HTC wants U in May. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer is set to reveal a new phone with what looks like an intriguing new way of controlling it. On Thursday, HTC sent an invitation for a 16 May event that will span Taipei, New York and London. The tagline reads “Squeeze for the Brilliant U”, and …

In case you were wundering what would happen to Wunderlist since it was bought by Microsoft, wunder no more: It’s being replaced by a new app called To-Do. Microsoft acquired the popular mobile task management app Wunderlist in 2015, at which point it had more than 13 million users. But today in a blog post Microsoft announced that it’s retiring …

A UK judge has been fired for anonymously hitting back at critics online. Lawyer and Recorder Jason Dunn-Shaw had been working as a barrister and judge in separate cases at the Canterbury Crown Court that were reported by local news site KentOnline. When readers criticised his judgments in the comments section of the articles, the news site said, Dunn-Shaw adopted …

Vodafone has dropped roaming charges to 40 countries, including France, Germany, Spain and Ireland. The UK network will no longer charge extra fees to use your phone in selected countries across Europe and Scandinavia, as long as you’re on a pay-monthly, SIM-only or small business contract. Like Three’s Feel At Home or iD’s Takeaway schemes, calls, text and data in …

Now playing: Watch this: Overkill: $3M missile destroys $200 drone 1:15 We’ve heard about people shooting down drones buzzing over their property, but this takes things to a whole new level: A store-bought quadcopter drone has been shot down by a Patriot surface-to-air missile. “That quadcopter that cost 200 bucks from Amazon.com did not stand a chance against a Patriot,” …

Microsoft is closing its social network. You didn’t know Microsoft had a social network? Well, that could be why it’s shutting down. So.cl looks a bit like content-sharing networks such as Tumblr or Pinterest. It launched nearly five years ago in May 2012 as an experiment primarily aimed at students and younger people. Microsoft’s Fuse Labs, which specialises in wacky …

Apple’s iPhone could celebrate its 10th birthday with a curved screen and USB-C connection. According to the Wall Street Journal, at least one model in Apple‘s next update to the iPhone range could have a curved OLED screen, similar to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. More intriguingly, the Journal quotes anonymous sources claiming the new iPhone would ditch Apple’s proprietary …

If you were worried about your smartwatch not lasting the day, Huawei has the watch for you — as well as new phones with Leica cameras. The Chinese company wheeled out the Watch 2 wearable and P10 smartphones at a press conference in Barcelona today. They’re among the countless new products to be unveiled this week at annual tech trade …

Netflix has given the go-ahead for teachers to screen the Oscar-nominated documentary “13th” in schools. The powerful film is named after US Constitution’s 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, and examines the American prison system. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the film is distributed exclusively by Netflix and is in the running for best documentary at this month’s Academy Awards. Watch these …

Why spend all your holiday soaking up the sun and seeing the sights when you could stay in and watch a movie? Online movie and TV subscriptions haven’t always worked in foreign climes, but new EU rules could let European citizens bring movie, TV and sports subscriptions to other countries, just like you bring your phone services. The EU has …