The curtain was pulled, and the Xbox One was revealed

On Tuesday, before a roomful of panting games journalists and sore-thumbed enthusiasts, Microsoft unveiled its latest games console. The curtain was pulled, and the Xbox One was revealed. As gamers ruminated on the implications of the ’box (not hardcore enough? Better than the forthcoming PlayStation 4?), some of us were left confused.

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Nokia Lumia 925 hands-on: A slimmer update with a beautiful new screen

You’ve seen the reports of Nokia’s new flagship phone. But how does it feel in the flesh? David Phelan goes hands-on…

Nokia Lumia 925

Is telecoms giant Nokia finally back on form? New Lumia 925 launched in UK in battle against Samsung and Apple

Nokia unveiled a new flagship metallic Windows phone, featuring a hi-tech SmartCam which can takes 10 images at once, as it battles to wrestle market share back from Samsung and Apple.

Nokia Asha 501 hands-on: A compact phone that packs a punch at a tidy price

The Independent was the only UK press at Nokia’s New Delhi launch on Thursday. David Phelan goes hands-on

Markets underwhelmed by Apple's quarterly profits fall

Apple shares today rose less than 0.5% in Germany as European traders gave a lukewarm response to the iPhone maker’s latest results, focusing on its first fall in quarterly profits in a decade rather than the fact the decline was not as bad as expected.

Google launches Map Maker editing tool in UK - thanks to workers at Bletchley Park

You can now add your favourite café, gym or park path to Google Maps, as the search engine giant today invited people to contribute to the service.

It's now safe to stream films in the bath (and to fill it with water) with the waterproof Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Mobile World Congress highlights: A mobile for your nan and movie-streaming in the bath

Ever had the urge to record a gig and your reaction to it simultaneously?  David Phelan reports from the mega mobile tradeshow in Barcelona on the new mobiles and tablets that will let you do that and more

You don't have to be Amish to love un-smart phones.

Would you buy a 'No internet. No video. No music' laptop?

...and wouldn't it be nice to have a phone that just does phone calls? Simon Usborne looks into a high-tech backlash

Nokia 105: Finnish company launches new £13 mobile phone with a battery that lasts 35 DAYS on a single charge

Nokia 105 aimed at the mobile market in the developing world, but is likely to be a success in the west too as a back-up for smart phones

Rankin and friends party at 'birthplace of British cinema' to celebrate Collabor8te

Last night the photographer Rankin introduced the first six films from Collabor8te, a new scheme set up to help aspiring filmmakers.

BlackBerry to launch new BB10 smartphone

BlackBerry's latest smartphones could see it become a force in mobile phones again after several years in decline, experts have said.

Samsung profits reach record but competition intensifies

Samsung today saw shares drop despite record profits of £4.2 billion as the South Korean giant warned of slowing demand and pressure on prices due to fierce competition in the smartphone and tablet market this year.

Nokia moves back in the black

Nokia, once the world's largest phone company, has returned to profitability after an 18-month spell in the red.

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Patrick Cockburn: Civil war looms in Iraq

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Every creature's needless death diminshes us all

Philip Hoare: Every creature's needless death diminishes us all

A 60 per cent decline in our national species should alarm us, yet few of us act. But to mind more about animals would reflect well on society
Killing with kindness: Burma's religious battleground - and the monks at the heart of it

Killing with kindness: Burma's religious battleground

Six years ago, the world cheered the monks behind Burma’s Saffron Revolution. Now, a horrific new eruption of religious slaughter is being blamed on a 'Buddhist Bin Laden'.
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