AT&T resumes rolling out Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S4

A few days back AT&T had started rolling out the Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S4 in the US, only to pull it a couple of days later after a few devices that received the update started facing issues.

Now about a week later, the company has started rolling out a new build, hopefully having fixed whatever issues that were present in the previous update.

The update will upgrade your Galaxy S4 to Android 4.3, along with adding features such as Galaxy Gear support, Samsung Knox support, Group Play 2.5, Samsung Apps, drag and drop to uninstall or disable applications and call reliability improvements.

The update is 719MB in size and is now rolling out to the S4 in the US.

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Off-contract Moto X will get a $150 price cut on Cyber Monday

Motorola will be offering the contract-free Android 4.4 KitKat booting Moto X with a substantial discount on Cyber Monday. The US manufacturer announced on its official Google+ account that it will be selling its flagship smartphone with a hefty $150 off its regular price.

The one-day only pricing means that users will be able to snag a 16GB Moto X for $349.99. The 32GB version will be offered at $399.99. The discount will be available for any off-contract Moto X, including the Developer edition, as well as personalized devices.

The new one-day pricing puts the Moto X in the same territory as the LG Nexus 5. Not nearly as powerful as the Nexus 5, the Moto X will entice potential users with infinite customization options, as well as superb ergonomics.

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Apple's minimalist iPhone 5S allegedly takes 600 workers to build

The S doesn't stand for simplified

Apple is known for being a minimalistic company, but the number of assembly line workers it takes to build an iPhone is becoming increasingly complex.

The more intricate iPhone 5S is said to have 600 assembly workers on each production line at Foxconn manufacturing facilities, according a report by the Wall Street Journal.

"We have been churning out about 500,000 iPhone 5Ss everyday, the highest daily output ever," said an unnamed Foxconn executive to the paper.

By comparison, the less complicated, Touch ID-lacking iPhone 5 and the unapologetically plastic iPhone 5C are said to need 100 fewer workers. That's still a staggering 500 people per production line.

Wait times drop

With around-the-clock assembly lines producing one million iPhone 5S units every two days, the wait times for the new iPhone have dropped significantly.

You can now find an iPhone 5S in just about every Apple Store and it's available to ship within three to five business days online after quickly selling out at launch.

Even the once-precious gold model is readily available thanks to Foxconn's 500,000 a day figure, which is said to have put the plant at full capacity.

The supply has caught up to demand so much that we're starting to see certain retailers drop the price of the more expensive iPhone 5S ahead of Black Friday deals.

• iPhone 6 may let you refocus your photos using Lytro-like tech.

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16MP Gionee Elife E7 claims to be the best Android cameraphone

The Chinese manufacturer Gionee has announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Elife E7, which the company claims to be the best Android cameraphone available in the market. The E7 runs on AMIGO 2.0, a heavily skinned Android.

The Elife E7 sports a 5.5-inch JDI display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The numbers add up to a pixel density of 401ppi, which is quite sharp for any standard. E7 is also equipped with Gorilla Glass 3.

Gionee's latest flagship smartphone is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Krait 400 processor on a Snapdragon 800 chipset. The 4G LTE variant will be the first smartphone globally to house a 2.5 GHz Krait 400 CPU. E7 with 16GB of internal storage will feature 2GB of RAM, while the 32GB model has 3GB of RAM on-board.

Elife E7 main camera has 16 megapixels of higher than the usual 1.34 µm size, and there's also an 8 megapixel front-facing shooter. The primary lens is based on the Largan M8 solution and is said to deliver sharp images.

Gionee has also worked on its software and the E7 comes with AMIGO 2.0 out of the box. The Android based operating system has a wide range of customized applications to enhance the overall performance and experience.

Last but not the least, Elife E7 has the usual set of connectivity options and the juice for the smartphones is provided by a 2,500mAh non-removable battery.

Gionee Elife E7 will be up for grabs from December 5 in Black, White, Blue, Pink, Green, Yellow and Orange color options. The 16 GB variant is priced at 2,699 Yuan (about $443), while the 32 GB model caries a price tag of 3,199 Yuan (about $525). The smartphone will also hit markets outside of China in early 2014.

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