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Three More BlackBerry Executives Depart As Exodus Continues
More BlackBerry executives leave the company as part of restructuring
LG G2 Is First Smartphone To Move Buttons To The Rear
LG hopes new flagship smartphone will continue recent success
Amazon Appstore Now Accepts HTML5 Applications
Developers can now submit their web apps for download on Kindle Fire and Android devices
Vodafone 4G To Launch August 29 With Free Sky Sports Or Spotify
Vodafone 4G will launch the same day as O2 4G as UK LTE battle heats up
Quad-Core HTC Desire 500 Targets Mid-Range Smartphone Market
Desire 500 looks to expand struggling HTC's mid-range market share
Vodafone 4G Could Beat O2 4G’s August 29 Launch Date – Report
Vodafone 4G could launch the same week as O2 4G and will announce it plans later this week, a report has claimed
Apple Offers £6.50 Replacement For Dodgy Third Party Chargers
iPhone and iPad users can swap third-party kit for official Apple chargers for a limited time
Why Would Apple Need A Cheap New iPhone, When It Has The iPhone 4?
Sales of the old iPhone 4 saved Apple's bacon last quarter. Michelle Maisto says any new low-cost iPhone will have to be introduced with great care
US Overrules iPhone Sales Ban
Obama says older iPhones and iPads can remain on sale in the US, despite alleged infringement of a Samsung-owned standards-essential patent
US-Assembled Moto X Boasts Of ‘Touchless’ Controls
Moto X promises 2,000 different customised design combinations and voice controls
O2 Says Its 4G Plans Are Better Value Than EE
O2 business director Ben Dowd tells TechWeek that EE's nine month head start is not a major advantage
Vodafone Merges European Divisions Into One Super-Region
Vodafone combines struggling European units into one business unit to be headed by Philipp Humm
O2 4G Arrives In London, Leeds And Bradford On 29 August
O2 4G will launch at the end of this month, with 13 cities covered in LTE by the end of 2013
BlackHat: Researchers Sneak Malware Past iOS Security Protections
"Jekyll" exploit can introduce malicious functionality after Apple checks, whilst bespoke chargers can install malware on iPhones
Microsoft Office Android App Available Free To Office 365 Subscribers
Office Android app is now available on Google Play, with a UK launch expected soon
Android ‘Is The Most Fragmented It Has Ever Been’
Open Signal says there are 11,868 different Android devices, presenting challenges and benefits to developers
HTC Warns Of Q3 Loss As Profits Slide
HTC One fails to arrest Taiwanese manufacturer's decline
Mozilla And BlackBerry Collaborating On Bug Squishing Tech
Firefox maker announces two open source security projects, one a fuzzing tool, the other a security testing platform
First Areas To Benefit From £150m Government Rural Mobile Coverage Plan Revealed
First areas to receive improved mobile coverage will go live later this year
iPhone 4 Demand Boosts Apple Market Share As Windows Phone Makes Gains
Demand for cheaper mid-range smartphones helps Apple and Microsoft in the UK
Ofcom Clears 800MHz Spectrum For UK 4G services
Ofcom says project to clear the 800MHz of TV services wll be completed on Wednesday
Another Apple Supplier Accused Of Violating Worker Rights
China Labour Watch claims it found 86 violations at three Pegatron factories in China
Samsung Keeps Smartphone Lead
Apple retained a distant second place after Samsung in a growing but highly fragmented worldwide smartphone market
Samsung Records Record Profits During Q2
Samsung makes £4.49bn in Q2, but warns of slowing smartphone growth
Ambitious Ubuntu Edge Funding Goal Is A Statement Of Intent – Canonical
Target of $32m is deliberately ambitious to encourage manufacturers to jump on board the Ubuntu Mobile train, Canonical tells TechWeek
BlackBerry Lays Off 250 More Employees
More BlackBerry job cuts follow poor quarterly results
£23 Google Chromecast Dongle To Take On Smart TVs
Google Chromecast will stream content from tablets and smartphones to HD TVs
BlackBerry PlayBook Executive Departs Company
Head of BlackBerry PlayBook resigns as company waves goodbye to tablets
EE 4G Now Has 687,000 Subscribers As Adoption Accelerates
EE says it is on track to meet its target of one million 4G customers by the end of 2013