It used to be that when you bought a phone, that was it. It couldn't get any better and fixing any fault in the firmware was a convoluted business. But the arrival of the smartphone brought with it easily updatable operating software with downloadable software ...

Henry Winter – Published 11 March 2014 02:30 AM. This could be the first Champions League campaign to bear fruit following one man's strolls through the Strawberry Fields of the Big Apple. Related Articles. Kroos admits interest in Premier League move ...

Armed men fired in the air as they moved into a Ukrainian naval post in Crimea today, a Ukrainian defence official in the region was quoted as saying by local media. Related Articles. David Cameron: Russians could face asset freeze and travels bans to UK if ...

Titanfall players opting for physical copies of the game rather than a digital download should be prepared for a small(ish) update before they begin pumping lead this week. The patch, spotted by a Reddit user who has already gotten their hands on the game, ...

Google has announced new plans to promote Android wearable technology, hoping to position the operating system as the default platform for smart devices in the same way that it already is for smartphones. “We want to develop a set of common protocols by ...

Russian forces further tightened their hold on Crimea early Sunday morning, capturing a Ukrainian border guard post in the west of the region, trapping and holding around 30 personnel inside. The Chernomorskoye base on the western edge of the Back Sea ...

It was one of the odder moments in an already extraordinary trial. And no one knew quite what to do. A teenage boy, brought into the court by his barrister father during a tea break, stood grinning next to Oscar Pistorius, having already shaken hands with him ...

An 18-year-old who suffered three cardiac arrests after she drank 10 Jagerbombs in one night hopes her experience will alert young people to the dangers of energy drinks. Jayde Dinsdale from Yeovil, Somerset, downed the popular mixture of caffeinated ...

Updated 07 March 2014 09:36 AM. There will be no war between Russia and Ukraine, the speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament said on Friday. Related Articles. [TICON-A VIDEO] Obama sends fighter jets to the Baltic as Crimea crisis escalates ...

A US judge has rejected Apple's request for a permanent sales ban in the United States against some older Samsung smartphones, a key setback for the iPhone maker in its global patent battle. Also in this section. Getty Images embraces the future with ...

A professional boxer's foot was cut by fragments of marble when Oscar Pistorius inadvertently fired a gun in to the floor of a Johannesburg restaurant, and then asked his friend to take the blame. Kevin Lerena told the North Gauteng High Court how he had ...

Sat alone in the dock of the North Gauteng High Court, Oscar Pistorius put his head in his hands as the court heard of the brain damage that would have been inflicted on his late girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, when the bullet hit. The Olympic sprinter, who has ...

American aid is on the way, John Kerry promised crowds in Kiev as he visited sites where more than 80 anti-government protesters were killed last month. Also in this section. €8m holidays fraud · US warns Putin against 'gun barrel' diplomacy · Rio preens its ...

Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears after his defence team argued that the gunshots which killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp left her brain so "damaged" she couldn't have screamed. Also in this section. [TICON-A VIDEO] Reeva's brain so damaged 'she ...

Eating too much protein could be as dangerous for middle-aged people as smoking, a scientific study has found. Also in this section. Parents' fury as diabetes service axed · One in 12 children suffering from high blood pressure · Midwives on constant night ...

The United States warned Russia to stop its "gun barrel" strategy in Ukraine last night as pro-Russian soldiers came their closest yet to firing on their Ukrainian counterparts. Related Articles. Unarmed soldiers on a heroic hiding to nothing in standoff · Putin will ...

Facebook is in talks to buy Titan Aerospace, a maker of solar-powered drones, to step up its efforts to provide internet access to remote parts of the world. Related Articles. Steve Ballmer questions Facebook's decision to buy WhatsApp. Also in this section ...

Karl Lagerfeld staged his autumn/winter 2014 Chanel collection in a recreation of a supermarket. The shelves were stocked with faux Chanel-branded products - everything from “Jambon Cambon” ham, to camellia-festooned rubber gloves. Lagerfeld went for ...

Researchers have revived a giant virus more than 30,000 years old, recovered from the permafrost of north-east Siberia. Also in this section. Asteroid set for close encounter · Twins prepare for Crufts showdown · Daydreaming 'about music careers'. The virus ...

In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first black American to win an Oscar, for her performance as Mammy, the kindly house slave of Gone With The Wind, where slavery is seen from the point of view of white slave owners. Almost 75 years later, British ...