The company behind the microchips in Apple’s iPhones and iPads today hailed a “strong start” to the year, with more than two billion devices using their chips shipped in the past three months alone.

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BestBuy leaks pre-order prices of Google Nexus 7 tablet

Middle-child of the Nexus range will sell for approximately £150 for 16GB, £170 for 32GB

Industry observers expect today's report to show a dip in profits of up to about 20 per cent, compared with the same period last year

Apple profits soar to £23bn on back of iPhone sales

Apple said it had shipped 31.2 million iPhones over the quarter

A salesperson unpacks an Apple iPad Mini to test it for a customer in the Apple specialty section of a Croma retail store in Mumbai February 22, 2013. . REUTERS/Vivek Prakash

Apple reportedly testing 13-inch iPad and larger iPhone

New models could diversify the company's product range as a response to the success of rivals Samsung

Future bleak for print magazines at publisher

The closure or sale of some print magazines could be on the agenda for the games and technology magazines publisher Future after it warned it would miss profits targets.

Slick and striking: the Sony Xperia Tablet Z

A week with: The Sony Xperia Tablet Z

'A new experience but not an outstanding one'

A Week With: Lifeproof nuud iPad case

Better safe than sorry

More iWatch trademark filings in Mexico, Taiwan, Turkey

Global tour for trademarks indicates an Apple smartwatch is in the works

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook takes the stage during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco, California June 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Apple applies to trademark term 'iWatch' in Japan

Move indicates company's intent to create a smartwatch

Review and gallery - XCOM: Enemy Unknown, iOS devices, £13.99

On the face of it XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based game about fending off an alien invasion. It’s about advancing your team of customizable soldiers to the front line, and stealing the remains of alien tech. It’s about micro-managing your base, building facilities and launching satellites above foreign neighbours to keep their panic levels low.

Google has beaten off Facebook and Apple in a poll to find America's most popular tech firm

Google beats Apple and Facebook in poll of America's favourite tech firms

Apple shows a dip in popularity among under-30s

Kaspar's Seafood Bar & Grill, The Savoy, London

The scene opens with a man and woman, smart of suit and high of heel, sashaying through the marbled lobby of the Savoy. Giddy with fun on this special night, our golden couple trips past the winter garden gazebo, swerving around blocky Americans and gossamer-haired dowagers, to reach their destination, the famous riverside restaurant.

Simon Read: Travel cover has fallen behind the times

A Which? investigation published today shows that travel insurance policies have failed to move with the times, giving inadequate cover for the full costs of lost or stolen valuables abroad and potentially leaving holidaymakers hundreds of pounds out of pocket.

Markets underwhelmed by Apple's quarterly profits fall

Apple shares today rose less than 0.5% in Germany as European traders gave a lukewarm response to the iPhone maker’s latest results, focusing on its first fall in quarterly profits in a decade rather than the fact the decline was not as bad as expected.

Gadgets such as tablets are becoming a familiar tool for pupils, who use them for research, writing and recording video and audio

Do students need an Apple iPad?

We investigated the issue thoroughly, and the answer is a resounding 'maybe'

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