In any election, swing votes are of huge importance. But perhaps candidates should forget canvassing in the streets and focus on their click-through rates, with a study finding that undecided voters are more likely to choose a candidate based on where they appear in a list of search engine results.

Smartphones are no longer just a means of communicating. They wake us up, get us from A to B and even help us find love. We’ve almost forgotten their original purpose. Text trumps voicecalls and apps trump SMS – it’s a good time to ask – what’s the future of the mobile phone?

Android and iOS app Jelly combines elements of Twitter and a question and answer service, letting people snap pictures of things they want to ask their friends about. The app uses Twitter and Facebook contacts to tap into an already existing network.

ASAP54 is a visual search engine - by uploading a photo of an item of clothing, the app searches to find that item or an alternative. If the results are unsuitable, people can ask a human stylist directly through the app.