TECHNOLOGY

Step-by-step guide to fix most common bugs and problems with Samsung Galaxy Alpha.

VLC Player for Windows Phone beta plays all files, in all formats, like the classic VLC.

Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS firmware upgrade can be installed either via OTA, or manually.

Apple reportedly plans to come out with 4in iPhone in second half of 2015.

Specification-wise breakdown of the recently launched Microsoft Lumia 535 and Motorola Moto G 2014.

Otto Schimmelpenninck, from metal band Delain, finished the show before rushing off stage for surgery.

YouTube beauty blogging star Zoe Sugg beat JK Rowling and EL James for first week book sales.

Clever Bouy device uses sonar technology to detect shark-sized objects in coastal areas.

Step-by-step guide to root Galaxy S5 SM-G900F on Android 5.0 G900FXXU1BNL2 Lollipop stock firmware.

Google Nexus 6 can run for almost three days in a single charge.

Samsung unofficially confirms via Twitter that Android 5.0 for Note 3, Note 4, Galaxy S4 and S5 LTE-A will be coming in early 2015.

Oppo Find 7 can be pre-ordered via Amazon UK, for £379.

A comprehensive guide to enable WhatsApp remote access on Windows PC or Mac OS X.

The next update to the Windows 10 preview will be known as January Technical Preview.

The update is now reportedly live for Moto G (2013) bearing model number XT1033, other variants expected to follow suit shortly

Cesar Millan, who is well known as the Dog Whisperer, has become the latest victim of a death hoax.

Xiaomi Mi 5 is rumoured to arrive with a price tag of just $325 upon release.

Step-by-step guide to jailbreak iOS 8-8.1.1 untethered on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch via TaiG v1.1.0 on Windows and Mac.

DeathRing malware could launch attacks such as phishing, and thereby invade user privacy.

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (8.10.14219.3410 brings Cortana as an alpha in a few countries.

Step-by-step guide to update TaiG 8.0-8.1.1 untether package to TaiG v1.1 with bug-fixes via Cydia.

Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer poised to announce Intel-powered smartwatch in January to compete with Apple Watch

Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules GCHQ does not breach human rights, but cannot be certain about past behaviour

Our guide to some of the most expensive and desirable tech gifts for Christmas

Smart footballs, fitness trackers, iPhone cases, projectors, and an automated lawn mower - we have Dad's present sorted

Authorities clear a homeless camp known as The Jungle, in California's affluent Silicon Valley.

Apple executive Eddy Cues gives evidence in iPod DRM court case, claims strict rights control was needed to keep iTunes safe

Step-by-step guide to install Android 5.0 Lollipop on Amazon Kindle Fire using CyanogenMod 12 ROM.

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