James O'Malley

OK, this one's more about the design than specs, but if you want an LG phone with a metal body - you're in luck.

Could the humble headphone socket, which has remained unchanged for decades, be about to be killed off by Apple?

Nokia may have offloaded its Lumia division to Microsoft, but that doesn't appear to have stopped it making phones.

A clever hack shows how pressure-sensing capabilities can be added to the iPad Pro, despite it not having 3D touch hardware.

Days after EE announced it was looking into ad-blocking, O2 has also said that it is currently testing the technology.

Humans have successfully and safely landed a rocket which could now conceivably be reused.

Scientists have discovered a new way to save the hassle of cutting fossils out of rocks - simply scan and print a new one!

To try and change the perception of Windows Phone not having apps, Microsoft has launched a new comparison service.

Snapchat is trying to monetise our desire to adorn ourselves with silly stickers as it launches a special store for its in-app "lenses".

A problem with the JavaScript engine in Chrome for Android means malicious websites could install dodgy code on to your phone.

Gallery From Dino Crisis to Time Crisis to... PaRappa Begins.

Nintendo's forthcoming foray into mobile gaming will be relying on Free to Play mechanics to make the apps pay.

Microsoft has admitted that it is killing support for the peripheral in tomorrow's massive update.

Finally it's not all about GIFs and questionable themes - Tumblr now lets users chat directly to each other.

A new fitness tracker eschews centring on steps walked to watch your heart closely instead.

Forget Google planning to make its own chips – there are now suggestions the company wants to make entire phones itself.

Now you can play the likes of Assassin's Creed 2 and the original Mass Effect on your newer console.

A new app could enable people to summon a nearby defibrillator in the event of a cardiac arrest.

The Mi Band 1S beats pretty much everything on price. And it packs a heart sensor too.

Opinion From stamping out bugs to including a playable female character, Ubisoft has been careful to not put a foot wrong.

Gallery A handful of games have explored the streets of London, but which ones got it right - and which should be Shoreditched?

Gallery Back to the Future day is here, but it isn't the only movie to have predicted how we'll live now.

If new reports are to be believed, you will be able to take the Nintendo NX controller with you to keep on gaming when away from home.

Updated Worried about piracy, the BBC is to block the tool of choice used by those wanting to access BBC iPlayer from abroad.

Is Pokémon Go just the beginning of Nintendo's interest in augmented reality?