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Rumors and leaks surrounding Sony's 1080p smartphones, the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL, have been flying thick and fast for a while now. Sony, it seems, chose to quietly usher in the New Year by putting up images of the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL smartphones in advance; however, the press shots were spotted by eagle-eyed Sony fans.
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It looks like LG has a few tricks up its sleeve when it comes to what kind of devices it will launch at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013) next week. LG will offer more than just a few new UHD (Ultra High-Definition) TVs, ultrabooks and laptops. It is also rumored to be launching a few new Android smartphones and a 7-inch tablet.
China-based smartphone maker Huawei has been hogging the headlines for a while now, thanks to its triad of devices - the Ascend W1, Ascend D2, and Ascend Mate - which are slated to make and official appearance at the CES 2013, which is just a few days away. Now, per reports, official press shots of the three smartphones have leaked online prior to their launch.
Size matters and Samsung has sold millions of phablets to prove it, especially Galaxy Note 2. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 just sold over one million units in Korea, adding a million more to the over 5 million the device has sold globally. There's a reason why Samsung is seeing this kind of success.
Bigger is better seems to be the new mantra of smartphone manufacturers. With several 5-inch 1080p handsets, including the Samsung Galaxy S4, tipped to make an appearance in 2013, word's on the street that ZTE has yet another 5-inch plus smartphone in the pipeline.
Metaphorically speaking, "to be, or not to be: that is the question" seems to be the refrain adopted by the much anticipated next-generation Samsung Galaxy S4, as far as its launch date is concerned. Speculations surrounding the smartphone's launch date have dissected everything from a CES 2013 to MWC 2013 debut, but now, Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S4 will not hit the shelves before May 2013.
Recent reports indicate that the next-generation iPhone and the anticipated iOS 7 have shown up in the application logs of some developers.
Samsung created a whole new segment with the launch of the Galaxy Note phablet in 2011. A year and a half down the line, the success of Samsung's Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2 have acted as a catalyst, propeling other manufacturers to take the bigger smartphone route as well.
With major smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC, and Huawei, to name a few, taking the larger display route, it seems 'bigger is better' is the mantra for 2013.
Recently, the Internet was abuzz with rumors that Samsung would soon be launching its Galaxy Note 2 phablet in a new black avatar; however, it turned out the leaked image was phony. Nonetheless, the Galaxy Note 2 is in the news again and, per reports, images of the smartphone in two new colors have surfaced in a magazine ad in Korea.
The latest firmware comes with some amazing features like Android 4.1.2 - JZO54K, Multi-View (Multi-Windows Multitasking, same as in Note II) and Page Buddy.
According to a report from a Korean Web site MT, Samsung will be showing prototype the so called Galaxy S4 at the CES, however, the handset will be shown only to the business partners of the company.
Apple could scrap the in-cell touch technology. While rumors of an Apple iPhone 6 are doing rounds on the Internet, many Web sites have not ruled out the possibility of an iPhone 5S, rather than an iPhone 6.