Motorola, owned by Google, has unveiled a new smartphone that is "always listening" for user commands.

O2 announces that its 4G mobile data network will launch on 29 August, but will initially cover fewer areas than EE and for a higher minimum cost.

The Skydrive cloud storage service is to be rebranded after Microsoft drops plans to appeal a ruling that it infringed BSkyB's trademark.

Apple plans to issue a software update that will help its products avoid falling victim to booby-trapped power chargers.

The growth of mobile devices has meant families are now more likely to watch television together, a new report from regulator Ofcom says.

The makers of a "casual sex matchmaking app" called Bang With Friends are facing legal action over its name from games studio Zynga.

US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden leaves the Moscow airport where he has been staying since June after being granted asylum in Russia.

People who want to read The Sun newspaper online now have to pay to do so, after it introduces a paywall.

Police investigate bomb threats made on Twitter against three female journalists, following a row over abuse on the social networking site.

Wales has the lowest proportion of premises in the UK with access to superfast broadband while nearly a quarter of homes only use mobile phones.

Japanese electronics giant Sony reports a jump in profits for the April-to-June quarter, boosted by a weak yen and surge in smartphone sales.

The Wikileaks disclosures strained US-Afghan ties, a retired US Army general says at the sentencing hearing of Pte First Class Bradley Manning.

Microsoft reveals the amount of money raised from sales of its Surface tablets is less than the $900m write-down it recently made after cutting their price.

Samsung issues a strong denial that it designed the chip in some versions of its Galaxy S4 handset to produce misleading graphics benchmark scores.

The Obama administration releases documents on its call-data surveillance, as a Senate panel questions intelligence officials about the programme.

Supermarket chain Asda says Nintendo's Wii U games console will no longer be sold in-store, but pledges continued support for the games maker.

An online game that simulates an attack on Japanese-controlled islands is released in China.

The Information Commissioner’s Office says it will investigate the sale of 10,000 online dating profiles to the BBC's Panorama.

Marc Cieslak discovers what adverts he would be watching when the adverts themselves know who he is

Kate Russell reviews the best websites and apps including a site offering free access to textbooks.

Cloud computing is a growing industry, but can the technology bring down the costs of doing business for firms?

BBC News visits an art dealer turned car maker, who sees a future of bespoke cars that are a work of art.

Scientists in the US have built a camera that can show light moving by taking pictures with an exposure time one billion times shorter than a normal camera.

Google-owned Motorola has unveiled a phone that is "always listening" for the owner's voice commands.

The seafood restaurant in Brighton, England, which has suddenly attracted a steady stream of pilgrims from China.

The chief executive of O2 Ronan Dunne explains the advantages of the 4G network.

Millions sign up to play online first-person-shooter which invites players to attack Japan

More families are watching TV together, but using other gadgets at the same time. BBC News spoke to one family in west London about their viewing habits, and which device they could not live without.

Russia's new net piracy law sparks controversy

Are traditional ways of making things doomed to die out?

How a chain of British tea shops pioneered the computer

Testing Google's latest attempt to put internet content on our TVs

Are facial recognition ads a step too far?

Using technology to guard our most precious resource

What motivates men to harass women online?

How hackers can take over a car while you are driving it