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Why Apple needs the iPad Mini to succeed

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The iPad Mini's pricing, like its heavily-leaked specifications and appearance, aren't a surprise. The 16GB Wifi-only model will cost just £269. This is £60 less than the 16GB iPad 2 and £130 less than the new 16GB iPad 4.

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Microsoft’s Surface priced to take down the iPad

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After months of speculation Microsoft has finally announced the pricing for Surface, its own-brand line of Windows RT tablets, and as expected it's priced aggressively to compete with the Apple iPad.

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Update for Hero Academy

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Hero Academy is a fun game but I found it hard to find opponents who were interested in playing. A new update solves this problem as it adds 28 single player challenges. If you enjoy rubbing an opponent's nose in their imminent defeat, the taunt system has also been updated.

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The end of my Kindle honeymoon

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Spending a long time on trains (not all of it moving) ebooks have been a real blessing. I can have a wide range of books to suit my mood close to hand without weighing myself down. The Kindle app for the iPad has impressed me with the ability to push books from the Amazon website and option to open other ebooks from my Dropbox folder. A recent £2 impulse buy showed up some problems with deeper books than my usual Jeeves and Wooster.

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Two iOS weight loss apps free on 2 July

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A phone or tablet is a good device for helping you lose weight as it's almost always to hand and can help you keep track of what you're eating.

Two popular iPhone apps, intelli-Diet and Super Diet Genius will be free on the Apple Aspp Store on Monday July 2nd.

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Five years on from the Apple iPhone - what's changed?

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Five years ago today the first iPhone launched. Here's our pick of five of the most significant bits of tech during the past half decade.

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