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Apple releases iPhone software fix for bug

New 3G version of the phone is beset with more problems, this time with poor connection and dropped calls

E-mail from America: Buy-back gadgets

Tech Forward guarantees to buy back working computers, sat navs, DVD players and TVs at any time within two years of purchase

Test Bench: Flat-screen TVs

With 32-inch flat-screen TVs, LCD is the only game in town. We test six of the best

Gadget of the week: Motorola Atila

Details have emerged about a forthcoming Motorola handset, currently codenamed Atila, that may out-iPhone the iPhone

Don’t shoot down the flying saucer

Flying saucers could potentially be used to support troops engaged in urban warfare, by detecting bombs and insurgents

First video review: BlackBerry Bold challenges the iPhone

Sleeker looks and a better web browser make the new BlackBerry a viable alternative to Apple's world-beating handset

Gangs develop new chip-and-pin fraud

The new ‘card-skimming’ scam came to light after police raided an alleged card fraud factory in Birmingham on Monday

Best Buy to sell Apple iPhone in the US

From September, the electronics giant will join the select band of retailers allowed by Apple to sell the iPhone

Gadgets you'll need for university

Setting off for university is a good time to take stock - not only of your goals, e-relationships and achievements, but also the gadgets in your life

Apple: sales of iPhone apps could top $1 billion

More than 60 million programs have been downloaded from Apple's online store in the month since the iPhone was launched

Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop

Nicholas Negroponte had a vision: to build a $100 laptop and give away millions to educate the world’s poorest children. And then the fat-cat...

E-mail from America: 23andme.com

Some doctors fear that rolling out new tests for conditions that cannot be cured risks scaring parents and stigmatising children

Gadget of the week: Nikon P6000 camera

This classy compact camera is the first to boast a built-in GPS feature that can "geotag" pictures

Test Bench: In-ear earphones

Thanks to a design that blocks out the outside world, in-ear earphones give you a richer musical experience

O gr8, now even strangers are sending txts with kisses

An explosion in text messaging is breaking down social barriers, encouraging instant flirtations – and leading to serious embarrassments

Science close to unveiling invisible man

A military funded research project is working on a material that can bend light around objects, rendering them invisible

Apple sees red over iPhone ruby

Apple withdraws $1,000 'I Am Rich' iPhone application from its store after attracting the wrath of software developers

Getting the digital picture

We're now surrounded by an avalanche of digital imagery. How is this changing the way we relate to photographs?

Lenovo unveils £279 low-cost laptop

All the big PC makers bar one - Toshiba - now offer 'netbooks' designed for web surfing and other basic applications

Test Bench: Holiday Mobiles

Why risk taking your expensive gadgetry on the beach when affordable and capable phones can replace most of it?

Test Bench: Holiday Mobiles

Why risk taking your expensive gadgetry on the beach when affordable and capable phones can replace most of it?

Test Bench: Flat-screen TVs

With 32-inch flat-screen TVs, LCD is the only game in town. We test six of the best

Test Bench: In-ear earphones

Thanks to a design that blocks out the outside world, in-ear earphones give you a richer musical experience

Test Bench: Surfboard reviews

The pros may use nippy shortboards, but longer boards are perfect for British summer waves. Steve England of Carve magazine picks five corkers

Test Bench: Torches

Dave Pollard drowns, drops and dissects six of the toughest torches on the market and still they keep shining

Test Bench: Flash-based laptops

Solid-state notebooks use electronic memory rather than a disk drive, making them lighter and faster to start up