Samsung buys SmartThings to boost its connected home potential
The smart home company, which makes home appliances app-controllable, will be run as an independent entity
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Rumour: sapphire screens reserved only for premium iPhone 6 models
Report claims that the expense of producing synthetic sapphire glass means Apple can’t put it on all new phones
Fully Charged: SMS Audio debuts heart rate-sensing earbuds, Tom Hanks’ surprising iPad app, and Samsung’s big smart home acquisition
Start Friday off right by catching up with the latest tech happenings around
Motorola event on 4th September: Moto 360 and new smartphones expected
It’s official: the company has sent out invitations to a press launch in Chicago
Phunk Limited Edition HTC One (M8) puts bespoke art in your pocket
Good luck getting hold of one though – a mere 64 have been made
The most exciting cars of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2014
The Brits descend on California en masse as McLaren, Jaguar and Aston Martin reveal a brace of new models at one of the world’s swankiest motor shows
Shazam teams up with Spotify for full song playback
Discovered a tune you like and want to hear it again right away? There’s an app for that
Fully Charged: Wearables to aid in Parkinson’s research, Walking Dead co-op shooter announced, and Super Smash Bros. 3DS XL bundle inbound
Catch up on the fun and fascinating in our latest morning news roundup
BioWare’s new game is Shadow Realms, an episodic, modern-day PC RPG
Sign up now for the alpha test in advance of next year’s launch
Finally, reversible USB cables are on the way
Type-C connector could spell the end for hapless fumbling at the back of your PC
OM/ONE levitating speaker will float into your heart
It looks like magic, but it’s really magnets
Fully Charged: Explore Tate Britain at night (via a web-controlled robot), the next Tomb Raider is an Xbox exclusive, and Kojima’s Silent Hill surprise
Games and art-admiring robots drive our latest morning news roundup
