Following the infographic from a couple of days ago, HTC released yet another teaser of the upcoming One mini smartphone. A photo capturing the device's corner on HTC UK's official Twitter profile comes with a word that the little brother of the Taiwanese flagship will break cover on July 18.
The sneak peak of the HTC One mini falls right in line with the numerousleaks from the past. The smartphone sports the same design as the "regular" One, save for the featured polycarbonate around its edges.
Rumored specs of the HTC One mini include a dual-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, 4.3" 720p display, a gig of RAM, and 16GB of built-in storage. The 4MP UltraPixel camera from the flagship One is also said to be on board.
With the HTC One mini set to be unveiled in the coming hours, be sure to check back for the full scoop on the device.
HTC UK is teasing the announcement of a silver something that can fit in your pocket.
Yes, we know most phones can fit in your pocket, but the line "We have a 'little' bit of news tomorrow" that accompanies the photo you see above is a not-so-hard-to-read hint that we're likely in for the HTC One Mini.
The corner peeking coyly out is reminiscent of the phone from whence the Mini takes its name. Other leaks have indicated we're in for a black model too, but today's twit pic shows only a silver back.
Spec wise, the HTC One Mini is expected to house a 4.3-inch display with 720p, Android 4.2.2 and a Qualcomm-branded 1.4GHz Snapgragon processor, among other parts, of course.
The good news? We need only wait until tomorrow to see what HTC has in store.
Apple upped the iPhone screen to 4 inches with the iPhone 5, and now it may enlarge it once again with the iPhone 5S.
A report from Taiwanese newspaper Commercial Times (via Bloomberg) this week claimed that the iPhone 5S will feature a display stretching...wait for it...4.3 inches.
It's not an earth shattering growth spurt, but that change has reportedly caused delays that could see the phone's launch pushed back to the end of the year.
This latest claim contradicts previous reports that the iPhone 5S will maintain the iPhone 5's 4-inch display and debut in September or October.
Cheap iPhone strikes again
While we're eagerly awaiting more news of the next iPhone, whispers of Apple's rumored cheap iPhone continue to whir through the interwebs.
Today BGR published photos of what it claimed show the chassis of a light green budget iPhone next to the iPhone 5.
The two devices appear to be of a similar size, though the cheaper, plastic iPhone shell looks slightly thicker.
The site claims that the cheap iPhone will launch alongside the iPhone 5S this fall, an assertion we've heard before.
But if the iPhone 5S really is delayed until the end of 2013, where does that leave the budget iPhone? Will Apple delay that too or will they launch the cheap version in the fall, giving it some breathing room before unleashing the 5S?
We're clearly facing an existential crisis over this, so please Apple, could you hurry up?
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We all know that Motorola, the Google owned company is working on a trio of Android smartphones and one of them is the Droid Ultra. We saw the official Droid Ultra page with the tag line "Think Thin" on the Motorola's website and we even had the press render and the camera samples leaked.
Now, we have the press render of the Motorola Droid Ultra in its Red dress courtesy of evleaks. The Verizon bound smartphone is rumored to feature a 4.7-inch HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2, Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with 1.7 GHz dual-core Krait CPU, 16 GB of inbuilt memory and a microSD card slot.
Motorola Droid Ultra will come out with a 10 megapixel or a 14 megapixel rear camera with a LED flash, 2 megapixel front shooter and a 2,500mAh battery will provide the juice for the smartphone.
Motorola Droid Ultra along with Droid Mini and Droid Ultra Maxx is expected to be showcased at the upcoming Verizon event on July 23 in New York.
Google has just sent out press invites for its Android event that'll be happening on July 24 at 19:00 GMT in San Francisco. The photo that the company attached simply reads "Please join us for breakfast with Sundar Pichai."
Pichai, the VP of Android and Chrome, sure has some cool news to share regarding the next version of Google's mobile OS. Android 4.3 Jelly Bean has been out for a while now for the Google Play Store edition Samsung Galaxy S4. We took if for a spin, but, didn't find too much new stuff inside, so we are hoping it wasn't the final build. Hopefully, at the event happening next Wednesday, Google will unveil more changes to Android.
