Erik Pineda

Apple seems to signal a September release date for the iPhone 5S while its Android counterpart, Google’s Nexus 5 is seen to crash the scene between October and November this year.

Rumours started swirling earlier this year that Apple will finally pick up a phablet fight with Samsung, using the large-screen iPhone 6 as its main weapon against the latter’s Galaxy Note 3, pegged for a September release date.

Even before its rumoured September release date, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 is set to combat with a slew of tough competitions, the latest of which is Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra, boasting of a stylish digitizer as among its key attractions.

Google is pushing forward with its thrust of delivering high-end but affordable Nexus smartphone to global consumers despite growing perception that the tech giant is simply opting to lend the Nexus brand to flagship devices.

Reports came out this week that Google is pushing out the upgraded Nexus 7 2 in July but with a slightly higher asking price – $US229 coming from last year’s $US199.

No further delays are expected on this year’s iPad Mini 2 and iPad 5 rollouts as Apple once again tapped its chief rival Samsung to supply the Retina panel that will be installed to the iOS 7-powered tablets, a new report said.

We might just see the advent of large screen smartphones from Apple beginning later this year as reports emerge that the tech giant is seriously considering the global release of a 4.7-inch iPhone 5S and a 5.7-inch iPhone 6.

To date, Samsung has released five different editions of its new flagship, the Galaxy S4, supposedly catering to various tastes and lifestyle for the millions of Android followers around the world.

Samsung will soon join the march of high-end smartphones that are built with premium metallic materials, likely leading to the introduction next year of a Galaxy S4 that wrapped in aluminium and flexible display screen, a new report said.

Apple’s mobile gaming thrust will likely spill over into the hardcore gaming sphere following the rumoured October release date of the iPad Mini 2 and the regular-size iPad 5, a new report said.

When Apple unveiled the iOS 7 this week, there was no mention of any gadget release date this year – not the iPhone 5S and more so not the rumoured iOS phablet iPhone 6.

First it was Best Buy, now NextWorth lures old iPhone and iPad users to turn in their units for hefty credits on their iPhone 5 buys a few months before the rumoured September release date of the iPhone 5S.

The promised June jump to the latest Android version of former Samsung flagships Galaxy S3 and Galaxy will likely suffer a disappointing pushback no thanks to the new TouchWiz version, a new report said.

Shortly after Apple showcased the exciting capabilities of the revamped iOS 7, the beta build was immediately released for download and testing by millions of iPhone and iPad owners.

The nearing appearance of the Nexus 7 2, Google’s answer to Apple’s upcoming iPad Mini 2, gathers more steam as reports emerged that accessories for the first Nexus small tablet are nowhere to be found.

Apple’s new batch of inventions will provide future iPhone 6 users with physical control keys experience that are completely removable plus a comprehensive guide for frequent travellers.

The iOS debut via the WWDC 2013 was nothing short of stunning, pointing too to new and enhanced features that Apple lovers would get later this year thanks to the anticipated September release date of the iPhone 5S.

Samsung is reportedly building its biggest Galaxy device ever, a new report said, leading to a likely Q3 2013 release date for the 12.2-inch Galaxy Note with the popular S-Pen digitizer.

Apple chief designer Jony Ive may have implemented a full redesign of the newly-unveiled iOS 7 but the Apple focus remains the same – high-end software environment and camera features that consumers will get via the iPhone 5S rollout on September.

How Samsung will fuse all the top-notch features of its Galaxy Camera with the already powerful Galaxy S4? As a new report suggests, it is the other way around.

Samsung’s third-gen phablet, the Galaxy Note 3, is the subject of numerous leaked reports lately, all embracing a common theme – the oversized smartphone, inside and out, will wow the Android crowd on release date.

Apple is planning to rollout the rumoured phablet-size iPhone 6 a bit earlier than projected, likely causing delays on the iPhone 5S production and bringing pressure on the latter’s Q4 2013 inventory, a new report said.

The mad scramble for Android mobile phones to get the latest Android would likely end by early July and the recipient appears to be a mid-range smartphone made by LG – the Optimus L7 II.

HTC is reportedly prepping for a second flagship launch this year as suggested in recently leaked information pointing to the phablet-size HTC T6, which a new report now calls the HTC One Max.

Google may not be an active participant in the upcoming Moto X release date but the tech is definitely giving its all out support for the big Motorola X-Phone push, its technology and resources including.

There is no doubt that Samsung is building a powerful phablet in the Galaxy Note 3, pegged for a September release date, but to date the actual specs to be flexed by the giant smartphone remain largely a mystery.

Apple is all set to take in old iPhone models and give consumers $US200 credit for their next device purchase, triggering rumours that the tech giant is on a high gear for the anticipated iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S release date.

Apple is definitely issuing an iPhone that sports a screen larger than the 4-inch currently found on the iPhone 5 and its release date will happen within the first half of 2014, a new report said.

Apple is reportedly refocusing its production and pricing techniques, and come the holiday quarter, global consumers can expect the release of a dirt-cheap iPad Mini, bearing a $US249 tag price, a new report said.