2015 will see an avalanche of virtual reality devices appear in the mass market, with the likes of Sony, Google, Facebook and Microsoft targeting gamers across the globe. The technology may now be an attainable reality, but will it be used for anything beyond video games?

China’s lonely single men are fuelling its ‘hormone industries’, finding an outlet for their desires in anime, social networks, and games that hint at sex. YY is China’s top video cam karaoke site – but is it for playful teens, or the next stage in China’s faux-coy hook-up culture?

Whether it’s getting a blowjob in virtual reality, or sending a sexy selfie, technology is integrated into modern sex. But while men are historically considered to be the big spenders in the sex industry, research suggests that 63% of British women say they use or would like to use sex toys.

An extensive survey of British secondary school children conducted by the NSPCC has found that the majority of boys who have seen pornography online believe that it provides a realistic depiction of sex. But does this mean we're creating a generation of misogynists?