Rakuten will reportedly launch a mobile games platform

 Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce giant, is preparing to enter the mobile games space soon, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Read More

You could become a pilot in the Drone Racing League if you’re good at this racing simulator

 Today the Drone Racing League, a league that has a deal with ESPN to broadcast races this season, launched a drone racing simulator game. And perhaps even more interesting, the league will be teaming up with Bud Light to host Drone Racing League tryouts on the simulator, with the winner receiving a $75,000 contract to compete in the 2017 season. The simulator itself is pretty basic –… Read More

HTC’s Vive VR headset gets unplugged via $220 wireless add-on

 HTC’s PC-powered VR rig is set to get one of the plusses of cheaper mobile virtual reality systems early next year, after the company announced a wireless add-on that will let users untether the headset from the gaming PC required to power it. Read More

Telegram names first winners of its ‘fast and useful’ bot competition

 Messaging app Telegram has named the first wave of bots to win prizes via a $1 million BotPrize competition it announced back in April. Read More

Getting an NES Classic Edition today may be tough

 The elections may have divided America, but there’s one thing we can all agree on: we all want to buy Nintendo’s new NES Classic Edition. Well, today’s the day: the re-lease of the Nintendo Entertainment System, which ships with 30 pre-installed games for $59.99, is hitting both retailers and online stores starting today, Friday. November 11th in the U.S. Unfortunately… Read More

Nintendowned: Amazon sells out of the NES Classic Edition in (null) seconds

 We knew the NES Classic Edition, with its retro aesthetic and solid game selection, would be hard to get at first, but this is some next level, Tickle Me Elmo-style demand. Amazon, which made its supply of the console available at 2PM Pacific today, sold out in what appeared to be less than a minute. Read More

Boats and bananas

The global cargo industry is struggling, so the race is on to reduce costs and increase efficiency using a range of new technologies.

British YouTube star Calum McSwiggan admits to vandalism after LA 'hate crime'

Calum McSwiggan pleads guilty to vandalism after claiming he was the victim of a hate crime outside a club in Los Angeles.

China's Singles Day: The made-up festival

China's Singles Day has become the biggest shopping bonanza in the world - but how?

Robot claims fastest Rubik's Cube solving time

A robot takes just 0.637 seconds to solve a scrambled Rubik's cube in Germany.

The tech helping you stay safe on the streets

Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest devices that could help you feel safe.

Drones do light display for Disney and other tech news

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.

'Secret' Wu-Tang Clan album clips streamed

Songs from a "secret" Wu-Tang Clan album are shared by controversial businessman Martin Shkreli.

Yahoo knew of 'state-backed' hack in 2014

Yahoo acknowledges that it knew two years ago that its systems had been breached by a suspected state-backed hacker.

Tesco Bank attack was unprecedented, says regulator

The attack on Tesco Bank which affected 40,0000 accounts "looks unprecedented in the UK".

Secure browser add-on pulled after privacy lapse

Details of people's sexual preferences, health and surfing history have been shared by a browser add-on that rates website privacy and security policies.

YouTube adds HDR technology to make videos more vibrant

YouTube introduces support for HDR - a technology that makes videos more vibrant but can cause unintentional side-effects.

Facebook sued over 'discriminatory' house and job adverts

Facebook faces a lawsuit over an option that allows advertisers to exclude certain ethnic groups.

Hyperloop may become reality in Dubai

A firm behind super-fast transport system, Hyperloop, has signed a deal in the United Arab Emirates.

Millions duped by Facebook Live video

Views rack up for an old video played on a four-hour loop claiming to be in real time on Facebook.

Call of Duty hitch hits Windows store gamers

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare fans who bought the game via the Windows store will hit problems if they try to play with friends who got it elsewhere.

Samsung recalls 2.8m washing machines in the US

Samsung recalls 2.8 million washing machines in the US after doors detached mid-wash, leaving one person with a broken jaw.

