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Accident-avoidance technology seems to be a hot topic at the moment, whether for the increase in driver safety it offers in theory, or the...

Google has added a handwriting recognition option to its search page for smartphones and other handheld devices. The idea is that scribbling on a screen...

Fans of the classic sitcom Seinfeld will no doubt be interested in a new web-only show from the eponymous star. As you might be able...

If you’re getting a little tired of your usual food fare when pitched up, camping web site Inspired Camping has compiled a list of...

We wrote last week that while collision avoidance systems have had a beneficial effect on accident statistics in the US, collision avoidance systems appear...

Getting lost inside a large department store should now be a thing of the past, at least for owners of Android smartphones. Google recently updated...

At least that’s what the US Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently found when it assessed the power required to recharge a variety of...

The US Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) has published some interesting statistics about the effectiveness of various automatic car safety systems, such as lane...

If you’ve resisted buying an iPad because of the cost and have avoided cheap Android tablets because of the quality, it looks like your...

New EU rules for mobile phone roaming came into effect on Sunday, which means the cost of making a mobile phone call from continental...

Sylvia Guy and her husband Don have been Practical Motorhome reader team members for many years; here they pass on their experience, coming up...

Facebook has an annoying habit of changing the settings of its users’ accounts without first asking for their permission, and now it’s just done...

Haynes Manuals has finally conceded that there may be something to this new-fangled internet thing and has start to make its manuals available online...

If you’re an iPhone owner who’s still sitting on the fence when it comes to buying some sat-nav software, you might want to hold...

TomTom is offering up to £50 cashback on fuel purchases to anyone who buys one of its sat-nav devices before 31st July 2012.

Social network security — or the lack of it — has been making the headlines recently, following password leaks at two major sites. LinkedIn, a...

It’s possible to spend a lifetime perfecting your photographic skills, but if you’d rather get to grips with the basics, it’s spending some time...

Google gave a glimpse of what lies in store for its mapping technology last week. As anyone who uses its Maps and Earth services knows,...

Regular Facebook users may have spotted their friends posting a ‘privacy notice’ to their timeline in the last couple of weeks, which takes the...

Self-driving cars, should they ever become a reality, won’t only make it much easier to navigate around a new place, they should make long...

TomTom is offering five groups of up to five people the chance to spend two weeks on a tropical island and get £10,000 in...

Anyone who uses a mobile phone on the Orange or T-Mobile network should fine they get better 3G coverage in the UK now that...

If you’ve ever wondered what happens to an email once you click the ‘Send’ button on your computer, Google has created a site just...

BBC Worldwide has released a new Top Gear News app for iPhone and Android smartphones. The app is free to download and provides motoring...

Using a mobile phone for something other than voice calls while behind the wheel can lead to significant impairment of driving ability, as a...

Many people opt to slip a screen protector onto their smartphone as a way to keep it safe from chips and scratches, but this...

If the prospect of “omelettes in a bag” sounds like the kind of tasty meal you might enjoy when pitched up in the van...

Wi-Fi has been standard issue on laptops for many years now, but the internal antennae used to connect to a network (usually built into...