One-click ordering might come to Google Shopping

One of the useful features Amazon has is the one-click ordering button, which bypasses all the hassle of going through all the pesky confirmation menus. A new report claims that a similar feature could be coming to Google's 'Shopping' tab. The report comes from the Wall Street Journal, who claims that Google is trying to implement the…
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Offline viewing is never going to happen says Netflix

Video streaming is amazing, that we can all agree on, but there are always times where a stable internet connection is completely out of the question. Services like iPlayer, 4OD, blinkbox, and Sky Go all offer offline viewing for such occasions, but Netflix does not. It has no plans to introduce it either. Speaking to TechRadar, Cliff…

Research claims that people prefer better audio quality over a stylish design

When you're looking for a new sound system, what do you look for? There's no point in buying a system that looks disgusting, but no matter how fantastic a system looks it's practically worthless if the sound quality is terrible. So what do you go for? According to new research, the large majority of people will…

Facebook will start automatically enhancing photos on iPhones

Wouldn't it be great if you could have all your poorly lit photos enhanced so they don't look completely awful when you upload them to Facebook? In a move that mimics an existing feature on Google+, Facebook is doing just that. Provided you upload your photos from an iPhone, that is. Next time you upload…

Apple has been found not guilty of breaching anti-trust laws

Apple execs can breathe easy, because despite admitting it deleted third party music from users' iPods, and following accusations that it wanted to prevent music that wasn't bought through iTunes from being loaded onto iPods altogether, it's been found not guilty of anti-competitive conduct and breaching anti-trust laws. The eight person jury came to the verdict after…

Sony’s new display module can make any pair of glasses more like Google Glass

Smartglasses have been around for a little while now, but they have yet to really take off with consumers. Price aside, the main issue a lot of people will have is that they're not really compatible existing pairs of glasses. The new offering from Sony is different. The new 'display module' is completely detachable, meaning you can…

Is this our first look at the OnePlus One Mini?

We do love the OnePlus One here at ShinyShiny (especially our Editor, Holly), and following some hubbub about the upcoming sequel phone something else has popped into the limelight: pictures of what is apparently a smaller version of the original OnePlus One. The images come courtesy of Gizmochina, alongside information that the phone will come with a…

Barclaycard’s contactless gloves will let you pay without getting frosty fingers

I doubt there's anyone in the UK who's embracing contactless payments as much a Barclaycard. First it introduced the bPay contactless wristband back in September, and now it's unveiled a set of winter gloves that come with contactless NFC technology built in. Kitted out with the same tech as the bPay wristbands, the new prototype gloves…