Sony Xperia Z1 "Honami" dummy phones reveal more details

Sony's Xperia Z is making waves as the first Android smartphone you can dunk, but its successor, the purported "Honami" is expected to be more powerful and innovative (note the Xperia Z debuted all the way back in January at CES). Recent photos of a Z1 dummy phone show what we could be getting. Sony Xperia Z1 is said to come equipped with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 800 processor, a full HD 1080p display, 20MP G-Series camera that is capable of recording video in 4K resolution. If rumours are to be believed, Sony Xperia Z1 will showcase Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 800 processor, a full HD 1080p display and the kicker is a 20MP G-Series camera for 4K video recording.

Source: Xperia Blog via Phandroid

More details surrounding Samsung's smart watch emerge

Hoping to gain first-mover advantage in the wearable computing/smart watch segment, Samsung is aiming to launch the often leaked Samsung Galaxy Gear at IFA next week.

The smart watch will reportedly be offered in 6GB and 8GB variants, it will sport a 2.5-inch OLED  touch-display with a 250x250 pixel resolution and will have a 10-hour battery life.

Other neat features are imbedded strap speakers, a 720p front-facing camera all of which will be powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM. While we've seen various mockups of the smart watch, Twitter tipster @Evleaks has posted screens of the Galaxy Gear app. The screen shows a way to connect watch to smartphone via NFC as well as various settings and controls. Legit? Looks like we only have to wait a few days to find out.

Source: Cult of Android

Nokia Lumia 1020 coming to TELUS, brings Lumia 625 with it

Looks like the Nokia Lumia 1020 isn’t going to be exclusive to Rogers. MobileSyrup reported that current flagship from the Finnish tech company is going to be available for TELUS subscribers, making this the first time they have carried a flagship Windows Phone since 2012 when they offered the Lumia 800. Aside from the 41MP Lumia 1020, Nokia’s low-cost 4.7-inch Lumia 625 is also going to be carried by TELUS.

Flickr iOS app gets update with new filters, camera tools; plus pro tools become free

Whether it can be considered keeping up with the mobile photography trends or just catching up, Yahoo! updates its Flickr photo app for iOS devices with new filters and camera tools as well as giving non-pro users access to tools that used to be exclusive to paid accounts.

Aside from adding new filters, Flickr also offers what is called “live” filters that you can use as you take photos and create custom filters with the app. The new camera tools include pinch to zoon, grids, focus lock, and better way to manage exposure points. And the premium features that are now free include photo enhancing, sharpening, cropping, adjusting color and use levels, and vignettes. No word yet if these features are going to be available on their Android app.