As we all become iPhoneographers, over 27,800 photos are uploaded to Instagram every minute, and 1.8 billion photos are shared daily. But what if we could make money from our snaps? Foap is turning everyone’s smartphone photo libraries into one massive stock photo resource.

Men's clothing store Hointer is out to revolutionise retail. Founded by a senior ex-Amazon employee, it combines the best of physical and digital in a customer-centric real-world experience that's as fast and efficient as buying online.

Samsung's new Galaxy Mega has embraced the trend toward bigger phones with a 6.3 inch screen. The trend is fuelled by consumer preferences and behaviour as 41 million people in the US watch video on their smartphones, often at home rather than on-the-go.

A 23-year-old design student from Middlesex University is to launch a mobile phone made largely from bamboo. The phone will weigh half as much as the iPhone, and the bamboo used will be four years old, organically grown and treated to improve its durability.