Android 4.3 is said to still carry the Jelly Bean name. It seems that Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie will be unwrapped at the next Google I/O.
Additionally, the second-generation Nexus 7 tablet is expected to be announced. It's been heavily rumored to pack a 7" display of full HD resolution and a Snapdragon 600 CPU. ASUS is said to be responsible for building the next Nexus tablet.
Rendered images of the Meizu MX3 have surfaced showing the front and back of the upcoming smartphone. There are some rumored specifications, too. If they are to be believed, Meizu's next smartphone is going to feature a 5.1" screen, moving it a step beyond current-gen 4.7"-5" flagships and somewhat closer to the phablet territory.
The type of the screen isn't known just yet, but is said to pack a full HD resolution. The Meizu MX3 is expected to run the third-gen of the company's own Flyme OS. According to srcleaks who has provided the photos and specs information, there'll be 2GB of RAM as well. Sadly, the CPU isn't disclosed at this point.
If those images are anything to go by, the Meizu MX 3 will measure 139.9 x 70.9 x 8mm. That is slightly taller and wider than the Meizu MX2, but significantly thinner, compared to its 10.2mm waistline.
Meizu hasn't spoken a word about the MX3 and is unclear when we could expect the Chinese smartphone to get announced or hit store shelves. We can only hope for more leaks from around the web to try and put the pieces of the puzzle together.
LG Optimus G2 will be one of the biggest launches of the year and we have already spotted the upcoming flagship smartphone from LG. The Optimus G2 was also seen in more clear images and of course, the video footage along with its specs was leaked a while ago.
Now, the images of the LG Optimus G2 for the Korean carrier LG U+ have appeared online. The back panel shot confirms the placement of the volume rockers along with the presence of a 2,540mAh battery. Furthermore, the Optimus G2 will be shipped with 2 GB of RAM on-board, rather than the 3 GB as rumored previously.
To recap the rumored specifications of the upcoming flagship smartphone from LG, the device will sport a 5.2-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The device will feature a Snapdragon 800 chipset with a 2.3 GHz quad-core Krait 400 processor, 13 megapixel camera, LTE radio and dual-speakers.
LG Optimus G2 will run on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and the smartphone is expected to be officially unveiled on August 7 in New York.
The leaks are picking up as we edge closer to the expected launch of the iPhone 5S, and some new leaked production shots, along with some juicy info, might start to give us a clearer idea of what's behind the veil.
While it doesn't look like there's a lot new happening on the outside of the phone, information provided alongside the pictures claims that the iPhone will have an NFC chip, a fingerprint reader, and a 4-inch 1136x640 Sharp IGZO display.
A 12-megapixel camera was also touted, alongside that dual LED flash that we clocked a little while ago. The new display should not only provide a sharper quality image but also be a lot less intense on the battery.
We wouldn't take any of this as gospel, of course, but nothing here is beyond what we're already been hearing about the phone.
"Pssht, we're over it. What about iPhone 6?"
And while we're on the subject, Apple might be looking to use Liquidmetal on future iPhones and iPads - or perhaps even an iWatch.
A patent awarded to Crucible Intellectual Property, the company that represents Apple's licensing deal with Liquidmetal Technologies, describes a new production approach that could see the material used to produce sheets up to 3 meters wide and between 0.1mm and 25mm thick.
Right now, the material has only been used in the SIM-ejector tool as its use for anything bigger has been restricted by production-based issues.
The iPhone 5S is rumoured to begin the production process this month, with an expectation that we might see it around the September/October time so long as no spanners get thrown in the works.
Sony Xperia Z Ultra is a 6.4" 1080p monstrous phone expected to launch this September as Sony's rival to the Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note III.
The Xperia Z Ultra is powered by Qualcomm's most powerful chipset to date - the Snapdragon 800 - featuring a quad-core 2.2GHz Krait 400 processor, Adreno 330 graphics and 2GB of RAM. It also comes with Sony's Triluminous display that uses OptiContrast and X-Reality tech, which is the successor of the Mobile BRAVIA. Android 4.2.2 ticks inside.
Various UK retailers have already announced pricing and availability for the phablet - it will hit Britain on September 13 and will costs as low as £599.
