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Few things could be as easy as cleaning your teeth – or so you’d think. Apply toothpaste to brush, stick brush in mouth, give the old pearly whites a good scrub, then rinse. It seems, however, that many of us are not doing it properly, for example not spending long enough on the task or […]

  It is billed as the world’s smallest electric vehicle – and can even be folded up for commuters to take on the train. The Urb-E can reach speeds of 15mph, and even has space for a handbag or briefcase. When not in use, the tiny trike can be folded – and pulled on its

  Mozilla has broken the smartphone price barrier with a prototype for a $25 (N4,109) device aimed at the developing world. The smartphone, created in partnership with Chinese low-cost chip maker Spreadtrum, will be able to run simple apps and make use of mobile internet. Analysts claim it would appeal to the type of people

  Robots will be smarter than the most intelligent humans within the next 15 years, Google’s engineering head has predicted. Computers will soon be able to learn from experience, tell jokes and even flirt, according to Ray Kurzweil, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) expert. Google has spent billions of its £57bn fortune quietly buying up

A loving grandfather has built this amazing replica lamborghini to drive his grandson around in style. The incredible imitation Italian sports car can even reach 26 mph and only cost £500 (138,311) to build. Farmer Guo spent six months tinkering away in his workshop at his home in the Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan Province.

What good is a nifty new device if you don’t know how to use it? What’s the purpose of loading up your new iPad Air with a gazillion apps if you never figure out how to properly use them in the classroom? What if there was a simpler way to figure out how to use

  Experts have been predicting the demise of passwords for years, but the problem is no-one can agree what to replace them with. Firms are already experimenting with biometric scanners and card readers, yet Google could soon replace passwords using sounds. Israeli startup and verification app SlickLogin officially announced it had been bought by the

  They give their wearer the power to throw webs, release laser weapons from their hands and grow killer claws. The augmented reality skinsuits have been developed by Marvel to turn fans into their favourite superhero However, there is one catch – you’ll have to don a skintight ‘morph suit’ to do it. The suits

Sony has delivered another nail in the PC coffin by announcing plans to stop making its personal computers to focus on cameras, smartphones and games consoles. Amid what it described as ‘drastic’ changes in the industry, the Japanese firm has decided to ditch the loss-making side of the business, after more than 30 years, as

  Spending hours playing violent video games stunts teenagers’ emotional growth, a study has found. It is thought that regular exposure to violence and lack of contact with the outside world makes it harder for them to tell right from wrong. They also struggle to trust other people, and see the world from their perspective.