California employee fired for disabling GPS iPhone app that tracked her 24 hours a day
A US woman is suing her employer for firing her after she turned off a vehicle GPS monitoring app.
Korea unveils 310mph heli-drone that takes off vertically to aid search and rescue efforts
Korea Aerospace Research Institute has unveiled the TR-60 which can take off vertically using powered rotors.
British pilots' association says UK public wants much stricter drone laws in urban areas
The British Airline Pilots' Association surveyed 2,000 people on what they thought about drone safety.
E-Kaia: Here's a smartphone charger invented in Chile that takes energy from plants
Three engineering students in Chile have invented a smartphone charger that harnesses power from plants.
Skynet: NSA's surveillance program analyses phone records to decide if you are suspicious
Inspired by Terminator, NSA's Skynet program decided an Al Jazeera journalist was an Al Qaeda member.
Visitors to hi-tech £1bn Glasgow hospital keep getting stuck in lifts with no buttons
Staff and patients are confused by button-less lifts at the futuristic South Glasgow University Hospital
Six tornadoes in US states North Texas, Colorado and Kansas kill 1 and critically injure 1
A tornado in Cisco, Texas has killed at least one person and levelled homes, but elsewhere rain and hail reigns
SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
Storage on Solid State Drives halves for every 5 degrees Celsius temperature increase where it is stored.
Dexterous Blue robot invented to help fold clothes and bring more jobs to Scotland
A robot built at Glasgow University can sort and fold clothes while sensing different types of textiles.
Wondering how to hack a military drone? It's all on Google
Israeli security experts have warned the US that drone hacking research is freely available online.
Reddit launches original videos – what does this mean for the front page of the internet?
Forget AMA, Reddit is now becoming a media company by creating its own original video content.
L'Oreal partnering with Organovo to develop 3D printed human skin tissue for cosmetics testing
3D printed human skin tissue would be useful for testing products and advanced research.
USBKill: Shut your computer down with a USB stick before the police get to it
Netizens have invented a tool that shuts your computer down in case you get raided by the police.
Mediterranean migrant crisis: Over 3,000 people saved in 60 days using drone technology
The Migrant Offshore Aid Station is using the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter to locate boats in trouble.
Robox 3D Printer review: Great print quality but software is far from user-friendly
We review the CEL Robox 3D printer meant for both consumers and product designers.
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI raises $75m investment from Accel
DJI has secured a $75m investment from Accel Partners and is valued at $8bn.
TayText iPhone app lets you respond to text messages using Taylor Swift lyrics
Because Taylor Swift speaks for us all, you can use 300 lyrics from 60 songs to reply to iPhone messages.
Windows 10 will let you give people the finger and change skin tones with new emojis
Microsoft is introducing new emoji symbols to Windows 10 that mirror Apple's updated iOS emojis.
Singapore Prime Minister shares Sudoku solving computer program he wrote himself on Facebook
Lee Hsien Loong has shared C++ code from a software program he wrote and is asking for bug reports
Nasa testing 10-engine battery-powered electric plane prototype that takes off vertically
NASA's Greased Lightning GL-10 would make a great UAV for surveillance or a small passenger vehicle
Movie studios demand all online piracy sites stop copyright infringement in 24 hours, or else
The Motion Picture Association is going after any website hosting copyright infringing materials.
Graffiti artist KATSU uses DJI drone to vandalise Kendall Jenner billboard in New York
KATSU has figured out how to attach a spray can to a Phantom drone and wants to create enormous tags.
PlayBrush: Startup gets children to brush their teeth with smart toothbrush gaming apps
PlayBrush is using a mobile app tied to an IoT toothbrush game controller to improve child teeth hygiene.
YangYang: Humanoid robot that scarily resembles Sarah Palin is unveiled in China
A humanoid robot designed by Hiroshi Ishiguro has been unveiled at the Global Mobile Internet Conference.
Nasa validates EmDrive: Roger Shawyer says aerospace industry needs to watch out
EmDrive inventor Shawyer says many companies are working on the technology besides Nasa.
Nasa says EmDrive does work and it may have also created a Star Trek warp drive
Nasa has tested an electromagnetic propulsion drive in a vacuum and sent beams faster than the speed of light.
Drumi: Here's a foot pedal-powered washing machine that doesn't need electricity
Canadian startup has invented pint-size portable washing machine that washes and spin dries 7 items.
Reddit users want to replace Steam with open source game launcher Project Ascension
Reddit users have set up Project Ascension in protest at Valve's paid mods on Steam.
3D printed plastic knives can bypass courtroom security detectors, Dutch students discover
Students managed to smuggle sharp 3D printed knives into Paleis van Justitie in Den Bosch, Amsterdam
Star Wars 3D holograms now possible with screens made from graphene and lasers
Swinburne University of Technology has developed a holographic display that doesn't require 3D glasses.
