Nokia Lumia 929 for Verizon leaks out in alleged press image

After letting us catch a glimpse of its back last week, the upcoming Nokia smartphone headed for Verizon release made yet another appearance. The handset will allegedly launch on the Big Red before the end of this year as Nokia Lumia 929.

The Nokia Lumia 929 is said to be a Verizon-only version of the soon to be released Nokia Lumia 1520. However, the handset will reportedly feature a smaller 1080p display in comparison to the 6” unit of the Lumia 1520.

In addition to a FullHD display, the Nokia Lumia 929 for Verizon is rumored to sport a 20MP PureView camera with Carl Zeiss lens. The handset will be available in black and white color scheme when it goes official.

Nokia will be holding a press event on October 22. It won’t be a surprise if we see the Nokia Lumia 929 debut alongside the Lumia 1520 and a Windows RT tablet from the manufacturer.

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Alleged BlackBerry C-series smartphone surfaces

A new BlackBerry 10 smartphone has appeared in the wild. The unannounced entry-level handset allegedly belongs to the C-series, also known as the Cafe series.

The leaked smartphone, codenamed Americano, is rumored to sport a 4.2-inch LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The upcoming BlackBerry device is said to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU and LTE connectivity.

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In the meantime, BlackBerry is having a tough run in the market, losing ground with an increasing pace. According to a recent report, the Canadian company will lose close to $1 billion by the end of Q2, 2014. The firm announced that it will lay off 4,500 employees to reduce its operating expenditures.

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Latest iOS 7 bug allows calls to be made from a locked iPhone

Yes, it is an emergency.

An iOS 7 user has discovered a worrying security flaw within the software, which enables calls to be made while the iPhone is locked.

The flaw can be exploited using the emergency call screen that can be accessed from the lock screen. Once the phone's keypad is open, any number can be dialled by repeatedly tapping the call button.

In a video shot by iPhone users Karam Daoud and passed onto Forbes, tapping the call button numberous times causes the screen to go black and the Apple logo to appear.

After that, the call to any number, including international and premium phone numbers is completed as if the phone were unlocked.

Any number, any time

"Once the black screen appeared, it was pretty clear that this is a bug," says Daoud from Ramallah in Palestinian. "You can dial a number anywhere, any time."

He also claims to have repeated the trick on older iPhones running older versions of iOS and enjoyed further success, so it appears the problem is not confined to iOS 7.

The bug is the second security flaw uncovered within iOS 7 since its release in midweek. The first lockscreen vulnerability allowed access to the device's photos and email. However, that required a much more complex combinations of presses and swipes.

Apple says it is working on a fix for the first issue, but is yet to comment on the more recent discovery.

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Moto X Developer Edition for GSM networks is now available

The GSM networks capable Moto X Developer Edition is now available for purchase directly from Motorola. The smartphone with unlocked bootloader is priced at $649 for a version with 32GB of built-in storage.

The GSM Moto X Developer Edition is available in woven white color scheme and will work on the LTE networks of both AT&T and T-Mobile. It sports a Developer Edition on the back to set it apart from its carrier-branded siblings.

The GSM Moto X Developer Edition is listed as being in high demand in Motorola’s online store. It might take up to seven days to ship.

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24-carat Apple iPhone 5s is now available, costs you $2853

Gold Genie, a company known for gold plating popular gadgets and smartphones recently came up with the gold edition of the HTC One. Now, the firm has built a 24-carat Apple iPhone 5s, which was officially announced a couple of days ago.

The 24-carat gold Apple iPhone 5s will be available in black or white tops with the middle, back, and sides embellished in gold. The device will be SIM free and unlocked to work on all networks across the globe.

Apple iPhone 5s from Gold Genie is up for grabs in three different options - gold, platinum and rose gold. The 16 GB model of the gold edition costs you £1,781 (about $2,853), while base model of the platinum version is priced at £1,865 (about $2,988). The rose gold variant of the iPhone 5s carries a price tag of £1,831 (about $2,934).

The 32GB and the 64GB options are also available. You can check out the source link below for more details on the pricing.

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iPhone 5S Touch ID tech is no joke, says comedian-turned-politician

Franken wants assurances over Touch ID sensor

The new Touch ID fingerprint sensor within the iPhone 5S handset has come under fire from a prominent U.S. politician, who has expressed concern the data could be used to 'impersonate a person for life.'

Senator Al Franken, a former comedian who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, wants assurances from Apple regarding how the prints will be safeguarded.

In an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the representative for Minnesota pointed out that passwords can be changed infinitely, but once thieves get hold of our prints, it's the end of the road.

He wrote: "Passwords are secret and dynamic; fingerprints are public and permanent. If you don't tell anyone your password, no one will know what it is. If someone hacks your password, you can change it -- as many times as you want. You can't change your fingerprints. You have only ten of them. And you leave them on everything you touch; they are definitely not a secret. What's more, a password doesn't uniquely identify its owner -- a fingerprint does. Let me put it this way: if hackers get a hold of your thumbprint, they could use it to identify and impersonate you for the rest of your life."

Can it be extracted?

Apple has assured that the fingerprint data will never leave the iPhone 5S and will never be stored on the company's servers or uploaded to iCloud.

Third party developers have also been shut-out from using the tech at this stage.

However, despite conceding that Apple has probably implemented this tech responsibly, Franken wants to know whether its possible to extract the fingerprint data from the device itself.

In one of a number of questions within the letter he asked: "Is it possible to extract and obtain fingerprint data from an iPhone? If so, can this be done remotely, or with physical access to the device?"

• Is Touch ID genuinely useful? Or is it a passing gimmick?

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