Month: July 2014
Style Thief and FindSimilar have created ‘Shazam for clothes’
We’ve all had that moment where we’ve looked at someone walking past us with envy at how incredibly well put together their outfit is, only to find out her dress […]
Safer IVF is on the way
Twelve babies have been born after researchers tested a new, safer way of stimulating ovulation for women undergoing IVF. Scientists from Imperial College London and doctors at Imperial College Healthcare […]
INSIGHT – Do the over 30s now prefer Snapchat to Facebook?
The first time that we heard about Snapchat, like everyone else, we said to our friend, ‘But what’s the point in an app where you just send pictures for them […]
Lose weight, not sleep: the patented app designed to eliminate excess weight
A new app has been released which aims to help you lose weight by cutting out unnecessary stress in the morning. Developed by a neuroscientist, the Weight Loss Alarm Clock allegedly reduces […]
Cortana is coming to the UK in ‘two weeks’
We told you it was coming, and now we have a date, or at least some idea of when we’ll see Cortana in the UK. In response to a question […]
Online conversation analysis reveals wearables are more popular with women
Women are much more positive about wearable technology than their male counterparts, a social media monitoring platform has found. Brandwatch partnered with Brilliant Noise to gather and analyse more than eight million online conversations […]
Social media is increasing our complaints against doctors
Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook are making us more apt to moan about our GPs and surgeons. At least, that’s the conclusion from a new report from the General Medical Council […]
Light my fire! A Bluetooth speaker that’s powered by candles
Your music collection need never burn out with this new Bluetooth speaker from Pelty that’s powered by the heat of a candle. Designed by Gianluca Gamba and partners, the aesthetic invention converts […]
Star Wars filmed entirely in Minecraft
If you are a fan of George Lucas’ Star Wars films and Mojang’s Minecraf games, this is for you. In this trailer the two have been added together to give you a minute and […]
Orange accidentally inundates customers with texts
Are you one of the many Orange customers that received several texts over the weekend explaining how you can add another magic number? Well, EE, Orange’s parent company is very […]