With the Forerunner 225, Garmin joins TomTom with a wrist-based heart rate monitor GPS running watch, kicking this trend off with a good start. FULL STORY >

Funded and coordinated by Google and Alphabet, Project Loon's balloons reach the upper stratosphere to provide broadband coverage. In 2016, the company aims to launch 300-plus of them. FULL STORY >

GoPro is working on a drone, with the first footage from its prototype quadcopter already online via YouTube. FULL STORY >

With a strong passion for portraiture and photojournalism, Andy Lund has captured many faces in his professional career. We wanted to know if there is one that will always stay with him. FULL STORY >

Perhaps the driving game that defined the PlayStation experience, Polyphony Digital just dropped an announcement trailer for Gran Turismo Sport. FULL STORY >

With Sony dropping the Project Morpheus name altogether in favour of PlayStation VR, the company has served up its best look yet at the platform in action at Paris Games Week. FULL STORY >

Whether you're more of a Han Solo fan, enjoy yourself some Luke Skywalker, or perhaps want to play as Princess Leia, the new Star Wars Battlefront trailer showcases them all. FULL STORY >

Not only the most valuable brand in the world, but also the most profitable, as Apple posts a reported $53.4 billion in profits over the last 12 months. FULL STORY >

Sports and wildlife photographer, Simon du Plessis has had a number of close encounters of the dangerous kind while out shooting. Luckily he lived to tell the tale, sharing with us a few NB tips in staying safe while photographing. FULL STORY >

When HTC unveiled its new One A9 smartphone last week, it was priced at $400. That price will change after the initial launch of the device in the States, with a further $100 added on. FULL STORY >

First announced at E3 this year, now Microsoft is prepping its backwards compatibility promise for Xbox One when the Windows 10 update rolls out on 12 November. FULL STORY >

Perhaps the unsung hero of Sony's new Xperia Z5 trio of devices, the Z5 Compact packs plenty of power despite its smaller packaging. FULL STORY >

TractionBus is a mobile start-up pitching competition for African businesses/startups. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry has been drip-feeding us information about its Android-powered PRIV in recent weeks, but now all the details have been released, along with its sizeable price tag. FULL STORY >

In his final appearance in our Canon Series, aviation photographer, Mark Mansfield rumbles through his camera bag to find his favourite lens. Here he explains the reasoning behind his pick(s). FULL STORY >