Apple has reported quarterly profits of $18bn (£11.8bn) for the final three months of 2014 – the largest ever made by a public company.The technology giant’s financial performance was driven...

Facebook is launching a new app that aims to expand the US firm’s presence within companies and other places of work.The software is designed to provide a way for users to communicate as an alternative...

With a flick of her wrist, the drum beat begins. The familiar deep sound of the tom-tom drum echoes around the makeshift studio. But this is a musical performance with a twist. For a start, the “studio”...

A drone which can avoid collisions with obstacles by swerving out of the way has been shown off at the world’s biggest electronics show. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Intel demonstrated...

Data that helped hackers access Sony’s internal network came from another group targeting the firm’s gaming network, reports the Washington Post. In an interview, a self-proclaimed Lizard...

Google has built its first fully functioning self-driving vehicle and it will be driving the streets of California in the new year.The search engine giant posted a picture of the bubble-shaped car on its...

Imagine a transportable solar power station that tracks the sun like a sunflower and cools itself by pumping water through its veins just like a plant. The Sunflower Solar Harvester, developed by the...

Apple and eBay are among those supporting Microsoft’s stand against handing over data stored in Ireland to the US government.One year ago, prosecutors issued a warrant for emails stored by Microsoft...

From the release of the Apple Watch to NASA missions to Pluto and Mars, here is a look at stories set to make the news next year. 1. Wearable reckoning This year’s CES in Las Vegas set the tone...

Not sure what to buy a loved one for the holidays? Touchscreen tablets remain one of the hottest high-tech toys of the year.It’s easy to see the benefits of tablets compared to laptops: they’re...