Meizu MX3 Emerges in Leaked Official Photo

Chinese mobile phone maker Meizu is getting ready for the launch of a new smartphone running under Google’s Android operating system, and what appears to be an official photo with it has already emerged online, courtesy of Mobile3G. The handset is expected to become official as Meizu MX3 as soon as the next week, and should pack a 5.1-inch Full HD display, as UnwiredView notes in a recent article. Furthermore, the device is reportedly headed to the market with the Flyme 3.0 OS loaded on top (based on Android Jelly Bean), and with an Exynos 5 Octa processor packed inside. The specifications list of the new mobile phone should also include 2GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with full HD video recording capabilities....

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HTC’s 4.3-Inch 301e Smartphone Spotted in China

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is reportedly getting ready for the launch of a new mid-range smartphone in China, and the device has already emerged in the country with model number 301e attached to it. The handset was spotted at the country’s TENAA telephone certification center with dual-SIM capabilities packed inside and with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display capable of delivering a 480 x 800 pixel resolution. Furthermore, the yet unannounced smartphone features a 1GHz dual-core processor inside, 512MB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, and a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 64GB of additional storage space. The specifications list of the device is also said to include WCDMA 3G connectivity and a 5-megapixel...

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Sony Xperia Honami New Leaked Photos

A new set of leaked photos with the Sony Xperia Honami smartphone is now available for your viewing pleasure, only days before the device is set to become official at the IFA 2013 trade fair in Berlin. Available courtesy of 365Dian, the new photos sport a much better resolution when compared to other leaked images that emerged with the device, as XperiaBlog notes, and offer a glimpse at all of the phone’s design elements. Codenamed Honami, the Android smartphone is expected to become official on September 4 as Sony Xperia Z1, though the Japanese mobile phone maker has yet to confirm specifics on the matter. Xperia Z1 is rumored to arrive on the market with a 5-inch full HD touchscreen display, a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor...

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Samsung Galaxy Note III’s Front Panel Next To Galaxy Note II's

Earlier this week, a series of leaked photos emerged online offering a glimpse at what the front panel of Galaxy Note III would look like, and a new photo with it is now available, showing us the main differences that it will sport when compared to that of Galaxy Note. As it turns out, the upcoming handset will not be much bigger than last year’s smartphone, and the newly released photo (available courtesy of rbmen) confirms that. Although the new Galaxy Note III will arrive on shelves with a larger display, it will also feature a smaller bezel, which allows it to keep about the same dimensions as last year’s large device. It should also be noted that the new handset will have more squared corners when compared to Galaxy Note II,...

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HTC to Launch Its Own Mobile OS in China [WSJ]

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is working on its own mobile operating system, which is set to be officially launched in China and which should be exclusive for the market, a recent article on the Wall Street Journal reads. Apparently, HTC is focused on integrated Chinese-specific apps and services into this mobile OS, including Weibo, the Twitter-like microblog. Expected to become official before the end of this year, the platform would be part of Chinese government’s effort to broaden the spectrum of homegrown software, which would allow it to detach from US companies. No specific info on what the upcoming OS would be like has been provided as of now, and it remains to be seen whether it will be based on Android,...

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MSI Releases GeForce GTX 780 Lightning

Micro-Star International has finally made the official introduction of a graphics adapter which has been on our radar for a few good weeks, with the latest update on it having been made just six days ago. We are, of course, referring to the GeForce GTX 780 Lightning, the video controller that, like all other GTX 780 cards, regardless of factory overclocking (or lack thereof), stands just one level below the GeForce GTX Titan. Normally, the GeForce GTX 780 runs the GK110 graphics processing unit (GPU) at 863 MHz, unless the GPU Boost technology kicks in. In that case, the clock speed jumps to 902 MHz. Not that large a leap, but still better than nothing. Obviously, MSI wasn't about to name a card “Lightning” without making it better...

