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Samsung has appointed a designer who once headed up Ive's former design firm to overhaul the look and feel of its products..

Elon Musk wants to hold an annual student pod racer competition on the 800 mph transport system.

Smartphone major Xiaomi aspires to be a noteworthy player in media content as well.

Apple action camera patent filing spooks GoPro investors, as its share price tumbles more than 12%.

Tesco Grocery app allows customers to order goods online for home delivery through Google Glass

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plans a human colony on Mars assisted through commercial satellite production.

Bitcoin falls to lowest price since November 2013, causing miners to temporarily suspend services.

Google software will perform direct voice translation through its Google Translate app.

Live streaming of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch attempt on Saturday will be available online.

Beats, founded by Dr Dre and recently bought by Apple for $3bn, is being sued by audio equipment making Monster.

Details of Apple's much talked-about 12in MacBook Air have emerged suggesting Apple would have just a single port on its new laptop

Countdown aborts moments before launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable rocket carrying ISS supplies

Billed as Samsung's big play for the Internet of Things market, the company's vision ignores the biggest challenges facing the industry

Falcon 9's rocket will attempt to land on what SpaceX calls an 'autonomous spaceport drone ship'.

Netflix implements blocks to prevent VPN access that bypasses geolocation restrictions

Xiaomi has confirmed it sold 61.1 million smartphones in 2014, up from just 18 million last year.

Anonymous poster claiming to be SpaceX Employee describes Elon Musk as "a master who berates and smacks his dog"

Mark Carne will not accept a pay-out of £135,000 as Network Rail is fined £53m for travel disruptions this Christmas.

Similar to a Livescribe pen, Apple's proposed stylus can record writing and drawing and translate it into digital images in real time.

Some members of Hasidic Haredi Judaism require gender separation in public settings.

Unwanted content bought from the European iTunes Store and App Store can now be returned for a full refund within 14 days

We've graded the performance of Apple, Samsung, Sony, HTC, Motorola, Google and more on their performance in 2014

Funding round of $1.1bn means Chinese phone giant Xiaomi is now worth $45bn and is one of world's most valuable private companies

Funding round led by tech fund All-Stars Investment and includes Russia's DST Global and PE firm Yunfeng Capital.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says he is 'deeply offended' by BBC allegations of poor working conditions at Chinese iPhone factories

Google plans to unleash Android M, an integrated Android Auto-like software for cars in 2015.

Reports in China suggest rising star Xiaomi is expanding its range of products with a new car codenamed Mistla

A crashing ruble has forced Apple to halt online sale, while Samsung and Ikea up their prices and dealerships cancel European car orders.

BlackBerry Classic represents more than a nod towards handsets of yore - it could herald a remarkable recovery