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With the Christmas season now upon us and the question of which smartphone to get re-opened, the International Business Times UK's dynamic tech duo take the time to sum up the strengths and weaknesses of this year's top-contenders, the Galaxy Nexus and iPhone 4S.

New research suggests that despite Nokia's best efforts, consumers are still giving Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system the cold shoulder.

It is being widely reported that Apple's iCloud and iTunes services are suffering a network outage, with users complaining that they are unable to log in.

When US Rapper Drake sang the words "Tat my name on you so I know it's real" on his song "Free Spirit" unbeknown to him one dedicated female fan took him very seriously and did just that.

A new alleged leak has emerged claiming the exact tech spec of Sony Ericsson's fabled Xperia Arc HD, or 'Nozomi' as it is sometimes referred.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has admitted he cried when he discoverd that the late Steve Jobs had tricked him into designing a game for which Jobs received a majority of the profit.

Now that the sales ban of the Galaxy tablet has been overturned, Samsung has wasted little time in kicking Apple where it hurts - by drawing on the publicity of its legal battle against the iPad manufacturer to fuel a newspaper advertising campaign.

What do Ryan Dunn, Breaking Dawn, Revision, Asda and the royal wedding all have in common? They all topped the charts in this year's most popular search terms in the UK, as provided by Google.

Grand Theft Auto 3 is now available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as developer Rock Star Games released an iOS version of the hugely popular PlayStation 2 game.

It is believed that Google Android will launch its own rival to Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant featured on the iPhone 4S.

There are a number of iOS sports apps which will provide an enjoyable experience to the game enthusiasts. Here are some of them.

Apple is believed to be developing a new MacBook Pro offering four times the pixels of the current model, totalling an incredible resolution of 2880 by 1800.

If you're hoping to get an iPad 2 this Christmas, then it might be Worthing holding on until the New Year, as rumours emerging from the Chinese supply chains claim the iPad 3 will be available in just a few months.Here at the International Business Times UK, we've compiled all of the latest iPad 3 rumours into this cut-out-and-keep guide.

A bug has been discovered in Windows Phone 7 that causes the phone to reboot and breaks the messaging hub, all by sending a certain text message to the phone.

Apple opened its biggest-ever store last week, at the Grand Central station, New York.

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.

The UK Border Agency counterfeit team at Heathrow is making huge seizures of fake products everyday at the airport

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.

An untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4 iPod touch running iOS 5 has been created, and the hacker responsible has posted a video online to prove it.

Surveillance companies are able to hack into BlackBerry mobile phones by sending out a fake software update, the smartphone can then be monitored without the owner's knowledge.

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

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.

The much-anticipated iPhone 5 may get a quad-core processor when it arrives sometime next year, according to German Apple blog Macerkopf.de.

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.

Wikileaks has highlighted a company which produces spying hardware that can give surveillance officers complete access to a target's computer through Apple iTunes.

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