Chris Smith

15-second ads were rolled out in the US March and now the grace period is coming to an end in 8 other nations.

PS4 owners in the US who registered for the PlayStation Now private beta should be receiving access codes.

Updated Twitter has reportedly backed out of talks with SoundCloud. Will it be bringing back Twitter Music? (We kid).

Class action suit filed over issue that prevents iMessages reaching former iPhone users who switched to Android

According to seasoned leak artist Evleaks, there'll be no Nexus 6, but Android Silver may kick in next February.

Tech's biggest rivals have agreed to leave behind the courtroom drama in a patent suit ceasefire.

A Samsung marketing manager says a range of in-house Android apps and services may be trimmed back.

UI improvements, a cleaner look, an extra row of apps and limitless apps per folder headline the forthcoming update.

The Bing Smart Search update for Windows 8.1 will let users type in the action they want to perform.

The new 'Today' tab offers access to web searches, weather, stocks, personalised news and sports scores. Sound familiar?

The first iWatches (or iBands or whatever they call it) may already be rolling off the assembly line.

Updated Former CEO Stephen Elop offered some nomenclature clarity, revealing Nokia won't be renamed Microsoft Mobile Oy.

Apple and Google can kiss goodbye to their 30 per cent cut, but the news isn't so good for Comixology users.

A new rumour suggests Google may be planning to expand the voice commands beyond the search app in Android.

Apple's CEO has reiterated never-before-seen Apple products are on the way. So close, yet so far away.

Analysis Have joint product releases and a decade as close allies all been building to one industry-shaping launch?

Instagram says it has tweaked the oft-ignored 'Explore' section, adding content relevant to users.

Google is testing a new bookmarking feature that'll allow users to 'Star' anything on the web and add it to a locker.

Plenty of folks objected to Facebook buying Oculus, but apparently the FTC and the US DoJ weren't among them.

The social network's redesigned profile pages look a lot like Facebook and Google+, and you can take a look today.

The Facebook acquisition isn't peturbing WhatsApp users as the firm added 50 million new ones since February.

The battle between Apple and Google may see more games initially appearing on just one platform.

No Easter movies for first-genners as access to iTunes store mysteriously disappears.

Beats agrees to fork over 30 per cent of subscriptions fees to Apple if subscriptions are mate through iTunes.

In Depth From Loons to drones, Google, Facebook and co are determined to change the world.