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Microsoft confirms free Windows 8 update is coming

Microsoft has announced that it will offer the update to its latest version of Windows 8 later this year for free. The latest OS has not been able to strike a hit with the users.

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Apps help parents monitor children's Internet use

With smartphone and tablet users getting younger, new apps can help parents of 2-to-13-year-olds monitor and control their children's use of the Internet.

Flipboard 2.0 lets everyone be an editor

Flipboard 2.0, the latest version of the popular news aggregation, digital magazine application, gives the app a makeover that lets each user become the editor of their own magazine.

Google Translate goes offline for Android

Google's latest update to Google Translate for its Android OS, out this week, supports offline translation, helping travelers out of tight spots or even just when ordering in restaurants -- regardless of whether or not they have an internet connection.

Temple Run and other top apps come to Windows Phone

The hit Android and iOS action adventure application Temple Run is now available for Windows Phone, Microsoft announced this week.

Path adds hashtags to iOS app for easier searches

Photo-sharing application Path has added hashtag support to its iOS app for easier searches.

Google+ gets mobile facelift

New versions of Android and Apple apps bring new functions from the latest desktop version plus greater ease of use.

Yahoo! to buy mobile news reader app from British teen

Yahoo! announced plans on Monday to buy mobile news reader app Summly from the London teenager who invented it, likely transforming him into one of the world's youngest self-made multimillionaires.

Etisalat launches iPad app for 150 live TV channels

The UAE's telecom giant Etisalat has launched its eLife TV iPad app that will allow subscribers to watch more than 150 live TV channels on their iPad or computers whether at home or on the move.

Android app that warns you when you are stressed

Now, a new Android app has been developed that can log stressful moments in a users' life, a report has said.

Song creation app from Down Under wows SXSW crowd

Two brothers from Australia pulled big crowds at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival with a novel app that lets anyone create a song just by crooning into a smartphone.

Is Google Now coming to the iPhone and iPad?

A leaked YouTube video suggests Google's contextual search and concierge service Google Now -- familiar to many Android users -- is about to turn up on Apple devices.

Women use mobile apps to ensure safety

With the gruesome Delhi gang-rape fresh in their minds, girls and women are using mobile apps to ensure their own safety and let family and friends know their location.

Mobile phone health apps touted as lifesavers

Health-related applications for smartphones and tablets are a booming business, but in Africa and Asia "mobile health" could actually be a lifesaver for millions, industry leaders and aid organisations say.

Review: Despite flaws, voice search has potential

I never thought I'd be telling my phone what to do. But I often find myself talking to various digital assistants - Siri on the iPhone and Google Now on Android devices - to request driving directions, restaurant recommendations and answers to all sorts of nagging questions.

App creates abstract art by charting your sleep movements

Ever wonder what your sleep would look like if it were replicated in art form? A new app claims to translate your every toss, turn, snore and sound into a work of digital art.

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Review: HTC Butterfly

HTC’s been having some tough times lately. While one of the major manufacturer of Android devices, the company is having a hard time enjoying the same amount of success as its key rival Samsung, who, other than Apple, is the only other company in the mobile segment making any appreciable amount of profit.

Galaxy S4 is a good phone, not a great one: reviewers

Samsung's newest Galaxy S4 smartphone is just a revamped version of its top-selling S3 phone with a bigger screen and a few software gimmicks. Samsung Galaxy S4 will be launched in India on Friday at Rs 41,500.

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Yahoo! to buy popular blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1bn
Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. This will mark its entry in the premier league of social media.
Smartphones: Android trumps Apple, Windows edges up
Google's Android mobile system boosted its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in early 2013, while Microsoft's Windows edged into third place, a survey showed.
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