Texting is, let’s face it, so last year. As 2011 drew to a close, even the mainstream media was rife with talk of instant messaging services like BlackBerry Messenger and iMessage – services that allow people to stay in touch, in real-time,...

Losing your digital camera is a trauma. Not only is there the expense, but there’s the loss of any images you’ve not yet had the chance to download.

But technology is at hand to help with at least trying to reunite you with your...

If Santa’s been kind, and we sincerely hope he has, you might find www.wrap.org.uk of interest. That’s assuming the fat man in the red suit has dropped a sackload of groovy new gadgets and gizmos down your chimney, of course.

WRAP...

I’m not quite sure what was in the turkey curry I just demolished, but I appear to have entered an entirely new online realm, judging by what I’ve seen at www.ro.me.

This is not an online guide to the Italian capital, but an online...

It’s potentially a big year for comic fans, with the much-anticipated big screen releases of a new Ghost Rider film, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, and even a new Dredd in the offing.

For those who grew up reading these stories,...

As we approach year-end, images and reminders of what happened over the past 12 months bombard us from every angle.

Still one of the most shocking for us is the UK rioting, which brought chaos and devastation to the streets of our major cities...

If you've spent way too much time trawling round the high street shops this festive season, then www.bouf.com might appeal to you.

You won’t find the same old stuff, from the same old labels here. At Bouf you’ll find unique, even...

If Santa’s sack proved less than fruitful for you this year, and you’ve been left staring at the same old gaming titles on your shelf, fear not. We have a free online solution to help you fend off any seasonal boredom.

At www.rocketgames.com...

It’s one of life’s universal certainties: at Christmas, when you might actually find you have a bit more time to sit down, put your feet up and watch a bit of telly, there is never, ever, anything decent on.

You’d be forgiven...

If you’re heading off into the boonies to spend time with your nearest and dearest for Christmas, but still haven’t actually received all their gifts, fear not. You’ve still got time to do something about it. Well, you probably haven’t...

We talked food waste the other day, and it got us all talking about our shopping, cooking and eating habits. As we chatted, uk.foodie.fm came up in the conversation.

It’s sort of a "Facebook for food" (but not quite, as you can still...

The phrase “try before you buy” is something most people look for before making any significant purchase.

You wouldn’t buy a car without driving it. You wouldn’t move in to a new house without having a good look round....

As we enter the home straight in the annual race to the limits of excess that Christmas has become, it’s perhaps a good time to stop and take stock of some of the things that many of us will be taking for granted at the weekend.

A table...

With the British press still being put through the mangle on a daily basis, keeping an eye on the front pages of the newspapers has proved an interesting exercise in recent weeks.

Some have been screaming about injustice and wrongdoing. Some...

Every cosmopolitan city on the planet has its "creative quarter". That place where all the new media types gather to dream up the "next big thing" while wearing pointy shoes, skinny jeans and pork pie hats, as their single speed bikes hang from the...

Five years ago, if somebody had told you that the future was in little bits of software you could give away for free, or for just a nominal fee, they'd probably have laughed in your face.

Then came the iPhone and all that changed.

There's not much that's more frustrating, especially at this time of year, than getting home from a hard day's work to find a little card on your doormat telling you that you've missed that all-important delivery of your Mum's present, or your new...

Boom, bang, pow! One way to grab people’s attention is to make a very loud noise whenever you can. It’s one of the basic principles behind advertising.

Not quite so easy to do online, but Old Spice, the smellies-for-men brand that...

It's a universal truth that when somebody says they're an actor, most people will instantly think of the word "unemployed". It's the same for musicians, only the word people think of is usually "struggling".

It's...

Yesterday we told you about somebody who could help you decide what to drink when you hit the town. Today's recommendation will help you find where to go and which bars, pubs and clubs have the best deals, if you’re planning on visiting London...

The party season is in full swing, judging by the hordes of merry office workers already trawling the streets of our fair cities in search of venues where a round of drinks doesn't involved a phone call to a financial advisor.

Once upon a time the security services of this little island nation wouldn't admit they even existed.

They were famed for their secretive activities, their anonymous office locations and their cryptic recruitment methods. MI5...

One of the seasonal traditions that many of look forward to is the Advent calendar. What started as a simple pictorial countdown to Christmas is, almost inevitably these days, now so much more.

The new tradition...

Christmas shopping can be a stressful and fruitless exercise. Even shopping online isn’t like it used to be – you have to plan ahead and get yourself organised if you’re to beat the last-minute rush. Remember the panic last year when...

If you’re anything like most of us here, you probably like to tinker with things. Most gadget freaks do.

We’re not really happy until we’ve taken something apart to see how it really works, often (at least in my case) with...