Month: December 2014
Research claims that people prefer better audio quality over a stylish design
When you're looking for a new sound system, what do you look for? There's no point in buying a system that looks disgusting, but no matter how fantastic a system looks it's practically worthless if the sound quality is terrible. So what do you go for? According to new research, the large majority of people will…
Facebook will start automatically enhancing photos on iPhones
Wouldn't it be great if you could have all your poorly lit photos enhanced so they don't look completely awful when you upload them to Facebook? In a move that mimics an existing feature on Google+, Facebook is doing just that. Provided you upload your photos from an iPhone, that is. Next time you upload…
Apple has been found not guilty of breaching anti-trust laws
Apple execs can breathe easy, because despite admitting it deleted third party music from users' iPods, and following accusations that it wanted to prevent music that wasn't bought through iTunes from being loaded onto iPods altogether, it's been found not guilty of anti-competitive conduct and breaching anti-trust laws. The eight person jury came to the verdict after…
Sony’s new display module can make any pair of glasses more like Google Glass
Smartglasses have been around for a little while now, but they have yet to really take off with consumers. Price aside, the main issue a lot of people will have is that they're not really compatible existing pairs of glasses. The new offering from Sony is different. The new 'display module' is completely detachable, meaning you can…
Our 10 favourites from ASOS ‘New In’
As always, ASOS has got lots of lovely new clothes and accessories in, but we’ve done all the hard work and chosen our best bits from the ‘New In’ section of the website, so you don’t have to spend hours trawling through to find something great. From shoes to jewellery to sparkly outfits for New…
Couch potatoes rejoice! Soon you’ll be able to control Netflix with Android Wear
We all love Netflix so very much, but isn't it a pain when you have to move around to change what's happening on screen? Remotes exist, but they have a tendency to vanish or take an expedition to the back of the sofa. Why not make controlling Netflix even more convenient by doing it from…
Is this our first look at the OnePlus One Mini?
We do love the OnePlus One here at ShinyShiny (especially our Editor, Holly), and following some hubbub about the upcoming sequel phone something else has popped into the limelight: pictures of what is apparently a smaller version of the original OnePlus One. The images come courtesy of Gizmochina, alongside information that the phone will come with a…
It’s party season! 13 sparkly Christmas make-up items for under £10
[nextpage title="Next"] In case it hasn't caught your attention, it's Christmas party season. Glitter has crept surreptitiously onto friends' fingernails; the dulcet harmonies of Fairytale of New York drift overhead in every shop; there's a manic look in everyone's eye as they scramble for something, ANYTHING, sparkly. Christmas jumpers are unashamedly donned; antlers and elf hats poke from…
Barclaycard’s contactless gloves will let you pay without getting frosty fingers
I doubt there's anyone in the UK who's embracing contactless payments as much a Barclaycard. First it introduced the bPay contactless wristband back in September, and now it's unveiled a set of winter gloves that come with contactless NFC technology built in. Kitted out with the same tech as the bPay wristbands, the new prototype gloves…
Runtastic is working on a virtual reality version of the 7-minute workout
We're all seriously busy in our day-to-day lives, so exercise time can fall by the wayside. That's why the idea of a 7-minute workout is appealing: it's quick, it gets you going, and there's no time to get bored. Well, it's about to get even more interesting by entering the world of virtual reality. Runtastic is…
