The majority of recent posts have been around technology and media. Rightly so! But it's been a while since I've blogged about general internet awesomeness. And on that note, the Harlem Shake. The first Shake video was uploaded on Feb 2nd and has already spawned tens of thousands of homages and parodies. Not to mention the inevitable backlash and Gangnam Style comparisons . All over the space of a few weeks, scary even by lightening quick meme standards. Admittedly, the homage vids and parodies are probably an acquired taste for some but drawing music video parallels for a 30 sec clip misses the point. Whilst probably the finest four minutes-something to have graced Youtube since that kid on his way home from the dentists , Gangnam was a fullon music video complete with set pieces and choreography. The Harlem Shake vids are pure DIY Gonzo collaboration celebrating random anarchy with production values sometimes just stretching as far as a camera phone. And that...

Unveiled at this year's CES Sony's newest entrant in the smartphone wars won plaudits for its looks and spec, putting it firmly in the same league as Apple's Iphone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 . And a welcome sign that the electronics giant is finally back on track after several bad years. In terms of raw processing speed, screen size, camera and video capabilities the Xperia Z comfortably out-performs the competition. And the blending of the technologies in the Z echo Sony's tablet strapline from last year; All our innovations folded into one. In the Xperia Z Sony's engineering know-how leverages Bravia TV, Walkman audio and VAIO mobile computing expertise to deliver a hardy, high-performance smartphone. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of the Z's proposition is what Sony's done differently from the competition. Smartphones are all about everyday use so having a device that's water and scratch resistant makes perfect sense (and like al...