Huawei brings LTE to the Ascend line with new Ascend P7

Huawei builds on last year’s P6 flagship to debut a new phone ready to take on other Android flagships. The Ascend P7 brings LTE capability to the Ascend name, 5-inch Full HD display, 1.8GHz quad-core processor, 2500mAh battery, and Gorilla Glass 3 housing for the front and black. It comes in at a thickness of 6.5mm and runs Android KitKat alongside Huawei’s Emotion user interface.

The Ascend P7 is also equipped with a Sony-made BSI 13-megapixel rear camera with a f/2.0 lens aperture and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.4 five-element aspherical lens. The company is also introducing a Selfie Panorama mode to perhaps make it easier to take group shots with the front camera. This new device will be sold worldwide but will first make its debut in dozens of Asian and European countries in June for around US$625.

Source: CNET + Engadget

Seagate introduces new storage capacities for Wireless Plus external hard drives

Lamenting the lack of storage expansion on your smartphone? Seagate recently announced more storage capacities for its Wireless Plus external hard drives. There is already a 1TB version available on the market for US$179.99. Now, you can get a cheaper 500GB model for $149.99 or a 2TB version for $199.99.

Wireless Plus mobile external HDs let you access files on the drive wirelessly from your Android devices, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, and Windows 8 computers and RT tablets. The drives come with a built-in battery said to last up to 10 hours of playback. It also supports HD video streaming for up to three devices at the same time. The drive also works as a Wi-Fi hub for a wireless network that seven devices can share. It can also sync content with Dropbox and Google Drive. The new Wireless Plus models are available for pre-order on their site.

HTC teams up with ‘Captain America’ to give away limited edition S.H.I.E.L.D. HTC One M8

If you’re a fan of the Captain America franchise and want some exclusive merchandise, then it’s time to get those selfies ready. HTC has unveiled a limited edition HTC One M8 with S.H.I.E.L.D. logo etched at the back along with Captain America wallpapers. But they are giving these away through a “Super Selfie” contest. They will be giving away four units in Canada (two through Twitter and two through Facebook).

You just need to post your best Captain America-inspired selfie and share it on the Facebook contest post. If you’re entering through Twitter, you need to follow @HTCCanada and share your photo with the #superselfie hashtag. The contest is running until May 15 at 11:59p.m. ET. Winners will be announced on May 19. For more information about the contest, you can check the official page for the rules.

The Apple Beat: Apple's back in the news, but not for new products

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple's been a hot topic of late but not because of any new products or services. Sure, the new MacBook Airs have arrived and now offer even better battery life thanks to newer Intel processors. The biggest Apple news this past week was the company's stock surging to over $600 a share, the new addition of Burberry Wunderkind Angela Arhendts as the new Senior VP for Retail, as well as Apple winning the long-contested patent lawsuit against supplier and arch-rival Samsung.

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