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Trump iTrump app

Donald Trump trumped by developer of iTrump trumpet app

A six-year legal battle has finally ended over trademark of the iTrump app.

Aug 16, 2017

Train Fares

Cheap train tickets offering huge discounts being unlawfully sold online

Train passengers looking to bag bargain fares are told to avoid buying re-sold tickets.

Aug 16, 2017

How to send money using WhatsApp: New payment feature being trialled by chat app

Instant bank transfers to family and friends could be coming to the app soon.

Aug 16, 2017

iPhone 8 leak rumour

Leaked video from inside Apple factory allegedly shows iPhone 8 being made

Footage from Foxconn factory shows staff working on rear cases claimed to be for the next iPhone.

Aug 16, 2017

smartphone Samsung Galaxy plane fall

Incredible video shows smartphone falling 1,000ft from plane – and surviving

Samsung Galaxy S5 proves modern handsets are tougher than you think.

Aug 15, 2017

Boston dynamics robot fail

Watch this robot 'office worker' hilariously make a complete mess of its job

Boston Dynamics suffers another robot fail as clip shows calamitous effort of shelf stacking.

Aug 15, 2017

Poo powered car Australia

First 'poo-powered' car hits Australia's streets

'It doesn't smell and doesn't leave skid marks' says energy company behind the eco-vehicle.

Aug 15, 2017

Police warns of malware-laden USB sticks being distributed via mailboxes in Australia

Hacked USB sticks can track everything you do on a computer

Researchers find USB 'crosstalk' can steal your passwords and secret information.

Aug 14, 2017

Armed police head cameras

Armed Met Police to get head-mounted cameras for the first time

Firearms officers supplied with cameras three years after first being discussed.

Aug 14, 2017

Toyota Estima hacker

Hacker helps family locked out of their car for two months after losing one-of-a-kind key

The Higgins family had to abandon their beloved minivan but were saved by a helpful hacker.

Aug 14, 2017

Aston Martin yacht AM37

Aston Martin AM37 yacht: First luxury speedboat from sports car company arrives

Bespoke $1.6 million powerboat comes with high-tech engineering and obligatory gadgets galore.

Aug 14, 2017

charlottesville white supremacist fascist protests

US police officer 'laughs' at Charlottesville attack on Facebook

Springfield officer mocked tragic events that saw one killed and 19 injured.

Aug 14, 2017

Prisoner livestream Facebook Live

South Carolina prisoner keeps appearing on Facebook Live and guards are clueless

Inmate livestreams tours inside jail and brandishes banned weapon.

Aug 11, 2017

spacex

Supercomputer being sent into space to see if it can survive a mission to Mars

First-of-its-kind experiment from Hewlett Packard Enterprise stress tests PC aboard ISS for one year.

Aug 11, 2017

iPhone silent song hack

A silent 10-minute song is storming the iTunes charts – why?

'A a a a a Very Good Song' offers a genius hack to a fix a common iPhone annoyance.

Aug 11, 2017

US nuclear shelter Atlas Trump North Korea

Bomb shelter website sells out as US citizens prepare for nuclear war with North Korea

Atlas Survival runs out of nuclear bunker inventory after Trump's North Korea comments.

Aug 11, 2017

Mosquito bomber blueprints found

Lost blueprints of rare and unseen WW2 Mosquito bombers discovered

World's only complete set of engineering drawings for the plane found before being destroyed.

Aug 10, 2017

China Baidu maps shows prostitutes

China's 'Google Maps' busted for showing where to find prostitutes

Baidu's mapping service was being used as a front to advertise brothels and sex workers.

Aug 10, 2017

Hidden iPhone volume 'hack' to make music louder goes viral

This simple change in audio settings can boost music - and users are going crazy for it.

Aug 10, 2017

Boeing geese flight trick efficiency

Boeing discovers trick that could change the way planes fly - by copying geese

Flying aircraft in a v-formation for 'wake surfing' could make flights more fuel-efficient.

Aug 10, 2017

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