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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.

Reports have emerged that Samsung is planning a September preview for the Galaxy Note 3 following its mysterious non-appearance at the recently concluded 2013 MWC in Barcelona. This time, the phablet will be unpacked via the annual IFA in Berlin, Germany.

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.

Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover informed that it would scale up investments at its UK engine plant by more than 40 percent as demand for the SUVs increased in China and other emerging markets as well. In addition, Jaguar Land Rover plans to double the head count by creating additional 700 jobs and invest £500 million at its i54 business park.

While Australia's business community was not surprised by the expected decision of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold on Tuesday the current overnight cash rate at 3 per cent, borrowers may be in for a surprise.

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.

Hancock Prospecting owner Gina Rinehart must be on a roll this week after scoring two back-to-back victories. After losing her shares in the Rhodes project last week to Wright Prospecting, she accepted the flag of surrender from recalcitrant daughter Hope Welker over the weekend and retained the richest person in Australia title.

Although he is not an Apple shareholder, investment guru Warren Buffett has some unsolicited advice to the giant tech company amid a hedge fund manager call for Apple to issue preferred shares to deal with the excess cash hoard of the company.