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New wave of health apps hold potential to skip GPs and refer patients directly to specialists.

Cortana can also be set as a shortcut on the Home button on Android smartphones.

Android 5.1.1 for Galaxy Note 4 devices on Sprint can be downloaded manually apart from via OTA.

HTC phone stored user fingerprints without encryption, putting security of the phone's owner at risk.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has leaked ahead of its unveiling at the Unpacked event on 13 August

Sources familiar with Apple's plans say the new iPhones will be revealed on 9 September

Project Astoria is the codename for a Microsoft technology that allows developing Windows apps with Android code.

Cyanogen is currently running on 50 million units across the globe.

Rumours have hinted at the Redmi Note 2 being launched during Xiaomi's 16 August event.

BlackBerry is currently investigating the voice response problem

Step-by-step guide to activate dual-LED flashlight with an Apple iPhone.

The installation support on preview build 10149 or above.

The Moto X Style, X Play and Moto G (3rd Gen) will have the patches pre-installed for StageFright bug.

Chinese e-tailer OppoMart is offering OnePlus 2 for $459.

The update includes Slow Camera option in the camera modes.

HTC's obituary is being prepared as the once-great smartphone manufacturer faces an ignominious end.

Comprehensive guide to update Nexus 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 with Android 5.1.1 LMY48I factory image.

You can share contacts from Contacts app and locations from Apple Maps to WhatsApp.

A new Android vulnerability that is "very easily exploited" allows hackers gain complete control of your smarpthone

There are now more than 24,000 distinct Android smartphones and tablets in use today around the world

Priced at £219, the Nokia N1 will be available for users in the UK and Ireland in "the next couple of weeks".

Weaponised versions of Facebook, WhatsApp and Skype used to steal sensitive data from non-jailbroken iPhones

T-Mobile-driven Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are available at $100 and $200 discounts in the US.

Britons use smartphones as their primary way of getting online replacing laptops as most popular

More than 100 global OnePlus 2 invites are being auctioned on eBay.

Review of the 2015 Motorola Moto G 3rd generation, the best Android handset you can buy for less than £200

Images of Microsoft's flagship Windows 10 Lumia 950 XL smartphone showing large screen and USB-C port.

Microsoft is expected to release a preview build newer than 10240.

The free Power Bar chargers have been hit with allegations that they pose a significant fire risk.