Sony unveils Xperia T3 smartphone – UK launch in July

A bit of a surprise this morning as Sony has announced the Xperia T3, a 5.3-inch smartphone which it is billing as the thinnest in its category. The phone comes in at 150.7 x 77 x 7 mm and weighs 148 grams. Is essentially a bit of a revamp of the Xperia Z2, though of…

The USB Wall Socket – now that's a smart idea

File this under great idea which is so obvious that it is amazing that no has done it before, but you will soon be able to get a plug socket that's equipped with a couple of USB ports. So those time when you need to charge your phone, tablet etc but are running out of…

Samsung Galaxy K zoom hits the UK stores on Saturday

Samsung's latest top-end camera phone, the Galaxy K zoom, will go on sale in the UK on Saturday aka the 31st May. You can buy it from selected online and high street retailers, including Samsung Experience Stores and Carphone Warehouse. The K zoom is the company's latest attempt to incorporate lots of advanced digital camera…

iOS app Ku re-invents the Facebook/Twitter update

Getting a little bored with adding endless selfies to your Facebook page? Pining for the days when you were little bit more imaginative on social media? Then it sounds like new iOS app Ku (as it short for Haiku) is for you. The app tries to stretch your creativity a little by encouraging you to…

Wooah – YouTube has a video of lightning hitting The Shard

If you live or work in London you'll know that yesterday the capital was hit by an incredible storm. There's a very striking image of The Shard being struck by lightning which was doing the rounds yesterday. And today this dramatic video has popped up on YouTube. Apparently London's tallest building was hit several times…

Top Ten #whyiamvotingUKIP tweets – and there are some corkers

Never in the history of Twitter has a hash tag ever been so comprehensively hijacked. As one tweeter mentioned half an hour ago - they did actually see a genuine tweet - just one mind. My favourite - it is a toss up between the Borat and the Birthday tweets. What is yours? So if…

Fantastic London commuting pics – doesn't the city look pretty?

Ever taken a snap from the train or the bus on the way home? Well London commuter pj2014 aka Paul Jarman has been doing it pretty much every night with some stunning results. It is fair to say that his journey home - he takes the Clipper boat on The Thames back to Docklands -…