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• In Pictures: The 16 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far

  Fish turn into money, sorcerers rule and things get creepy in these iPhone and iPad games

• iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending May 16

  Even before summer, the iOSphere languishes in the iPad rumor doldrums, apparently having exhausted itself with hopes for a Retina display iPad mini 2, and the A7 chip for the iPad 5. But there is hope: The Rollup uncovered the radical iPadiGlasses, in an exclusive report.

• CA unveils tech planning app for iPads

  CA Technologies has unveiled an app that enables C-level executives to manage IT investments from their iPads.

• In Pictures: 7 hot iPad apps for business

  From Web conferencing to to-do lists, a growing legion of business apps built for the mobile workforce are finding favor with iPad devotees

• Windows 8 Update: 50,000 apps now in Windows Store

  There are now more than 50,000 Windows 8-only applications available in the Windows Store, a big jump from when Windows 8 launched, but a far cry from what the company projected just before the launch.

• NRL bets on cost savings with BYOD strategy

  The NRL expects to win “massive cost savings” from a new bring your own device (BYOD) strategy, according to the rugby league’s IT manager, Maurice Veliz.

• Startup brings digital rights mgmt. to iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone

  Startup Watchful Software says it's reviving the technology known as digital rights management (DRM) by expanding it beyond traditional platforms like Microsoft Windows PCs and bringing it to mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone.

• DSD signs Good Technology to secure iOS devices

  Mobile security company Good Technology has been certified by the Australian government’s Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) to protect iPhones and iPads used by government employees.

• In Pictures: The best office apps for your iPad, round 5

  In the heated competition for native and cloud-based iOS productivity apps, InfoWorld chooses the winners you should own

• Foxtel adds Sky News channels to Go app

  News junkies now have access to Sky News national, business and weather channels on the Foxtel Go iPhone and iPad app.

• Foxtel streams live sports with iPhone, iPad app

  Foxtel has announced that Fox Sports channels 1, 2 and 3 have been added to its Foxtel Go iPhone and iPad app, allowing fans to access NRL, rugby union and cricket matches on their devices.

• Microsoft shows off iPhone, iPad and Android clients, voice calls between Lync server and Skype

  Microsoft demonstrated at Lync Conference 2013 today new capabilities of its Lync unified communications platform including clients for Android devices, iPhones and iPads that support VoIP.

• Microsoft's Surface RT shipments for China tiny compared to rival tablets

  While first day sales for Microsoft's Surface RT tablet attracted a long line in Beijing back in October, demand for the device in China has been low, as shipments reached only 30,000 units during the fourth quarter, according to research firm IDC.

• In Pictures: 15 coolest gadgets at Macworld/iWorld Expo

  The Macworld | iWorld Expo in San Francisco is an Apple lover's Disneyland. Ashton Kutcher kicked things off by plugging his movie iJobs, but the main attraction is the showroom floor where vendors display their wares, everything from iPad and iPhone add-ons to iOS apps to Apple enterprise gear.

• David Jones unwraps iPad app as part of e-commerce drive

  David Jones has launched a magazine app for the iPad as part of the Australian retailer’s push into e-commerce.