TECHNOLOGY

Ben Bajarin predicts Samsung will leave its smartphone business within five years.

Banks are estimated to spend over $1bn on blockchain projects in next two years.

Unicode Faces keyboard can substitute your native emojis on iOS 8 and iOS 9 jailbroken iPhones.

Signal Private Messenger app available for free download through Google Play Store.

Internet giant says several dozen new Chromebooks will be launched in 2016.

Xiaomi's Mi 4 and Redmi 2 will be offered for purchase in Africa soon.

Samsung Z3 has been unofficially confirmed for an imminent European launch by Tizen Experts.

Project intends to take on Amazon, Walmart and China's Alibaba.

BlackBerry Priv Android phone will be available for $24.99 (£16.20) with a new two-year contract on AT&T.

Bug bounty startup Zerodium receives $1m claim for iOS zero-day bounty from anonymous group of hackers.

Update for Android 5.1 Lollipop offers revamped launcher, customised thermal controls and more.

They may be the darlings of the tech scene but the majority of people aren't buying smartwatches.

Sikorsky's Black Hawk helicopter has passed a critical test for autonomous flying and robot teamwork.

Republican Senator Dan Coats and Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington, Kentucky, deny any links to the KKK.

Police drones in Cornwall and Devon will be used to hunt for missing people and photograph crime scenes.

Anonymous hacktivists publish list of politicians from southern states allegedly affiliated with KKK as part of #OpKKK.

University of Tokyo develops unbreakable glass that could revolutionise construction, manufacturing and dinner parties.

DJI Manifold is meant for developers to create powerful apps to use with aerial technology.

A total of 10,000 invites for OnePlus X have already been sent out on 29 October.

Anonymous publishes dozens of contact details allegedly belonging to Ku Klux Klan members.

Microsoft will launch one-click opportunity for non-Genuine Windows users.

Snapchat rushes to reassure users that their privacy has not changed with latest terms of service update

Users have come up with this quick-fix while Microsoft has yet to acknowledge the issue.

The updated Windows App Studio does not require Visual Studio for building new Windows 10 apps and works on almost any web browser.

List of Apple devices that will soon become ineligible for repairs at authorised centres in the EU, US and more.

You can now make calls abroad from UK at a cheaper call rate.

Chinese e-tailer will ship the phone costing $296 to all countries including UK and US.

Chinese maker expected to release new flagship before Samsung's Galaxy S7.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow update will be available for Honor 4C, Honor 4X, Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus and Honor 7.