James O'Malley

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?

Microsoft has started actively launching the upgrade app to encourage users to get installing its latest operating system.

Who needs a PS4? Now you can stream your gaming action from your phone straight to YouTube.

Updated The supermarket is abandoning its second attempt at starting a mobile network following a breakdown in talks with Vodafone.

Could your phone save a life? Apple has released details on how ResearchKit is improving medical studies.

Air traffic controllers have been testing drones flying in UK .

Updated A new software update out Thursday lets the electric cars keep in lane and park all by themselves.

A new budget smartwatch looks set to seriously undercut its premium rivals.

LG seems to be eyeing up a slice of the contactless payment pie.

Sheeran's Thinking out Loud has now been streamed 500 million times. Just let that sink in...

Eurocom has announced a powerful new gaming laptop that manages to pack in desktop-calibre components to run the latest games.

The FCC has received details of an as-yet unannounced new handset from Chinese firm OnePlus.

All-in-one PC doubles up as a tablet thanks to five hours of battery life in the tank.

Microsoft's voice assistant is secretly accessible on Xbox One - even though it isn't officially due until 2016.