When BlackBerry 10 was first launched there were some faithful BB OS users unimpressed, as they believed the new features were not as good as they had hoped. However, the Canadian firm has tried to ease people’s misgivings by introducing BB 10.1, and the changes were an improvement, although things were still not perfect.

It’s for this reason why it will come as no surprise that BlackBerry 10.2 is in the works, and Michael Clewley, the BlackBerry Product Manager has been sharing some details in regards to the updated mobile operating system.

BlackBerry 10.2 update features – There are several changes coming, such as the ability of setting a time to remember an item, multiple alarm settings, Standard Unicode Emojis is to now be supported, and finally there is to be Level 1 Notifications.

This will first be released as a BlackBerry 10.2 Beta SDK, and will have a June release, although no precise date has been given at this time. However, we’re told that we can expect the final BlackBerry 10.2 release by the end of 2013. However, as the 10.1 SDK was made available just a couple of months prior to its final release, we could expect to see BlackBerry 10.2 as early as August, although this is only a guess.

We expect more information before the beta version is released, and maybe BlackBerry will bring even more features, as well as some much-needed bug fixes, one of which is issues with reboots.

While BlackBerry is doing a far better job of keeping us more informed in terms of these new feature updates, it would nice if they were to officially announce the existence of the BlackBerry R10.

Thanks to CrackBerry.

With the Samsung Galaxy S4 now on the market, we now look ahead to several other big Android sellers. The three most obvious would be the Galaxy Note 3, the Motorola X Phone and the rumored Google Nexus 5 from LG. It’s hard to know which of the three will be the biggest seller, but going by Nexus 4 sales, we’d have to say LG’s handset.

Feasible Google Nexus 5 release window – If we are to look at the latest news in terms of the Nexus 5 release, then the autumn will be its likely release. However, this is not really a huge stretch of the imagination when you consider the Nexus 4 was released in the autumn, well November 13, 2012 to be precise.

LG and Google could try to release the Nexus 5 a little earlier, and seeing as though autumn begins on September 22, they could bring it to market around the same time as the iPhone 5S. However, they would be silly to do so, and although LG should not worry about bringing a new phone to market at the same time as rival handsets, it wouldn’t do any harm holding off just a little longer.

When they do finally bring the Nexus 5 to market, Google and LG had better get their acts together this time, as they had a terrible ordeal last year trying to keep up with stock demand, with each blaming the other.

Okay, so we know that the Nexus 4 was a very popular handset, but then again they were not aware this was going to be the case. With this in mind, both companies will be better prepared, as they can assume the Nexus 5 will be just as popular as its predecessor.

We’ve already discussed the Nexus 5 specs, but it’s hard to believe any of them, as these concepts would have you believe that the Nexus 5 would be the most powerful Android smartphone to date. However, we have a hard time believing this, as Nexus handsets never usually packs the best in cell phone technology. With this in mind, do you believe that the Nexus 5 will be as powerful, if not more powerful than the Google X Phone?

Thanks to Phones Review.

Many consumers were hoping for a happy ending to their week, with an official announcement of a Verizon HTC One at CTIA 2013. The Android device remains a hugely popular phone among consumers who have it, but unfortunately it looks like the wait may go on for Verizon and HTC to make things official.

Verizon had been teasing an upcoming event during CTIA 2013, but you may already be aware that this turned out to be something completely unexpected – a new mobile network called Viva Movil that the carrier is planning to roll out across Latin America, in partnership with none other than Jenny from the block – Jennifer Lopez.

It wasn’t the Verizon HTC One that many had expected and Verizon are still remaining completely silent on the possibility of this happening before the end of 2013. We’ve read some amusing messages on Twitter, from consumers who actually think they have been ‘rickrolled’ by Verizon, for announcing Viva Movil instead of a Verizon HTC One.

Surely Verizon knows that consumers want to see the HTC One on their network and are presumably keeping with their infamous silent tactics to build up hype even further. Meanwhile, HTC are not saying much either at the moment, with a recent statement from HTC to Tech Radar below, the closest thing to an update as it gets.

“It’s always a great thing to have our phones on as many operators as possible, but we’ve got nothing to announce in terms of Verizon.”

Are you a consumer who wants the HTC One over the Samsung Galaxy S4 on Verizon? If so, let us know your reaction to the device no-show during Verizon’s recent business venture with Jennifer Lopez. Surely the time has come for Verizon to pass the torch from the Droid DNA to another flagship handset?

We knew that the Samsung Galaxy S4 would end up being one of the most popular smartphones of 2013, but Samsung has this week given us an indication just how well Galaxy S4 sales are going. In less than a month after first going on sale, the Korean electronics giant has announced that a record has been broken, with the Galaxy S4 now becoming the fastest selling Galaxy S device ever.

