Google Music for iOS is here. Sort of. Google’s streaming service, a rival to Apple’s forthcoming iCloud and Amazon’s existing Cloud Player, already offered limited but functional streaming to iOS devices, but only via a clunky, hard-to-navigate version of its full-size Web interface. Now, when you sign in to your Music Beta account on your iDevice, you’ll find a mobile-browser-optimized …

An invite has hit the inboxes of the US press, inviting them to an HTC event on 20 September. And rumour is it’ll be unveiling an Android phone aimed at women. Yes, companies are persisting with this. Let’s hope it’s not as patronising as some. The invite doesn’t reveal much, but “Come celebrate in style with HTC” hints at a …

Be it the nature of your job, your harsh living conditions, a love of sports, or downright klutziness, there’s a clear need for tough phones that can take a licking. We periodically round up the most notable of the bunch. This time, the crop of tough phones includes the Samsung Convoy 2, which is also a push-to-talk baddie with a …