We’ve already reported today that Samsung has announced the UK release dates for their two new devices, the Galaxy S5 Mini and the Galaxy Young 2. Now, it’s also been revealed that the mobile company is launching its first non-plastic phone. Samsung Mobile’s senior vice president, Kim Hyun-joon told investors and analysts that a large-screened…

Following on from Russia and Germany who managed to get their hands on it first, Samsung has announced that us UK lot can now buy the Galaxy S5 mini, as of Thursday 7th August. This means that we’ll be able to get a smaller, more pocket-friendly version of the Galaxy S5, which features cool stuff…

We all know that bra fitting can be a nightmare, especially when one shop tells you you’re a B, while another is telling you you’re a DD. How does that even work?! A new study by the University of Wollongong is planning to change all that, by using three-dimensional imaging to measure breast size and…

Here at shinyshiny, we LOVE emojis, but we’re well aware of the fact that there still isn’t enough diversity among emoji characters, even after Unicode updated the little pictures last month. However, that can now all change, as imoji makes it possible to create your own textable emoji stickers from photos on your phone! The…

If you're getting bored of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, you're obviously not the only one, as there are so many more social networks out there that are still managing to tempt new users away from the social media giants. With users tiring of being trolled on Twitter, there are social networks popping up everywhere trying…

Could Microsoft be planning to launch two new Windows Phone 8.1 devices soon? If The Verge is to be believed, it certainly looks that way, and one of them has even been described as the ‘selfie phone’! The selfie phone, known as codename Superman has a 5-megapixel forward-facing camera and 4.7 inch display, while the…

So you’ve got yourself a shiny new iPad Air, but you want to protect it? Fear not, as there are SO many cases for your new tablet out there - so many in fact that we found it impossible to choose our 10 favourites, so went for a nice round 11 instead. Some are affordable,…

9) Maroo Kope case (Above) Using patented SG Bumper Technology, this case provides complete drop protection (even if you drop it while the case is open!), and still looks great in a deep purple colour. Get yours from Maroo for £49.99. 10) Tumi Leather Snap case This brightly-coloured, slimline leather snap cover looks lovely and…

5) Tucano Hard Folio case (Above) This acid bright yellow case is made to protect your iPad Air without weighing it down, and stands out from the crowd with such vibrant colours. Thanks to the the free-tilting stand with variable inclination, the case is also great for reading, writing or watching movies. You can get…

It looks like we could be seeing a fitness-focused smartwatch coming from Swatch! The watch company’s CEO, Nick Hayek, told a local newspaper that his team are planning on integrating fitness tracking functions into the Swatch Touch, which currently incorporates a touchscreen, along with the time (you’d hope so from a watch), an alarm, chronograph…