Week in Tech: Microsoft ditches Android, but the robots get smarter

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www.techradar.com Week in Tech Microsoft ditches Android, but the robots get smarter Remember the famous photo of Steve Jobs flicking v-signs at IBM's head office? Pretend you don't, because Apple and IBM are now best friends forever. And that's not the only surprising bit of news this week in tech! Apple and IBM up a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g Apple and IBM have teamed up to give Windows a wedgie and BlackBerry the boot. That's not how they describe it, of course - the press release is an avalanche of business jargon - but Michelle Fitzsimmons cuts through the jargon to say it straight: "Apple and IBM have partnered for a major initiative to bring more iOS devices and solutions to the workplace. And by more, we mean a lot." Apple is using IBM as a Trojan Horse, says Désiré Athow. "Apple will use IBM as a medium to crack the elusive enterprise market while Big Blue will get privileged - but not exclusive - access to the IOS ecosystem." X Rated With Microsoft cutting 18,000 jobs from its business, something had to give. Turns out that something was Android, as Microsoft announced that it will be saying goodbye to Google's OS in favour of Nokia, just six months after the Nokia X. It's a shame really, because the Nokia X is actually the most exciting smartphone around right now - you just can't buy one. Read the full story     In this week ■ Week in Tech: Microsoft ditches Android, but the robots get smarter ■ Talking points: Samsung's internet of things, OnePlus One fault, meeting ASIMO, Google Project Zero ■ Competition: WIN! A pair of tickets for Reasons to be Creative Brighton worth £600 ■ The week's best buys: Sony KD-65X9005B, Google Nexus 10, LG LAB540 SoundPlate ■ Top 10: Tablets   Talking points 1 Samsung may be plotting an internet of things takeover, too Samsung is reportedly in the market to acquire SmartThings, a home automation start-up whose gear enables folks to control lighting, electronic appliances and locks with their mobile phones, in an attempt to rival Google and Apple in the connected home space. Read more       2 Has your OnePlus One display got yellow fever? You're not alone A number of OnePlus One owners are reporting that their new handsets are showing a yellow tinge towards the bottom of the display. There have also been some complaints of dead pixels, although it's the yellow tint problem that seems to be most prevalent. Read more       3 We just came face to face with the all-new ASIMO If you want to know what it's like to meet ASIMO in person, we'd recommend checking out Jake Schreier's Robot & Frank. There were moments during our presentation where the similarities between ASIMO and the film's own little white bot were uncanny. Like, scarily uncanny. Read more       4 Google Project Zero aims to keep the Heartbleed Bug from happening again Google has a number of ongoing pet projects, including internet-dropping hot air balloons to driverless cars, but the next item on its agenda is net security. The search company announced it has put together a crack team of security engineers to help secure the web in a mission it's calling Project Zero. Read more       Competition WIN! A pair of tickets for Reasons to be Creative Brighton worth £600   We've teamed up with Reasons to be Creative and Brighton Digital Festival to give you a chance to win a pair of tickets to Reasons to be Creative, a digital creativity conference which opens the month-long digital and arts festival. To enter, just answer the simple question. Enter competition   WIN! One of two 500GB YouView+ boxes  Enter competition WIN! A Canon EOS 70D  Enter competition       Your tweets this week       The week's best buys Sony KD-65X9005B This is the big UHD TV to beat right now. Awesome image quality, hi-fi grade sound and stylish design put it at the front of the 4K pack. View offer Read review       Google Nexus 10 If you want a full size tablet that doesn't cost the earth, the Nexus 10 gives you just that, with a full HD display and powerful processor. View offer Read review       LG LAB540 SoundPlate LG hasn't skimped on the 3D Blu-ray player inside the SoundPlate. Sound quality is serious too, and it's plenty smart enough when it comes to apps. View offer Read review       Would a big-screen iPhone 6 be a must-have handset? @NeilTamplin I chose to downsize from a Samsung Galaxy to an iPhone 5. I don't browse the web on my phone - got an iPad mini for that.     @GamerSquadTV Don't matter, just give us at least a 1080p res display with a 13megapixel 4k recording cam and waterproof.     @jpisare Larger screen will mean instant must-have for most. No doubt about it. *Full disclosure: I'm not an iPhone user.       Top   Tablets With choice comes decisions - difficult decisions. We've made it easy for you and pulled together the top 10 tablets of the moment available in the UK.   iPad Air       Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet       iPad mini 2 with Retina display View top 10           TechRadar Promotion TechRadar Download: TeamSpeak 3 The free TeamSpeak software lets you communicate with other players via headset during the hottest of online battles. 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