Erik Pineda

Jelly Bean 4.3 came out in late July 2013 minus the usual fanfare and Google is seen to give birth to its replacement, the Key Lime Pie or Android 5.0, in the same manner – hitting Android devices around the world silently.

Can you imagine the iPhone 6 encased in a unibody plastic material on its release date? This possibility is hinted in Apple’s new job listing that specifically hunts for engineers with years of expertise in plastic moulding.

There is no question that Samsung is going for the grand Galaxy Note 3 launch on Sept 4 but a new report suggests the actual release date is on Sept 27 and buyers in Taiwan are getting the freshly-minted phablet first.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has his own wishlist of futuristic iOS devices, which he hopes the tech giant will get around in building once the euphoria expected to surround the iPhone 6, iPhone 5C and iPhone 6 has subsided.

Apple’s Sept 10 media event is supposed to be the precursor of the rumoured Sept 20 release date for the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C but it could be tweaked into a soft launch unveiling the iPad 5 and the iPad Mini 2 with Retina, new reports said.

The world is Android-dominated and this was confirmed by a new U.S. government report but in beating the iOS platform that powers the iPhone and iPad, the Google mobile operating system is also attracting the most malware attacks.

Planning an iPad Mini buy as holiday gift for the kids? Why not take a close look first on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids, which could prove to be a certifiable dealbreaker due to its impressive kids-centric features.

Google pulled a giant surprise this week by pushing down the Nexus 4 price tag on Google Play, giving out $100 price off on all variants and in the process signalling the impending Q4 2013 release date of the Nexus 5.

The 2H 2013 major touchdowns have been confirmed – Apple releases the 4-inch iPhone 5S on Sept while release date for Samsung’s second flagship of the year, the Galaxy Note 3, is likely to happen late in the month following its Sept 4 launch.

Apple is delivering full entertainment package via the iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 releases with upcoming applications that will transform the iOS 7 devices into a mobile portal for direct and easy access to cutting-edge music and TV experiences.

Buoyed by its number three position in the global smartphone arena, as of June 2013, LG is venturing into the compact tablet class via the LG G-Pad, visibly attempting to break new paths by taking the fight directly to Apple and Google.

Notwithstanding the hiccups plaguing its initial rollout, another version of the 2013 Nexus 7 edition is hitting store shelves in select markets but likely will skip key destinations for some time, the United States including, a new report said.

Samsung’s 2013 flagship, the Galaxy S4, is still on its second quarter and yet the Galaxy S5 chatter seems to be gaining enough steam that partial specs of the 2014 S series Android smartphone are already leaking out.

Owning the iPhone 5S, and even the iPhone 6, on release date has become a lot easier as numerous trade-in deals begin to surface, most notable of which are from Apple and an online gadget swapping site.

With still no one to build it, the Google Nexus 5 is again rendered months prior to its rumoured October 2013 release date, showing off a seamless fusion of glass on the front-face and of metal that wraps its back and overlaps on the handset’s edge.

What is the best indicator that release date for the iPad Mini 2 with Retina and iPad 5 is fast approaching? It could be discounted iPads in open-box with price off of up to $50 per unit.

Samsung is the ‘King of Smartphones’ but when it comes to tablet competition, the Asian tech giant remains inferior. But with the July 2013 release of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, the situation could change drastically.

Touted as the iPhone 5S lesser twin, the cheaper iPhone 5C is pegged for a worldwide glimpse on Sept 10, en route to its reported Sept 20 release date on select markets.

It’s all but confirmed! Apple will preview the iPhone 5S on Sept 10 and along with the low-cost iPhone 5C, the long-awaited release date will follow shortly, with the U.S. and Japanese markets as likely the initial focus of the global rollout.

When Apple unveils the iPhone 5S and its budget sibling, the iPhone 5C, the gadgets will share top-billing with one man – company CEO Tim Cook, who is approaching his second year as big boss for the tech giant that preps for its 2013 flagship release date.

Google has reportedly confirmed that the Asus-assembled Nexus 7 2013 edition is having touchscreen issues, which could prompt would-be buyers to skip the stock Android tablet and hold off for the iPad Mini 2 with Retina debut later in the year.

No more missed or unnecessary calls once the iPhone 6 arrives in the early months of 2014 as Apple mulls the introduction of phone status advisory, in real-time, allowing for active but subtle filtering of inbound and outbound communications.

Rumours fly that on its release date, the iPhone 5S will be wrapped in gold and the claim is enthusiastically supported by analyst projections plus leaked images showing the ‘champagne variant’ alongside the classic black and white iPhone 5.

The iPad Mini 2 is definitely rolling out of Apple’s production lines in the fourth quarter of 2013, to be set for a release date either in late October or early November as the tech giant intensifies its efforts to turn back the surging Android tablets in China.

It’s almost certain that Apple will launch the iPhone 5S on Sept 10 and if reports from Japan are to be believed, the new iOS 7 device and the iPhone 5C will hit Japanese (and U.S.) store shelves 10 days after or Sept 20.

Samsung is set to uncloak its second 2013 flagship on Sept 4 but it appears that the South Korean juggernaut is far from relaxing after the third-generation phablet’s release date.

If you belong to the early Jelly Bean 4.3 adopters and is now dealing with funky Nexus 4 behaviours, help appears to be on the way, at least for users located in the United States.

It is becoming more possible for Apple to intro the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C then release the iOS 7 devices immediately, with the supposed move backed by increasingly sufficient shipment figures.

Aided by new technologies, the iPad Mini 2 and its bigger sibling, the iPad 5, are poised to deliver new power features on their respective release dates, bringing in a totally fresh approach to experience the iOS 7 tablet world.