TECHNOLOGY

If the iPhone 5S occupies a top place on your Christmas shopping list, you may want to reconsider and wait perhaps for Apple’s rumoured phablet, the iPhone 6, which is reportedly set for a release date some time on 2014.

For readers who are considering buying the Nokia Lumia 800 or the Lumia 900 before the holiday season, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

For readers who are considering buying the flagship smartphone from either Samsung or Apple, here is a specs face-off between the Galaxy Note 3 and the iPhone 5S. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

One of the popular phones from Sony, which is not too heavy on the purse, is the Xperia SP. The 4G LTE variant of the device is also available in Australia. Here is a specs and price review of the device for readers who are considering buying the device.

As expected, Sony Xperia Z1 is the first Sony smartphone getting an official Android 4.4 KitKat and rumoured to arrive in November 7, 2013. Other Sony smartphones such as Xperia Z and Xperia Z Ultra are next on Android 4.4 KitKat list of Sony Mobile.

The Google Nexus 10 2 release date may happen very soon as Google already slipped the next generation of Nexus 5 smartphone in the Google Play Store.

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.

A new and dangerous glitch has been found for Pokemon X and Y, dubbed to be the Mystery Egg, which is the Bad Egg for this generation. Also, another possible Pokemon has been leaked.

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

The PS4 and Xbox One are also fighting it out not just in specs but also over who beats the other with issues like overheating and hard drive storage. Also, those who want to play with the next-gen consoles can do so in select stores, locations, and events.

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.

Gaming news and update include the newly released GTA 5 1.05 title update, new videos pertaining to PS4 functions and accessories, and an Xbox One that’s up for an eBay auction.

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.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 may come out with similar features, namely the 16-megapixel camera, wireless charging technology, and the Android 4.4 Kitkat OS.

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.

For the average gamer, the chosen platform in gaming goes to the consoles. But hardcore game enthusiasts think that the real gaming experience can be achieved through PC gaming.

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.

Discovering new Google tricks and revisiting the old ones can be so much fun. Check out the 10 fun Google tricks. You probably have seen some of them already, but like an old friend, it will still amuse you and make you laugh.

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.

Facebook users who are not Candy Crush players may often find it irritating that the first thing they see when they check their newsfeeds are invitations to play the addicting game or updates on the level of their friends on Candy Crush.

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.

Here are several top KitKat features that would spark up your interest and convince you to get it as soon as you can:

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 Chromebook concept is a cheap, low profile laptop that only runs a Google Chrome OS web browser. The manufacturers worked around such a tight price point that they had to make some compromises on the machine itself.

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.