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

Review: Nexus 7 (2013)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By and large, last year's Google's Nexus 7 tablet was an incredibly successful product. Some could say its existence prodded Apple into creating the iPad mini, and you can also credit it for sparking the sudden interest in lower-cost 7-inch tablets from the likes of Samsung, Acer and Lenovo. One year later, the refreshed Nexus 7 is starting to ship in Canada. Here's what's new.

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Review: Ultimate Ears Boom Bluetooth speaker and handsfree

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It has been a few years since the Jawbone Jambox kicked off the Bluetooth speaker segment that brought high quality wireless  audio to users of smartphones and tablets. Logitech may be a late entrant into this class, but it has quickly dominated it in terms of innovation, quality and features. The Logitech UE or Ultimate Ears Boom bluetooth speaker is aiming to dominate in this area.

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