Many are concerned about the total surveillance potential which comes with upgrades

People relish the chance to try and buy, as niche gadget shops are proving

Data mining by guitarmaker finds half its customers are women

Consumer technology embraces many offbeat ideas, such as app-connected salt dispensers

Paid-for search and social media apps are likely to be trending in coming years

Computer experts have innovative ideas on how we can take back control of our data

A chat bot that learns as it works may one day be more useful than some human staff

Our writer sets out to understand the mysterious technology. Here is what he learnt

Confident companies have no need for it and do not want to hear it

Walmart and ‘clicks-to-bricks’ newcomers still have appeal

After wrestling with the fiddly ways of Psion, I found a surprisingly simple solution

While ‘smartcases’ have proliferated, many travellers want good design, not gadgets

A machine held its own in an argument. What else could it achieve?

Commuters and homeworkers listen to music but are denied the ability to tweak the mix

It is already possible for the ‘biohacked’ to wave a hand to pay for a rail journey

A venture launches from Shetland this week — far away from San Francisco or Shoreditch

Mirrors offering fashion tips will terrify consumers, not seduce them

From Netflix to TED to podcasts, there are too few hours in the day — but help is at hand

Slippers, razors and even gas boilers offer ripe pickings for profit and disruption