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There's only one winner here. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

There’s only one winner here. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Apple’s latest iPhones are proof that mobile devices don’t need octa-core processors and bags of RAM when they have the right software. Despite lagging behind their rivals on paper, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were the most powerful smartphones of 2015 — by a mile!

Group video on your smartphone - hoorah! Photo: Skype

Group video on your smartphone – hoorah! Photo: Skype

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its free video calls, Skype is giving everyone a present: group video calls on mobile devices.

It was only six years ago that Skype video calling premiered on mobile phones, setting one-to-one video calls free from the laptop or desktop.

Now, you’ll be able to group video chat via Skype on Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows 10 Mobile. Here’s a cute video Skype created to celebrate.

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Goodbye, Internet Explorer. We won’t miss all of those security breaches. Photo: Everyone Ever

Internet Explorer is dead, and some nerdy designers are taking their good-riddance to Kickstarter.

The campaign will produce classy, poster-sized screen prints of a fictional speech that perfectly captures how little anyone will actually miss the maligned web browser. It’s seeking a measly $500 to start production, with extra money going toward making the prints available in additional languages.

Games for days. Photo: Amazon

Games for days. Photo: Amazon

If you’re not already subscribed to Amazon Prime, you’re missing out on what might be the best deal on the planet. And today it gets even greater, because Amazon is now giving all Prime subscribers 20 percent off pre-order and newly-released video games.

Apple has focused heavily on its India business. Photo: Apple

Apple has focused heavily on its India business. Photo: Apple

Apple’s enterprise mobility head for the India region has quit to set up a new Indian smartphone company, selling Android devices.

Sharad Mehrotra joined Apple in October 2007, the year that Apple launched the iPhone. Since then he has worked to build Apple’s brand in India, which the company has been particularly keen on pushing over the past several years.

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