BBC launches CBeebies Playtime app for smartphones and tablets
No in-app purchases for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire app that showcases 'channel-defining' Alphablocks, Octonauts, Tree Fu Tom and Something Special brands. By Stuart Dredge
BlackBerry: how business went sour
From 50% market share in 2009 to less than 3% today, the company's fortunes have changed as quickly as the technology it deals in
Why did BlackBerry crumble?
One moment it was the hi-tech communication tool of world leaders and the financial elite. The next it had lost its cutting-edge reputation, aspirational appeal – and its customers. Stuart Jeffries on the collapse of a once-mighty brand
Who’d buy BlackBerry – aside from BlackBerry fans?
Heidi Moore: The BlackBerry still has devoted users, but the brand long since outstripped by Apple and Samsung needs radical reinvention
Apple plans new iPhone launch for 10 September, say reports
Company lines up cheaper smartphone, dubbed iPhone 5C, and next generation model, thought to be called the iPhone 6. By Alex Hern
20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week
Disney Animated, Tube Map Live, Glow, Radio Alan: The Alan Partridge Player, Fetch – A Boy and his Dog, Mister Maker, Worms 3, Google AdSense and more. By Stuart Dredge
Edward Snowden? There’s a Temple Run-style endless runner app for him
Snowden Saga - Escape from Den of Iniquity launched for iPhone, iPad and Android, reminding players 'don't forget to collect the top secret documents...' By Stuart Dredge
20 best apps for kids to help stave off summer holiday boredom
Android, iPhone and iPad apps for children featuring reading, drawing, phonics, games and other interactive fun. By Stuart Dredge
Apple bans Joyful Executions iOS game that satirises North Korea
Game falls foul of 'excessively objectionable or crude content' App Store rule, but developer goes ahead with Android release. By Stuart Dredge
UK now has 20m mobile gamers, and two thirds play in the living room
comScore research claims free games three times more popular than paid titles, with 6.2m Brits playing almost every day. By Stuart Dredge
Radio Alan iOS app sees Alan Partridge playing DJ with fans’ music
North Norfolk Digital patter now available for people's own digital music collections, as Alpha Papa film hits cinema screens. By Stuart Dredge
Apple trade ban reversal in US questioned by South Korea
Samsung may face own ban on Friday after Barack Obama vetoes injunction against iPhone 4 and iPad 2 imposed by International Trade Commission. By Charles Arthur
Samsung v Apple: Obama overturning import ban is not about favouritism
Analysis: The reversal on US imports for the iPhone 4 is about stopping owners of standards-essential patents from charging extortionate prices
20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week
Ladybird: Read it Yourself, Quip, Lumosity, The Drowning, BT Sport, Transformers Construct-Bots, Phaidon Architecture, Zagat, Rymdkapsel and more. By Stuart Dredge
Tablet and smartphone games: ten of the best new releases
As the mainstream games industry winds down over the summer, Nick Gillett takes a look at the best smartphone and tablet games on offer