This man failed the 'don't laugh' challenge... can you do better?

Try not to laugh. Laugh anyway.

Your iPhone knows where you've been and for how long

Big Apple is watching us.

Roundup of St Patrick's Day as seen through the Temple Bar live camera

We watch the live cam so you don’t have to.

Tweet Sweeper: What reality TV star thought that Niall Horan was "British"?

And who shared a smooch at the BRIT awards? All this, and all the best of the week’s tweets from famous people.

Two-year-old meets his baby brother for the first time

This could go either way.

'Lifelogging' camera with no off-button: chronicler or privacy breach?

The camera takes a picture every 30 seconds, digitally recording your daily life. But why?

Danielle Meagher has de-Irished her name on UK telly

The former Dublin Wives star is ‘Danielle Marr’ for her stint on Celebrity Big Brother.

12 life-affirming quotes from the 'stars' of Celebrity Big Brother

The new crop of celebrities entered the house last night. It’s quite the line-up.

Forgotten Irish reality TV stars: where are they now?

At one point we couldn’t get rid of them.

George Orwell warned us about more than just Big Brother

Countryside overrun by housing developments, commercialism and greed – the 1984 author is one to re-read.

If you advertise a rave on Facebook, the Gardaí will find you

Alan Shatter said Gardaí were alerted to the rave on a beach in Sutton earlier this month after seeing it on Facebook.

9 times Ireland was made a show of on Big Brother

We’ve only ourselves to blame.

Sales of George Orwell's '1984' up 6,000% since US surveillance scandal

The disclosure of the American authorities’ surveillance programmes has led to a spike in the novel that has become synonymous with government overreach.

So, remember DJ Spiral? He's released a new single...

Seven years after his Big Brother appearance… he’s back.

Kelsey Grammar and 6 other celebrity walk-offs

The former Frasier star took exception to Piers Morgan on his TV show… and he’s not the first to flounce off a telly set.

Video: What futuristic films promised would happen by now

Computer tablets, Big Brother and exploding supernovas – some of these have come true…

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

AXA pilots 'big brother'-style car scheme

People who take part in the Drivesave scheme, which monitors their driving behaviour, can save up to 30 per cent off their insurance.

VIDEO: 'Hello housemates. This is your Irish rock star fan, Bono'

He appeared on Big Brother South Africa. Watch the whole episode here.

Big brother is watching: Barton slams 'Orwellian' FA

QPR midfielder is warned by football chiefs not to tweet about upcoming games ‘in case that is seen as insider information’.

'Stressed' Salpa gets Big Brother boot

The Irish model was voted off the British TV programme last night.

Police investigate allegations of sexual assault on Big Brother Brazil

A contestant on Brazilian Big Brother is being questioned by police after concerns were raised that he raped a fellow contestant as she slept.

IKEA has built an apartment in the middle of a Paris Metro station

Oh, and five people are LIVING in it.

Member of US Congress calls on Steve Jobs to explain Apple tracker

IPhones and 3G iPads have been secretly tracking and recording a user’s movements, storing all of the information on a file within the units.

Poll: iPhone surveillance. Do you care?

Reports today reveal that a secret chip hidden inside Apple’s iPhone is tracking and recording the movements of owners. But would it stop you using an iPhone?

Smile! Your iPhone's watching you...

Two data scientists have uncovered a secret tracking application hidden inside your iPhone.

Blogger who posted Belfast cancer details previously broke into Big Brother house

Urban explorer ‘Rookinella’ – who post photographs of records abandoned at the Belvoir Park hospital online – has a history.

Channel 5 "confirms Big Brother to return"

Formal announcement expected to come in next day or two – with suggestions that Charlie Sheen might be approached for celebrity version in August.

Brazilian bishops bash 'abusive and immoral' reality television

Millions of Brazilians tune into reality shows like Big Brother but the Catholic bishops do not approve.

Kenneth Tong claims Twitter 'size zero' hoax

Former Big Brother contestant drew ire for promoting ‘managed anorexia’ – now he says he was merely proving a point to a friend about the power of the internet.

Dowling is named Ultimate Big Brother housemate

The Irishman wins the ‘best of’ series as the lights go out on the Big Brother house for good after eleven summers.

We hadn't noticed, but something interesting's happening in UBB

Oh look, Big Brother's nearly over

The eleventh – and supposedly final – series of BB comes to an end. Did you notice?

Irish housemate Caoimhe quits Big Brother