Stop junk food ads on kids' apps - WHO

Children need to be protected from the pervasive marketing of junk food to children through apps, social media and video blogs

Dead TV signals offer broadband hope in rural Scotland

Spectrum freed up from digital TV switchover is being used to provide rural broadband.

Microsoft fixes bug used by Russian hacker group

Microsoft has issued a patch for a software bug being actively exploited by hackers trying to infiltrate government networks.

Russian banks hit by cyber-attack

Five Russian banks were hit by a a series of cyber-attacks on 8 November, said the country's banking regulator.

Google denies Android breaks competition rules

Google denies the way it handles its Android mobile operating system is anti-competitive.

Singles Day: How China's Alibaba wants to change shopping

Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba is looking to change how people shop, but it has its challenges.

BBC to debut virtual reality film The Turning Forest

The BBC has confirmed it will launch a new virtual reality film, The Turning Forest, next week.

Spotify patches 'data gobbling' glitch

Music service Spotify rolls out a fix to stop its desktop application repeatedly writing massive amounts of junk data to users' hard drives.

Amazon drivers 'work illegal hours'

Amazon delivery drivers often work "illegal" hours and get less than the minimum wage, it is claimed.

Facebook bug 'kills' users in 'terrible error'

An unusual bug on Facebook showed many users of the social network as dead on Friday.

Amazon ordered to refund children's in-app purchases

A judge has ordered Amazon to refund the parents of children who made in-app purchases on Kindle and Android devices without their consent.

Google and Blizzard team up on a StarCraft made just for AIs

 AIs have more or less mastered chess, Go and a number of other highly cerebral games — how will they do on something like StarCraft II, which combines high-level strategy with the need for quick reaction times and tactical thinking? Probably great, honestly. And this collaboration between Google’s DeepMind and Blizzard will ensure it. Read More

Facebook Messenger is testing “Instant Games” like this one from King

 Facebook Messenger is preparing to launch a new “Instant Games” platform that will let people  play lightweight games against friends. Candy Crush maker King.com is already testing one of these Instant Games called “Shuffle Cats Mini” in New Zealand, TechCrunch has discovered. And other studios including Big Viking also appear to be prepping for the Instant Games… Read More

New Pokémon just appeared in Pokémon GO’s code

 Within days of Pokémon GO’s launch, the fans made it clear: They wanted more Pokémon in the game. Maybe they’d already caught everything around them. Maybe their favorite just wasn’t in there yet. Either way, they wanted more. Good news! Newly added code for another batch of Pokémon has just been discovered within the game’s files. Oh, and it looks like Ditto… Read More

Self-drive delivery van can be 'built in four hours'

UK firm that can build autonomous vans in four hours aims to shake up the delivery truck industry.

Hack attacks cut internet access in Liberia

Liberia has been briefly cut off from the internet by hackers targeting its only link to the global network.

Facebook 'still fails Napalm girl test', says Aftenposten

Facebook is relaxing its rules on removing "newsworthy" material that violates its policies, but one newspaper editor says this is not enough.

YouTube's seven-year stand-off ends

YouTube clinches a deal with a rights body, making thousands of blocked clips available in Germany.

Microsoft attacks Google's Windows hack alert

Microsoft attacks Google's decision to flag a bug in Windows that has yet to be fixed.

Uber 'discriminates on gender and race'

A two-year study suggests that ride-hailing apps may discriminate on gender and race.

Canadian grandmother accused of pirating zombie game

An 86-year-old woman has denied accusations that she illegally downloaded a shooting video game.

UK 'must retaliate against cyber-attacks'

The UK must have the capability to respond in kind to hack attacks says its chancellor.

Review: The NES Classic Edition and all 30 games on it

 Nintendo is courting nostalgia for the holidays this year, like pretty much every year — but the NES Classic Edition, a palm-size recreation of the original console with 30 games built-in, rates highly on the nostalgia scale even for a company whose heart is stuck in the 1980s. It’s already a highly coveted item for millions of 30-something gamers, and make no mistake: This is a… Read More

The rise of fake news

How has social media helped turn made up news into an industry and what can be done about it.

