The 40 best gadgets of 2017
From smart-speakers and virtual bikes to robot vacuums and indestructible cables, here is the year’s most covetable technology
Smartphones
iPhone 8 review: so this is what good battery life feels like
Apple might have phoned in the design again, but an improved power supply, wireless charging and a cracking camera save it. But is it worth £700?
Augmented reality: Apple and Google’s next battleground
The two biggest players in smartphone software are pitching to win the war for AR. But will Ikea and Pokémon Go be enough to get consumers on board?
Nokia 8 hopes to beat Apple and Samsung with ‘bothie’, a new version of the selfie
Flagship Android smartphone has dual cameras, spatial audio and aluminium body, but will be relying on brand nostalgia to stand out against rivals
Apple’s next iPhone: facial-recognition and all-screen design, leaks suggest
Details discovered by developers in firmware for Apple’s HomePod speaker show in-development iPhone with IR face unlocking and bezel-less design
Send me a masterpiece: the museum texting its artworks to anyone who asks
Fancy a Lichtenstein? How about a Warhol? San Francisco’s MoMA will now send you anything from its collection – all you have to do is ask the artbot