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• 17 April 2013

• News: Google Glass hits eBay pushing $100k

  Google has started giving out test samples of Google Glass to keen enthusiasts but that hasn't stopped the gadget popping up on eBay.

• News: Facebook Home now available in Australia

  A week after it debuted in the US, Facebook has launched its Home Android launcher in the Australian Google Play Store.

• 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: Amazon's Android Appstore to become available in 200 more countries

  Amazon.com is continuing the global expansion of its Appstore by announcing that developers can submit their apps for sale in another 200 countries around the world.

• News: Facebook Home FAQ: What you need to know

  Facebook Home and the HTC First smartphone have been announced so here's everything you need to know.

• 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.

• News: Samsung delays Galaxy S4 release date

  Samsung has delayed the Galaxy S4 smartphone released date for European markets.

• News: Microsoft signs patent licensing deal with Foxconn covering Android, Chrome devices

  Microsoft has signed up another major electronics manufacturer to its Android and Chrome patent licensing program, this time Taiwan's Foxconn, which will pay royalties to the U.S. software giant.

• 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.

• News: Microsoft exec talks mobile smack, trashes iOS as 'boring,' Android as 'a mess'

  Microsoft's top executive for mobile phones took shots at both iOS and Android today, calling Apple's operating system "boring" and claiming Google's is "a mess."

• News: Google Glass specs revealed along with Android app

  Google has revealed the specifications for its Google Glass smart glasses and released an Android app.

• 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.

• 15 April 2013

• News: The best tower defense games on Android

  Tower defense games are what many in the industry would call an acquired taste. At the most basic level, they operate on the same concept: The gamer has a central point to defend, a bunch of turrets to construct, and waves upon waves of enemies to defeat. Though often criticized as repetitive and overtly brutal, fans of the genre know that tower defense games are an addictive, soul-sucking diversion. Whether you're a stoic fan or you're just curious, read on through our round-up of some of the most interesting tower defense games in the Google Play store today.

• News: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to use metal design due to HTC One

  Samsung will reportedly use a higher quality metal design for its upcoming Galaxy Note 3 smartphone.

• 12 April 2013

• News: Facebook Home goes live in Google Play

  Facebook Home, which doesnt replace the Android OS but sits on top of it, includes a family of Facebook-focused apps and also works with the apps a user already has on her phone.

• 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.

• News: LinkedIn buys Pulse newsreader, no changes planned yet

  It's been a strange few weeks for news-reading apps. First, Google announced plans to shutter Reader, its popular RSS service. Long-time Reader users fled to competitor Feedly in droves, and Digg decided to launch a new reader.

• News: Samsung Galaxy Mega release date and specs announced

  Here's everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy Mega release date and specs.

• 11 April 2013

• News: Least reliable smartphones revealed, Galaxy S3 most fault prone

  The smartphones insurance companies hate: Samsung leads least-reliable pack

• 10 April 2013

• News: Spam botnet-for-hire used to deliver Android malware

  Development marks a new post-startup phase in the Android malware business, on par with that of malicious tech targeting Windows

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