DVD v download

The price disparity between the same films on DVD and on download may be the result of supply and demand.

Shaggy dog story

The sharing economy is forecast to grow hugely over the next 10 years, but is it simply a way of avoiding tax and regulation?

Hands off!

A French watchdog calls for the suspension of a database that could hold the details of 60 million.

Virtual reality helps WWII veteran revisit his past

A World War II veteran has returned to the French town he helped to liberate in 1944 with the help of virtual reality.

How wireless power charging could recharge a flying drone

BBC Click's Spencer Kelly reports on the tech which could one day wirelessly charge a drone

Tesco Bank attack: Thefts erode trust warns expert

A leading cybersecurity expert says thefts from Tesco Bank's online accounts are unlike anything he has ever seen before.

Playboy model charged over locker room 'body-shaming' image

US Playboy model Dani Mathers is charged over a "body-shaming" photo of an older woman in a gym.

DeepMind AI to play videogame to learn about world

Can training an artificial intelligence system to play a computer game, help it understand the real world?

Smart motorways catch more than 1,000 speeding drivers a week

More than 1,000 motorists a week are caught speeding on England's smart motorways, figures suggest.

Virgin becomes last major UK 4G network

Virgin Media launches its first 4G tariffs, the last major UK network to offer high-speed mobile internet plans.

Liberia denies internet disruption claim

Liberia's telecoms authority denies reports the country's internet access was disrupted by a large-scale hack attack.

UK halts Facebook's WhatsApp data dip

Facebook is ordered not to use UK WhatsApp members' data to target ads on its core social network.

Samsung raided in political corruption probe

South Korean prosecutors have raided the offices of Samsung Electronics as part of an investigation into the political scandal over President Park Geun-hye.

Deliveroo riders seek to unionise and gain workers' rights

Couriers working for food delivery service Deliveroo take legal steps to gain workers' rights.

Tesco Bank attack: What do we know?

As Tesco suspends some aspects of its online bank thanks to "online criminal activity", what is known about the attack so far?

Viewing of online child abuse images a 'social emergency'

A report from the NSPCC is calling for a "robust action plan" to cut off the supply of child sex abuse images.

Adobe Voco 'Photoshop-for-voice' causes concern

A new tool that makes it possible for computers to mimic a specific person's voice causes alarm.

Twitch’s new video ads can’t be blocked

 Twitch, the Amazon-owned video streaming platform which is today used by over 2 million broadcasters, announced today its plans to begin selling video ads in its partners’ live streams which can’t be blocked by third-party ad blockers. These ads will roll out this week, and will be delivered through Twitch’s new SureStream video technology platform, which also offers… Read More

Discord chief executive on distribution and the importance of the PC in gaming

 The global video game industry is exploding in popularity. Companies such as ESPN, Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts have formed their own e-sports divisions in recent months, and the gaming market exceeds $90 billion, up 9 percent in the last year. It is bigger than the movie industry and predicted to expand with new emerging platforms like VR. Greylock investment partner Josh Elman… Read More

How Yo inspired the Jonas Brothers to create apps

 Remember that silly app, Yo, where you could ping someone with just a tap? Well, Kevin Jonas does. At the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York, the Jonas brothers talked about why they are creating apps. After seeing the Yo app raise over $1 million in funding, Kevin said it made launching startups look easy. “If they could do that, look what I can do,” said Kevin, about… Read More

Sony shares a list of 39 titles that will be optimized for the PS4 Pro at launch

 Next Thursday is PS4 Pro day. Announced two months ago at an event in New York, the souped up version of Sony’s console has been designed with 4K and high dynamic range gaming in mind, featuring amped up specs, including an eight-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar CPU, a GPU offering double the power of the earlier PS7 and a 1TB hard drive. Until now, however, Sony hasn’t offered up a list… Read More

Chinese conquest

Chinese investors are spending billions buying Western games companies - what are the pros and cons?

Assistive tech helps paralysed man cycle competitively

Athletes with disabilities have been competing in Cybathlon - a competition highlighting how tech can help people with disabilities.

