COMPUTERS

Feeling the phablet itch now? It’s best to delay your purchase decision for a few more months and wait for the Galaxy Note 3 release date, which rumours said will happen between August and September this year.

Sharp is bringing Ultra HDTV at a more affordable value. The company just unveiled their 70-inch THX-Certified Ultra HDTV. The HDTV starts at $8,000 – it may seem much for a television but this is actually just a fraction of what has been quoted for a futuristic TV as such. The new THX Ultra HDTV from Sharp delivers four times more resolution than the average garden-variety HDTV.

As Google has promised, pre-orders for the Nexus-inspired Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One commence on June 26 via the tech giant’s Play Store.

Reports claimed that the mass production of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will start in August for its September launch.

The killer features wish list for the iPhone 5S release date is growing by the day but for some users, the main upgrade concern is to get the smartphone that fit their requirements for everyday use.

New rumours claimed that tech giant Apple will release the iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 in July. Will the company release it without the new iOS 7 in tow?

Reports claimed that Apple’s rumoured iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S release date is on July contradicting the earlier alleged launch later this year.

Google Nexus 7, a device manufactured under Asus, gave the market one of the best surprises yet. Released just July of last year, it took the industry by storm. Rumor has it that the next installment of the Nexus series will come out this July.

Plugging ultrabooks, tablets and smartphones in USB ports and power outlets will become a thing of the past as Intel ventures into wireless charging. Intel wants to cut the cable soon and allow users to wirelessly charge devices through Intel-powered computing devices especially laptops.

To date, Google has successfully kept under wraps the salient details on one of the most talked about smartphones of the year, the Nexus 5, leading to speculations that most likely the handset is none other than the Moto X.

The mysterious Motorola X phone pops up again with another leaked image and confirms testing as the XT1056 on Sprint's LTE network. Moto X phone sports 4.7-inch of screen display, dual-core processor and 10MP rear-facing camera.

Second generation of the Samsung Galaxy Tab series, Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 3G/Wi-Fi is now viable for Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware to efficiently take advantage of the device's 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 3MP rear-camera shooter.

Samsung Galaxy Tab is expected to hit stores in July. With the specs and pricing released, the market is torn whether the new tablet is something to be excited about or not.

The Sony Xperia Tablet Z delivers exceptional features combining the appeal of tablets and smartphones into one. While many tablets and smartphones decided to tinker with updates and slight upgrades, the Xperia Z Tablet takes things to a whole new level.

Samsung’s former flagship, the Galaxy S3, is reportedly set for retirement this year but prior to its exit it will be bumped up to Jelly Bean 4.2, new reports said.

Billed by Sony as “the world’s slimmest and largest Full HD smartphone display,” the 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra is the latest upscale gadget from the Japanese firm, possibly to upend Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 3 and the rumoured iPhone 6 from Apple.

Japanese company Sony officially unveiled the Xperia Z Ultra popularly known as Togari that will battle against other phablets in the market such as the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

Chinese mobile brand Huawei bravely announced its intention to become a dominant player in the smartphone market and aiming for iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S4.

Apple is refreshing its tablet line this year via the new iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2, possibly with Retina, and two industries that the iOS 7 slates will likely dominate in the periods ahead are mobile gaming and commercial aviation.

Acer is gearing up for the release of Apple’s iPad Mini 2. To compete against Apple’s latest tablet offering, Acer just revealed their Iconia W3. It is an 8.1-inch tablet that will go head to head not just with the iPad Mini 2 but with other 8-inch tablets soon to hit stores in the third quarter.

A new rumour emerged claiming that tech giant Apple’s upcoming smartphones dubbed as iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S will have a new processor this year.

Lenovo is boosting its line of products especially their touch series with the new Lenovo Miix. Apart from their group of touch-enabled laptops running on Windows 8, Lenovo introduces a slimmer and more portable version through the Miix.

Most analyst believe that Apple is releasing the iPhone 5S September this year, which suggests that production activities for the iOS 7-powered device have already started.

It definitely is a bad hair week for Cupertino-based Apple as the company suffered one setback after another as its share prices tumbled down below $400, continues to lose market share to main rival Samsung, and on Tuesday, again lose to the South Korean tech giant in one of its court battles in Japan.

iPad Mini was successful in its own turf. The small display but similar capacities to the standard tablet or laptop make it a runaway success for most face offs. It is also the main driving factor behind tech companies shifting their attention to 8-inch tablets. With the pending release of the iPad Mini 2, companies like Asus, Acer and Samsung are gearing up to boost their 8-inch lineups and compete.

Sony Xperia devices are going to have new camera features according to the announcement of CyanogenMod of new builds designed for selected Xperia lines such as Xperia Z, ZL, V, T and Tablet Z.

Apple has reportedly picked the A8 chip architecture powerhouse, which uses 20nm processes nodes, for its rumoured 5.7-inch iPhone 6, a new report said.

Samsung officially confirmed that the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 will land on early July and pre-orders of the small and affordable will commence on June 25, first in the U.S. with the rest of the world to follow shortly.

Apple’s iOS 7 Beta for iPad went live this week, providing a preview of the reengineered mobile OS will look and feel come the separate iPad Mini 2 and iPad 5 release dates later this year.