Author: Holly Brockwell

Editor Holly worked on some of the tech industry's most high-profile smartphone launches before coming to us, and is a self-confessed Android fangirl. She's currently lusting after the Galaxy S6 Edge, and is never seen without her Misfit Shine.

LG unveils a video of the LG G4 user experience

There have been plenty of leaks of the rumoured LG G4 up to now, but this is the first time we've seen something official from LG on their new flagship phone. Today, they announced that the LG G4 – set to be announced at the end of April – will run a new version of…

ClassPass London review: a one-stop shop for fitness classes in London

We were pretty happy when ClassPass crossed the pond and launched in London last month, giving us capital-dwellers the opportunity to try out their pick-n-mix approach to fitness classes. So we dived straight in to see how we got on with it - here's our ClassPass review. How does ClassPass work? You pay a monthly fee…

Samsung are not happy about this video of the Galaxy S6 Edge bending

On Thursday, consumer warranty service SquareTrade posted a video of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, HTC One M9 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus being put under immense pressure from their 'BendBot,' to see how easy it was to bend and break them. Their conclusion was that the S6 Edge was just as breakable as the…

Tesco Mobile set to take the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to space

Tesco Mobile are promoting this tweet on Twitter: The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are about to launch, can you guess what we have planned this week? #S6EdgeOfSpace pic.twitter.com/NoeID7TFtH — Tesco Mobile (@tescomobile) April 6, 2015 It's not terribly subtle, so we're going to assume they're taking the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge…

This is what it looks like when you drop a GoPro while skydiving

This week, a video emerged on YouTube taken from the memory card of a GoPro found on the ground in Sweden. Amazingly, the video shows a skydiving expedition – followed by the camera plummeting to earth after becoming detached from the diver. Here's the video, but be warned: it might make you dizzy! According to…

How to take incredible photos of the night sky with your iPhone

Accomplished astrophotographer Andrew Symes tells us his secrets for snapping breathtaking pictures of the night sky with your phone. The image above was taken on an iPhone 6. With today’s smartphones, you can take decent photos of the stars and planets above you – if you know the right tricks. And, if you have a telescope, it’s possible to…

Win a box of scrummy chocolates for Easter with Givvit and ShinyShiny

As we approach the long-awaited Weekend of Chocolate, we've teamed up with social treating app Givvit to give 10 lucky ShinyShiny readers an insanely yummy chocolate selection box worth £6. Nom If you'd like a free box of chocs, all you have to do is follow us and retweet this tweet on Twitter.…

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge review: the best Android phone on the planet right now

With thanks to Three for the handset. The air sizzled with excitement at the Samsung Galaxy S6 launch in Barcelona last month, as we prepared to see what #TheNextGalaxy had up its sleeve. And Samsung certainly didn't disappoint. The somewhat backslapping announcement made continual digs at Apple and some truly terrible jokes ("Sorry about my English, my…

Everyone on EE’s getting a free portable phone charger

EE have gone some way to making up for their disappointing Orange Wednesdays replacement today by announcing that all of their customers are being offered a free portable smartphone charger with a capacity of 2600 mAh (the same size as the Samsung Galaxy S6 or HTC One M8 batteries). Even better, once you've got your…