Samsung's decision to temporarily halt production of the Galaxy Note7 has raised doubts as to what has actually caused the problems with the device, according to a report. In fact, the problems not be due to faulty batteries.

What will actually be announced by Microsoft on 26 October? One side says there will be no new Surface Pro mobile devices announced and no new Surface Phone on 26 October, but the other side says there will be.

The Russians are being blamed for "hacking everything", which is why, in the UK and Australia at least, the Apple Watch is being banned from government cabinet meetings.

Virtual Reality isn’t just for games in another dimension, but for the tax on idiots, too, with gambling forecast to grow from "just over US$58.5 million this year, to just under US$520 million by 2021, representing an increase of 800%".

Geospatial technology is increasingly important to the public and private sectors, according to Pitney Bowes.

Microsoft has announced four new Xbox One S bundles, with "Deep Blue" and "Storm Grey" the new Xbox One S colours to tempt you into upgrading.

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