Samsung Europe executive Thomas Richter said the device will offer users "a new galaxy of possibilities" with features such as mobile video conferencing and a video chat function. The thin tablet device weighs 13.4oz and has a seven-inch touch screen.

Good news for gadget-heads: Those self-lacing sneakers you might recall from "Back to the Future Part II" could actually hit shelves by 2015.

Apple has filed a patent for technology designed to detect unauthorised users of iPhones, lock the device down and even notify the user of its location if stolen.

Intel's shock $7.68 billion acquisition of security firm McAfee left many wondering what the chipmaker is planning – and whether the deal is an overpriced mistake.

The boss of a rival fibre provider has slammed BT over its the definition and delivery of its high-speed broadband.

A group of net neutrality protestors gathered outside Google's California headquarters earlier this month to complain about the company's recently announced plans to alter access to a free and open internet.

Apple's Chinese partner says it will sell iPhones with Wi-Fi starting Monday, adding to mounting competition in China's smart phone market.

If the Wii and its motion control heralded a paradigm shift in gaming then Nintendo will be hoping that the 3DS – the 3D version of the DS - repeats the trick and blows the market wide open once more. I recently had some hands-on time with 3DS and was hugely impressed, if not quite as blown away as I had expected.

The day has arrived when Windows 7 is finally being used on more computers that Microsoft' Vista operating system, a mere ten months after Windows 7 was released to the public last October.

Cheap technology isn't as cheap as you might think. When something's designed to a particular price, compromises have to be made. Those compromises aren't just in the design, although of course you can't expect Porsche quality at Primark prices; they're in every part of the technology company's business from the factories it uses to the way it provides technical support. Typically, cheap technology means cutting every possible corner to make the price as low as possible.