TECHNOLOGY

Now is the sweet time to own Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2, which U.S. telco AT&T now sells for only $US.0.99 with a two-year contract.

Fancy for a Facebook-dedicated smartphone that actually dishes other servings aside from making sure you are attuned 24/7 to the hugely popular social media site?

Apple fanboys should discount the possibility that wireless charging will come right out of the box for the rumoured mid-2013 release of the iPhone 5S, and the same goes with its budget version.

A new Google patent application revealed a new way to control future Android devices – by tapping its back cover. It is likely that the new feature will first see implementation on the upcoming Nexus 5 or the Motorola X-Phone.

End of this week the wait for Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is over but as we get to know the specs and features from the new Android handset, another dilemma sets in. Should we take the plunge now or wait a few more months?

One explanation why Samsung is getting a larger cut of the smartphone pie is that the South Korean tech giant has affordable units that offer the same technology and similar specs to high-end units of competitors.Reports said that Samsung will again roll out another easy-on-the-pocket smartphone in May - the Galaxy Pocket Neo.

The beauty about concept phones is they push the limits of imagination, which is exactly how the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 render came out – packed with specs that exceed the supposed muscles that the Galaxy S4 will flash this week.

Using Android phones means you are on the popular zone as the Google mobile platforms remains the king of smartphone. But there is a downside and a huge one at that – the threat of suffering security attacks.

More signs are emerging that Apple has indeed spawned a killer device in the iPad Mini, eating away sales and market turfs that previously were enjoyed by the gadget that started the global tablet phenomenon.

A new case intended for use on Samsung’s Galaxy S4 emerged anew, pointing to a new high-end Android phone that is smaller but boxier.

The Gorilla Glass is famous and common to most premium smartphones today, used by branded devices such as HTC, Motorola, Samsung, and Sony. The glass is also used to protect laptops, tablets, computers, and windows. But how much punishment can it take before getting destroyed?

Samsung’s 10-inch Galaxy Tab 3 is reportedly making its way to global markets soon following the leak of a listing from Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) that pointed to the underway development of the tablet.

Pit the Galaxy Note 2 against the Xperia Z and you’ll get a good match. The Samsung device is an unabashed phablet while Sony has obviously configured its new 5-inch flagship to test the waters that the Note series has been familiar with.

Silently, Nokia presented to select bloggers and journalist its rumoured replacement for the Lumia 920 during the recently concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As earlier reported, it’s known for now as Catwalk.

Apple reinvented the touch screen manipulation of mobile devices. Now a new patent application pointed to upcoming iPhone versions that will read users’ commands via squeeze gestures.

One Google executive trumpeted last month that future Nexus devices will come with insanely great features, most notably in the camera department. Naturally, we expect the Nexus 5 to come rolling out with a bang.

Picture the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series sporting near tablet-size screens, which a new report said is the focus of Samsung’s future smartphone plans. The current mantra appears – the bigger, the better handset.

A few years ago, pre-teens had to lie about their real age just to open an account at the very popular social networking site Facebook. After a couple of years, these same young people have reached 13 and are legally allowed to open an FB account, however, some of them find the portal now uncool.

Production lines for both the iPhone 5S and its budget version has commenced humming, a new report said, supporting an earlier story that Apple is set to release the two handsets on June at the earliest.

A fusion of the Galaxy S3, the Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy Note 8.0 – that’s how the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 came out in a new image render.

Samsung was rumoured to preview the Galaxy Note 3 via the 2013 MWC in Barcelona but all the talks proved untrue. The Asian tech giant only allowed a glimpse of the Galaxy Note 8.0.

April looms as the likely launch schedule for the iPad Mini 2, that’s the good news. The bad news is Apple is unable to include Retina display for its small tablet refresh, a new report said.

It will be a June launch for the new iPhone and the likelihood is Apple has set a double-punch, in which both the rumoured iPhone 5S and the budget iPhone version will be unveiled simultaneously.

Android Key Lime Pie 5.0 is the much-awaited major iteration to the Android OS. The rumour mill suggests two smartphones will be unveiled by Google in its I/O event in May. Which device between Nexus 5 and Motorola X Phone will carry the new power OS?

It’s clear out time for U.S. telco T-Mobile as it offers the once scant Nexus 4 for only $US50 with contract. The deal is up only for a very limited time, said the U.S. company.

Windfall of specs (can be read too as speculations) greeted Samsung fans this week, most of them anxiously waiting to have a peek on the upcoming Galaxy S4. Now a new image of the Android handset is in the air.

Smaller footprint but bigger and wider screen – that’s how the rumoured iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S are rendered in a fresh set of images that showed the alleged Apple phablet without the familiar Home physical button.

HTC One has been drawing a lot of attention since it was announced last month and unveiled last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It is frequently being compared to iPhone 5 in many tech sites. The new flagship smartphone of the Taiwanese tech player even won "Best Device in Show" at the MWC. Considering very good mobile specs, those who have been holding out for the iPhone 5s or iPhone 6 are being pulled in by the "One."

A new security hole is discovered on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, allowing hackers to briefly access the handset’s home screen and do as they please in that short window time.