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How many of these mobile phones do you remember owning?
Can you remember a time when you didn't own a mobile phone? Go on, be honest. Chances are you can't. Or if you can, you've…
The Google doodle celebrated Maria Agnesi (Picture: Google)
Google doodle celebrates 'witch of mathematics'
Google has marked the 296th birthday of Maria Gaetana Agnesi with a moving doodle. Here's everything you need to know about her…
Facing off with Sony's Morpheus virtual-reality world
While Facebook’s $2billion acquisition of Oculus Rift has been big news, Sony has quietly got on with a virtual reality rival for its PlayStation, codenamed…
Music
Imogen Heap and her musical gloves
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Imogen Heap, 36, has invented a pair of musical gloves…
News
Prince Harry sends his first tweet (Picture: PA)
What did Prince Harry tweet in his first ever Twitter update?
Prince Harry sent his first tweet to promote his inaugural Paralympic-style games for wounded military personnel…
News
Turn off social media if you want a self-esteem boost (Picture: mkhmarketing.wordpress.com)
Want a self-esteem boost? Then turn off Facebook and Twitter
Facebook and Twitter are having a disastrous effect on women’s self- esteem, according to a new report…
Life & Style
How to be irresistible online: List of words you need on your dating profile now
These are the buzz words which really seem to do it for us. Apparently…
Life & Style
Remember these? Things you used internet for 10 years ago
Neopets, MSN Messengers and BBC ReviseWise were ace weren't they…
UK
Wet look: Darren Pugh, who lost his leg in a bike crash, tests his new prosthetic (Picture: BNPS)
Leg’s get wet! The world's first waterproof bionic limb
Amputee Darren Pugh has been fitted with the world’s most advanced limb that is the first to be fully waterproof.…
Weird
Hero the Tinder dog
A man joined Tinder as a dog
Would people take a more gentle approach if they were talking to man's best friend…
Google, IWF
Clear history: Google told to wipe your past off the net
Google has been told to ‘rewrite history’ by deleting web links which might upset or embarrass anyone…
China’s own Google, Amazon and eBay rolled into one: The rise and rise of Alibaba
Chinese tech and retail giant Alibaba has announced that it is preparing to launch on the stock market in the US. The company is already…
iPhone 6 release date rumours: Apple handset set for early August launch?
iPhone 6 set for early launch?
Apple has been tipped to release its new iPhone 6 earlier than expected, with the new handset to launch in August according to the latest…
Film
An animated sci-fi short like Pixar - but with more death
This beautifully-made and darkly funny animated short follows Johnny, a lazy Space Delivery Man in the year 2150…
Site shows what your house will be like if sea levels rise
What would your road look like if the water levels rose? This website will show you…
World
Mandela interpreter returns in bizarre ad campaign
Thamsanqa Jantjie, the controversial sign language interpreter from Nelson Mandela's funeral, is back…
Amazon
Tweet yourself to an online shop with Amazon hashtag
Amazon customers are now able to add items to their shopping basket via Twitter.…
Weird
robot
Would you have sex with a robot?
Would you have sex with a robot? For many liberal-minded people the answer is an automatic yes.…
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Has technology killed our ability to have a face-to-face conversation?
As we become increasingly reliant on smartphones and the internet to conduct conversations, is the art of talking face-to-face dying out? JAMES BUTLER asks how…
New calorie-counting food scanner could change diets forever
A new gadget that can tell you the calories in your food and let you know how ripe it is? We're sold…
The Silk Road is back and booming
The underground website Silk Road is back and business is booming - just eight months after the FBI shut the site down…
Google's self-driving cars get put through their paces
In this impressive video, Google's self-driving cars show what they can do on the busy city roads of California…
Life & Style
Are you ready for the dating app where looks come second?
Twine Canvas claims to be the first dating app where brains come before beauty…
Weird
Autocorrect fail, Twitter
This auto-correct prank takes it to a new level
It seems auto-correct pranks have progressed from swapping a few words to uploading an entire passage from a novel…
Apple iPhone 5, sleep button
Apple will fix iPhone 5 handsets with faulty sleep buttons
Apple has offered to fix iPhone 5 handsets that have a problem with their sleep buttons for free…
Dying woman gets last wish from video game headset
Is this object really the fastest bicycle on Earth?
Web scam attacks target World Cup ticket buyers
For sale on Gumtree: A used toothbrush, one 50ft tree and the moon
Is this the best Happy cover yet?
After Heartbleed, can Britain’s new Cyber Emergency Response Team beat the hackers?