Erik Pineda

The iPhone 5S on release date will sport a virtually indestructible housing made of LiquidMetal, which is but part of the many components involved in the already underway volume production of the Apple 2013 flagship smartphone.

The purported iPad Mini killer, Google’s Nexus 7 2, is likely to appear on Google Play Store anytime this week as new reports suggest the Jelly Bean 4.3-powered device will be sitting on U.S. store shelves by July 31.

Apple’s ongoing shopping spree plus its fresh batches of mobile device technology should ensure that the upcoming iPhone 5S and the phablet-size iPhone 6 would hit store shelves likely overloaded with killer features.

No need to wait until the first quarter of 2014 for the Retina-laced iPad Mini 2 as component supply developments from Asia suggest the second-gen 7.9-inch tablet from Apple would likely see an October 2013 release date.

As the first tablet to carry Jelly Bean 4.3, the chance is high that Google will start rolling out the Nexus 7 2 as early as week one of August 2013, by which time online ordering will go live on Google Play Store.

The Nexus 4 has been bumped up to Jelly Bean 4.3, and LG’s upcoming flagship is renamed LG G2 – two recent developments that point to the looming arrival of the Key Lime Pie-powered Nexus 5.

Reviews for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 are coming out and it is not the perfect small tablet around but is excellent enough to give its major foes, the iPad Mini and Google Nexus 7 2, a really good fight.

By releasing its supposed 2013 flagship, the iPhone 5S, much earlier than its rumoured September release date, Apple will likely exceed its Q3 2013 earnings guidance of up to $35.5 billion, a new report said.

There might be another pushback marring the supposedly nearing iPhone 5S release date as Apple reportedly implemented a last-minute production revision – upsizing the phone screen from the 4-inch template to 4.3-inch.

Apple’s next iOS 7 big tablet, the iPad 5, promises to deliver better productivity and provide highly efficient navigational features thanks to a newly approved patent and the very popular Google Map.

In the coming few weeks, we’ll get to see what really are the features stuffed by Google with the Nexus 7 2 and a 15-year-old kid bravely shared his vision of how and what the 7-inch vanilla Android tablet would be.

As the separate release dates for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S approach, rumours and leaks intensify that pretty much paint the big picture about the two handsets, especially the so-called killer features they will showcase.

The long wait for Jelly Bean 4.2.2 is reportedly further extended to December 2013 at the latest, disheartening anew tens of millions of Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 users around the world, new reports said.

Production activities for the iPhone 5S should begin by end of July leading to its rumoured September release date though component issues would likely limit the initial batch of global shipment for the iOS 7-powered device, new reports said.

Release date of Google’s Nexus 7 2 inches closer to realisation, likely set for August, as two upcoming devices from Asus, the K008 and the K009, gained the necessary certification from European and Asian authorities.

The good news is Apple will surely issue an iPad Mini 2 this year with September as the latest release date. The bad news is it will be a minor refresh and the much-awaited Retina panel not part of the package.

Plugged to a power outlet for recharging, an iPhone 5 reportedly caused the death of a young Chinese woman as she was electrocuted when she picked up the phone to take an incoming call.

In the aftermath of the separate debut for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S, it would be prudent for Apple to re-channel its attention to other revenue-generating projects in light of growing fears that the global smartphone market is approaching its saturation point.

Reports came out last week that LG is rolling out its new flagship, the Optimus G2, on August 20, quickly sparking rumours that the Nexus 5 release date is happening soon and the two devices are one and the same.

Immediately following the purported iPhone 6 release date in early 2014, Apple will begin the development works to produce the superfast A9 processing chips with an unlikely partner – Samsung.

Half-billion dollars will make the Moto X a commercial success, Google seems to believe, with the flood of cash enough to convince consumers that the upcoming iPhone 5S and Galaxy Note 3 are no match.

It’s almost confirmed that the iPad Mini 2 release date later this year will not serve Retina screen resolution on the upgrade menu, propping up further the already solid prospects of Google’s Nexus 7 2.

Apple reportedly plans to acquire a mobile chip maker based in Asia for in-house production of crucial handset components beginning in 2014, with the iPhone 6 and iPad Mini 2 to initially showcase the major shift on release date.

In the coming few weeks, if reports proved true, there will be a major gadget debut in the form of the Jelly Bean 4.3-powered Nexus 7 2, the second iteration of Google’s powerful but affordable tablet.

Apple and U.S. retail giant Best Buy are signalling that the iPad 5 launch is coming soon as the duo dangle the fourth-gen iPad with Retina for only $300, significantly shaving off from its original unlocked price mark of $500.

Beginning 2014 Apple will ramp up efforts to rely less on current players for its iOS supply chain in Asia, pointing to the likelihood that the iPhone 6 built on release date is without Samsung-supplied parts, a new report said.

Rumours swirled this week suggesting that LG’s Optimus G2 and Google’s Nexus 5 will share the same look and specs on release date, including an incredibly thin display panel recently outed by the South Korean firm.

Fresh news from Taiwan appears to indicate that Google and Asus will release the rumoured Nexus 7 2 on July 31 with a significant price jump from the previous build, leapfrogging from $199 20 $299.

Peeling off the Samsung Galaxy S3 from its protective case to charge it wirelessly defeats the purpose of convenient accessory use. This is solved by the $13 non-official charging kit for the GS3.