Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs HTC One M9: which one should you buy?

If you're in the market for a new Android flagship, there are two main candidates fighting for your love right now: the Samsung Galaxy S6, and the HTC One M9. So which one should you buy? We've compared all the most important aspects of the two phones, including a head-to-head camera comparison, so you can…

LG are handing out 4,000 LG G4 phones before launch

Hot on the heels of LG's user experience video teasing some of the features we can expect on the upcoming LG G4, Lucky Goldstar (yes, that really is what it stands for) have announced they'll be choosing 4,000 lucky customers across 15 markets to 'test drive' the new phone. The initiative kicks off today in…

The Best April Beauty Launches

This month is jam packed full of exciting beauty launches, from fragrance, to base products, to all things colour, there's something for everyone coming out this April! Starting with the gorgeous new range of lipsticks from Clinique, the Pop Lip Colour and Primer, which contain 16 beautiful new shades of creamy, comfortable lipsticks in stunning packaging and fun…

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…

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…

Tech companies finally realise that women exist

It seems a little late to be writing this story in 2015, but we can announce at last with full hearts and happy faces that the tech industry has finally noticed that women exist. A coalition of tech companies including smartphone and smartwatch manufacturers, software firms and social media companies today announced their joint venture to ensure…

The Foreo Moda 3D-prints makeup straight onto your face (NOT an April Fool!)

I've made a point of posting this today rather than tomorrow so you don't think this is an April Fool's as this is really quite something! The Foreo Moda is the world's first digital makeup artist and it's every bit as sci-fi as it sounds.  It's a 3D printer containing mineral make-up and pigments that…