Author: Susi Weaser
Zavvi selling Xbox 360 Arcade for £99
If you're in the market for an Xbox 360 you might want to hotstep it down to Zavvi, as they're flogging the Arcade version for just £99.99, which is about £25 less than most other retailers. The Premium is now £149.99 and the Elite is £199.99. There's cuts on other consoles too - £30 has…
Shiny Review: LG KP500 Cookie
Zara has been checking out the KP500, which is a full on touchscreen phone also known as the Cookie. And coincidentally, we're giving one away, so if you like what you see, click on over here to be in with a chance of winning one.
YouTube Christmas cards: one up from an eCard
Unless you're limiting yourself to sending Christmas cards to those within a four mile radius of yourself, you've probably missed the last post date. And whilst eCards are a (crap) option, they're not terribly personal. YouTube has a solution, since they've launched a video Christmas card service. You can choose from one of their suggested…
Virgin launches superfast broadband in the UK
Virgin Media has today announced a broadband service twice the speed of their nearest rival, at 50Mb. They've been trialling it in a few places in the UK, but now promise to begin rolling out for real this month, with complete coverage by June next year. Virgin reckon the speed will allow you to download…
Shiny Gallery: Crazy fitness gadgets
If Christmas is a time for opulence, excess and gluttony, January is a time of abstinence, detoxing and 'defragging your stomach' (copyright: Katie Lee). You may as well face facts, come January you probably are going to join a gym again, you probably will try and do the whole month without drinking and you probably…
Last chance to Win! Win! Win! An amazing spa weekend courtesy of Duracell!!!
There's only one way to prepare for Christmas this year! Nope, it's not overly organised shopping, pre-stuffing of a turkey or even laying off the booze - it's pampering, and Duracell Rechargeable is here to help! Duracell is offering you the chance to win a relaxing spa break, to celebrate the relaunch of its rechargeable…
Teenage girls all about the Tech Sex
I'm not normally a massive fan of writing about surveys, but this one was too good to pass up. Cosmo US has revealed some interesting results about how girls are using tech to aid and abet their love lives. - 1 in 5 have sent saucy photos to someone by MMS or email - 2…
Friday Video Fun: Learn to ride a segway
A bit of home grown video fun today, in the form of Segway riding. I got to visit Goonhilly, thanks to Virgin Mobile, where they told me all about the texts they were sending into space. The best bit, though, was undoubtedly the Segway riding - I've seen heaps of people at tech conferences have…
Shiny Poll: Has Chrome won your heart?
Google's Chrome browser launches out of Beta today, and Google promise its more stable and usable than ever, as it's now on its fifteenth update. Sad news for non-Windows users though - both Mac and Linux versions are still stuck somewhere in that pesky pipeline. So, are you a convert? Are you a Chrome convert?…
Top tips on recycling your gadgets
New gadgets for Christmas are great, but what to do with the gadget it has usurped? Anyone who's got an Old Mobile Phone drawer will be familiar with the problem, but worry not, as we're here to help. There's money making options, there's good recycling karma options, there's options for those with a crafty finger…
