GADGET UPDATE powered by Stuff: 19 of the most awesome gadgets and more

Stuff's 2012 Cool List is out now!

We've rounded up 19 of the most awesome gadgets, trends, apps, items and desirable things by applying our super secret Stuff formula of coolness, which combines complex mathematics with a carefully measured dose of tech swagger and trendy suavity. Check it out...

Is Google Now better than Siri and S Voice put together?

Siri’s clever. We asked it a lot of easy questions, followed by a lot of hard questions, then a lot of questions with accents and dialects. But is it the smartest of them all? Well, it’s got Samsung’s S Voice to contend with now. But that’ll be the least of its worries by the time it’s finished watching this video, which shows Google Now being put through its paces. Watch the video...

Best Android apps this week

Free games, Flipboard, fitness and Final Fantasy… this week’s Android apps are brought to you by the letter F. Check it out...

iPad Mini launch date could be in October

Rumours of an iPad Mini are continuing to rain down on us, with the the latest titbit of information arriving courtesy of Bloomberg, whose sources with 'knowledge of the plans' report of an iPad with a screen between 7-8in.

This falls nicely in line with the recent speculation of an iPad Mini with a thinner 7.85in Sharp-made display, although Bloomberg's sources contradict previous rumours of a Retina Display, claiming that Apple wants to keep prices competitive. Read more...

YouView review – hands-on

YouView is here, and readying itself to become the only on-demand box you'll ever need. But is it up to the job? We get hands on to find out. 

Best iPhone apps this week

Download all this week's apps and you'll become a web-slinging pro photographer with the ability to get podcasts sans iTunes for a superpower. Check it out...