Erik Pineda

The chance is high that Google is releasing the Nexus 5 in Q4 2013 and the tech giant’s Nexus 4 partner, LG, could be the chosen manufacturer of what is being touted as the first Key Lime Pie handset.

Google and LG will likely deny it but new reports from Asia have again pointed to the South Korean firm as the obvious manufacturer of the vanilla Android-powered Nexus 5.

To say that the iPad Mini 2, reportedly coming out with a high-resolution Retina screen panel, will become a monster hit following its supposed release date in late 2013 is not an exaggeration.

For some analysts, killer features of the iPhone 5S on its September release date are pretty much certain – they have a general peg on how it looks, how powerful it is and what are its incredible capabilities.

Weeks before the supposed iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C launch, Apple appears bent on making sure that its 2013 flagship, supported by its low-cost sibling, will be a rousing success, chalking up big numbers to slay Samsung.

On release date, the Galaxy Note 3 is flooding the global markets in three variants with the quad-core Snapdragon 800 build set to spread in Australia, the United States and other key markets, a new report said.

The iPhone 6 is being envisioned as radically departing from the iPhone 5 design template so it is safe to assume that many of its features are of 2014 standard like beaming out files through NFC and an unbreakable headphone.

The Gold Master (GM) version of iOS 7 is likely set for test drive on Sept 5, a new report said, but prior to that the sixth beta build will be seeded to developers on Aug 26, pretty much keeping with Apple’s beta release cycle for its new mobile platform.

It looks like the iPad Mini 2, certainly with Retina display panel, is headed for a November 2013 release date as mass production of the 7.9-inch tablet’s high-resolution screen reportedly reaches the optimal level for global distribution.

Just a few years back, the only tablet that seems to matter is the iPad but the Android is fast catching up, thanks mostly to Google’s Nexus 7 and Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy Tab collection, now on its third iteration.

Could it be that Apple will preview the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C on Sept 4 and make the iOS 7 devices immediately available on the same day?

It is all but confirmed – Samsung will hold a media event on Sept 4 and devices will be unwrapped before tech journalists. One of them is the third-generation phablet known for now as the Galaxy Note 3.

Expect a gadget battle royale to ensue in the immediate weeks following the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C release date in late September as Google will surely come up with a killer device called the Nexus 5, likely priced at around $300.

In a few weeks’ time, the iPhone 5S will be out and in the quarters ahead the iPhone 6 release date will take place, keeping the pressure on existing iPhone owners to make the decision – whether to upgrade or not.

It’s a given that in releasing the iPhone 5S in September 2013, Apple is poised to reap record revenues like in previous quarters. But will the tech giant outdo itself and take back the smartphone crown that currently rests on Samsung’s head?

As phablet makers stretch smartphone screens to the limit, they unwittingly encroach into the small tablet territory and soon enough they could dislodge the likes of the iPad Mini and Nexus 7 from the top, a new report said.

Apple is definitely releasing a big-screen iPhone 6 but the launch date will likely happen in the latter part of second quarter 2014 with the display panel stretching as far as five inches diagonal, a new report said.

Apple is likely to retail the iPhone 5C at around $300 on release date, attracting hordes of buys and enough for the tech giant to chalk up relatively high gross margins despite the absence of some killer features, new reports said.

The upcoming iOS gadget releases – from the iPhone 5S to the second-generation iPad Mini – doesn’t excite Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. He is simply convinced that without Steve Jobs, the horizon is bleak for Apple.

On Sept 4, the purported unveiling day for the second Samsung flagship – the Galaxy Note 3, the third-generation phablet will take centre-stage flexing the latest Android muscle – the Jelly Bean 4.3.

Apple will unveil the iPhone 5S on Sept 10 and the iPhone 6, rumoured to be of phablet-size, will have to wait until the first quarter of 2014 for its grand release date, new reports said.

Release date for the 9.7-inch iPad 5 has been reportedly set for the 2013 holiday quarter and global consumers can expect an iOS 7 big tablet that pretty much carries the same look and functions of the iPad Mini 2, reports said.

It will be a double iPad launch in the final quarter of 2013, new reports said, stressing that Apple is rolling out the fifth-generation iPad and the iPad Mini 2, likely boasting of the high resolution Retina display panel.

The LG G2 was finally revealed last week and obviously its maker, South Korea’s LG, is gearing the device for a direct collision with the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung’s third-generation phablet.

It is a mid-range Android device but the recently released Moto X from Motorola and Google could soon carry the popular Nexus label, a new report said.

We know the next iPad would be the 9.7-inch regular and the handier 7.9-inch variant but it is likely that Apple is planning a behemoth release, likely nearing the 13-inch screen size mark.

Sept 10 is the supposed iPhone 5S release date and the new iOS 7 smartphone will definitely come with a fingerprint scanner that is implanted with its structurally-revised Home button, a new report said.

Apple is widely rumoured to unleash its first phablet-size smartphone, the iPhone 6, in the first three months of 2014 but is it possible that the company CEO, Tim Cook, will not be around for the same occasion?

The rumblings for the supposed iPhone 5S Sept .10 release date get stronger as U.S. telco T-Mobile announced the exit of two iPhone models from its popular handset deal catalogue.