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Britain’s young teenagers admit they are “addicted” to their smartphones, but is it because they understand how to use them better than their parents? Channel 4 News finds out.

Channel 4 News obtains the first details of the Government’s plans to overhaul what has been termed Britain’s “archaic” copyright law, as Technology Correspondent Benjamin Cohen exclusively reports.

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Apple’s new iCloud service, launched amid the razzmatazz that traditionally accompanies new Apple products, aims to be another game-changer for what is now the world’s biggest tech company.

Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates turned from cut-throat capitalist to philanthropist when he decided to devote himself to his charitable foundation.

In a bid to keep up with rivals Apple and Google, Microsoft has made its biggest ever acquisition and added the internet phone company Skype to their portfolio.

A “secret” file discovered on the iPhone, which records location details and timings, can be viewed via simple software and Channel 4 News has learned it is possible the data is being sent to Apple.

The mobile phone maker Nokia joins forces with Microsoft to compete with Apple and Google – “a move that makes perfect sense”, writes Technology Correspondent Benjamin Cohen.

Apple share price falls as CEO Steve Jobs takes a medical leave of absence – but the software giant is on too much of a roll to suffer long-term damage, a market expert tells Channel 4 News.

In a similar way to the illegal bootlegging of music and films, pirated mini-software for mobile phones is causing developers growing concern, finds Benjamin Cohen.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy says the iPad is not going to “transform your life the way having a mobile phone or a laptop computer did”, but the gadget “instantly makes you imagine its potential”.