Lenovo reveals Vibe Z Flagship smartphone

Lenovo's been a dominant Android smartphone manufacturer in parts of Asia for some time now and many expect the PC leader to become a serious player in the international market. The Vibe Z smartphone seems to be a good start. It features a 5.5-inch full IPS display, 4G-LTE, a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a 13 megapixel camera to boot. No specific carrier or availability dates have been announced but we're days away from CES and should hear something more by then.

Source: Lenovo

Moto X gets $100 price cut in US

The Moto X is arguably one of the better Android smartphones in the market today. Midrange specs and innovative features made it count against more premium smartphones and the fact that it is a Google product ensured an expedient upgrade to the latest Android 4.4 version (in most markets, sadly not in Canada. Motorola has kicked off 2014 by cutting off $100 from the 16GB version for US models. This means you can design your own Moto X for a hundred bucks less. You still pay a $100 premium for the snazzy new bamboo backed variants. I recently purchased a used 32GB AT&T Moto X on eBay and unlocked it using the Unlock your Moto X app for US $13.00 and now use it on Telus. I couldn't be happier since the device came with KitKat preloaded.

Apple's new Mac Pro has a replaceable socketed CPU

The new Mac Pro is truly a uniquely designed desktop unlike anything anyone has seen before. Yet, the fact that this compact computer is one of the first fully-solid state workstations in the market (meaning no moving parts), makes some potential buyers nervous.

But fear not, the most important components of the Mac Pro can be replaced and upgraded quite easily. The RAM and, most surprisingly, the CPU can be replaced if need be. The fly in the ointment is that the SSD drives and the graphics cards are permanent. 

Source: ExtremeTech

Google to shut down Bump and Flock by the end of January

If you use file-sharing service Bump and group collaboration app Flock, then you’re going to have to export your data soon as the Google-owned services are going to be shuttered by January 31. Company CEO and co-founder David Lieb said in a blog post, the two products will be taken off the Apple and Google Play app stores because their team intends to focus on the new projects they are working on with Google.