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Many Android users are curious if their devices are getting the latest Android 4.4. KitKat OS before end 2013 or within the year 2014. If you own an Android smartphone or tablet and want to know if you'll get one, check out the list and ways to determine that.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 may receive the latest Android 4.4 KitKat OS update very soon.

The HTC One is bound to receive Android 4.4 KitKat OS update in January but its Google Play Edition will receive the update in the next 15 days.

Nexus 7 tablet got firsthand on Android 4.4 KitKat AOSP version via RootzWiki for Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi edition while Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi variant can get it from Paranoid Android.

Famed iOS device unlockers The Evad3rs are reportedly approaching the near-perfect stage on their iOS 7 jailbreak works, meaning a release date is very imminent for iPhone and iPad owners wanting to liberate and do more with their gadgets.

Nokia is preparing for the release of Lumia 929. Analysts expect this to be somewhere between Thanksgiving and early 2014. There have been leaks of the phone with images of the device recently. Now the specs of the device are also leaked.

HTC and Motorola confirm official Android 4.4 KitKat heading their smartphones very soon to deliver utmost performance and features. Here are the details for HTC One, One Max, One Mini, Moto X, Droid MAXX, Droid Ultra and Droid Mini about Android 4.4 update.

Do you want to buy Google Nexus 5 but the device is now sold out in Google Play Store? There are some Web sites you can check out to purchase the new Nexus smartphone.

Android 4.4 KitKat is currently exclusive with Nexus 5 but coming real soon to Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 devices. Android 4.4 will bring 15 coolest features which owners should expect on their LG Nexus 4 and ASUS Nexus 7.

With a single picture that leaked out this week, rumours regarding the Nexus 8 were set off, all pointing to an 8-inch vanilla Android that supposedly Google is cooking up to challenge the Retina iPad Mini 2.

Taiwanese tech firm HTC does not want to follow the footsteps of embattled Canadian phonemaker BlackBerry is making expensive, but unsellable phones. That means its flagship HTC One would probably the last premium handset from the company for some time.

If a female cadet in Australia was victimised by other male cadets when her lovemaking session was broadcast via Skype, a French teenage used the Web cam of help computer to get her sex-crazed father arrested.

Pokemon X and Y players can now get a special Torchic Pokemon holding a Blazikenite, which is a Mega Stone that can transform Blaziken into the Mega-Evolved Pokemon, Mega Blaziken. According to the official Pokemon X and Y Web site, the special Torchic and the Blazikenite cannot be acquired through normal gameplay. It can only be obtained via the Nintendo Network by connecting one’s Nintendo 3DS game console to a Wireless Internet connection.

The newest generation of Haswell Ultrabooks has something to say to the fancy tablets in the market today - eat my dust. Although a tablet is undoubtedly great for surfing the Internet, watching videos and doing a couple of light productivity task, you need a laptop for playing real games, editing digital media and sorting a ton of files. Truth is, a tablet won't cut it.

An iPhone 6 concept image shows off an iPad Air design.

Could it be that Google is letting Apple to dominate the large tablet market for a few more months and defer the Nexus 10 2 release date until early 2014? Instead, the tech giant is colliding head-on with the Retina iPad Mini 2, using the Nexus 8 as its main weapon.

Rumours emerged that Google and LG Electronics may work together in making a tablet dubbed as Google Nexus 8.

South Korea may have produced two tech giants in Samsung and LG, but North Korea appears to be playing catch up in this department.

Samsung Galaxy S5 release date may be slightly delayed as the company may be focusing on tablets.

Prices of the previous generation smartphones are seeing a drop with the launch of new smartphones in the market. Readers who are considering the Nokia Lumia 920 or the iPhone 5, here is a specs and price comparison of the two popular devices in Australia.

Two of the more popular smartphones which are not too heavy on the purse are the Nokia Lumia 520 and Sony Xperia E. For readers who are considering the two devices, here is a specs and price comparison of the two devices in Australia.

Proofs emerged that Google Nexus 10 2 release date may be very soon.

Readers who are considering buying either an Android phone or a Windows phone could consider the Nokia Lumia 1020 and the Samsung Galaxy S4. Here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia.

With multiple tablets flooding the markets and new devices releasing, users have a wide selection to choose from. For readers who are considering the Google Nexus 7 and the iPad mini, here is a specs and price comparison in Australia.

Samsung announces Android 4.3 Jelly Bean but Google released Android 4.3.1 version prior to Android 4.4 KitKat. If you want the so-called 'pre-KitKat OS,' you can download and manual flash the Android 4.3.1 right to your Samsung Galaxy S3.

Motorola Reveals Moto G, to be Announced on November 13

Google confirms no Android 4.4 KitKat for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, as the device already ends its update support life cycle. However, owners of the Galaxy Nexus can still get Android 4.4 KitKat from three possible ways to enjoy all new features provided by the next-gen Android.

Sapphire will surely be part of the rumoured iOS phablet, the iPhone 6, 2014 release date as Apple announced that it has secured a steady and relatively affordable source of the sturdy coating material.

The current generation of Google Nexus 10 made by Samsung will not be able to fully enjoy the perks that Android 4.4 KitKat OS.