Tesco says it’s stopped working on its Hudl-branded smartphone so that it can concentrate on tablets.
Earlier this year the retailer revealed plans to build on the success of its Hudl tablet with a smartphone launch in 2014.
	 
	
	
		
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		Microsoft has agreed a $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion) deal to acquire Mojang, the game developer behind the popular Minecraft franchise. 
The acquisition is expected to be completed late this year.
	 
	
	
		
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		Amazon’s Fire smartphone will launch exclusively on O2 in the UK this month, having seen USA sales begin in June. 
The phone, which boasts a 4.7-inch HD display and a 13 megapixel camera, runs Amazon’s own version of Android on a quad-core 2.2 GHz processor.
	 
	
	
		
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		Apple says demand for its new iPhone and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones has exceeded the anticipated demand. 
Orders for over four million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets were placed within 24 hours last Friday, which means some customers won’t receive their new phones until October.
	 
	
	
		
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	Over 5,500 jobs at risk
	
		UK mobile phone specialist Phones 4u and a number of its associated businesses - including MVNO Life Mobile - have gone into administration today. 
The company says it follows the decisions of Vodafone and then EE not to renew their network agreements, which represented over 90% of all connections it made.
	 
	
	
		
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