In a press release this week, Samsung has revealed that the Galaxy S4 has now passed 10 million units sold, in under a month since the device first went on sale commercially on April 27. To put this into context, the Galaxy S3 previously managed to shift 10 million units in 50 days and that was considered a massive success in its own right.

Samsung has added that Galaxy S4 units are currently selling at a rate of 4 units per second – staggering when you think about it. The question that is on our minds, is how are other Android manufacturers going to compete with this with their respective releases?

Also take into account that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is expected this year as well, which could even come close to matching this record given the high demand for the device already. To coincide with the sales record, Samsung has also announced that four new Galaxy S4 colors will arrive in time for Summer.

We’re pleased to say that one of them will be the Blue Arctic model, which was initially exclusive to the Japanese market. The other three colors will be Galaxy S4 in Red Aurora, Purple Mirage and Brown Autumn – hopefully Samsung will be showing off these new colors soon, especially the Red model which sounds the most desirable out of the four for us.

Going back to 10 million units sold though – are Samsung now becoming kings of the mobile industry? Four Galaxy S4 units sold every second, give us your thoughts on that statistic below.

If you love making heavy use of whatever popular social media apps are available on the App Store for your iPhone, you may be interested in the following rumor. We know that iOS 7 is on the way to WWDC 2013 for a grand unveiling, but now we hear that it may be coming with some brand new social integration, following on from the popular Facebook and Twitter integration built into iOS 6.

As most of you know, iOS 6 now allows users to sign into their personal Twitter and Facebook accounts directly from the settings menu. There’s also deep integration with Sina Weibo as well for consumers over in China, and it looks like Apple are planning to expand on this with iOS 7.

Information highlighted by 9to5Mac, suggests that iOS 7 will mark the debut of Flickr and Vimeo integration into the iPhone, iPad and other supported devices. Like Facebook and Twitter, users will then be able to sign into their respective spaces on Flickr and Vimeo but more importantly – allow instant uploads to these new apps as well direct from your device.

For example, you’ll now be able to take either a photo or video and have direct access to instant uploads to your Flickr and Vimeo profiles. Vimeo will be especially useful for those that want an alternative to YouTube, while Flickr integration has been a long request from iOS users for many years.

Considering that Google owns YouTube and Apple has now removed their in-house YouTube app from the iPhone, we wonder if the company actually has a view to replacing YouTube with Vimeo in the future – ie, blocking Google’s YouTube application from the App Store.

These two social apps will certainly be a nice addition to iOS 7 if confirmed true, but we wonder how long Apple plans to take, to finally get some Instagram integration added as well – perhaps iOS 8? Are you a Flickr or Vimeo user? Give us your thoughts on the news.

At the start of the year Samsung gave us a sneak peak into their flexible display technology, which we had assumed would make it into the Galaxy S4 design. However, this was not to be, and so attention then turned to the Note 3, and we have since learned that this design will be similar to that of the S4.

So what will be the first Android handset with a flexible display? Some people now assume that it could be an LG device, as they have been showing off their flexible OLED HD panel at SID. We say this because during the event it’s been said that the technology will be incorporated into an LG smartphone by the end of the year.

With this in mind it’s more likely that the Nexus 5 or Optimus G Pro 2 could sport a flexible display, although it’s tough to believe that a Nexus handset would use such technology before a flagship LG model.

LG has gone with a plastic panel rather than glass for different reasons. The first is because it’s cheaper than glass to manufacture, and also there is a greater benefit for the user, as a glass screen could break easier than a plastic one.

The flexible display is currently in its naked form, but did allow SID attendees to test the technology to see how tough and bendable it really is. Engadget were on hand and they described it as “lightweight and responsive to twists and bends.”

Again, the rep on hand had told them that the screen could be in use by the end of the year, and even though a 5-inch version was on display (excuse the pun) they already have plans for smaller and larger versions.

Will LG beat Samsung to the market with a flexible display smartphone by the end of the year?

While some of you who have just bought a new phone may be feeling slightly jealous over Google’s announcement of a stock Samsung Galaxy S4, rumors are starting to emerge that it may be joined by another massive smartphone. HTC has distanced themselves from following suit, but we could see a stock version of the HTC One end up on Google’s Play Store as well.

Google are obviously on to a winner with the stock Samsung Galaxy S4, but imagine if they manage to secure a stock HTC One as well.
It’s no secret that a lot of consumers are not a fan of HTC’s custom Sense UI, and one apparent HTC insider has emerged on Twitter to say that it is a ‘fact’ that a HTC One without Sense will be available sometime this Summer.

HTC meanwhile are being very quiet on the rumors, recently telling TechnoBuffulo that no such device is on the way. In terms of wanting to keep product releases a secret though, there’s every chance that HTC are just trying to play down the early speculation for now.