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Samsung Galaxy Note III 5.68-Inch Screen Front Panel Leaked

Next week, Samsung should officially introduce its next member of the Galaxy Note family of large smartphones, one that should pack a 5.7-inch touchscreen display, the latest reports on the matter suggest. The handset, supposedly called Galaxy Note III, was rumored before to arrive on the market with such a display on the front, but no official confirmation on it has been provided as of now, and some even suggested that it could feature a 6-inch screen. However, what appears to be the handset’s front panel has emerged online in a series of leaked photos over at Sonny Dickson, suggesting that Samsung might have indeed packed it with a 5.68-inch screen. The phone might sport a design similar to the one present on Galaxy S4, which...

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Sony to Confirms Honami’s Xperia Z1 Name

On September 4, Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Mobile is expected to make official a new smartphone in the popular Xperia lineup, one that has been long rumored to feature the codename of Honami, and which might be called Xperia Z1 in the end. The name has emerged online a few times before, and it appears to have been confirmed by a post on the company’s official blog, which features the headline of “3…2…what comes next?” “Think you know what a smartphone can do? It’s time to think again. Something new, something extraordinary is on the way from Sony. #Sept4 #bestofSony,” the blog post reads. Furthermore, it links to the video teaser that Sony Mobile has published for the upcoming mobile phone not long ago, which provided us...

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Microsoft Changes the RTM Concept for Windows 8.1

Just as rumored, Microsoft is set to continue work on Windows 8.1 even though the operating system has reached RTM, in an attempt to provide a greatly improved experience to early adopters. Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc has confirmed in a short tweet that new updates will be delivered to partners, while the company is working on a new set of updates to be delivered to end users ahead of the October launch. “RTM is different now as we ship updates faster for Windows, meant for partners while we refine for customers for GA,” he said on Twitter. According to some previous reports, Microsoft wants to deliver the latest Windows 8.1 updates to end users three days before general availability via the built-in Windows Update feature. The...

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Microsoft Officially Announces Windows 8.1 RTM

Redmond has finally confirmed that Windows 8.1 reached RTM, revealing that OEMs are getting the operating system as we speak. Windows 8.1 is projected to be officially unveiled on October 18, while Windows 8 adopters will be allowed to download it free of charge from the Store. MSDN and TechNet subscribers will get it on October 18 as well. The operating system is set to bring lots of changes to the rather disappointing Windows 8, including a Start button that’s supposed to make the whole platform a lot more familiar for users migrating from an older platform, such as Windows XP, Vista, or 7. Even though it’s back, the Start button does not launch a Start Menu, but instead it launches the Start screen that has often been criticized...

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Samsung Starts Teasing BBM as Coming Soon to Galaxy Handsets

The popular BlackBerry Messenger service is finally getting ready to make its way to the owners of Android devices, and Samsung has already started to promote it as landing on its Galaxy smartphones first. For the time being, Samsung appears to be the only Android phone maker to have officially confirmed plans to support BlackBerry’s Messenger (BBM) on its devices, though other handsets also will, as SammyHub notes. Samsung has started to tease the upcoming availability of BBM on Galaxy smartphones, on Facebook, as the official page of Samsung Ghana shows, and also on YouTube, in a video that CrackBerry found on Samsung Ghana's YouTube account, but which was already removed. When the application arrives, Galaxy users out there...

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New Leaked Photos of Oppo N1 Emerges

Chinese mobile phone maker Oppo has confirmed a while ago plans to bring to the market a new high-end device running under Google’s Android operating system, namely the Oppo N1, and leaked photos with the handset are now available for your viewing pleasure. The upcoming smartphone should arrive on the market with a backside touch feature, which will provide users with the possibility to easily swipe through pages, control the camera, or perform various actions in applications, as Engadget reports. Rumor has it that the new Oppo N1 will become official sometime in September, featuring a large 5.5-inch 1080 touchscreen display, gizchina notes in a recent article. The phone that can be seen in the newly leaked images appears to be...

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HTC One (in Blue Flavor) Emerges in China

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has been long rumored to plan the launch of a Blue flavor of the HTC One smartphone, and the device has just made an appearance in China. The smartphone is already available in Black, Silver, and Red, in addition to a Gold edition, and it seems that it won’t be too long before the Blue variant hits shelves too. The handset was spotted in China, with photos of it already available only courtesy of weibo, but is expected to be officially launched in the United States on the network of Verizon Wireless, as TechKiddy notes. No specific info on the hardware specs of the new model has been provided, but chances are that the device will be similar in all respects to the already available flavors....

