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Apple Issues Fix For iPhone ‘Error 53’
iPhone maker apologises for issue that had ‘bricked’ iPhones with third-party repairs
Don’t Tell Your iPhone That It’s 1970
Taking your iPhone back to the future will brick it, unfortunate users find
iOS ‘Error 53’ Disables iPhones With Third Party Touch ID Repairs For ‘Security’
iPhone users report Error 53 messages that leave their device useless. Apple says the Touch ID checks are to protect customers
Microsoft Snaps Up UK Startup SwiftKey For £174m
Microsoft gains yet another productivity app and AI technology in SwiftKey
Apple Recalls iPhone, iPad Chargers Over Electrocution Fears
Two-prong chargers are recalled by Apple, UK chargers unaffected
Apple Safari Crashes For iOS and Mac Users
Safari users suffer more pain as suggestions blamed for crashing bug
Android And Windows Make UK Smartphone Gains As iOS Share Falls
Android extends dominance across UK and Europe but Microsoft receives encouraging news ahead of Windows 10 mobile launch
Apple Grows Services, Wearable Revenues As iPhone Decline Fails To Materialise
Apple sees rise in services, 'other products' and flat sales for iPhone and Mac, but iPad continues to fall
Samsung Mobile Apps Could Arrive On iOS
Fitness and entertainment apps among Samsung apps rumoured to be in development for iOS
Barclays ‘Confirms’ Apple Pay Support By April
Twitter user claims Barclays CEO Ashok Vaswani sent an email confirming Apple Pay support would arrive by April 10 at the latest
Apple Issues First OS X, iOS Security Updates For 2016
Apple's Mac OS X 10.11.3 and iOS 9.2.1 debut with patches to help improve protection against potentially exploitable vulnerabilities
iOS 9.3 Adds Night Mode And Education Tools
Spend the end of your day checking emails? iOS 9.3 will make it easier to get to sleep
Apple ‘Develops’ iOS-Android Migration Tool After Operator Pressure
Apple is reportedly creating a data and setting transfer tool for iOS users who want to switch to Android following pressure from mobile operators
Apple Users Spend £750m On App Store Over Christmas
Apple sees record sales in two weeks over Christmas and New Year period
IBM And Apple Launch 100th MobileFirst For iOS App
IBM and Apple's enterprise partnership continues, with Watson integration and iPad Pro apps in the pipeline
Number Of iOS Threats ‘More Than Doubled’ In 2015
Symantec report also finds that Mac OS X threats specifically rose by 15 percent in 2014
Mozilla Releases iOS Ad Blocker For Safari, But Not Firefox
Mozilla attempts ethical ad blocker with Focus by Firefox, but it only works with Safari for now
Worldwide Smartphone Sales Are Finally Slowing Down
2015 will only see single-digit growth in smartphone sales, with Windows Phone in particular suffering, according to IDC
10 Of The Best Map Apps
Here to get you from A to B is our guide to the world's best map apps
Android Sales Push Global Smartphone Numbers Sky-High
Only Apple and Huawei managed to grow their market share compared to last year, Gartner report finds
10 Of The Best Apps For Musicians
Let's make sweet music with our guide to the best apps for musicians
12.9-Inch iPad Pro Arrives In UK On Friday
Apple's largest ever iPad can pre-ordered on Wednesday and bought on Friday
BlackBerry Mobile Market Share Falls Again
All hopes could rest on the Priv as BlackBerry falls behind even Tizen in global usage, Strategy Analytics report reveals
Huawei Is Now Europe’s Second-Favourite Android Brand
Overtakes likes of LG, HTC and Sony to grab second spot behind Samsung, Kantar Worldpanel report claims
10 Of The Best Offline Apps
Go off the grid with our selection of some of the finest offline apps around.
Facebook Admits Its iOS App Is A Battery Killer
Improvements to iPhone and iPad app will provide better performance, Facebook says
Tim Cook Says He Expects ‘Massive Changes’ In The Auto Industry
Hinting at the Apple Car coming soon?
iPhones To Be Used In Autism, Epilepsy And Melanoma ResearchKit Studies
Apple details three new ResearchKit studies and praises contribution of developers to open source framework
Yahoo Mail Redesign Ditches Passwords
Mobile app users can now log in from Hotmail and AOL for the first time as Yahoo gets smart