Month: March 2015
Tweets about the Apple event were down 85% on last year
It might have felt like everyone was talking about the Apple Watch yesterday, but figures from Amobee Brand Intelligence show that people were a whole lot less engaged with this launch than their last press conference on September the 9th. Here are the stats: During the 1.5 hour presentation, there were 388,710 tweets about Apple. The most…
Enjoy unlimited fitness classes in London with the just-launched ClassPass
We've been looking jealously across the pond for a while now at ClassPass, an American fitness movement that lets you pay a flat fee every month for unlimited classes at a whole range of studios. Well, thank the fitness gods, it's just launched in London and we're pretty happy about it. ClassPass has more than 25…
8 beautiful things that cost less than the rose gold Apple Watch
We're sure we weren't alone in being absolutely entranced by the 18 karat rose gold Apple Watch at the launch event yesterday: Sadly, Apple being Apple, even the rubber-strapped edition of the rose gold Apple Watch is a wince-making £8,000, which puts it just a teensy-tiny bit outside most of our reach. But not to worry, because…
Eurovision 2015: here’s everything we know so far
Sequins on, continental dip selection at the ready. It's (almost) that time again... Ohhhh... VIENNA After Conchita Wurst's storming victory for Austria last year, this year's contest will be held in the home of waltzes, cream-filled shortcake and Midge Ure's overcoat. It's also the 60th anniversary of Eurovision, so we can expect a bit more pomp and…
Which phones accept the new SanDisk 200GB microSD card? We asked 7 brands
The whopping new SanDisk 200GB microSD card caused a bit of a stir at Mobile World Congress. When we wrote about it, lots of you asked us whether there are any phones on the market that will take the new card. We asked 7 smartphone brands (ASUS, HTC, Samsung, Sony, Huawei, LG and Microsoft) whether their…
Beijing commuters can now borrow free ebooks
Commuting can be a real snooze, especially when you’ve finished the book you’re reading and no one’s bringing their A-game on Instagram. But Chinese officials have found a great way to counteract the boredom (and bring a new meaning to the phrase ‘mobile library’) with their innovative idea to offer free ebooks for people travelling…
Finally! We’ll get all the info on the Apple Watch this afternoon
Apple’s finally going to show off the Apple Watch at its Spring Forward event this afternoon. Obviously we got an initial look when it was announced last September, and have learned quite a bit about what it can do. We know it has fitness tracking functionality, lets you take phone calls if you have your…
Meet Tara Binns, star of a new range of books for little girls with ambition
Recently, Barbie manufacturer Mattel commissioned a survey and found that "girls like princesses and superheroes equally." No way, you're kidding...! Frustratingly, their answer to this wasn't to give girls some really talented, inspiring heroines in addition to the many princess toys already available, but to create a Princess Power Barbie. Sigh. Talk about missing the point.…
Hackers tried to bring down feminist site Femsplain on International Women’s Day, only made it more famous
Misogynist hackers tried to bring down feminist website Femsplain yesterday, in ‘honour’ of International Women’s Day. The site, which was launched in October 2014 by Amber Gordon as a personal project, has grown into an international site focused on sharing a diverse range of feminist experiences. It’s doubling its readership every month and has even…
7 of the best new beauty launches for March
Introducing Sascha Taylor-Curtis, otherwise known as the brilliant Beauty Geek UK, as ShinyShiny's new Beauty Editor. Here's your heads-up on all the best new beauty launches for March 2015. March is a big month for beauty launches as all the Spring collections start arriving, meaning lots of room for creative colour and fun. There are some great new…
