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• Toshiba rolls out activity trackers for seniors

  Toshiba is rolling out two activity trackers that can help caregivers monitor seniors remotely.

• Puerto Rico is out as Project Ara's first test market, but Google isn't nixing the program

  Google has scrapped plans to use Puerto Rico as the initial test market for its Project Ara modular-smartphone initiative, but interested developers and DIYers need not despair. The company apparently intends to continue to develop the program.

• Court denies Samsung request for rehearing in Apple patent case

  A U.S. appeals court has denied Samsung Electronics' request for a rehearing in a smartphone patent infringement case that awarded rival Apple US$548 million.

• Consumers win as Android vendors struggle

  Staff cuts at Lenovo and HTC, a failed patch from Google, and Samsung's latest flagship smartphones all highlight how tricky selling Android smartphones has become.

• Fujitsu brainstorm room lets you write on the walls

  If you take the concept of the paperless office seriously, Fujitsu has a meeting room just for you.

• China's Tianjin is latest disaster zone to attract drones

  The port city of Tianjin in China looked like a war zone on Thursday following a series of huge blasts the night before that left dozens dead and hundreds injured.

• Apple, Intel cite gains in hiring women and minorities

  Apple and Intel are both making progress in their efforts to hire more women and minorities, according to figures released by the companies this week.

• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+: Three hits, three misses

  Samsung Electronics' latest flagship smartphone has some great hardware in a compact chassis for a device with a 5.7-inch screen. But there are some missing features and the price tag is eye watering.

• Samsung Pay joins crowded mobile wallet race

  Samsung will launch its mobile payment service next week, a crowded market which includes heavyweights Apple and Google.

• Hands on with the new Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

  Samsung today showed the world its latest two "phablet" devices, the Galaxy S6 (GS6) edge+ and the Galaxy Note5, at a press event in New York City. The curvy, sleek GS6 edge+ is an upsized evolution of the company's smaller GS6 edge, which was released in the United States last April. The stylus-equipped Note5 is the newest member of the popular Note phablet family. The Note 4 first hit the U.S. market last October.

• Samsung banks on classy looks and high perfomance with Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+

  With glass, metal and a number of hardware improvements, Samsung Electronics is hoping to entice consumers to spend big on its latest smartphones with large screens, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+.

• Hands on with the new Samsung Galaxy Note5

  Samsung today showed the world its latest two "phablet" devices -- the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 (GS6) edge+ -- at a press event in New York City. The stylus-, nay, S-Pen-equipped Note5 is the newest member of the popular Note family of phablets, and it follows the Note 4, which first hit the U.S. market last October. The curvy, sleek GS6 edge+ is an upsized evolution of the company's GS6 edge, which was released in the United States last April.

• How the PGA uses analytics, beacons and social to enhance fan experience

  During a professional golf tournament, fans know it's not possible to see every golfer, every swing and every putt in real time. For the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis., this week the PGA beefed up the fan experience on PGA.com and within its mobile app, so fans can see more of the action, whether they're on the course or watching from home.

• HTC to cut work force by 15 per cent, amid struggling smartphone sales

  Struggling HTC is cutting 15 per cent of its work force in an attempt to cut costs and revive its ailing smartphone business.

• Go on, bend, punch and step on this transistor

  Japanese researchers have developed stretchable, tough electronics that could be incorporated into clothing, transforming wearable technology.