The first stock of Xperia Z Ultra will bring only black and white units, while the purple ones will arrive at a later date. The same happened with the Xperia Z launch earlier this year.
We guess Sony will release the Xperia Z Ultra in other countries worldwide around the same September 13 date as well.
In a week where we're celebrating the great and good of British technology, warning shots have been fired by the boss of EE who fears consumers risk being confused about 4G.
At the end of June Vodafone and EE came to blows over the former's decision to brand McLaren F1 cars with "Ultrafast 4G" livery at the British Grand Prix - and TechRadar has spoken to Olaf Swantee, EE CEO about the whole shebang.
"It think it was very bad that Vodafone did that. Why would you put on a car that 4G has arrived? It's the British GP, they have 4G in some other places. It's really confusing customers if you do that," he said.
Who does that?
"I would not do that. I would not say today we have this, but it's only actually there in six months or a year from now. I would not do that."
It's not just Vodafone who Swantee has a bone to pick with, as Three has also stepped into the EE boss' firing line.
"I think Vodafone's ad is confusing, it's frankly not the truth. It's confusing the customers, similar to the Three advertising. Have you seen the Three advertising? 3.9, blah blah blah, 3.9 it's close to 4G. What is that?"
There's a deeper ethical issue at play here and it's something that Swantee doesn't believe some of its rivals are considering.
Very, very, very unclear
"We have an obligation now to be authentic. You can't be in the UK market nowadays and be like 'don't worry it's like this, it's like that' - you probably could 10 years ago, but not today.
"Nowadays I think brands have to be authentic at what they do, what they have, what they have to offer, what does it mean?
"I think Vodafone and Three have that obligation as well and I think they are, with their advertising, very, very, very unclear and they are not authentic and real to what they really have."
EE is obviously defending its position as the only carrier to offer 4G in the UK at the moment and it's eager to build up its superfast reputation as much as it can before its rivals launch their own LTE services in the coming months.
Stephen Elop announced the Nokia Lumia 1020 with an epic 41MP camera almost a week ago and said it'll be available in three color variations: yellow, white and black. However, as a leaked posted by evleaks shows, the WP8 cameraphone is going to also be available in an additional hue.
As you can see on the left, the exclusive red color is destined for AT&T customers only. Come July 26 you'll be able to buy the Nokia Lumia 1020 for $299.99 with a two-year contract. If you want to be among the first to have it, you can now pre-order your unit.
There's no information whether the red Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available at launch or shortly after that.
One thing we miss here at TechRadar are flip phones. You know, the ones where you could angrily end a call by snapping your handset closed, or answer it with a quick flick of the wrist - it was pure, unadulterated satisfaction.
Sadly the clamshell design has faded into the ether thanks to the uprising of candy bar touchscreen devices, but the folks over at Samsung may be about to revive the flipper in the form of the Galaxy Folder.
According to reports the Galaxy Folder will run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and will feature two 480 x 800 displays, dual-core processor, 8MP camera, 4G connectivity and that famous numerical keypad.
Sometimes an idea comes along that's just so brilliant you wonder why no one did it before you. And then there's wee-powered phones.
Yes, scientists at Bristol Robotics Laboratory in the UK have found a way to harness the power of the yellow stuff by passing it through microbial fuel cells that absorb its energy, which can then be used to juice your smartphone.
And it that wasn't enough to get you excited, urine luck - the team also wants to build a smart toilet that will recycle your pee and use it to power other household items. Because one great idea always inspires another.
Following yesterday's specs leak of the upcoming Sony Honami, another image has popped up showing off the new camera interface of the anticipated nextSony flagship.
Now the 20MP sensor and the redone camera interface aren't exactly news - the latter is even available for current Xperia flagships via a leaked ROM, but it's the first we see it running on the actual phone. The above image also reveals that Sony has been hard at work trying to match the smartphone camera offerings by competing manufacturers like Samsung, and, more recently, Nokia.
Back to the Sony Honami - the smartphone is said to feature Sony's G-lens and BIONZ image processing for its 1/2.3" image sensor. The device will have a 5-inch 1080p display and will be running on a Snapdragon 800 chipset with a 2.2 GHz quad-core Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU and 2 GB of RAM. There will be 16 GB of expandable storage and the whole thing will be powered by a 3000 mAh battery. Like most recent high-end Sony smartphones, the Honami will feature IP57 dust and water resistance.
