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Microsoft completes Nokia acquisition, gains Lumia and Asha brands Microsoft has completed its deal to buy Nokia's devices division, meaning it now owns 90% of all Windows Phone devices on the market

7in Samsung tablet gets certified in China, could arrive as Galaxy Mega 7 Samsung could be working on a tablet/smartphone hybrid called the Galaxy Mega 7, which would replace the Mega 6.3 as the biggest handset in the company's line-up

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom cameraphone pictured ahead of official reveal Samsung's second generation cameraphone, expected to launch as the Galaxy K Zoom, has apparently been spotted ahead of an official announcement on a Chinese blog

Lytro Illum light-field digital camera announced Lytro, the company that pioneered consumer light-field photography, has announced its second generation camera, the Illum

Samsung Exynos 5430 processor with 2K display support, Intel LTE revealed Samsung's latest Exynos mobile processor could replace Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips in future Galaxy smartphones

Apple celebrates Earth Day with free product recycling Apple has announced it will start providing free product recycling, just in time for Earth day 2014

Google updates Hangouts app with combined SMS and IM conversations Google has updated its Hangouts Android app to combine both instant messaging conversations and SMS texts into a single stream per contact

Pioneer adds Apple CarPlay to five existing in-car multimedia systems Apple's Siri-controlled app system for cars is getting added to five existing Pioneer systems

Eyefi Cloud uploads your photos as you snap them Eyefi's new Eyefi Cloud app will now automatically upload your photos to the cloud using your Android or iOS smartphone, as you're taking them

Amazon and Samsung partner up for custom Kindle store on Galaxy smartphones and tablets Samsung has struck a deal with Amazon to develop a custom Kindle eBook store for owners of Galaxy smartphones and tablets

Had a facelift? Harley Medical hackers have nabbed your personal details Details of 500,000 Harley Medical customers have been stolen by hackers who then tried to extort money from the cosmetic surgery company

Apple, Google and Samsung to add phone kill switch Smartphone thieves will soon be scuppered by a new high-tech feature that will make stolen devices useless

Samsung Android Wear smartwatch in the work Samsung is actively investigating Google's Android Wear wearable operating system for an upcoming smartwatch