Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt earlier this year. Christian Marquardt/Getty Images Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has responded to recent controversy by asserting that, “as long as we’re on the right side of producing value for citizens of the world we’re on the right side of history.” Even with controversy over privacy and taxation fresh …

Archos Fancy stepping into a game on your phone without stepping too far into your bank account? The Archos VR Glasses are a cheap way to turn almost any phone into a virtual reality extravaganza before your very eyes. Only the VR best Virtual reality is more than just video games This Sony researcher wants to put you in someone …

Google The next Nexuses, the Google Nexus 6 phone and Nexus 9 tablet , are coming to the UK in a few weeks, bringing Android Lollipop with them. The new devices will be available directly from Google or from retailers including Currys, PC World, John Lewis, Argos and Amazon. You’ll also be able to get them from UK networks Three …

Amazon Desperately need something in a hurry and no shops have it? You can now order items from Amazon and have them in your hands just a few hours later with a new same-day collection service. The new same-day collection option is called “Pass My Parcel”, and allows you to collect an item you’ve bought from a nearby shop after …

Shutterstock Vodafone is giving its 4G speeds a boost with the launch on its network of Carrier Aggregation , also known as LTE-Advanced. Just over a year after the launch of a 4G network, Vodafone will offer even faster data speed in Birmingham, Manchester and London this month. The LTE-Advanced option will reach other UK cities during the rest of …

Jason Butcher/Vertu Jeeves, bring the Bentley round — I need to make a phone call. Luxury phone flinger Vertu has revealed the Vertu for Bentley smartphone, yours for a mere £10,700. Formerly owned by Nokia but based in Church Crookham, England, Vertu makes fancy phones for people with more money than sense. Bentley is the legendary English car manufacturer, founded …

OlegDoroshin/Shutterstock I’m on the train. On the train. I’M ON THE TRAI — oh you’ve gone. We’ve all known the frustration of dropped calls or failed connections while journeying by rail, and new research suggest commuters on London’s railways are particularly badly served. US company Global Wireless Solutions used a range of Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphones to test the phone …

Microsoft After 30 years, Windows has turned 10. Microsoft took the wraps off the latest version of its venerable operating system, Windows 10, at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday. But how did Windows come to take over the offices, schools and homes of almost every computer user in the world and make Bill Gates the richest man in …

The Pebble smartwatch (below) and Pebble Steel. Sarah Tew/CNET The Pebble smartwatch is skimming across the ocean to the UK. Both the original Pebble and stylish Pebble Steel go on sale from UK retailers for the first time today. Online cool-stuff-shop Firebox is the first UK retailer to confirm it will sell the pair, while O2 will become the only …

Lionsgate Shhhh! The library is open, as Amazon brings Kindle Unlimited to the UK, giving you unlimited reading and listening on any device for £8 a month. From today, all you have to do is pony up £8 each month and you can read or listen to more than 650,000 books without paying a penny more. The ebooks and audiobooks …