks, but only from the music streaming service's…

A kind of advanced technology used to help robots navigate their way around without bumping into everything could soon be used to help blind people see again. Well, kind of. Scientists at the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris are currently developing a special pair of…

We've heard of robots cleaning our homes, looking after the elderly and going on adventures with Luke Skywalker, but Panasonic has recently pioneered a new device that will... drum roll please... change the way we wash our hair. Oh. The fear that robots will soon deem 90% of the population redundant and take over more…

After a great deal of speculation, it seems Facebook's life-saving new feature is the option to tell friends and family that you're an organ donor all from within your Timeline. We spent a large part of yesterday trying to work out what new Facebook feature would allow Zuckerberg and the gang to claim they'd have…

Where can you get manicure tips from Zooey Deschanel, photos of Snopp Dogg posing with his new sneakers and cheesy snaps of Jamie Oliver's crazy-named kids? Instagram has gone from strength to strength since it was first launched back in 2012 (yeah it's only two, what a bright little toddler it is) with all kinds…