Apple's iPhone 5s already has Touch ID - a fingerprint identity scanner - but according to one of the company's recently published patent applications, biometric data could soon play a key role in how we use our iDevices. Cult of Mac reports that Apple plans on acquiring a patent for a method of wireless pairing…

The response to the news that the BBC is taking BBC3 off air and online only is in some way fairly predictable. In camp one we have those who think that the BBC is deserting its younger audiences and that it is not living up to the ideal of its charter by shifting Bad Education…

Gone are the days of cuddling up with your favourite novel and slowly immersing yourself in the beautiful prose, it's 2014 and no one has time for that. Enter Spritz a new kind of speed reading app that could help you read 1,000 words a minute (the gif above shows 500 wpm) and most novels…

In a surprising move, Getty Images has announced today that it has made more than 35 million of its images completely free under a non-commercial usage agreement. This means that any kind of online publisher - from a 14 year old blogger in her bedroom to a journo at The New York Times - will…

Over the past few months we've seen so many different health and fitness trackers, ones that strap to your wrist, once that strap to your bicep, ones that slot into clothing, ones that... You get the idea. But Wello is the first one that actually disguises itself as an iPhone case. Developed by Azoi, Wello…

Although it may seem all fun and games and dollar bills, working at Facebook must be tough when it comes to deciding the difference between freedom of speech and just being plain wrong, offensive or even illegal. Over the years numerous groups have asked that content be taken off the site, but only a few…

Evernote's Android app is already pretty awesome, allowing users to integrate text, to-do lists, photos and more seamlessly into their notes. In a blog post today the team explains that with its latest update it wants "to extend the Evernote experience" even more and it believes the best way to do that is with a…

The Miracle Machine manages to be miraculous and completely ridiculous at exactly the same time. It's a wine-loving megalomaniac's dream, simply add ingredients and water into the device, download the MM app, connect it up to your phone via Bluetooth and then a sudden puff of magical smoke (and a few days) later you'll have…

Today WeTransfer has launched an app for iOS, allowing iPhone and iPad users to share 10GB of files from their devices via 3G or a WiFi connection. Once you've downloaded the app the process is really simple, just tap the photos or videos you'd like to send, add in a friend's email address and then…