Year: 2012

YPlan London app suggests cool things to do tonight

Today everyone (and by everyone we mean geeky London kids) seems to be talking about YPlan, described as "tonight's going out app", it'll serve up a bunch of cool suggestions for things to do within the next few hours. If you live in London you know that it can be really overwhelming to figure out…

STUDY: Facebook research finds mo friends mo problems

Yeah we know, we know, we're a bit sick of the endless Facebook research that proves absolutely nothing too. But this one is quite interesting. And by interesting we mean you should read it before you get even more social media overload and your head explodes. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh Business School have…

TUMBLR: Now one of top 10 US sites and 170 million people love its memes

The Tumblr team have shared some short but very sweet news with their users this week, which they call "exciting and slightly overwhelming"... Drum roll please... According to stats from Quantcast, Tumblr and its network of blogs, memes and dreamy photos has become one of the top 10 sites in the whole of the US…

Gangnam Style is now the most watched YouTube video. Like, EVER

Whether it makes you want to get up and dance or blow your brains out, it's now official, global pop wildcard superstar Psy has broken another world record with his mental Gangnam Style video. Gangnam Style (which we're pretty sure needs absolutely no introduction) has now been watched over 832.6 million times, making it the…

TUMBLR EYE CANDY: 10 Beautiful Tumblr themes for photos, galleries & portfolios

Normally the term "eye candy" refers to half naked guys and girls, but here at Shiny Shiny we unashamedly get all hot and bothered when it comes to themes. Especially Tumblr themes. The popularity of what we've dubbed "the Pinterest look" (think grid-like posts and lots of lovely images) means that everyone from The Next…

Top gadgets for under £200, retro gadgets, classy Lomo cameras and more

Over at our sibling site Brandish they have been compiling the 21 best gadgets for under £200. There are some that will be very familiar to Shiny readers, plus a few surpises (like Bluetooth gloves) and some cool retro type things. You can check out the list here. Other features on our men's lifestyle site…

Connected Health: This week in health and fitness tech

The health and fitness tech market is growing rapidly, from wearable tracking devices like the Fitbit to more obscure medical gadgets that could have a big impact on those living with disabilities. Each week we'll be bringing you a round-up of the best from Connected Health, our sister site that's dedicated to the world of…

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Top 5 stylish Windows 8 tablet/laptop convertibles

We've come a long way since the days of the regular old laptop, now there are ultrabooks, tablets and laptops to contend with, as well as a bunch of other devices that straddle those categories, which are often referred to as laptop/tablet hybrids or convertibles. Some allow you to rip them in two and ditch…

This smug owl will bully you into being productive

We've all been there, you log into Facebook (or Pinterest or Twitter or YouTube or insert your other online addiction here) for "just two minutes" to see what everyone's been up to in the hour since you last checked and then suddenly it's 5pm, you've done absolutely nothing all day and you break out into…