There's an app for everything these days. Recipes, flights, what have you. And why, yes, as if by magic, an app for bank employees to social network with each other.

If you own a smartphone, and work for Barclays, you can now download the new Barclays Spectrum app, will is free to download from the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace. Staff can access an exclusive members area, which provides details of upcoming events, news articles and links to Spectrum’s social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.

So if you're still slogging away with your Nokia 3310, prepare to feel very much like you've not been included in the fun.

Antony Jenkins, Chief Executive of Barclays Retail and Business Banking said:
“Barclays is proud of our work to support LGBT staff because we can only be a great business if talented people from all sexual orientations are contributing to our team."

Hoorah!