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Essential iOS Apps in April 2014

Microsoft will reportedly release windows Phone 8.1 to developers on 14 April.

Step-by-step guide to update HTC One Max to latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat OTA firmware

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini will reportedly carry model number as SM-G800.

Smart bed comes with on-board computer offering vibrating massage, entertainment functions and surround sound.

Cortana Takes on Siri in 3 New Videos From Microsoft.

Ten animals whose Instagram feeds have gone viral.

Apple announces annual Worldwide Developer Conference will run from 2 June until 6 June in San Francisco covering the future of iOS and Mac OS X.

The European Parliament votes to end roaming charges across EU member states by 15 December, 2015.

Everything you need to know about Android Silver.

New iOS 7 bug means stolen iPhones can be easily made untraceable.

Nokia will give all people who buy the Lumia 930 smartphone a free wireless charging pad to help drive adoption of the technology.

Everything you need to know about the Moto G Forte

Microsoft new Windows Phone 8.1 update is expected to release in late April or early May.

USB Implementers Forum releases first images of quicker and more convenient USB standard

Microsoft has finally unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 with Cortana unveiled as a challenger to Siri.

Step-by-step guide to install CWM recovery and root Sony Xperia Z2.

iH8sn0w challenges seasoned jailbreakers to hack encrypted R0bf0rdsn0w archive for a free activation key.

Samsung will release Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for Galaxy Note 2 by April end.

Dual boot your iPhone or iPad on iOS 7/iOS 6 with Winocm's latest tool via GitHub.

Hassan Uriostegui presents advanced camera recording features for avid photographers with Ultrakam app

Apple has been granted a patent for an interchangeable camera lens system for iPhones

Handsets listed online 10 days ahead of release in the US and UK.

We look ahead to Android 4.5 (Lollipop) including support for Android Wear, improved security and more Google Now.

Here are some of the best smartphone pranks iPhones and Android Smartphones.

Google have played the most elaborate April Fools' Day joke yet – the Pokémon Challenge

Samsung Galaxy S5 outperforms iPhone 5s, Galaxy Note 3 and Nexus 5 in recent battery-life benchmarks.

A Foxconn employee has posted images of what is claimed to be the Apple iPhone 6 on the production line.

We preview what to expect at Microsoft's Build developer conference taking place in San Francisco this week.