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Having overcome its opening volume bug, the Galaxy Nexus is finally at full-health and we here at the International Business Times UK couldn't be happier, as despite not feeling as expensive in your hand as Apple's iPhone 4S, the new Nexus is an awesome piece of kit.

Apple has shifted more than 100 million applications from its Mac AppStore since it was introduced less than a year ago, and the store now boasts thousands of free and paid-for apps.

The stupendously popular bird-flinging, pig-killing game Angry Birds celebrated its second birthday on Sunday, and to mark the occasion developer Rovio is giving away free gifts.

Apple has ramped up production of the iPhone 4S due to unprecedented demand running up to Christmas, according to city analysts.

Adding to the growing cacophony of analysts praising the Kindle Fire, a fresh report has emerged claiming Amazon's new wallet-friendly device will become a key player in the market, hedging out Samsung as the world's number two tablet maker.

Google has announced Currents, its much-anticipated rival to the hugely popular personalised magazine application, Flipboard and it's available now for Android, iPhone and iPad.

Twitter has launched an entirely new update to its website, as well as the iPhone, Android and TweetDeck applications. We've had a play with the new TweetDeck for Mac, and here's what we think.

Despite its previously tepid performance, Panasonic has revealed the flagship device in its new armada of anti-Apple Android smartphones.

Twitter has launched a comprehensive overhaul to the social networking site, including updates to the website interface, as well as the iPhone, Android and Tweetdeck applications.

With 2011 drawing to a close we at the International Business Times UK aren't just looking forward to the tech 2012 has to bring, but we're most excited for the technology we'll all be buying in 2021.

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman and former CEO of Google believes that the Android smartphone operating system is beating the iPhone and iOS.

For the non-Apple-fanatic, the International Business Times UK offers a complete buyer's guide to 2011's five best top-end, not-an-iPhone, handsets on the market this holiday season.

The Motorola Defy+ describes itself as 'lifeproof' - an Android smartphone that is scratch-, dust- and even waterproof, while still packing a 3.7-inch touchscreen display and a five megapixel camera.

A news study has emerged suggesting while Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet will dominate the Android ecosystem, sales of Apple's iPad will remain unaffected.

Nearly two years after Apple Inc. rolled out the iPad, a competitor has finally developed an alternative which looks like it might have enough of Apple's secret sauce to succeed," said IHS analyst Rhoda Alexander.

Despite tripling sales of its iPhone 4S this October, a new study suggests that Apple is failing to attract new smartphone users to its devices.

With the holidays soon upon us and the inevitable family chin-wag in-tow, the International Business Times UK offers you five affordable Android smartphones sure to keep you and your family in touch no matter how many miles there are between you.

New research has discovered as many as 2,000 rogue applications currently being used by hackers to illegally access smartphone customers' personal data.

New research has emerged suggesting Microsoft's forthcoming series of Windows 8 tablets will be too late to the party to break Apple's current hold on the market.

More than 40 per cent of smartphones sold in the UK in October were iPhones, thanks mainly to iPhone 4S, which went on sale on October 14.

The Samsung Galaxy Mini takes most of the features you'd expect from a smartphone - multitouch, fast 3G browsing, GPS and a range of apps and games - but presents them in a small, cheap package.

New reports have emerged claiming Sony Ericsson has confirmed that its 2011 range of Xperia phones will be upgraded to Google's new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich by March, 2012.

The Fit slots in at the bottom end of the series price range, retailing for as little as £100 pay-as-you-go. Yet despite its low price, the Fit pulls out all the stops to shake of its humble roots and offer the complete smartphone experience -- an endeavor that were it not for its low resolution screen and out of date Android 2.2 operating system it would achieve.

New reports have emerged suggesting a new set of Galaxy Nexus devices, free of the volume drop bug, will hit stores sometime next week.

Google has confirmed the existence of the Galaxy Nexus' volume drop bug.

With internet gossip slapping both Apple's iPad 3 and HTC's Quattro with Q1 2012 release dates, the tech community has once again begun speculating about a new Android vs iOS battle of the tablets.

Fresh rumours have emerged suggesting HTC is planning to release a new Facebook phone codenamed the "Buffy."

Back in the days of the Nokia 3310, the mobile phone market was a far simpler place. All we wanted was a decent range of interchangeable covers and a miniature light-up Santa hat, but with the recent boom in smartphone sales, the accessory manufacturers have had to innovate to keep up.

Samsung has offered no official confirmation when consumers can expect a bug causing the Galaxy Nexus' volume to inexplicably drop to be fixed.

Amazon may be releasing a second, larger Kindle Fire tablet to rival the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 and iPad 2, industry sources claim.