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Windows 8.1 RTM Screenshots Leaked

Windows 8.1 has already reached the RTM development phase, according to some rumors, but Microsoft is trying really hard to prevent any ISO from getting leaked to the web. A new set of pictures coming from Win8China reveals that the RTM version is indeed being tested right now by some partners across the world, but it’s not yet clear whether these screenshots have been made by an OEM or straight by regular users. Since such screenshots have already reached the web, it’s only natural to expect a new ISO to get leaked anytime soon, so we’re pretty sure that the stable flavor of Windows 8.1 would be here way before October through unofficial channels. As you know, Microsoft plans to publicly launch Windows 8.1 on October 18, but Windows...

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Sony Publishes Photo of Honami’s Camera, G Lens Confirmed

Next week, Sony Mobile should make official a new Android-based smartphone in the popular Xperia lineup, and the company has published a new teaser image with the device today, via its Twitter account. The phone emerged online before under the codename of Honami, though it is expected to land on shelves under the name of Xperia Z1. Last week, Sony published two other photos with the device, showing parts of it, while posting a shot of the handset’s camera today. The photo also unveils the fact that the upcoming mobile phone will land on the market with Sony's G lens technology inside, and with single-LED flash next to it. With the official unveiling supposedly set for September 4, Sony might continue teasing the device in the coming...

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Sony Xperia Z1 mini (Itsuki) Emerges in Leaked Photo

Xperia Z1 is not the only new Android-based smartphone that mobile phone maker Sony Mobile is expected to make official in the not too distant future, as a smaller flavor of the handset is also rumored to be planned for launch. Supposedly codenamed Itsuki, the phone has emerged online in a leaked photo that shows it next to a BlackBerry Q10, which offers a better idea of its size, as this forum thread on XDA-Developers unveils. The handset has already been spotted en route to Japan as Sony SO-02F, and is said to sport a compact design, smaller than that of iPhone 5, but to keep the powerful capabilities that Xperia Z1 Honami was rumored to include. Thus, the upcoming smartphone will feature a 4.3-inch touchscreen display capable of...

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Motorola Teases Moto X Developer Edition Online

Mobile phone maker Motorola is getting ready for the launch of a new flavor of its Moto X smartphone, one labeled Developer Edition, which has already made an appearance on the vendor’s website. The new phone model is not available for purchase as of now, but it should hit shelves soon, with 32GB of internal memory, and with an unlockable bootloader. Although it makes it easier for users to unlock the device, Motorola still warns all those interested in the matter that “Unlocking your Developer Edition's bootloader voids all warranties and may cause serious harm to your device.” Apparently, the upcoming device model will have a look of its own, and the available press photo shows a black frame on the front, coupled with a white back...

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Xperia Z1 Press Photo Confirms Black, Purple, and White Versions

Japanese handset vendor Sony Mobile has been long rumored to plan the release of a successor for the Xperia Z smartphone in the beginning of September, and a press photo with the device is now available for your viewing pleasure. Available courtesy of Digi-Wo, the leaked press photo confirms what previous rumors on the upcoming device have suggested, namely that it would land on shelves in three different color flavors, including Black, Purple, and White. As XperiaBlog notes, there’s no surprise in the fact that the supposedly called Sony Xperia Z1 (C690X) will be released in these three colors, given that Xperia Z and Xperia Z Ultra had a similar fate. Codenamed Honami, Xperia Z1 is expected to feature a 5-inch full HD touchscreen,...

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XiaoMi to Launch 8-Core Smartphone This Year

Chinese mobile phone maker XiaoMi is reportedly getting ready for the launch of an 8-core smartphone before the end of this year, the latest reports on the matter suggest. Apparently, the company is getting ready to make said device official with a MediaTek MT6592 8-core processor packed inside. Furthermore, a recent article on GSM Insider claims that other phone makers in the country are also getting ready for the launch of similar devices, including Lenovo, Oppo, Gionee, and Vivo. Through the launch of its own such smartphone, XiaoMi will be able to better compete with rival companies on the Chinese market, that’s for sure. No info on when the new device will be launched has been provided, but chances are that it will arrive...

