Google Cardboard VR devices now owned by 5 million users
Low-tech device built with pizza box, Velcro, magnets, rubber band and lenses costs about £14.
Facebook to launch Reactions, extended alternative feature to iconic Like button
Facebook is set for the global launch of Reactions in 'the next few weeks'.
Facebook shares soar on strong fourth-quarter results
Social media giant's net income more than doubled as it crossed $5bn in quarterly revenue for the first time.
Google's DeepMind outsmarts human player in complex board game Go
Artificial intelligence system beat three-time world champion Fan Hui five times in succession.
Sony creates new company to run PlayStation business
Sony merges computer entertainment and PlayStation Store businesses.
Sprint axes 2,500 jobs as call centres in Virginia, Tennessee, New Mexico and Texas closed
Japanese SoftBank-owned US wireless network carrier effects cost-saving measures.
Harvard to develop AI that functions as fast as the human brain
IARPA project to develop new generation of AI mirroring the human brain.
Isis: Edward Snowden debunks Daesh claim on encryption
NSA whistleblower says encryption claimed by Islamic State is fake.
BMW becomes first automaker to offer customers integrated IFTTT services
BMW Labs gives drivers access to test out new services that are still under development.
Facebook friends are almost unanimously fake, suggests evolutionary psychology professor
Oxford University study finds that those befriended on social-media network cannot be considered true friends
Samsung to launch VR movie studio in New York, partners with Sundance
Samsung is working bringing an exciting VR experience for the Gear VR device.
France to develop new keyboard to 'protect' its language
Ministry for Culture and Communication wants standardised keyboard that will help users write proper French.
Skype update hides IP addresses by default to protect users from online harassment
The latest update is designed to protect video gamers, who have been targeted by malicious attacks.
Twitter reshuffle: Top executives to leave social media giant
Three of Twitter's top executives are expected to leave shortly.
Microsoft's new alarm app will wake you up or annoy trying
The Android free alarm app forces users to complete a set of tasks before switching off.
Davos 2016: NHS partners with Google, IBM and Phillips to develop remote monitoring systems
NHS is working on launching remote monitoring systems across Britain to check up on patients
Fake Prada website shut down by Italian police
The Italian police has shut down a website selling fake products of the luxury fashion brand, Prada.
California lawmaker seeks to ban sale of encrypted smartphones by 2017
The state has introduced a bill, which if passed, will essentially ban sales of all iPhones after 2017.
GCHQ-developed phone software vulnerable to surveillance by government
UK intelligence agency has developed backdoor-enabled voice encryption software, cautions researcher.
Privacy watchdog warns shoppers that retailers can track movements through smartphones
Stores can identify and track customers via Wi-Fi and facial recognition software.
Facebook's Free Basics campaign slammed by Indian regulator
TRAI called the social media giant's adverts 'misleading' and 'self-serving' and its online poll manipulative.
Apple wants to open stores in India
iPhone maker has asked the Indian government for permission after regulations on foreign stores were eased.
Jerry Seinfeld auctioning off his vintage classic cars
The Hollywood comedian will auction off some of his Porsches in March.
Darpa to develop brain-implantable device to control computers
US defence R&D agency hopes to develop 'wetware' that will help the human brain directly interact with computers.
British car production hit 10-year high in 2015
Record number of new cars manufactured in Britain in 2015 according to the SMMT.
Ask.fm lists top internet teen slang
Social networking forum's finding suggests newer forms of expression.
Netflix shares jump following addition of record number of customers
Netflix said its recent global expansion has added more customers than expected.
Twitter fixes outage and blames crash on software update glitch
Twitter said it has fixed the software update glitch that caused the social media site to crash.
Google wants Isis to be contained to dark web
Google stresses need to 'recapture digital territory' from Daesh.
Asda customers' personal and online payment data exposed
A bug in Asda's online shopping forum left millions of customers' private and payment details at risk of being hacked.
