Microsoft is working on a wrist-worn sensor that can detect a wide range of hand gestures, allowing new ways to control smartphones and video games.

Every time you travelled a mile on a train last year, the government effectively gave the train company an average of seven and a half pence.

More than a third of the UK's top online retailers could be breaking consumer laws and must be changed, the Office of Fair Trading says.

Veteran minister Ken Clarke takes on a new role as the UK's roving trade envoy, a month after after losing his role as justice secretary.

A US court overturns a ban on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone, dealing a blow to Apple in the ongoing battle between the two rivals.

Singapore's economy contracts in the July to September period, but narrowly avoids a technical recession.

Building supplier Travis Perkins, owner of Wickes, confirms sales fell over the summer due to Olympics and bad weather.

Shares in Japanese mobile phone company Softbank fall 16.9% in Tokyo after confirmation that it is in takeover talks with Sprint Nextel.