Kodak Ektra smartphone inspired by 1940s

Photography brand Kodak reveals a smartphone that takes its name and looks from a 1941 camera.

Inventor Sir James Dyson sets up college to tackle skills shortage

Inventor Sir James Dyson is setting up his own technology institute to tackle the shortage of engineers.

The chain-smoking robot and other tech news

BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.

Gawker settles Hulk Hogan privacy case for $31m

The defunct US news website Gawker settles a privacy lawsuit won by retired wrestler Hulk Hogan.

Microsoft Teams challenges work chat rival Slack

Microsoft unveils a workplace chat tool that resembles Slack, a popular app from a Canadian start-up.

Facebook warns advertising revenue growth will slow

Facebook warns advertising revenue growth will slow, sending its shares down 7% in New York.

Ukraine hackers claim huge Kremlin email breach

Two Ukrainians tell the BBC how they hacked top Russian officials' emails revealing Kremlin plans.

Privacy complaint for fitness wristband makers

Norway's consumer watchdog complains about the privacy policies of four fitness wristband companies.

'Bustling' web attack market closed down

A "bustling" marketplace that offered tools and services to mount massive web attacks is closed.

Google fights EU price comparison case

Google again rejects the EU's objections to how it displays shopping links in its search results.

Huawei Mate 9 phones unveiled after Note 7 meltdown

Huawei unveils new large-screened Android phones a month after Samsung pulled the Note 7 from sale.

Facebook face off

Parents are recording their children's lives through social media. But what will their children say about all those pictures when they get older.

No Man's Sky company Hello Games say it's Twitter account was hacked

A gaming company says a tweet posted on its account which read "No Man's sky was a mistake" was a hack.

Three ways hackers can invade your home

Even your kettle could give them a way in, as cyber security expert Ken Munro explains.

Montreal police monitored journalist Patrick Lagace's phone

A Montreal newspaper says police monitored a journalist's phone for several months.

Tesla boss Musk 'optimistic' on SolarCity takeover

Tesla founder Elon Musk backs shareholders to approve its $2.6bn (£2.1bn) deal for solar panel company SolarCity.

Facebook blocks Admiral's car insurance discount plan

Facebook blocks an insurer's plan to view young drivers' profiles to set car insurance premiums.

Drone-hacking cybersecurity boot camp launched in UK

Budding cyberspies will learn how to hack into drones and crack codes at a new government-backed cybersecurity boot camp.

British Airways to offer wi-fi on short-haul flights

British Airways will offer wi-fi internet access on short-haul flights from 2017, owner IAG says.

Why Windows hack is being blamed on Russia-linked group

Microsoft says a notorious group of hackers are exploiting a flaw in its Windows operating system.

UK government cracks down on tax cyber-fraudsters

The UK's chancellor reveals how cyber-fraudsters using spoofed email addresses have been tackled.

Berners-Lee: Right to worry about cybersecurity

The inventor of the World Wide Web says government "absolutely right" about cyber security concern

Swiss railway ticket machines to sell Bitcoin digital currency

Switzerland's national rail service will begin selling the digital currency Bitcoin at ticket machines.

Broadband advert rule changes come into effect

New rules forcing broadband firms to be clearer on contract costs have come into effect.

Forged rail tickets sold on 'dark web', BBC investigation reveals

Forged rail tickets are being sold on the "dark web" and used at stations without detection, a BBC investigation finds.

SKT crowned 2016 League of Legends world champions

South Korean team SKT Telecom T1 wins the 2016 world championships of the League of Legends (LoL) video game.

'Bionic' plants can detect explosives

Scientists have transformed the humble spinach plant into a bomb detector.

Teen hacker 'accidentally' causes 911 attack

An 18-year-old is charged with three counts of computer tampering after "accidentally" swamping Arizona's emergency services with thousands of bogus 911 telephone calls.

Lincolnshire operations cancelled after network attack

Hundreds of planned operations and outpatient appointments are cancelled across Lincolnshire after an NHS computer network was attacked.