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.