HP rumoured to unveil ‘cheap’ smartphones by end of 2013

Could we be getting more of these soon?

The end of the year is fast approaching but it seems HP wants to make one last hurrah, if rumours are to be believed that is. The Verge cited a report from The Information claiming the IT company will be unveiling at least six new handsets before the year closes. The devices will be targeted at emerging markets such as China, the Philippines, and India and will be priced somewhere between US$200 and $250 sans contract. Of course, this rumour has to be taken with a grain of salt as we have about a week left until the New Year.

Amazon reportedly prepping smartphones for 2014

Amazon is reportedly preparing to enter the smartphone market. According to Digitimes’ Ocean Chen, Taiwanese supplier Primax Electronics received orders from Amazon for compact camera modules intended for smartphones that will be introduced in the first half of next year. The phones are rumored to feature floating touch technology and will be integrated with six CCMs for sensing capabilities. We will keep you posted on any updates about the long-rumoured Kindle phone.

Twitter reportedly introducing edit feature

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If you’ve been waiting for Twitter to let you edit those misspelled tweets, you might be getting the opportunity soon enough. The Desk’s Matthew Keys reports that sources have confirmed the feature has been in the works for a while. However, it will only allow you to make “slight changes” for your tweet once. Supposedly, the “edit” feature will appear for a short time but it wasn’t specified how short it would be. We’ll let you know when we hear more about this.

Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 reportedly moving from capacitive to virtual buttons

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The upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 update is reportedly introducing big changes next year. Among them is the use of virtual buttons instead of capacitive buttons for the Back, Home, and Search options. This refresh will help OEMs to repurpose some of their Android devices to Windows Phone and perhaps introduce a whole slew of new smartphones.

Source: Ubergizmo