#AmazonBasket lets you shop on Twitter with hashtags

Amazon and Twitter have teamed up to launch #AmazonBasket, a cool social shopping service that allows you to add things to your shopping basket just by tweeting about them. Launched over the Bank Holiday Weekend, #AmazonBasket (yep, the hashtag before it seems obligatory) allows shoppers to instantly add products to their Amazon shopping baskets. All…

Moves breaks its promise and changes its privacy policy

11 days after being acquired by Facebook, and assuring users it wouldn't change its privacy policy, our favourite fitness-tracking app, Moves, has done exactly that - changed its privacy policy to allow broader sharing of user data. On Friday, Moves's privacy policy still read that the company did not "disclose an individual user's data to third…

Microsoft files wearable patent for iWatch-style activity tracker

This week, plans have emerged from a recently-filed Microsoft patent, which details a gadget that sounds suspiciously like Apple's highly-anticipated new iWatch. According to Patent Bolt and Cult of Mac, Microsoft's patent covers a smartwatch device that can be used as a watch, a notification centre, a fitness tracker and a health monitor. The patent…

Watch this video and decide whether you need to 'Look Up' from your phone

In case you missed it over the weekend, a five-minute spoken word film urging people to unplug from smartphones and social media has, ironically, gone viral through people sharing it on social media. Titled 'Look Up', the sentimental Youtube video shows writer and director Gary Turk reading a poem, ordering people to "look up from…

Valour: a smart bike that keeps you safe and on the right track

We've seen a few great-looking smart bikes over the past few months, but the Valour is the best when it comes to combining style with modern connected capabilities. The Valour is designed to make cycling in urban environments easier, and not to mention safer, than ever. First up, the bike pairs up with a dedicated…

Forget about selfies! It's all about #shelfies

Selfies are SO 2013. If you want to show off your photos online, it's all about the #shelfie for 2014. On Instagram, there's been a massive increase in the number of people taking photos of their bookcases and shelves, and the hashtag is now accompanied by nearly 40,000 pictures on the photo-sharing app. Danika So,…

James Franco continues to show us all how not to use Instagram

Last month, James Franco rocked the planet to its very core by going from hipster nice guy with a mild selfie addiction to full blown Instagram creeper and young girl stalker all in one fateful night. Now, in a totally uncharacteristic display of narcissism, Franco has taken his Instagram creepiness to a whole new level…

Watch what happens when Netflix becomes real-life

As much as we love Netflix, and its seemingly endless amount of TV shows and movies to watch, it can get very annoying with its recommendations sometimes. Just because we loved Big Daddy doesn't mean we're going to like Just Go With It. As much as we love Jennifer Anniston and Adam Sandler - it's…

Twitter trials 'mute' feature for annoying tweets

Yep, you read that right. It looks like one of the most requested features on Twitter (the ability to shut up annoying people), may soon be integrated into the platform's mobile apps. According to The Verge, a select few Android and iOS Twitter users are now seeing an option to mute accounts that they follow,…

VIDEO: Best camera phones 2014: Samsung K Zoom, Galaxy S5, Nokia 1020

Nowadays every smartphone has a pretty decent camera built-in, but in our latest video we take a look at some of the more high-end devices that promise to bring professional grade photography to your handset. Samsung K Zoom The Samsung K Zoom was only officially unveiled this week. When it comes to its new specifications,…