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• 19 April 2013

• How-Tos: Type faster on your iPhone by using shortcuts

  The keyboard on the iPhone and iPod touch can be a bit fiddly to type on, and although the autocorrect system is remarkably good, you can still save time by setting up custom shortcuts. Here's how to do it.

• 18 April 2013

• News: Twitter #Music app launches for iPhone and web

  Twitter has officially launched its Twitter #Music app, allowing users to discover new music.

• 17 April 2013

• News: Facebook 6.0 delivers new look to iOS apps

  In a major upgrade to its iOS apps Tuesday, Facebook emphasizes images and messages.

• News: Facebook Home for iPhone launches, sort of

  Facebook has announced it is bringing certain elements of its Facebook Home app to iPhone and iPad.

• 16 April 2013

• News: Xamarin hopes to simplify mobile app testing with new service

  Xamarin has announced Test Cloud, an automated service that lets mobile developers test their apps on hundreds of mobile devices.

• How-Tos: How to block a number on an iPhone

  We would all like the ability not to be contacted from certain numbers. Perhaps you are receiving nuisance calls from PPI firms, or an ex just won't leave you alone. You can block each call as it comes in, of course, but how can you block that number forever? Here's how to block a number on an iPhone.

• News: Ofcom to make 080 numbers actually free from all phones

  Ofcom has announced it plans to make 080 freephone numbers truly free from all phones.

• Kobo reveals Aura HD eReader

  Kobo has announced its latest eReader, the Aura HD.

• 15 April 2013

• News: Chinese iPhone dealers dupe Apple with fake components

  A group of Chinese iPhone distributors have been arrested for duping Apple with fake components in order to obtain replacement parts worth about 400,000 yuan (US$64,117).

• Opinion: All PCs great and small: how competition and collaboration is driving tech innovation

  A strange set of competitive and interdependent business relationships is driving innovation in PCs, laptops, smartphones and tablets. And for the consumer that's mostly good news.

• News: Twitter set to launch music service via web and app

  Twitter is set to launch its own music service.

• 12 April 2013

• News: O2 Refresh tariff offers anytime smartphone upgrades

  O2 has announced its Refresh tariff which splits the cost of a smartphone with the bundles calls, texts and data.

• How-Tos: How to improve smartphone battery life: 10 tips and tricks

  Fed up with those low battery warning on your smartphone? We offer some simple tips and tricks you can use to eek out extra hours of use, including dimming the screen plus some other nuggets you probably don't know about. UPDATED: 12th April 2013

• News: iPhone 6 concept image shows curved flexible screen

  A concept image of the Apple iPhone 6 shows a radical curved screen design and the loss of the home button.

• 11 April 2013

• News: Designer shows off $17.8 million iPhone

  UK-based designer Stuart Hughes, renowned for his extravagant technology designs including an iPad 2 with t-rex bone shaved into it, has created an iPhone 5 worth $17.8 million.

• 10 April 2013

• News: Remains of the Day: Single digits

  Apple's got its finger on the pulse of security development, the iPhone should not be a number but a free man, and a former Apple exec is on the market once again. The remainders for Tuesday, April 9, 2013 are getting with the program.

• How-Tos: How to use an iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot: configuring Personal Hotspot

  Connect to the internet when you're on the go by using your iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Learn how in our step-by-step guide.

• News: T-Mobile offers iPhone 5 at no upfront payment in trade-in deal

  T-Mobile USA is trying to boost the number of iPhone users on its network by offering the iPhone 5 without down payment to people who bring in their iPhone 4 and 4S smartphones for a trade-in which could also earn them up to US$120 in credits.

• 09 April 2013

• News: Mobile phone apps view private data more than necessary, says French study

  Mobile phone apps are accessing users' private data and transmitting it to remote servers far more than appears strictly necessary, while users have inadequate tools to monitor or control such access, according to a new study by two French government agencies.

• News: What Will the iPhone 5S and iOS 7 Look Like?

  The iPhone 5S rumors are swirling. Pundits and Apple watchers are predicting models with different screen sizes, cheaper prices, face recognition and NFC support.

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