Gadget

What drains a smartphone battery so quickly... and what can be done about it?

It’s the technology that is supposed to be 2016’s big thing, but what iteration of VR will actually catch on, and what’s just a fad? Tim Maughan takes an in-depth look.

It’s widely held that certain gadgets, cars and other tech have deliberately short lifespans, to make you shell out to replace them. What’s the reality?

Sony recently announced it would stop making Betamax tapes. Many were surprised the format was still used in Japan – but it’s far from the only retro tech clinging on.

Will wi-fi change how airlines keep us entertained above the clouds? Katia Moskvitch reports.

Hidden in an unknown corner of China is a toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for smartphones, gadgets and green tech, discovers Tim Maughan.

In the last in a five part series on the future of mobile, Roland Pease explores why networks may soon be flooded with robotic customers.

Keep hold of your old computers, iPods and video games - they may be worth more than you think, say Tom Chatfield.