Tag: Technology
India opens tech addiction clinic
Addiction – be it to alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, drugs or even sex – can be a serious problem. Now authorities in India consider addiction to technology among teenagers to be such a problem that a "technology de-addiction" centre has been…
James O'Malley appointed new editor of Tech Digest – welcome aboard
September has been a huge month for the technology industry – in one month Nokia has been eaten up by Microsoft, the Blackberry has started to rot, fingerprints have suddenly become important, and Los Santos has become the number one…
CES 2012: Day 2 Round-up
Day two of CES 2012 is in full swing in Las Vegas now, with more gadgetry goodness pouring in. The UK Tech Digest team is rolling in for the night, but before we do that, here's a round up…
CES 2012: Day 1 and Pre-show Round-up
Viva Las Vegas! Tech Digest and Shiny Shiny are back bringing you all the latest technology news from the annual CES (Consumer Electronics Show), direct from Sin City itself.So far we've seen a ton of TVs, cameras and phones, but…
VIDEO: Introducing 'Technode', our new iPad mag!
Introducing Technode; the new, free quarterly digital technology magazine from the editorial team behind Tech Digest and Shiny Shiny! Available on all iOS devices as an app, as a web edition and PDF version for other operating systems via…
iDo: Kate and Wills' Geek Fantasy Tech Royal Wedding
I have no interest whatsoever in the Royal Wedding. Fair play to the young regal lovers for tying the knot and bagging us all an extra couple of Bank Holiday days off, but the near-certain pomp and excess of Prince…
Internet as human right and the evolution of technology
The internet should be seen as a basic human right, according to to Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the World Wide Web. Speaking at the 20th International World Wide Web Conference in India, Berners-Lee emphasised the importance of…
Five gadgets under threat of extinction
This great photograph has just landed in the Shiny mailbox – a tricky photo to take, requiring a top-end camera, surely? Apparently not. This picture was taken using a mobile phone, specifically the Nokia N8. The photographer is Jason…
Google invests in technology to detect government-scale internet tampering (and naughty internet providers)
After searching high and low and not finding a technical problem, Google earlier this week concluded the Chinese government must be tampering with Gmail. The Chinese have denied any wrongdoing, but nothing can be proven either way. But soon…
Japanese technology industry may take months to recover from quake damage
The disaster in Japan is wreaking havoc with industrial manufacturing and supply, with reports from technology companies suggesting it will take months to get back on track. Japan manufactures around 15% of the technology that goes into our gadgets,…
