Charles Arthur
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Charles Arthur is the Guardian's technology editor. Prior to that he covered science, technology and health at the Independent for nine years.
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Apple sells 50 billionth app
From Angry Birds to Summly, smartphones and tablets have accelerated a huge business that began just five years ago.
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BlackBerry to offer BBM for iPhone and Android – but rivals await
Move to make messaging app available on rival platforms will lead to clash with WhatsApp, Viber and other 'over the top' apps.
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Facebook Home limps past million downloads as AT&T dumps 'HTC First'
Android app launcher developed by social network receives poor reviews and slow downloads, while US network gets ready to drop dedicated Facebook phone by HTC.
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Nokia unveils Lumia 928 in attempt to break into US market
Launch of Windows Phone 8 handset precedes announcement of group's smartphone strategy, which is crucial to its survival.
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Google under pressure to cut $5bn valuation of smartphone patents
US firm's mobile arm faces fines from European commission's antitrust unit for trying to use patents to block Apple iPhone sales.
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BlackBerry chief: tablets will be dead in five years' time
Thorsten Heins says tablets are 'not a good business model' – but he expects to sell 'tens of millions' of new Q10 smartphone.
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The Syrian Electronic Army: Bashar al-Assad's shadow warriors
Phishing attack is latest by pro-Assad hackers operating out of Dubai, who target sites with views opposed to their own.
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App messaging damages mobile networks' text revenues
WhatsApp, Apple and BlackBerry chat apps generated 19bn messages a day in 2012 as people switch to data plan services.
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BlackBerry Q10 is 'fastest-selling ever' at Selfridges as corporates snap it up
Corporate buyers and exporters queue to buy dozens of handsets at a time to get keyboard-based BB10 model despite lack of advertising around UK launch.
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iTunes is 10 years old today. Was it the best idea Apple ever had?
While the shares fall and the smartphone wars rage, Apple's music store keeps growing – and tying users into its platform.
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