Cameras

Snap happy: will smartphones spell the end for digital cameras?

A few years ago, you might have been lucky and had a digital camera in your pocket to pull out and grab those once-in-a-lifetime moments – if you remembered to take it with you.

Smart TVs

Attentive viewing

Smart tv

Have smart TVs finally come of age? Jenneth Orantia investigates 2013's most intelligent offerings.

HomeTech

The Blu-ray compromise

Oppo BDP-105.

Sight and Sound Buying a Blu-ray player is not an easy business, and it's likely to become more difficult as ultra-high definition comes on stream.

Macman

It's only a matter of time

iwatch

Macman Will an Apple wristwatch be the next big thing we did not know we craved until we saw it?

Shootout

Samsung Galaxy S4 v the rest

galaxy s4

Jenneth Orantia Samsung has left nary a stone unturned in its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S4, but is it enough to stave off the fierce competition?

Wearables

Time is ripe for smartwatches, analysts say

iWatch concept

Rob Lever Amid much speculation on the future of the "smartwatch", the consensus is growing: the time is right.

Games

Virtual reality, goggles and all, attempts return

Oculus VR's headset.

Derrik Lang It's back. The virtual reality headset, the gizmo that was supposed to seamlessly transport wearers to three-dimensional virtual worlds, has made a remarkable return at this year's Game Developers...

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Dick Tracy

Smart watches gain interest and popularity

Pebble

Martha Mendoza With hands truly free, smart watch wearers can read texts, see who is calling them, scan Twitter or Facebook feeds - and even tell the time.

Apple

Apple iWatch could be more profitable than TV

iwatch

Peter Burrows and Olga Kharif Apple's wristwatch-style device, still in development, may prove more profitable than a television.

Gadgets

Gadget graveyard

Gadgets

Adam Turner The world of gadgets has had more than its fair share of epic fails.

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Internet TV

TV pilots turn to net, not networks

Arrested

Brian Stelter Companies are creating new networks for television through broadband pipes and giving rise to new rivalries.

Review

Toss-up: online movie rental services

popcorn

Adam Turner Rather than buy yet another set-top box, you might be able to watch movies online directly via your TV or Blu-ray player.

Travel

Flying high, high-tech

Travel

Adam Turner Whether you're planning to trek around the world or to simply lie on the beach, it pays to throw the right gadgets in your travel bag.

Hands on

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Note

Jenneth Orantia The Note 8.0 wouldn't be a Samsung device if it didn't try to one-up Apple at every opportunity.

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Sight and sound

Monster screens excite TV sellers

Sharp LC90LE740X television

Rod Easdown Oversize televisions are the bright spot of a struggling industry.

Calling time on an outdated smartphone

Sony's Xperia Z

Jenneth Orantia Updating your smartphone? Three new releases should be in contention.

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Digital radio

The sweet sounds of revolution

young woman listening to music wearing headphones

Adam Turner The internet hasn't killed the radio star, instead it has opened up a whole new audience online.

Is this the next PlayStation controller?

Salvador Rodriguez Sony is set to make a PlayStation announcement next week, but a picture of what's believed to be the controller for the rumoured PlayStation 4 has already hit the web.

Sneak peek at next-gen Xbox and PlayStation

gamer

Alex Kidman Sony and Microsoft are preparing their next generation of consoles, with plenty of online speculation as to what you'll be doing with the next generation of games.

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Hire-tech at your fingertips

tech

Adam Turner Planning a big night in? It's easier than ever to hire a movie without getting off the couch.