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Last week we wrote about Google’s 10p Android app sale to celebrate 10 billion downloads, now it’s Apple’s turn to give something away. As...

iPhone owners planning a trip to Scotland in the near future might want to check out the new Welcome to Scotland app. Available from the...

Portable satellite dishes that can be packed away when not in use are one way to avoid advertising the costly contents of a ‘van...

If you’re stuck for a little light reading over the Xmas break, or are just the unlucky recipient of a particularly unimaginative Xmas present...

We’re not sure repeatedly nudging two parked cars out of the way to squeeze into a space that’s far too small really counts as...

The BBC has launched a free iPlayer app for the iPhone and iPod touch that supports video streaming over 3G. Until now, smartphone users...

Everyone should possess some basic first aid knowledge, but the next best thing is to carry a simple reference guide in your pocket in...

Google is running an Android smartphone software sale this week and next to celebrate 10 billion app downloads.

Now there’s a new entry-level £89 model in Amazon’s line-up, there’s a strong possibility that many people will find a Kindle ebook reader in...

We’ve already written about tyres that can inflate themselves, but now it looks like cars of the future will run on wheels that don’t...

Tesco has introduced free Wi-Fi to all of its Tesco Extra stores in the UK. The service is unlimited for anyone with a Tesco...

There aren’t many iconic motorhomes in popular culture, but the modified Airstream model used by NASA is probably one of the most recognisable. The...

Have you ever wanted to drive across the 360 miles of desert highway that connects Tucson to Las Vegas, but just can’t afford the...

Xmas is traditionally a time for some cracking television (and a few other things, of course) and if you’re going to be away over...

Amazon.co.uk is running a week of ‘Black Friday’ deals for the second year running this week, from 21 to 25 November. In the US,...

If the prospect of poking around under the bonnet of your car to investigate a mechanical fault is something you’d much rather leave to...

Unexpectedly large mobile phone bills are usually associated with using a smartphone for ‘roaming’ internet access when abroad, but it’s also a problem for...

Keeping tyres in tip-top condition may get a little easier in the next few years, thanks to technology invented by Goodyear that lets them...

After-market waterproofing treatments can be a hit and miss, but this silicon-based sprayable coating from Ross Nanotechnology looks set to change all that. It’s called...

Smartphones and water don’t mix, and thanks to moisture sensors tucked inside the case, manufacturers can tell when a ‘broken’ handset is actually the...

The Life! Death! Top Tips! blog (“a problem that isn't a problem, a solution that no-one in their right mind would invent”) catalogues some...

Smartphones equipped with GPS and mobile internet access to services like Google Maps certainly make life easier when it comes to navigating around new...

The flying car has been ‘just around the corner’ for almost as long as the non-flying version, but the skies are still curiously free...

Smartphones may be great for browsing the web when there’s a speedy 3G connection, but they don’t fare so well when all that’s available...

It’s long been suspected that technologically savvy burglars are using social networks to identify empty homes and now a recent report seems to support...