Year: 2012
Apple: Will the new phone be called the iPhone 5?
You can pretty much guarantee that a new iPhone only has to have been released for a few weeks before fans, bloggers and tech journos start talking about what the next device will have to offer. We'll be bringing you a jam-packed rumour round-up later today, but in the meantime let's talk about what the…
Is this the best use of Augmented Reality you've ever seen?
Once upon a time Augmented Reality tech was interesting, exciting and ground-breaking but now you'll find it everywhere, like in run-of-the-mill magazines and even on the side of cereal boxes. However, it's about to get much cooler (well among sci-fi geeks at least) because we think we may have found the best use of AR…
VIDEO: Tech Digest gets hands-on with Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Shiny Shiny's sister site Tech Digest headed over to IFA 2012 in Berlin to find out the latest from the biggest names in tech... It's back, and even bigger than before! Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 handset measures up at a whopping 5.5-inches in a widescreen 16:9 ratio, complete with processor improvements and a more responsive…
Irrive lets you create a social scrapbook of trips and events
We all know that there are hundreds of ways to share important events, holidays and trips with our friends and family, whether it's constant updates on Twitter or some dreamy photos over on Instagram. However, this means that often everything has been fragmented across multiple platforms and we don't have a big, accurate picture of…
John McClane vs. Apple: Bruce Willis wants to own his iTunes music
Not content with fighting all kinds of big bad guys over the years, Bruce Willis has now set his sights on Apple. In a crazy turn of events that could only ever occur over in Hollywood, the actor is considering legal action against Apple over rights to his iTunes music collection. The action star has…
Tweet Keeper app stores all your pointless updates
So many of us tweet random thoughts, links and photos throughout the day, yet there's no surefire way to export all of our pointless musings or even properly search through the crazy things we've been ranting about since we first signed up to the highly addictive service. Well enter a new iOS app called Tweet…
Maru's box obsession turns him into an advert star
One of our favourite online cat stars, Maru, has made the transition from YouTube sensation to a fully fledged advert spot for the Uniqlo shop over in San Francisco. Awh he's all grown up, let's all shed a little tear. Unsurprisingly Maru spends the 30 second ad strutting around, jumping into boxes and looking super…
Will Amazon launch Kindle Paperwhite with backlight alongside Kindle Fire 2?
Amazon is set to launch something big at a San Diego press event on September 6th and as many of us are expecting the Kindle Fire 2, there are also rumours circulating that it'll be joined by other new eReader models, including the Kindle Paperwhite, which we've hear will be a new backlit E-Ink reader…
YES WORLD: There's a cat video exhibition at The Minneapolis Art Museum
They put a smile on everyone's face regardless of age, race or gender, they bring offices together with laughter and brighten up even the darkest of days. Hell, we're even pretty sure one day they'll cure diseases and resolve conflicts too. Have you guessed what we're talking about yet? Well, CAT VIDEOS, that's what. Whether…
IFA 2012: Lenovo prepares for Windows 8 with S Series laptops
Shiny Shiny's sister site Tech Digest has headed over to IFA 2012 in Berlin this week to find out the latest from the biggest names in tech... With the launch of Windows 8 looming large over much of what we've seen so far at IFA 2012, Lenovo are looking to get a head start with…