Author: Diane Shipley

Staff Writer Diane is especially interested in high-tech medical advances, weird and interesting uses of science, new gadgets, and the intersection of tech and lifestyle. When not working, she reads the internet, listens to podcasts, watches American TV, and thinks about leaving the house.
Games with a female protagonist.

Top 5 new games with a female protagonist

Some game designers are bucking the trend and bringing us kick-ass games led by women, for women (and men, if they know what’s good for them) to enjoy. Here are five of our favourite new games with a female protagonist for you to play with pride…

Photo editing apps for Android: Autodesk Pixlr.

5 of the best photo editing apps for Android

Sure, you can do some basic editing tasks on your phone or tablet already, but downloading additional apps lets you add effects that don’t come as standard, without having to fire up your laptop. Here are five of our fave photo editing apps for Android, many of them free, so you can perfect those holiday photos or daily selfies…

New iPhone games: Angry Birds Stella POP!

5 of the best new iPhone games

There’s a whole world of mobile gaming out there, and if you download something new, you never know, you just might like it. Here’s our pick of five of the best new iPhone games so you can shake things up…

iPad editing apps: Snapseed.

5 of the best iPad photo editing apps

If you want a little more than the basic crop/straighten/rotate, you’re going to want to check out our list of five of the best iPad photo editing apps around, for anything from creating professional effects to ensuring your Instagram game is on point…

5 great reasons not to buy the Apple Watch.

5 great reasons to not buy an Apple Watch

If you’re vaguely interested in the Apple Watch yet not sure whether it’s the best use of your money, allow us to play devil’s advocate and offer up five great reasons to not buy an iWatch, despite the hype…

Reasons to buy an Apple Watch: Cutting-edge tech.

5 great reasons to buy an Apple Watch

If you still need to justify the purchase to yourself, your partner, or anyone else, though, here are five solid reasons to buy an Apple Watch…

New Android games: DomiNations.

5 great new Android games you can play today

Whether you’re stuck in a doctor’s waiting room or on a long commute, if you follow our advice and download some of our picks of the best new Android games out now, you’ll never be bored (or God forbid, have to read a book) again…

Apple Watch apps: Yelp.

13 of the best apps for the Apple Watch: Yelp, Do Button, Instagram

As soon as you’ve got your hands on your new Apple Watch, you’ll want to set up all the basics, like syncing it with your iPhone. But after that, you can get on with the fun stuff: customising it and adding the apps you want/need. But what should you download first? Here are our 13 of our favourite apps for the Apple Watch to get you started…

Apple Watch apps: Skin.

13 of the best apps for the Apple Watch part two: Skin, Ocado, Match.com

So you've got your hands on a new Apple Watch, but where do you even begin when there are so many apps, games and other iWonders to change your life from your wrist? Well, we're here to help...   Skin This app uses a proprietary video analysis algorithm to evaluate your skin’s health and track…
Interesting apps for when you're bored: Happify.

10 entertaining apps for when you’re bored: part two

Scrabble It’s a classic for a reason: because it’s fun! (Geeky fun, yes, but isn’t that the best kind?) You can play against strangers or your friends, but we reckon it’s more fun to try to beat the computer – which also means you can take as long as you like between turns with no…