Could Wiko challenge Apple and Samsung in the smartphone game?

Yep, that's right. There's a huge tech giant right under our noses called Wiko that's set to take over the smartphone market and none of us has ever heard of it. The little-known smartphone maker is based in France. It already has a few handsets on the market, but now industry insiders believe its cheaper…

Cool 60s portable record player revived by Steepletone

In case you hadn't noticed there is a bit of a vinyl revival going on. And if you are one of those who have invested in new albums or been combing your local Oxfam for bargains, you might want to take a look at this. It is a reproduction of a 60s portable turntable and…

Match.com can get your next date to look like your ex. Creepy

Match.com has just announced it's providing THE creepiest service possible, taking personalised matchmaking to a whole new level. In partnership with Three Day Rule, the dating website will find you a date who looks like your ex. You simply send them some pictures, and they find a match. The service costs $5,000 (£2,950) for a…

5 Cool examples of in-car tech: EE, Volvo, Nokia and Apple

There was a time when we weren't really that excited by car technology. It all sounded like top trumps with makers comparing horse power, miles per gallon and more. Rather dull. However recently things have got a lot more interesting. A lot of the technology that powers the connected home is now finding its way on to cars. And that means…

Apple confirms working with new materials – iWatch? iPhone 6?

Apple's Design Supremo Jonathan Ive has given a long-ish interview to the New York Times, which is summarised here by The Guardian. In it he says ,well practically nothing interesting. But then again did you really expect him to share too much of Apple's future plans? In among the bluster and the reiteration that Tim Cook…

Taking too many selfies could be ruining your memory

Around 800 billion photos will be taken in 2014 alone, with over 200,000 uploaded to Facebook every single minute, but if you're one of the people guilty of taking pictures constantly throughout the day, you could actually be damaging your memory by doing so. According to research by psychologist Linda Henkel at Fairfield University, our 'camera-ready'…

WedMD app launches Healthy Target to track your data and wearable activity

Just weeks after the announcement of Apple's all-singing, all-dancing health and fitness tracking platform, HealthKit, popular diagnosis app WebMD has launched Healthy Target, a new programme that works with all kinds of third party apps and wearable devices to pull your data together into one central hub. Launched this week, Healthy Target will work with…

The Mindreader helmet wants to ease your cycling stress

What’s your bike helmet done for you lately? Protected your head from smashing into the pavement? Sure, I guess that’s useful. But if it’s not also tuned into how you're feeling then it’s pretty basic compared to one company’s design for the helmet of the future. The MindReader helmet is a Kickstarter project that aims…

Goal-line technology causes World Cup confusion

Goal-line technology (GLT) was used at the World Cup for the first time yesterday, but instead of making things clearer, it only caused confusion. Karim Benzema's shot hit the inside of the goalpost before bouncing off goalkeeper Noel Valladares and becoming the second goal of France’s 3-0 victory over Honduras. But replay of the shot…