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We’ve been hearing mumblings that the next version of Android will get a new Bluetooth stack with v4.0 Low Energy (LE) goodness for a while now. That, at least, explains why the Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus have been re-sent through the Bluetooth SIG in order to gain approval for the newer standard. What’s less clear is what the ASUS K008, an apparently new 7-inch slate from the company, is doing supporting v4.0 LE. Our dour belief is that ASUS is merely future-proofing its forthcoming MeMo Pad HD 7, but perhaps “K008” is optimistic latin for “second-generation Nexus 7 with Android 4.3.”

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Source: Bluetooth SIG, (2)

HTC announced their brand new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, earlier this year. Unfortunately the HTC One was not launched with the greatest success with the phone seeing delays which could have possibly cost the Taiwanese company precious time as […]

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Sony Computer Entertainment America announced at a press conference that took place at 6pm on June 10 (Pacific Daylight Time), the design and a suggested retail price of the new PlayStation 4, which is due to be released at the end of 2013.

We were teased back in February about what the new PS4 will look like and we’re finally getting some more information.

Retail price: 399USD, 399CAD, 399EUR, 349GBP
Color: Jet black
Size: W275mm x H53mm x D305mm
Weight: Approx. 2.8kg
Main Processor: Single-chip custom processor
CPU :  x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”,  8 cores
GPU : 1.84 TFLOPS,  AMD next-generation Radeon based graphics engine

If you thought November 2013 was too long to wait, bear a thought for Asian gamers who will apparently have to wait those six months, plus an additional twelve, to pick up their Xbox One. According to Alan Bowman, Microsoft’s Regional VP for Sales and Marketing in Asia, the new console will launch in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and India around late 2014. (Note the lack of Japan on that list, we’re still checking with Microsoft on that.) These are all regions that have been marked as gaming high-growth areas by Microsoft — the VP added that the Xbox 360 became the top-selling console in Asia this year. The company’s also pointed to its next-generation Kinect sensor, one that will work in “dramatically reduced” room spaces and, according Bowman, will be better attuned to Asian gamers who might not have living room space in their homes.

Update: We’ve just heard back from a Microsoft spokesperson who told us the following:

“Microsoft does plan to launch Xbox One, the ultimate new-generation all-in-one entertainment system, in Japan — we look forward to confirming timing and other details at a later stage.”

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Source: WSJ

The upcoming Huawei Ascend P6 has been making its rounds and if you’re looking forward to Huawei making the official announcement, check back with us on the 18th of June for the details! In the meantime to help build up […]

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