TECHNOLOGY

The U.S. Patent Office granted on Tuesday to Apple a patent for a system that implements multi-touch in a mobile device even if the display is not actively displaying any images, Tech Crunch reported. At the same time it helps save battery life.

We’ll get to see first the second generation Nexus 7 and the Motorola X-Phone, likely the bearer of Google’s Key Lime Pie, prior to the anticipated release of the Nexus 5 smartphone, a new report said.

Move over, 7-inch and 14-inch tablets. Large-screen computing devices are being introduced into the market as Dell rolled out this week its XPS 18 model which features an 18.4-inch touchscreen, while InfoTouch rolled out its 55-inch AiO desktop.

“Blame it on the camera,” is the apparent narrative behind the funky release date for the HTC One, which new reports said will likely take place late April 2013.

U.S. carrier T-Mobile has indicated that Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will hit its distribution channels by May 1 with starting price of $US100 while in the United Kingdom the new Android handset goes on sale beginning April 26.

BlackBerry is attempting to regain its lost crown in the smartphone market by even advertising the BB 10 in rival mobile units that operate on competing OS, particularly the iOS and Android.

HTC One is a crucial device carrying the future of its maker and is expected to change tide, refining the design to near perfection. HTC hired the best engineers and put every single effort to create a groundbreaking device to compete with Samsung's Galaxy S4.

Online leaks of the upcoming Windows Blue, the next version of Windows, indicate that it would have features that would make it easier to use both its Metro and Desktop interfaces.

There are three reasons why Blackberry Z10 is better than the iPhone 5 in the area of repairability. ifixit, a tech repair Web site, just gave the BB Z10 an 8 out of 10 score, beating iPhone 5's 7.

It looks like budget phones will create a considerable scene this year and Nokia will not be left behind as the Finnish mobile device maker is all set for the global rollout of the Nokia Lumia 520, which is the Lumia 521 for U.S. buyers.

Sony’s latest gaming console, the PlayStation 4, will soon deliver its promised high-level and new entertainment environment but the box it will replace remains a must-buy and with the release of new titles plus more in the pipeline, a PlayStation 3 purchase today has never been more compelling.

The testing for Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean has began, and devices from 4.0 ICS going to Jelly Bean under the Galaxy tab 2 line up should received their updates in September 2013 if nothing goes wrong with the performance testing.

Canon announced the availability in Australia of the PowerShot SX280 HS that features the brand's proprietary High Sensitivity (HS) system known for providing good performance despite low light.

The powerful 1.5GHz dual core, 1GB RAM, sharper display, and superior speakers of the Kobo Arc Tablet that won praise from reviews finally runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.

HTC One was released running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and the smartphone unveiled in the recent Mobile World Congress became the greatest competitor of Samsung Galaxy S4. On May, HTC One will possibly receive an Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, according to HTC.

China has tapped software company Canonical to come up with an open-source operating system for local use that will use the Ubuntu operating system. The OS, called Kylin, is slated for release in April.

Tech Web site Uswitch.com released on Sunday leaked photos of the iPhone 5s casing, which it said was initially uploaded at iPhone5Parts.

Samsung is sticking to its plan – fill the world with brimming choices of mobile phones, and it appears the rumoured Galaxy S4 Mini is part of the Galaxy menu that is set to be served this coming April.

More exciting offers are coming from Samsung this year, aside from the flagship handsets, the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3, that the tech giant is set to unleash successively.

Apple is proud of the mix of sturdy glass and solid aluminium shell that houses the iPhone, but the tech giant is also aware that a nasty fall can instantly wreck the popular smartphone.

The second coming of Google’s Nexus 7 remains an Asus manufacturing duties and the two firms apparently on a May 2013 debut in which consumers will get LTE capability as among the major upgrades to come with the 7-inch slate.

Apple is all set for a Q3 2013 release of the iPhone 5S and its budget version, with the latter likely to carry a price tag of around $US329, new reports said.

Is it possible that Samsung’s inventory of the Galaxy Note 2 is running short of supply due to brisk sales movement, at least in select U.S. markets?

Apple’s iPhone 6 will get a better camera, a redesigned home button and a solid shell that protects the large-screen smartphone both from liquid intrusion and high falls, accidental or intentional, according to a newly published concept.

When Samsung unleashed the Galaxy S4 in New York last week, the company also provided a peek on what to expect for its future handsets. Automatically, Android watchers look to Galaxy Note 3, said to represent Episode 2 of the tech giant’s major gadget unpacking this year.

Are we getting a first look of Apple’s iPhone 5S and iPad 5 and their killer features by the end of June this year?

Google's next version of the Play Store has been revealed on Droid Life, and a hands-on video demonstrates the tweaked look and deeper integration of the Holo-theme. Most of the layout is still same, many new pages are blank in this new look and it's easier to switch between searching for apps, music, books and videos.

Reports have emerged that Apple is tapping Japanese firm Sharp to supply the screen display that the tech giant will install on the rumoured iPhone 6, this time able to recognise handwriting using an ordinary pen.

There are now more than 1 billion unique users monthly for the video sharing site YouTube. That means 50 per cent of people who are on the Internet visits YouTube.