How Yo inspired the Jonas Brothers to create apps

 Remember that silly app, Yo, where you could ping someone with just a tap? Well, Kevin Jonas does. At the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York, the Jonas brothers talked about why they are creating apps. After seeing the Yo app raise over $1 million in funding, Kevin said it made launching startups look easy. “If they could do that, look what I can do,” said Kevin, about… Read More

Sony shares a list of 39 titles that will be optimized for the PS4 Pro at launch

 Next Thursday is PS4 Pro day. Announced two months ago at an event in New York, the souped up version of Sony’s console has been designed with 4K and high dynamic range gaming in mind, featuring amped up specs, including an eight-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar CPU, a GPU offering double the power of the earlier PS7 and a 1TB hard drive. Until now, however, Sony hasn’t offered up a list… Read More

Chinese conquest

Chinese investors are spending billions buying Western games companies - what are the pros and cons?

Assistive tech helps paralysed man cycle competitively

Athletes with disabilities have been competing in Cybathlon - a competition highlighting how tech can help people with disabilities.

Kodak Ektra smartphone inspired by 1940s

Photography brand Kodak reveals a smartphone that takes its name and looks from a 1941 camera.

The chain-smoking robot and other tech news

BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.

Gawker settles Hulk Hogan privacy case for $31m

The defunct US news website Gawker settles a privacy lawsuit won by retired wrestler Hulk Hogan.

Microsoft Teams challenges work chat rival Slack

Microsoft unveils a workplace chat tool that resembles Slack, a popular app from a Canadian start-up.

Facebook warns advertising revenue growth will slow

Facebook warns advertising revenue growth will slow, sending its shares down 7% in New York.

Ukraine hackers claim huge Kremlin email breach

Two Ukrainians tell the BBC how they hacked top Russian officials' emails revealing Kremlin plans.

Privacy complaint for fitness wristband makers

Norway's consumer watchdog complains about the privacy policies of four fitness wristband companies.

'Bustling' web attack market closed down

A "bustling" marketplace that offered tools and services to mount massive web attacks is closed.

Google fights EU price comparison case

Google again rejects the EU's objections to how it displays shopping links in its search results.

Huawei Mate 9 phones unveiled after Note 7 meltdown

Huawei unveils new large-screened Android phones a month after Samsung pulled the Note 7 from sale.

Facebook face off

Parents are recording their children's lives through social media. But what will their children say about all those pictures when they get older.

No Man's Sky company Hello Games say it's Twitter account was hacked

A gaming company says a tweet posted on its account which read "No Man's sky was a mistake" was a hack.

Three ways hackers can invade your home

Even your kettle could give them a way in, as cyber security expert Ken Munro explains.

Montreal police monitored journalist Patrick Lagace's phone

A Montreal newspaper says police monitored a journalist's phone for several months.

Tesla boss Musk 'optimistic' on SolarCity takeover

Tesla founder Elon Musk backs shareholders to approve its $2.6bn (£2.1bn) deal for solar panel company SolarCity.

Facebook blocks Admiral's car insurance discount plan

Facebook blocks an insurer's plan to view young drivers' profiles to set car insurance premiums.

Drone-hacking cybersecurity boot camp launched in UK

Budding cyberspies will learn how to hack into drones and crack codes at a new government-backed cybersecurity boot camp.

British Airways to offer wi-fi on short-haul flights

British Airways will offer wi-fi internet access on short-haul flights from 2017, owner IAG says.

Why Windows hack is being blamed on Russia-linked group

Microsoft says a notorious group of hackers are exploiting a flaw in its Windows operating system.

UK government cracks down on tax cyber-fraudsters

The UK's chancellor reveals how cyber-fraudsters using spoofed email addresses have been tackled.

Berners-Lee: Right to worry about cybersecurity

The inventor of the World Wide Web says government "absolutely right" about cyber security concern

Swiss railway ticket machines to sell Bitcoin digital currency

Switzerland's national rail service will begin selling the digital currency Bitcoin at ticket machines.

Broadband advert rule changes come into effect

New rules forcing broadband firms to be clearer on contract costs have come into effect.

Forged rail tickets sold on 'dark web', BBC investigation reveals

Forged rail tickets are being sold on the "dark web" and used at stations without detection, a BBC investigation finds.

SKT crowned 2016 League of Legends world champions

South Korean team SKT Telecom T1 wins the 2016 world championships of the League of Legends (LoL) video game.

'Bionic' plants can detect explosives

Scientists have transformed the humble spinach plant into a bomb detector.

Teen hacker 'accidentally' causes 911 attack

An 18-year-old is charged with three counts of computer tampering after "accidentally" swamping Arizona's emergency services with thousands of bogus 911 telephone calls.

Lincolnshire operations cancelled after network attack

Hundreds of planned operations and outpatient appointments are cancelled across Lincolnshire after an NHS computer network was attacked.