The Lumia 435 is another entry-level phone from Microsoft

It's no secret that Microsoft is mainly focussing on the lower-spec end of the smartphone market with the Lumia brand, but it appears that the current offerings aren't quite good enough. Apparently Microsoft wants to release devices even lower on the hardware spectrum than the current 5XX series, and the Lumia 435 seems to be…

BT wants to buy EE for £12.5 billion

Last week it was revealed that BT was ready to choose between acquiring EE and O2, and now its made its decision. Rather than bringing O2 back into the fold, BT has instead opted to buy EE for £12.5 billion. According to BT the acquisition will "enable BT to accelerate its existing mobility strategy" to "combine the power…

21 Christmas gifts for him under £50

[nextpage title=“Next”] We’ve been busy bees over here at ShinyShiny, bringing you gift guides for one and all, and Friday, we gave you our guide to the best Christmas gifts for her. Now comes its sidekick, our best Christmas gifts for him! Whether it’s your dad, your boyfriend or your brother, the men in our…

Skype’s real time translator is going live today

A little while ago we told you about the 'open preview' of Skype's real time video chat translation tool. Today that tool is going live, meaning we are literally one step closer to having a real life Babel Fish. To celebrate the launch Skype released the following video showing students in the USA and Mexico…

New mobile game Flowy wants to stop panic attacks in their tracks

A new mobile game from Playlab London has been designed to help people living with anxiety and panic attacks. Flowy is a series of puzzle games which not only distract the mind but deliver training to breathe more calmly, thus reducing stress. The player touches the screen while inhaling and removes touch while exhaling, which…

Apple wanted to block all non-iTunes music from iPods

Recently we heard the disturbing news that Apple actually deleted music from iPods  simply because it hasn't been purchased from the iTunes store. That was a low blow from Apple, but not as low as this would have been. According to a former Apple engineer, the company actually tried to prevent all third party music (i.e.…

Review: hands-on with 5 pairs of touchscreen gloves

They call me Icefingers. My hands are never, ever what you'd call warm, and on winter days they're basically a bunch of icicles attached to my wrists. So I'm the perfect person to test smartphone gloves, both in terms of how well they work with phone screens (less well than you'd expect, as it turns out) and how…

Scientists can now identify signs of psychosis much sooner

Researchers have found a more precise way to predict when young people are at risk of experiencing psychosis. Psychosis causes a (usually brief) break with reality, during which someone has hallucinations or delusions. Sometimes it’s triggered by a neurological illness or heavy drug use, but it’s usually a symptom of a mental illness like schizophrenia.…

Brand new leaks show us more about Windows 10

A lot of people are very excited for Windows 10, and with good reason too. Details on the upcoming OS are scarce, but thanks to some new leaked information we have a bit more to go on. After seeing our first glimpse of the Windows 10 version of Cortana earlier this month, we now have images…

An Amazon glitch led to items being sold for a penny

If Black Friday taught us anything, it's that people love a bargain so much that they're willing to beat the life out of someone else in order to get it. The Amazon Marketplace is not the kind of place you'd see such behaviour, but if Currys or Asda had a bunch of stock available for…