Sony will officially announce the Honami at its IFA press event in Berlin on September 4.
Just a week or so after the Android version landed, Google Maps for iOS 2.0 has hit the App Store which means you can now enjoy tablet-friendly maps on your iPad and iPad mini.
As well as playing nice with the larger tablet screens, the update brings more exploratory options like, er, Explore - which should make finding local restaurants, shops and so on easier to find.
It also brings in more Zagat rating integration and deals from Google Offers, if those kind of things float your boat.
Map attack
Indoor maps are also included in the update, so you can check out stations and shopping malls before you leave the house. What you won't get with the iOS edition is Google's offline mapping feature.
Although optimised to work well with iPad, Google Maps for iOS 2.0 is also designed for iPhone, so you won't need to resort back to Apple Maps, don't worry.
The app is available as a free download from the App Store now.
Verizon is holding a press event in New York on June 23. There, the carrier has teased it'll unveil "the next generation of one of its most popular family of devices."
While we don't know for sure which the popular family of devices actually is, a well educated guess would be that Big Red is set to show the world Motorola's 2013 DROID lineup.
According from a leaked family photo posted by evleaks, Motorola's 2013 smartphones will be the 2013 DROID lineup includes a DROID Mini, DROID Ultra and DROID ULTRA MAXX.
We reckon the Mini will replace the Intel-powered RAZR i and its Snapdragon-tasting RAZR M twin.
As far as the Motorola DROID Ultra is concerned, it is rumored to include a 4.7" HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2, 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset and 16GB of internal storage coupled with a microSD slot.
Traditionally, the MAXX variation of the smartphone features a huge battery. The current RAZR MAXX has a gigantic 3300mAh juice pack and the 2013 MAXX Ultra should easily match or even beat that capacity.
We'll know more about the new trio as well as whether Motorola will keep the DROID name on July 23.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is an unusual beast. In some ways it seems like a great idea, smartphone cameras have always paled in comparison to their compact counterparts, so why not stick a compact quality snapper on a phone, rather than forcing photo fans to lug both around?
Of course on the other hand sticking a massive lens on the back of a smartphone isn't the most ergonomic of design decisions.
Samsung have also muddied the waters a little as the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has very little in common with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and rather more in common with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, albeit it with a camera stuck to the back.
Likewise that camera isn't a high end compact- it certainly can't compete with something like the Fuji X20 for example, but because the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is both a phone and a camera it commands a premium price tag of roughly £440 (around $660, AU$720) SIM free, despite not being a premium example of either.
That said it's far from bad. Its 1.5GHz dual-core processor ensures that it's reasonably snappy, though some way short of the 1.9GHz quad-core Galaxy S4 and a little worse off than the 1.7GHz dual-core Galaxy S4 Mini. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom also has 1.5GB of RAM- which is a match for the S4 Mini.
There's a disappointingly small 8GB of built in storage, but there's also a micro SD card slot, so you can boost that by up to 64GB more if you invest in a card.
At first sight the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is a rather off-putting device as it looks more camera than phone. It's hard to imagine using it to text or browse the net, let alone putting it up to your ear to use for calls. But in reality it's not actually too bad.
Yes you might get a few stares when you start talking into what looks for all the world like a camera, but it's not uncomfortable to hold either in landscape or portrait as your fingers can comfortably wrap around the camera lens and the protruding edge at the other side, so it's no more awkward to use than any other phone.
Carrying it around in your pocket is slightly more of a problem, as thanks to the camera lens on the back it's pretty bulky, coming in at 125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4mm.
The length and width aren't much greater than the similarly specced Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, but the Mini is only 8.9mm thick. If you've got big pockets it's not a problem, but skinny jeans might be a no-go.
Similarly the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is quite weighty at 208g (around 7oz). That's nearly double the weight of the Galaxy S4 Mini and quite a bit more than even the monstrous Samsung Galaxy Note 2 - which comes in at 183g.
