First drive: New BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe

BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe

This isn’t quite a competitor to the Mercedes CLS. Just as well really, given how late it is to that particular party. Instead it’s bigger and more expensive – into Panamera territory. BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe This makes it subtly grander than the Benz. (Well it would be subtle if this particular one wasn’t trimmed in the optional More...

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Ferrari F40
On Friday, April 27th, 2012
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It’s the Ferrari F40’s 25th birthday!

There’s something agonizingly, effortlessly awesome about the Ferrari F40. Yes, the build quality’s not the best, the paint’s so thin you can see the carbonfibre weave through it, and you don’t More...

Ibiza Cupra concept
On Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
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Seat launches Ibiza Cupra concept

Meaner, faster and stuffed with kit. Another new car lands in Beijing… Ibiza Cupra concept Cuh! It’s only been a few days since the Seat Ibiza went on sale in Blighty and we’ve already got its More...

LED bulbs should last about 100,000 hours - giving them a life of about 20 years. Photo AP
On Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
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US introduces $60 LED light bulb

LED bulbs should last about 100,000 hours - giving them a life of about 20 years. Photo AP A prize-winning light bulb that lasts for 20 years will go on sale in the US on 22 April also known as Earth Day. Made by More...

The FBI (pictured) believes at least 568,000 users could have been affected by the hackers
On Saturday, April 21st, 2012
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Hundreds of thousands may lose access to the internet by July as a result of hackers’ advertising scam

Hundreds of thousands of people could lose access to the internet by July following a hackers’ scam – and they don’t even know it. The FBI (pictured) believes at least 568,000 users could have More...

The scheme targets the region's 70 million customers
On Saturday, April 21st, 2012
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Wikipedia to be accessed free on mobile

The scheme targets the region's 70 million customers Tanzanians now have the opportunity of setting the record straight by accessing information, thanks to the announcement that Wikipedia will now be freely More...

On Thursday, April 19th, 2012
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Round the world in just six hours… on the Tube? Vacuum tubes could be used for super-fast public transport

COMMUTERS could travel from London to New York in just 45 minutes on the TUBE if a revolutionary new transport system became reality. An artists impression shows how evacuated tube transport tracks might look in More...

Geminoid F looks like a human being and represents the most intelligent gernation of robots to date. She can simulate the human voice when talking and singing but also express herself with up to 65 facial expressions.  EPA/PAUL HILTON
On Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
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Meet Geminoid F, a Smiling Female Android

Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro unveiled today his latest creation: a female android called Geminoid F. The new robot, a copy of a woman in her twenties with long dark hair, can smile, frown, and change More...

The Father of Loud' … Jim Marshall, creator of the Marshall amp, in 2005. Photograph: Damien Maguire/Rex Features
On Thursday, April 5th, 2012
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Amplifier man Jim Marshall dies at 88

The Father of Loud' … Jim Marshall, creator of the Marshall amp, in 2005. Photograph: Damien Maguire/Rex Features LONDON (AP) – Jim Marshall, who helped shape the sound of rock with his groundbreaking More...

Elijah Kupata’s innovation is like sweet music to many home owners who spend sleepless nights and money on elusive security. Photo: Kevin Odit/Standard
On Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
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Gadget secures your home while away

Thugs broke into Elijah Kupata’s friend’s house and brutally murdered him. This foul incident made Kupata, 28, come up with an idea to beef up security in people’s homes. Elijah Kupata’s innovation is like More...