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• 29 April 2013

• News: Gaaack#@!! New Samsung Galaxy S4 proves easier to break than iPhone 5 or GSIII

  If you buy a new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, try not to drop it before buying a protective case or a warranty.

• News: Hands on: Google Now is less of a concierge, more of a valet

  A profound transition is taking place in our interactions with technology. If the last ten years were about getting all the information you need at your fingertips, the next ten are about making sure that you have the information that's useful to you right now. Google Now is the search giant's attempt to figure out what data you need, and deliver it when you need it--and it's now available to iPhone and iPad users.

• News: Over the top: Internet chat via apps will double text messages sent in 2013

  In 2013, the number of messages sent via chat app will hit 41 billion per day, more than double the number of text messages sent globally, according to data from Informa.

• News: IBM launches an appliance for the 'Internet of things'

  Preparing its customers to join the emerging 'Internet of things', IBM has released a new appliance built to manage and route a voluminous amount of machine-to-machine small data messages

• News: Look out Siri! Google Now aims to take a bite out of Apple

  Watch out, Siri. Apple's iPhones and iPads are getting a new talking assistant -- and it's not you!

• News: Samsung Galaxy S4 storage woes

  As well as stock shortages, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is suffering from internal storage problems.

• News: Qualcomm's wireless power technology allows for pad-free charging

  If Qualcomm's vision becomes a reality, users will be able to wirelessly recharge smartphones and tablets without placing them in direct contact with charging pads.

• News: Samsung sleeks up Galaxy Tab 3

  Samsung on Monday unveiled a sleek update to its Galaxy Tab product line, the 7-in. Galaxy Tab 3.

• News: iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending April 26

  The iPlasticPhone rears its glossy head and the iOSphere shivers.

• News: Instant messaging overtakes the humble SMS text

  Use of instant messaging via services like WhatsApp and iMessage has overtaken regular SMS text messages for the first time.

• News: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 leaked in photo with specs

  We've got our first glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 thanks to a leaked photo.

• 27 April 2013

• News: Numbers game: Why analyst says iPhone market share will exceed Android

  A report recently published by Yankee Group concludes that, because iPhone customers are considerably more loyal than Android device buyers, Apple will beat its largest competitor in market share by 2015--and that the advantage will benefit the iPad as well.

• News: Law firm Clifford Chance to roll out 1,600 BlackBerry smartphones

  International law firm Clifford Chance will roll out BlackBerry 10 devices to over 1,600 employees as part of its mobile computing strategy.

• News: Remains of the Day: I could be the next

  Messages leaves users hanging, Apple wants to school you on in-app purchases, and Eric Schmidt is back with some more awkward truths. The remainders for Friday, April 26, 2013, are on the edge of their seats.

• News: Testing cell networks across America: The outlying areas matter, too

  Gabe Scelta of testing firm OpenSignal is out on the road measuring the 3G and 4G services of America's major wireless networks in cities throughout the U.S. as part of PCWorld/TechHive's annual wireless data speed tests. We will publish the results of the study here on TechHive in late May.

• 26 April 2013

• News: Wall Street Beat: Earnings highlight smartphones as key to growth

  With Apple reporting a decline in profit margins and Samsung consolidating its leadership in the mobile device market, earnings results and market research reports this week point to the ever-increasing importance of smartphones as key to growth in tech.

• News: Google Glass rooted already – and it's really easy

  ChromeOS developer and hacker Liam McLoughlin told Twitter yesterday that not only has he figured out how to gain root access on Google Glass, the task is apparently pretty simple.

• News: Apple iPad maintains strong Web traffic lead lead over Samsung Galaxy Tabs

  Samsung is second to Apple in tablet sales and coming on strong, though Samsung Galaxy Tab users remain well behind iPad users in how much they use the Web.

• News: Samsung Galaxy S4 delayed

  Samsung's highly anticipated Galaxy S4 smartphone is delayed in the UK.

• News: For first time, smartphone sales top other mobile phones in first quarter

  Six years after the sale of the first iPhone and 14 years after the first BlackBerry email pager was unveiled, smartphone shipments have outnumbered sales of other types of mobile phones.

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