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iPhone 5s Lightning port
Apple iPhone has security 'backdoor'
Mobile phones

File left behind when iPhone is paired with a computer could give government snoops access to personal data

Nokia Lumia 530
Nokia Lumia 530 scrapes barrel, costs €85
Mobile phones

Microsoft unveils the Lumia 530, a new super-budget Windows Phone 8.1 handset that will launch in August

Serif Affinity Designer beta free on OS X
Photo editing

Serif's free beta gives illustrators and graphic designers a significantly cheaper alternative to Adobe's Creative Cloud

Rural Britain (Credit: Flickr user llee_wu)
Vodafone to fill 100 rural 'notspots'
Mobile phones

Vodafone Open Sure Signal pledges to fill 100 rural 'notspots' and is asking communities to apply for a free 3G signal boost

Girl using iPhone 4
Orange spews out spam texts, says 'whoops'
Mobile phones

EE-owned network blames technical glitch after it sent some customers 90 promotional texts in just four days

Nvidia Shield tablet specifications, controller revealed
Tablets

Nvidia's Shield tablet is now official, complete with controller accessory, following weeks of leaks

Tesla Model S
Tesla Model S hacked
Car accessories & equipment

A Chinese security company claims to have hacked the Tesla Model S with potentially dangerous consequences

Xiaomi Mi 4 smartphone officially revealed
Mobile phones

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi upgrades its flagship handset with faster internals and a password-beating wearable

Virgin Media TV Anywhere
Virgin TV Anywhere now on Kindle Fire
Tablets

Live streams of 75 channels, including BT Sport 1 and 2, Sky 1 and Disney Channel available now for Kindle Fire tablets

Commonwealth Games on BBC Sport
BBC and EE test 4G live broadcasts
Mobile phones

BBC, EE, Huawei and Qualcomm working on project to broadcast live TV using existing 4G infrastructure