Ebenezer Scrooge crowned most iconic Christmas film character
Ebenezer Scrooge. Image: Disney Christmas Carol Bah humbug! Ebenezer Scrooge, the cold-hearted miser from A Christmas Carol, has been crowned as the most iconic festive film character. The legendary Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, from Home Alone and Will Ferrell’s Buddy from Elf come in second and third respectively, following…
ShinyShiny snippets: Oppo announces Air Glass ‘assisted reality’ device
Oppo has announced the Air Glass, an AR device that’ll go on sale early next year. Oppo describes the Air Glass as an “assisted reality” product, as opposed to augmented reality, meaning it projects 2D information into your field of view rather than overlaying 3D objects onto the real world. (Yes, sort of like Google…
ShinyShiny snippets: Instagram influencer received ‘hundreds’ of obscene photos
Instagram influencer Jess Davies has received hundreds of obscene images. Picture: Jess Davies A social media influencer said she had been the victim of cyber-flashing for the past 10 years. Podcaster Jess Davies, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, said she had received hundreds of unsolicited obscene images. Calls are growing for…
Practical Tips For Working From Home Sustainably
People are increasingly abandoning the office in favour of remote work. Working from home has several benefits, including flexibility in your work schedule and no transportation expenditure. However, it also implies that you will use more energy, which may affect the environment and your budget! Fortunately, there are numerous strategies to lessen your carbon footprint…
ShinyShiny snippets: WhatsApp trials in-app cryptocurrency payments
WhatsApp is trialling in-app cryptocurrency payments using the Novi digital wallet, also owned by Meta. The small pilot follows the failure to launch Libra as a global digital currency, meaning the feature is only available for WhatsApp users in Guatemala and the US at the moment. But the long-term aim for Meta is the same. In…
ShinyShiny snippets: Top UK Google search terms football related
The three top trending terms on Google UK this year were football-related, with only one reference to Covid in the top 10. "Euros", "Premier League" and "Christian Eriksen" - the Danish player who had a cardiac arrest on the pitch - were the top three, with "Covid vaccine" fourth. Covid had dominated last year's list.…
Survey reveals biggest driver irritations of 2021
Driver irritations: One in four drivers have shouted or sworn at another driver A study of 2,000 UK drivers has revealed more than half have had an argument in the car during the last 12 months with bad driving habits, whose directions to follow, and choice of music among the top…
Revealed: The Most Popular Gaming Accessories of 2021
PewDiePie remains the world's number one streamer, ahead of Ninja The best-selling gaming accessories last year were wired gaming headsets, wired gaming mice and gaming chairs The top gaming headset used by streamers is the ASTRO Gaming A50 wireless headset The most-searched-for accessories are Razer headsets, Playseat gaming chairs and SteelSeries headsets The accessories with the biggest jump in searches around Christmas…
ShinyShiny snippets: Google has new Pixel feature drop
Google has a new Pixel Feature Drop for owners of Pixel devices. All of these are headed to the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, but for the rest of the Pixels that are still supported, you'll be getting a subset of "relevant updates", according to Google. Anyway, let's dive right into the drop. The December Pixel Feature Drop…
How did we all use Zoom this year?
If you’re like me and just about everyone else across the globe, you’ve probably spent a lot of time on Zoom this past year — for work collaboration, personal connection, and everything in between. But how long is the average Zoom meeting? How often do people try to talk while on mute? And who else…
