Samsung wins five-nanometre modem chip contract from Qualcomm

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's semiconductor manufacturing division has won a contract to make new Qualcomm Inc 5G chips using its most advanced chip-making technology.

For self-driving startups, revenue is elusive, but miles add up

May Mobility Inc’s boxy white-and-green self-driving shuttle pulls up to a damp corner in downtown Detroit. Its big doors swing out revealing a safety driver and six seats that face each other. It’s more comfortable than a subway car or most buses, but not by much.

Family evening around the controller: Five games for kids and parents

When you're playing one of these video games, there's hardly anything that parents and children can't do together.

TikTok and Fortnite partner for dance competition

Massive clout potential for contest entrants and a canny route past copyright claims for Fortnite developer Epic Games.

New game release: Bunny Park gently pads out cycle of improvement

Swing sets, cabbage patches and butterflies await in a bite-size, laid-back restoration project.

Nobel for a battery breakthrough was decades in the making

Nest Hello doorbells swap out spooky Halloween rings for holiday tunes

With the winter holiday season in full swing, Google has decided that it's finally time to replace the Halloween-themed ring options for their Nest Hello doorbells with holiday tones.

China cracks down on speculative trading in limited edition shoes, but ‘sneakerheads’ continue to fuel phenomenon

People’s Bank of China has said that speculative buying of limited edition trainers had become a problem and warned speculators against using more than a dozen online platforms. Growing popularity of sneaker trading has seen Sneaker Con launch its first event in Shanghai and US-based marketplace GOAT launch a China-specific app.

Blizzcon trailer catchup: Overwatch 2, Diablo IV, World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands

The 2019 edition of annual Blizzard Entertainment game studio convention featured first looks at bright team action game Overwatch 2, dark fantasy action adventure Diablo 4 and the massively multiplayer World Of Warcraft.

London selfie shop lets Instagram generation strike a pose

Posing in a bath of pink balls or throwing up handfuls of multicoloured confetti, teenagers and 20-somethings snap away at a purpose-built London mini-studio for social media selfies.