Month: June 2014
Fitness app PumpUp will keep you motivated with photo sharing features
Search for #fitfam in Instagram's Discovery tab and the photo app will tell you there are more than nine and a half MILLION photos with that tag, solely dedicated to people documenting weight loss goals, flexing their muscles, sharing juice recipes and, let's face it, showing off about their achievements. It doesn't just stop there, have…
What British values are, according to Twitter
Education Secretary Michael Gove said earlier today that, in the future, all of England’s 20,000 primary and secondary schools will have to promote British values of tolerance and fairness, after findings revealed that schools in Birmingham had been taken over by Islamists. While we're still trying to work out what exactly British values are, we…
Stephen Fry has become the first owner of a .uk domain
British icon and tech enthusiast Stephen Fry has become the first person to make the switch from a .co.uk domain to a .uk one, and you can now get one too, as the website ending has been launched today. With research revealing that three quarters of British internet users prefer sites ending in .uk when…
Would getting free drinks through Drinki app be fun or dangerous?
With London drink prices (and everything else prices) so high, it sounds extremely tempting when you find out about an app that offers free cocktails in bars throughout London, but could it end up being a bit TOO tempting? Drinki is a brand new app, specifically for women, that shows the closest bars where you…
Airtype makes keyboards a thing of the past
Do you ever find that the keyboard on your laptop just gets in the way, making you often type kik instead of lol? Well, it may not be needed at all anymore, as Airtype lets you type in mid-air! With just a pair of curved hard plastic cuffs, that fit in the palm of your…
H&M mixes fashion with music, but does it make shopping more fun?
Anyone with a minor online shopping addiction will know that H&M's website is pretty easy to navigate. It stays true to its brand with minimal styling, big images and a few cool features - like being able to try your clothing selections onto models with weird-looking faces. But now the Swedish clothing company wants to…
How Apple has changed the face of digital music
As Apple's $3bn deal with Beats by Dr Dre has finally been confirmed, everyone's been wondering just what Apple has in mind for the headphones brand, especially as the deal wasn't even mentioned at the WWDC. However, thinking about it, Apple has been widely credited with accelerating the first digital music revolution, so the global giant…
Is one of these phones your next BIG thing?
Promotional Post for EE Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Nokia Lumia 1320 vs HTC One M8 You’re buying a new phone, yay! That means you have some big choices to make. Literally. It’s not enough for handsets to only make calls and receive hilariously autocorrected texts from our mothers anymore. We also use them to…
shinyshiny is evolving and we can’t wait for you to see it
If you're a dedicated fan of shinyshiny's unique brand of tech news, wearable reviews and pop culture round-ups, then you may have noticed we've been a bit quieter than usual over the past few days. Well don't worry, our brief hiatus will be short-lived and when we return later this week shinyshiny will have evolved…
With Singtrix, you can ACTUALLY sound good when you sing!
Love karaoke even though you sound awful? Well, now you can love it and sound amazing, as Singtrix goes on sale in the UK today. Created by the same minds that made Guitar Hero, Singtrix lets you plug in music from any source, and makes you sound like whichever pop star you want to -…
