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This is what it looks like when you drop a GoPro while skydiving
This week, a video emerged on YouTube taken from the memory card of a GoPro found on the ground in Sweden. Amazingly, the video shows a skydiving expedition – followed by the camera plummeting to earth after becoming detached from the diver. Here's the video, but be warned: it might make you dizzy! According 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.…
Moo’s designed Game of Thrones style posters for the election
We might have to wait until 13 April to see season five of Game of Thrones, but the battle for the UK's government is already well underway (though sadly lacking in a Red Wedding-style event thus far). In honour of that, print and design company Moo has reimagined each of the seven parties as houses in…
We took a trip on Three’s Selfie Tour Bus – here’s how it went
If you've been in Barcelona lately, you might have noticed this somewhat unusual sight: Yep, that's a Selfie Tour Bus. And Three have been driving it around the beauty spots of Barcelona, stopping to take selfies at all the best spots. Why, you ask? Well, Three has just launched their Feel At Home service - which…
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…
Periscope users are obsessed with getting a good #fridgeview
When a new online video service starts, people’s first instinct often seems to be to go dirty. It happened with Chatroulette, it happened with Vine… It’s probably happening with new Twitter-based video streaming app Periscope, too. But the trend that’s really taken hold in its first week is looking in other people’s fridges. (I guess…
Activist group The Democracy Club is asking MPs to post their CVs online
If you'd applied for a job that paid £67,000 and was funded by the public, you might expect to have to provide a CV proving that you’ve got the qualifications and experience necessary – or at least explaining what you’ve been doing for the last few years. When it comes to MPs, though, all you…
Awkward: HTC uses a photo of the One M8 on an ad for the M9
There's been a lot of discussion about how similar-looking the HTC One M8 and new One M9 are, with many users disappointed they didn't get something more distinctive this time around. And now it seems even HTC can't tell their new phone from the old one – at least judging by a promoted Facebook post spotted today by…
How to undo sending a text, email or message
We've all been in a situation where we'd do or say anything to take back a message. Whether it was a text sent in anger, an email to the wrong person, or even a long drunken voicemail (à la Rachel Green). Not all types of messages can be taken back after they've been sent, but…
5 of the coolest clocks in the world
The clocks go forward at 1am this Sunday (29th March), losing us an hour of precious, precious sleep. To take your mind off this disastrous news, we've rounded up 5 of the coolest clocks in the world. You'll be glad you don't have to manually reset some of these, trust us... [nextpage] 1. The clock…