It's a noticeable weight too and not totally balanced as the side of the phone with the camera lens is disproportionately heavy, though not by much as the other side holds the battery. It's not uncomfortable and nor is it heavy enough to weigh you down, but it is more than we've come to expect smartphones to weigh.
Aside from the fact that the Galaxy S4 Zoom doesn't look much like a phone it's a reasonably good looking device. The back of the phone is mostly glossy white plastic, with a large metallic 16 megapixel camera lens at one side featuring 10x optical zoom and optical image stabilisation. It can also shoot 1080p video at 30fps.
There's a protruding edge at the other side adorned with Samsung's logo and jutting out as it does gives you something to grip, making it easy to get a firm hold of the handset. Between the lens and the edge there's the Xenon flash, while at the far side of the lens there's a speaker.
One issue with having the raised lens and grip on the back is that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is slightly unstable when screen up on a surface.
It's not going to go anywhere but it does sit at an angle and will rock up and down if you try and use it. On the plus side that sloped angle does give you a better view of the screen than if it were totally horizontal.
The front of the phone looks an awful lot like the front of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. It has a 4.3 inch 540 x 960 Super AMOLED display with a pixel density of 256 pixels per inch, which is identical to the display on the S4 Mini. Unfortunately it's also not all that impressive, coming in at a sub full-HD resolution.
The screen is encircled by a white border. Above the screen there's a Samsung logo, while above that you'll find the earpiece alongside a proximity and light sensor and the 1.9MP front facing camera.
Below the screen there's a home button as well as a soft touch, light up button at either side of it- menu to the left and back to the right, but these can only be seen or used when the screen is on.
The top of the handset (when held in portrait) has a 3.5mm headphone port at the right, a tiny microphone near the middle and an infrared port to the left.
There's also a metallic rim that runs around the edge of the handset, making each edge half metallic and half glossy white plastic. It's a nice contrast and gives the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom a premium look.
The bottom edge has a micro USB port in the centre - used for charging the phone or connecting it to a computer. It also has another little microphone to the right.
You can also peel away a cover on the bottom edge to reveal the 2330mAh battery, which is removable, and the micro SIM card slot. It's a neat and discreet location for both of those things, as it negates the need to remove the whole back cover while still making the battery accessible. The cover is easy to open too, but feels securely locked in place when closed.
The left edge of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom features a little plastic cover at the bottom edge, which can be opened to reveal a microSD card slot with support for cards of up to 64GB. That's something which is much needed given the paltry 8GB of built in storage.
The right edge of the handset features a dedicated camera button at the bottom. Having a dedicated camera button is no surprise given how much of a focus the camera is on this handset but it's still much appreciated given that most Android handsets don't have one.
It's in the optimal position too, as it's where you'd expect to find one on a camera and doesn't get in the way of either the screen or the lens when in use.
There's a volume rocker near the middle and a power button- which also sleeps and wakes the handset, near the top. These buttons are all done up in the same silvery metallic style as the rim that runs around the phone, leaving them looking high quality.
All in all it's a well built, solid handset that isn't as awkward or uncomfortable to use as we'd expected. We'd go so far as to say that it actually looks pretty good - though we'd still take a conventional smartphone design over it from an aesthetic perspective.
By smartphone standards the camera is in a whole other league, but it still can't match up to most decent compacts and the other specs aren't much to write home about either, leaving the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom slightly compromised for a device with a £440 (around $660, AU$720) price tag.
Nokia is working on a new Lumia phone, which is expected to launch shortly. Called the Lumia 625, it is said to be the cheapest Lumia phone in Nokia's range.
According to the sources at The Verge, the Lumia 625 will have a 4.7-inch, 800 x 480 resolution display, which is the largest for a Lumia phone so far. Other specs include a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 512MB of RAM and a 5 megapixel camera.
The Lumia 625 will be releasing in China shortly for CNY1999 ($325) in multiple colors. No word yet on international availability.
This is the right step for Nokia as low-end devices is exactly what both Nokia and Windows Phone needs to increase market share. Now it's time for Microsoft to step up its game and introduce new features through regular updates.
While we're eagerly awaiting more news of the next iPhone, whispers of Apple's rumored 
