Jenalyn Villamarin

The US mobile network operator, T-Mobile, currently attracts subscribers with a limited time deal for the Nokia Lumia 521 smart phone: a $50 refill card upon purchase of the new Lumia handset with no annual contract. The Nokia Lumia 521, which is exclusively available at T-Mobile, has a price of $149.99 but the refill card offer increases the handset price to $199.99.

The latest round of reports on the upcoming HTC T6 Phablet include the leaked features, specs and release date in the second half of 2013 to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Analyst Alvin Kwock of J.P. Morgan Hong Kong revealed that HTC’s profit could increase with the T6 Phablet release alongside other Android devices such as HTC One Mini, HTC Butterfly S and HTC Desire 200.

New reports about the iPad Mini 2 have surfaced to excite the Apple supporters patiently waiting for the latest device. Arrival of the iPad Mini 2 is reportedly scheduled on December 2013 with a release date before Christmas day and the price estimated to be $225-250.

Concept designer Edgar Mkrtchyan visualized what the upcoming Nokia Lumia EOS smart phone would look like as the Nokia Lumia 945 with the impressive 41MP PureView camera. The concept smart phone shows similarities with the Nokia Lumia 920 and 925 design with predicted features and specifications.

Motorola’s upcoming device lineup adds the Motorola X alongside the RAZR HD and RAZR i as CEO Dennis Woodside confirms that the smart phone arrival is scheduled this summer. The Motorola CEO assured during the D11 conference that the Motorola X will have two processors that allow different smart phone interactions without affecting battery life.

Nokia Lumia 925 was initially expected to be offered exclusively at T-Mobile until recent reports indicated that the Finnish smart phone is currently being tested on AT&T network for an availability happening very soon. The Nokia US specs pages and Occasional gamer stats confirms that the Nokia Lumia 925 model RM-893 has a compatibility with the LTE band 17 (700MHz) of the AT&T network.

The recently announced White Nexus 4 is currently available at retail and online stores. Google Play Store, T-Mobile and AT&T offer the remarkable Google-LG smart phone while arrival at Australia’s leading retailer Harvey Norman is expected soon as well as other stores in Asia and Middle East.

Veteran actor Michael Douglas reportedly stated in his interview with “The Guardian” newspaper that oral sex caused his battle with throat cancer. Douglas’ spokesman Allen Burry immediately denied the reports and maintained that the 68-year-old actor only discussed the connection between oral sex and throat cancer.

Online retailer Amazon usually offers the Nokia Lumia 920 with a lower price compared to AT&T online. This time, it appears Amazon decided to increase the “Without a Sevice Plan” price of the black and blue Nokia Lumia 920 models at $599.99.

Aside from the silver and black HTC One, the smart phone will reportedly arrive in the coming months with a blue color alongside the previously leaked red HTC One version. The colorful move is most likely HTC’s strategy to defeat rival companies like Samsung, Apple and Nokia in the market competition.

When it comes to colorful smart phones, Nokia immediately comes to mind with their Lumia range. This time, the new green color choice is added in the lineup and the retailer eStore in Australia listed the Green Nokia Lumia 920 on their web site at the price of AU$792 (US$765).

Hugh Jackman’s “Wolverine” character has always been the famous one in the “X-Men” movie franchise. The recent statement of the Australian actor caught the attention of movie fans where he talked about his dream of seeing the X-Men characters sharing the big screen with the Avengers in the future.

Though ex-couple Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder appeared to have an awkward reunion during the CW Upfronts event in New York City, new reports have emerged revealing what happened behind closed doors. Unnamed sources claimed that the “Vampire Diaries” stars had an emotional heart-to-heart talk and Nina looked sad.

A certified Nexus 7 tablet with the Android 4.3 update recently appeared at the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) web site listing. It has not been clarified though if the tablet on the listing is the second-generation Nexus 7 or the existing tablet being tested on the much awaited new Android operating system.

Reports of an HTC One Google Edition started to surface after Google’s announcement on promoting the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition with stock Android. New reports claim that the upcoming HTC smart phone will have a very limited availability during its scheduled summer arrival this year.

For days now, the 2013 Dance of the Planets Jupiter, Mercury and Venus have been displaying a remarkable view as the three planets group together in the western evening sky. More images of the planetary conjunction captured worldwide are shared on the Internet for online viewers to see.

LG officially announced on Tuesday the upcoming arrival and availability of the White Nexus 4 with the press release tag line that reads “Same popular smart phone, different color.” Sadly, Kim Wong, the LG Mobile VP in Europe, confirmed that the company does not have any plans of making another Google smart phone so the Nexus 5 production rumors was immediately put to an end.

Hollywood actor Will Smith has already been in the showbiz industry for over 20 years and now his son, Jaden Smith, is pursuing an acting career. The 44-year-old “Men in Black” star shows that he is still a supportive father although he is concerned about his children being thrown into the limelight.

Media and fans are still figuring out what really went wrong in Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev’s relationship. Another round of reports recently surfaced claiming that the couple decided to part ways because the 24-year-old actress is not yet ready for the serious commitment of marriage.

A new HTC One “phablet” will be arriving in tech town? After the success of the HTC One smart phone, the Taiwanese manufacturer is now reportedly working on the HTC One 5-inch ‘phablet’ codenamed T6 alongside the 4.3-inch HTC One Mini with a release date predicted to happen very soon.

The new Nexus 7 tablet was a disappointing no-show at the recently held May 2013 Google I/O conference but recent reports claim that a component supplier has confirmed the July 2013 release date of the upcoming device. A Taiwanese-based company called Elan Microelectronics has reportedly started shipping the touch screen controller ICs for the new Nexus 7.

Heartthrob actor Ian Somerhalder appears to be enjoying his new single life in London where he was spotted leaving the Groucho Club with a mysterious girl. The 34-year-old “Vampire Diaries” star reportedly left the famous private members club with his sister, Robyn.

Images of a white Nexus 4 were leaked once more on the internet. This time, tech web site Android Police claims they got hold of the official Google smart phone press images with an upcoming launch on June 10 without the availability of a 32GB storage capacity.

Nokia will reportedly launch a limited edition of the “Superman” Nokia Lumia 925 version in line with the film “Man of Steel” release in cinemas on June 14. The latest Windows Phone handset with the superhero theme is scheduled to arrive at the China market on June 15.

HTC Corporation recently confirmed that the new HTC One is the first HTCpro Enterprise Certified device in the United States. The HTC One smart phones currently on sale at AT&T, Sprint as well as T-Mobile comes with this new enterprise-focused out-of-the-box software.

Nokia appears to be ready for another challenge in the market competition with an upcoming release of a Nokia Lumia Phablet. The Finnish company will reportedly unveil the 6-inch Windows Phone phablet in 2014 as a rival device to the soon-to-be-released 5.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Super AMOLED screen display.

The Macotakara Japanese blog recently pointed out the 2013 Apple devices lineup and it includes the upcoming iPhone 5S smart phone with new variety of color choices similar to the iPod nano. The web blog further claimed that production and release of the colorful iPhone 5S will occur soon.

“Gangnam Style” singer Psy finds an unidentified impostor amusing at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The Korean superstar reacts on the social networking site “Twitter” with a message and image that shows the “fake Psy” wearing his signature suit and round glasses.

Get ready to view the marvelous 2013 Dance of the Planets phenomenon when Jupiter, Mercury and Venus group together in the night sky. The peak which begins on Friday, May 24, will show the three planets assembling at the low west-northwest portion of the sky.