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Hardware

Don't touch that dial! Exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phablets recalled immediately

Brits invited to hand over their flammable phablets
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Alexander J Martin, 02 Sep 16:34

Google scraps its Project Ara modular smartphone wheeze

Software-focused firm backs out of hardware idea
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Katyanna Quach, 02 Sep 14:28

Paint your wagon (with electric circuits) but leave my crotch alone

Something for the Weekend, Sir? Is it just me or is it hot in here?
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Alistair Dabbs, 02 Sep 09:04

The survivors: Intel's Apollo Lake netbook CPUs stagger from Goldmont bloodbath

And into your Xmas stocking
Chris Williams, 02 Sep 05:02

Crashing PC sales don't stop HP Inc releasing two new ones

A 1½" tall cuboid and a Toblerone, respectively
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Alexander J Martin, 01 Sep 17:04

Lenovo's tablet with a real pen, Acer's monster laptop, Samsung Galaxy S3 watch

IFA 2016 and more Berlin IFA madness
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Tim Anderson, 01 Sep 06:30

COLUMNISTS

scanners

My headset is reading my mind and talking behind my back

Something for the Weekend, Sir? 'A virgin? In his right ear, perhaps'
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Render crashing PCs back to their component silicon: They deserve it

Something for the Weekend, Sir? Fremen knows, I'm miserable now
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The return of (drone) robot wars: Beware of low-flying freezers

Something for the Weekend, Sir? A dalek asks: 'Wanna buy some speakers?'
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REVIEWS

Obi Worldphone MV1: It's striking, it's solid. Aaaand... we've run out of nice things to say

Review Sculley-backed Cyanogen contender falls short
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Huawei gold Honor 5X with fingerprint sensor

Huawei Honor 5X: Swishy fingerprint tech for the mid-range

Review Good luck buying it, though
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Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950XL: Clear thoughts of Continuum with a snazzy camera

Review Sadly, these are for the collectors and diehards only
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Lights, power, action! Smartplugs with a twist

Review Zuli pushes past the competition - but how useful is it really?
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NEWS

BT boils over, blows off Steam, accuses Valve of patent infringement

American Half-Life developer in hot water with UK telco over tech rip-off allegations
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Shaun Nichols, 31 Aug 22:35

Exploding phablet phears phorce Samsung Galaxy Note 7 delay

South Koreans getting hot under the collar
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Kieren McCarthy, 31 Aug 17:31

Ankers away! USB-C cables recalled over freakin' fried phone fears

Video Now USB-C it, now you don't
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Shaun Nichols, 30 Aug 22:56

John Ellenby, British inventor of the first laptop, powers off

Obituary GRiD Compass made it into space and onto Aliens
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Iain Thomson, 30 Aug 21:12

Is there an Echo in here? An Echo in here? Good, says Sonos. Good

Talk into Amazon's voice assistant speakers, get music streamed to ... other speakers
Chris Mellor, 30 Aug 20:48

Intel's makeshift Kaby Lake Cores hope to lure punters from tired PCs

Seventh-generation processors with DRM-friendly UHD engine will appear from next month
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Chris Williams, 30 Aug 13:00

FEATURES

Lester firing an AR-15 assault rifle

Penetration tech: BAE Systems' new ammo for Our Boys and Girls

Interview Military kit firm's Radway Green factory tweaks its bullet designs
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Kobayashi Maru gets real: VR and AR in meatspace today

Outside the Silicon Valley hype cycle
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Biting nails photo via Shutterstock

AI, VR, bots and YOU? A survivor's guide to The Future™

Keeping your head while those in Silicon Valley lose theirs
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Charis Tsevis's icon montage of Steve Jobs

Done making the big stuff better? The path to Apple's mid-life crisis

Apple at 40 IoT, VR, AI... cars? Let the other guy take the hit first
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