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Sony Xperia Honami’s Metal Frame Leaks

Sony’s upcoming Xperia Honami smartphone is making it to the headlines more and more often in anticipation of its official unveiling on September 4, as the latest leaks on the matter brought us a glimpse of the phone’s metal frame. Available courtesy of repair shop eTradeSupply, said photos show the frame from all angles, but reveal little that was not known already, as XperiaBlog notes. Expected to arrive on shelves as the Xperia Z1, the mobile phone will sport about the same hardware specifications as its successor, the Xperia Z. Thus, it will hit the market with a 5-inch full HD screen, a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor inside, a 20-megapixel photo snapper on the back, and one of the latest flavors of Google’s Android operating...

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Motorola DROID 5 Smiles for the Camera

Mobile phone maker Motorola has unveiled four new smartphones this year, all of them full-touch handsets, but it seems that it is not done with the launches just yet. What appears to be the upcoming DROID 5 smartphone from the company has allegedly made an appearance online in a series of leaked photos, showing that the sliding QWERTY keyboards are not dead just yet. The specifications list of the device hasn’t been leaked until now, but the aforementioned leaked photos, available courtesy of Weibo, do offer a good look at the phone’s design. As Droid-life notes, the new mobile phone appears to feature an edge-to-edge display, with a small bezel, while also sporting a front camera, along with the Motorola and Verizon logos next to...

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Xperia Z Ultra Confirmed to Receive X-Reality for Mobile Next Month

Xperia Z Ultra, the 6.4-inch full HD smartphone from Sony, lacks one great feature at the moment, namely X-Reality for mobile, though it does come with a Triluminous Display for mobile, built with the latest Sony BRAVIA technology, though this might change soon. Apparently, the Android-based mobile phone is set to receive the feature as soon as next month, as a white paper published on Sony Mobile’s website last week unveils. “X-Reality for mobile will be available for this device through the forthcoming software upgrade available to download over the air. Sony Mobile will use reasonable endeavors to make this software available to end users in the week commencing September 9th, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter,” said doc reads. As...

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Large Nokia Smartphone Confirmed for September [Reuters]

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is getting ready for the launch of its first device to pack a screen larger than 5 inches in September, the latest reports on the matter suggest. The company has been long rumored to plan the release of at least one such smartphone, and it appears that all is almost confirmed, a recent article on Reuters claims. Furthermore, the news site claims that Nokia is planning the release of this device during a press event set to take place in New York. The handset in question could be none other than the previously rumored Nokia Bandit, which should sport a 6-inch full HD touchscreen. In fact, WPCentral claims that they have already managed to confirm that the smartphone is indeed the aforementioned codenamed...

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ASUS Z87-Deluxe/Quad ATX Motherboard

The Thunderbolt connectivity interface hasn't seen much success, adoption-wise, but the new mainboard from ASUS is one of the platforms that possesses it: Z87-Deluxe/Quad. Thunderbolt 2 is the evolution of the first Thunderbolt technology. Compared to the four separate transfer channels, the new one merges them into two 20Gbit/s bi-directional channels. Thus, their 40 Gbps transfer speed is superior to USB 3.0 by a factor of 4. It won't steal the thunder of USB, since USB has a much greater product base and is much more widespread, but it's still a significant bragging right. Also, the bandwidth is important because it allows high-resolution video (4K 4096 x 2160 resolution) to be streamed, while communicating with HDDs and other...

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Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5 Comparison Shots

A retailer in Japan has obtained the “champagne” version of the iPhone 5S lacking a display, electronics, buttons, and the radio windows on the back. OK, so they didn’t actually get their hands on the iPhone 5S, but rather the chassis. However, what’s interesting about it is that it sports that rumored “champagne” color that the phone is set to ship with. In addition to “champagne,” the iPhone 5S will probably also ship in black and white, as the iPhone 5 does today. Weekly Ascii has released some comparison shots of the 5S enclosure next to the current-generation iPhone 5 (gallery below). Reportedly obtained from Japanese retailer Moumantai, the images show that the new color is consistent with the existing chromatics (if we...

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