Author: Becca Caddy
Becca is passionate about health, fitness and wellbeing. She’s particularly interested in wearable technology, how our mobiles can help us to get fitter and ways to introduce mindfulness and meditation into our busy working lives. As a northerner living in London, she loves exploring the city, going to the cinema at every possible opportunity and Instagramming everything that crosses her path.
JustMigrate makes your Posterous to Tumblr move quick, easy and free
We've all had a little cry about the fact Twitter is closing down Posterous at the end of April (well, the three of us that still used it), but now you're over the shock phase it's time to think about what to do with all of your Posterous content before it withers and dies. There…
Amazon becomes BFFs with IMDB iOS app, adds links to movies
What the hell did we all do without IMDb? Like, SRSLY? Did we have to actually remember what movies people had been in before? Did we all have a really geeky mate we only hung out with because he could reel off the name of directors and the projects they'd worked on? It just doesn't…
Under Armour hints at wearable touchscreen tech in latest ad
We've written lots about digital health and wearable technology over the past few years and now if a new ad from Under Armour is anything to go by, the trend could be set to take an even more interesting turn, with touchscreens actually being built into clothing. Yeah, really. Under Armour is a company that…
ARTFINDER: The ASOS for simple art buying has us hooked
The ever-growing popularity of visual sharing platforms like Instagram and Pinterest has turned everyone into a glorified art and design critic and has exposed us to all kinds of weird and wonderful creations. However, when it comes to making purchases and bringing art into our homes, most of us don't really know where to begin…
TWITTER: You can unsend stupid/embarrassing/dirty DMs
A lot of those obsessed with Twitter already probably figured out this feature existed a while ago, but today everyone's talking about the fact it's possible to delete direct messages from someone else's inbox after you've hit send. Well, kind of. Today Cnet and Lifehacker wrote about the clever ability to wipe a message straight…
10 Photo apps you need to try now: Eyeem, Motiongraph, Afterglow
They're not all new, they're not all particularly exciting and we can't guarantee they'll replace the likes of Instagram, but if you're feeling a bit bored of your good mates Brannan, Amaro and Rise (Instagram filters for anyone who's not a huge app geek), then we recommend you try out some of these photo apps,…
10 Bright & colourful Kindle Fire, Fire HD & Paperwhite cases & accessories
We might be big fans of Apple's iPad range here at Shiny Shiny, but during a cool Amazon showcase last week we had some hands-on time with the new Kindle Fire HD tablet and needless to say we were pretty damn impressed with the online retailer's offering. Tech Digest editor Gerald Lynch wrote up his…
APP OF THE DAY: Winston finds the best news then reads it out to you
There are plenty of apps out there that collect the best of the web and the best of your social networks into one handy place, like Flipboard and Summly. However, new contender Winston is a little bit different, because not only does it gather together cool chunks of news so you don't have to bother,…
Top 12 new Samsung Galaxy S3 cases and accessories [Part two]
Our collection of Samsung Galaxy S3 cases last year proved to be really popular, so we're back again with some simple favourites and bright tough options for your new handset. Related: Top 10 new Samsung Galaxy S3 cases and accessories
10 Coffee machines & milk frothers for the best caffeine hit
There are lots of coffee machines on the market today and we've collected together some of our favourites, whether it's because they're all singing, all dancing and can do pretty much anything with a coffee bean, cheap and cheerful or bright and good-looking for your kitchen. We've also added in a couple of milk frothers…
