Samsung Power Sharing Cable allows you to charge devices on the go

Samsung is launching a new microUSB to microUSB power cable that lets you charge your gadgets by drawing power from your Galaxy smartphone or tablet. The cable has an arrow indication to show the power flow and officially works with the Galaxy S 5, Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Galaxy Tab S 8.4, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy Avant and Galaxy Note 4.

As Samsung suggests, the cable is perfect for charging up the Galaxy Gear Live from the Galaxy Note 4′s 3,220mAh battery.

The Lumia 930 enjoys a lot of purrs in its latest ad

A new and adorable ad for the Lumia 930 has come out of a Microsoft social media contest. The video features adorable cats using the Lumia 930 and is made by Mia Mullarkey.

We sure hope Microsoft doesn’t think it has to resort to cats in order to charm customers in buying a Lumia 930. Nevertheless, the video is cool and, let’s be frank, dressing up kittens in shirts isn’t an easy job.

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on how to be as good a CEO as you possibly can be

Jeff Weiner - you could be forgiven for not really recognising the name. As the CEO of LinkedIn, he keeps a 

relatively low profile, while the Cooks, Nadellas and Zuckerbergs of the world happily grab as many 

headlines as possible.

Weiner this week took on an in-depth discussion with Business Insider, where he revealed some of 

the business acumen that has seen him rated by Glassdoor as the best CEO in the world.

Skype 5.5 for iOS comes with interactive notifications

Skype has just released the latest version of its app for iOS in the iTunes App Store. Thanks to enhancements in iOS 8, Skype 5.5 now features support for interactive notifications.

These allow you to quickly and easily manage calls and messages from the lock screen, banner notifications, as well as the notification center in iOS.

Why product rumours are Apple's secret weapon

Apple's longstanding perchant for secrecy is legendary. It's also a myth. Granted, the company has a strict 

no-comment policy about future products, which isn't so much about keeping information from seeping out 

but controlling who disseminates it. Something else: Secrets are impossible to keep when a company 

produces physical products overseas and depends on so many third-party suppliers. Controlled leaks, or 

strictly managing those that aren't, lets Apple maximise marketing advantage.

Google admits defeat, finally drops compulsory Google+

New Gmail users will no longer have to sign up to Google's flagging social network Google+, after 2 and half 

years of mandatory social account creation. Users previously had to sign up to Google+ when signing up for 

Gmail, Google Docs and variety of other Google products.

Whilst the company still encourages users to sign up for Google+ it now has a "No thanks" button when 

offering the service during the sign up procedure for its products.

Will your next broadband connection be an Ethernet connection?

Business Internet connections have changed hugely over the last 15 years. Prior to the advent of broadband, 

small businesses would have relied, at best, on ISDN, and may even have made do with a modem. At the 

turn of the millennium, ADSL arrived alongside cable modems, providing a huge leap in performance for 

small businesses and homes alike.

Falcon Pro developer creates Hacked, world’s first mobile coding game

Developer of the Falcon Pro app for Android, a popular Twitter app that was pulled from the Play Store after it hit Twitter’s token limit, has made a new game called Hacked. Hacked is not your average game though. It’s the world’s first mobile coding game.

Hacked has three gameplay modes. In the story mode, you play as a hacker and solve code problems.

BlackBerry courts business users again

BlackBerry (BBRY) is no longer trying to out-iPhone the iPhone. The device maker found it spectacularly difficult to compete against the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Samsung, and has abandoned its strategy to grab more of the consumer market.

FIFA 15: GAME announces plans for midnight launch

GAME has outlined its plans for the launch of FIFA 15 at midnight this Friday (September 25).

The UK retailer will open more than 300 stores for FIFA super-fans to be among the first to get their hands on the football video game.

Microsoft gives additional 15GB OneDrive storage for enabling camera uploads

Microsoft has increased the amount of free space you get if you use OneDrive on your phone. Previously the free space used to be 15GB but now you’ll get 30GB instead.

To get the additional space, you will have to install the OneDrive application, if you haven’t already, and enable camera uploads, which will automatically upload the photos taken by your phone to OneDrive.

Sony Xperia Z3 earns DxOMark accolades for its camera performance

Sony Xperia Z3 took went through the rigors of the DxOMark photography test. Announced earlier this month, Sony’s flagship packs 20.7MP camera with 1/2.3” sensor, capable of capturing images at ISO 12800 – the highest of any smartphone.

Unsurprisingly the smartphone achieved top marks for its overall performance in the rigorous photography test.