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www.techradar.com Week in Tech Apple TV grows, iPad slows, and Facebook explodes on mobile This week's been all about the numbers: Apple released its latest sales figures, Facebook's been boasting about its user numbers and Lytro's new camera delivered 1080 x 1080 pixels of light ray goodness. That's not all: Sony's released a superb smartphone, Nike's nixed the Fuelband and details of Windows 9 are beginning to emerge. Here's what matters this week. Apple: 20 million Apple TVs but iPad sales slowing It's time for Apple's latest results, and while it remains a mind-bogglingly profitable company the news wasn't all good: iPad sales have slowed, and we're still waiting for the exciting new products Tim Cook has been banging on about for ages. Facebook on mobile breaks the billion More big numbers, this time from Facebook: the social network now has 1.01 billion monthly users on mobile, a 15% increase over last year and almost as many people as use Facebook the old-fashioned way. To celebrate, it's going to stuff your news feed with even more auto-playing video ads. Thanks, Facebook. Thanks a bunch. Read the full story     In this week ■ Week in Tech: Apple TV grows, iPad slows, and Facebook explodes on mobile ■ Talking points: iOS 8 leaks, Windows 8.2 details, OnePlus One, the end of Nokia ■ Competition: WIN! A Sky+ HD box and top TV package subscription for a year ■ The week's best buys: Samsung Gear, iPad mini 2 with Retina display, Amazon Kindle Fire HD ■ Top 10: Smartphones   Talking points 1 Leaked images claim to reveal iOS 8 running on an iPhone 5S With Apple's annual developer conference quickly approaching, we have little doubt that somewhere in Cupertino there are devices already running iOS 8, and a new report could very well offer our first glimpse of one of them. Read more       2 Windows 8.2 Start menu details emerge as Windows 9 whispers stir At Microsoft Build 2014 we found out what was in store for Windows 8.1 Update 1, but now attention is shifting to what lies ahead. WZOR, the Russian pirate group, has released some new details on the next Microsoft OS update, and the group seems certain it's coming this autumn. Read more       3 OnePlus One arrives to blow the competition out of the water The OnePlus One is now out in the open and looking pretty sweet. OnePlus isn't a widely-recognised name right now but its first handset goes shoulder-to-shoulder with smartphone titans at a more affordable price. Read more       4 Nokia to be renamed Microsoft Mobile Oy when deal closes The grand old name of Nokia will be dropped from the company's title as soon as the Microsoft takeover is rubber stamped this month, according to a letter sent by the new owners to suppliers. Read more       Competition WIN! A Sky+ HD box and top TV package subscription for a year   To celebrate the launch of Sky's #WatchOnSky partnership with Twitter, one reader can win a Wi-Fi-enabled Sky+HD box and the top TV package. For your chance to scoop this amazing prize, just follow the link below and answer the simple question. Enter competition   WIN! A Nikon Coolpix P7800 compact camera worth £499.99 Enter competition       WIN! A Sony Xperia Z Enter competition       Your tweets this week       The week's best buys Samsung Gear Fit Combining fitness band and smartwatch, the Gear Fit is beautifully designed. It just lacks a bit of substance right now. View offer Read review       iPad mini 2 with Retina display The iPad mini 2 is flawless in so many ways. From a rich app catalog to the best design on the market, you'll simply love it. View offer Read review       Amazon Kindle Fire HD An excellent value tablet with solid, capable hardware. If this meets your needs from a slate, it's a great choice. View offer Read review       Is Google+ going to get the chop? @phillwilkinson It's a shame if it did, it has the best app going... just a shame people won't migrate from Facebook.   @@METAKNlGHT It won't. G+ is a network for the tech-minded. Was never likely to be anything else.   @JamesatFuseo  I wonder if Google has decided that G+ has a large enough userbase to be self-sustaining and want to try newer things.       Top   smartphones You want the best smartphone, right? We've whittled our constantly updated selection down to the 10 best handsets you can get right now.   HTC One M8       Sony Xperia Z2       Samsung Galaxy S5 View top 10           TechRadar Promotion Google Chromecast just £30 Stream online video and music to your TV using your smartphone, tablet or laptop with Chromecast. It supports Netflix, YouTube and Google Play Movies & Music, and works with Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and Chromebooks. Simply plug into any HDTV and connect to your home Wifi Network. 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