Just how bad are you looking for a stock HTC One? Aside from the lack of Sense, the device should come with the latest version of Android Jelly Bean out of the box and will then receive official software updates first along with the Galaxy S4, via Google’s Nexus program.

Then again, other consumers believe HTC are improving with Sense all the time, so we’ll have to see what happens. It will be a great option to have though if Google suddenly emerges with a collection of high-end smartphones, free from their custom Android skins.

Treat it as a rumor for now until we hear further details. Would you be tempted to buy one of these this Summer or not?

We have some fantastic news for those of you with a Samsung Galaxy S3 handset, as it looks like you are about to get a taste of Android 4.2.2 very early. Samsung has yet to bring the software to the S3 officially, but a early download is now available for those who are willing to install it manually.

You may want to take up this opportunity as well, as installing Android 4.2.2 on the Samsung Galaxy S3 will actually grant you some new features and functionality that are available on the newer S4. More specifically, users will be granted the new S-Voice features from the S4, new screen modes and also the addition of voice controls as well, which is another previously exclusive feature on the S4.

Perhaps more importantly, you don’t need to have a rooted handset in order to install this. The guys over at Sam Mobile have provided a download link, plus installation instructions to help beginners get Android 4.2.2 up and running on the S4. They make a note to say that this is pre-release software, so it should end up largely the same build that Samsung will officially release in the coming weeks.

If you are interested in downloading this today, make sure you backup your data beforehand, as this will wipe data on the device including the SD card. To give evidence that it works without any problems, Sam Mobile has also provided a video demonstration, letting you see close hand that Android 4.2.2 is able to run on the Samsung Galaxy S3.

It is fantastic news indeed for all Galaxy S3 owners, but hopefully we’ll see some similar news for those looking for an Android 4.2.2 update on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Let us know how you get on with this if you are planning to install. How is your device looking now on Android 4.2.2?

We’ve seen many concepts for iOS 7 as well as the next-gen iPhone, with some of them being pretty close to what we expect, to others being far-fetched. This is just what we think of this latest iPhone 6 conception, as its Mac features seem implausible.

In the past we have seen an iPhone projector, where it would project an image of a keyboard onto a flat service and allow you to type away. However, this latest iPhone 6 concept takes things a step further by adding a second projector, and this time it projects an image forward of a Mac desktop.

When watching the video you assume that what you are looking at is a iPhone 5, but then it undergoes a transformation to show off these two Mac features. Okay, so it’s fun to see this rendered video, but the probability is zero. We have to wonder what is the point of these concepts, especially when they are never going to happen – well not in the next five years anyway?

As for the next iPhone, Apple needs to go back to the drawing board and completely redesign it, as they need to prove to the industry they still have what it takes. However, we highly doubt this will happen because of their two-year cycle between design changes.

Apple will more than likely bury their head in the sand and believe that people are still happy with such a small screen, when clearly they are not – trust me, I’m sick of mine and often feel embarrassed taking it out when standing next to someone with a HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S3 or 4 and let’s not talk about the Note 2.

Okay, so I could just go and get an Android handset, but having put a lot of money into my iOS apps, it’s a decision that I cannot take lightly.

Nokia may be preparing to unleash their Nokia Lumia 928 and Lumia 925 smartphones onto the market, but we’re hearing rumors that another device may be in the pipeline. This device could be set for considerable spotlight time, as it’s thought to be packing one of Nokia’s 41 megapixel camera sensors.

This should be ringing bells for those who picked up a Nokia 808 PureView smartphone last year, as the device was the first to feature Nokia’s groundbreaking new PureView Pro technology and also shipped with a 41 megapixel camera. The only problem for most consumers though was that it shipped with Symbian OS, not Android or Windows Phone.

With that in mind, say hello to the Nokia EOS, which is apparently due to be released in 2013 with a 41 megapixel camera, a 4.5-inch 720p display and will ship with Windows Phone 8 as its operating system. On top of that, information over at WMPoweruser suggests that the Nokia NOS could also come with a new app called Nokia Pro Camera, which will enhance the 41 megapixel camera functionality, compared to what we saw with the 808 Pureview.

The app mentioned above could also come with the ability to automatically open the camera lens when the app is launched – so smartphone camera enthusiasts should definitely keep an eye on this one. Nokia are already known as the company to turn to for superior camera quality, so the addition of Windows Phone OS compared to Symbian should definitely raise a few eyebrows as we progress through the year.

Unlike the metallic body that the Lumia 925 may ship with though, we’re also hearing that the EOS may incorporate a polycarbonate body instead. Let us know if you think the Nokia EOS could make a big enough impact in Q4 2013, against a possible iPhone 6 release and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. We’ll give you more details on the EOS as we get it.