ExclusiveNew Apple iPhones set record of 9 million sales in three days News Mark - September 23, 2013 Apple says it’s sold nine million new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c smartphones within the first three days of them going on sale. The figure is a new record for Apple, although it’s also the first time the company has launched two handset models and included China in its initial launch.
ExclusiveMicrosoft updates its Windows-powered Surface tablets with two new models News Mark - September 23, 2013 Microsoft has announced two new additions to its family of Surface tablets. The Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 will be available in the UK from 22nd October, along with a range of new accessories.
ExclusiveGoogle makes Quickoffice productivity app free for Android and iOS News Mark - September 23, 2013 Google has made the Quickoffice productivity app free for Android and Apple iOS devices. Quickoffice, which enables users to update Microsoft Office documents from a mobile device, was acquired by Google last year.
ExclusiveTesco launches own-brand Android tablet News Mark - September 23, 2013 Tesco has launched a 7-inch Android tablet that it’s calling Hudl. It’ll go on sale next Monday for £119. Hudl has an HD screen and runs Android 4.2.2 on a 1.5GHz quad-core processor.
ExclusiveLast week at The Fonecast: 23rd September 2013 Opinion Mark - September 23, 2013 Mark Bridge writes: There are bad weeks... and there are BAD weeks. Blackberry had one of the latter. It all started so well. The company announced a new flagship phablet – the Z30 – and said it would be launching its BBM instant messaging service for iOS and Android handsets at the weekend.