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Mini Cooper S 2014 gets 2.0-litre engine upgrade Significantly larger engine leads to boosted performance, but Mini manages to keep efficiency in mind with gains in economy too

Apple buys company behind Kinect Apple has paid $360m for the company that helped build the Xbox Kinect

Amazon could be planning parcel pickups from London tube stations A Financial Times report suggests that Amazon could be preparing to put parcel dropboxes in London underground stations

TalkTalk reboots Brownie Computer badge TalkTalk has teamed up with the Girl Guide Association to update the Brownie Computer badge, to make it more relevant to kids today

Samsung ships 800,000 Galaxy Gears in 2 months Amidst reports of a poor retail performance, Samsung calls the Galaxy Gear the most popular smartwatch ever

Samsung pulls Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S3 handsets Samsung has suspended an update for Galaxy S3 handsets following complaints from early adopters that their handsets were suffering from bugs

Formula E Spark Renault electric car makes its UK debut Formula E, the first FIA-sanctioned electric racing series, introduced its Spark Renault car to the UK for the first time today

152Mbit/s Virgin Media cable launched Virgin Media will raise the top-end speed of its cable service to twice that on offer fibre-to cabinet services

Synology DSM 5.0 beta launch event open to all comers Synology owners will be able to try the latest NAS operating system and hardware at the company's DSM 5.0 beta launch event in January

Motorola Moto G smartphone revealed ahead of 13 November launch in leaked images Motorola's Moto G smartphone has broken cover ahead of its official reveal expected on the 13th of November, in leaked press images

Samsung could launch foldable screen devices in 2015 Samsung's smartphone roadmap suggests the company will be bringing handsets with foldable screens to market in 2015

Android 4.4 KitKat release date, phones, specs & features Google has officially unveiled Android 4.4 KitKat, and we find out when you can get it

FAA says you can use electronic devices at any point on a flight Kindles, games consoles, laptops and phones can now be used during take-off