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Is Motorola following Apple’s footsteps, or is it the latter that is copying the former? I am referring to a budget version of their respective smartphones. We have all heard and seen rumors of a budget oriented iPhone, where it has been dubbed the iPhone 5C (hopefully there will not be any jibes made about it being the iPhone 5 “Cheapo”), and here we are with a possible image of the cheaper variant of the Moto X that will target developing markets.

Motorola did promise that they will be looking into something that is easier on the bank accounts of the masses with the Moto X, and what you see above allegedly leaked from a Sina Weibo (the Twitter of China) user who touts to own a photo of interchangeable back panels for the budget oriented Moto X model, citing also that buyers can save themselves the trouble of using tools such as Moto Maker in order to enjoy a far livelier set of colors. There was also mention of dual SIM support thrown into the mix, and should everything add up, then we could very well be hearing something official from Motorola real soon. Would you get the budget version of the Moto X, or go for the full flavored model?

Budget Moto X Could Feature Swappable Back Panels original content from Ubergizmo.

Apple has underlined their plans to open up a store in Tokyo – and they have identified the spot to be in the upscale Omotesando shopping district, with said store set to open up as early as March next year. Wait a minute here, doesn’t Apple already have an Apple Store in Tokyo? Well, this is the addition of its first outlet in the city since 2005, which is a relatively long time when you think about it. Apparently, it is because of the recovery in Japan’s economy that has brought about this endeavor to possible fruition.

Construction of the new Apple Store in Tokyo is tipped to be completed sometime in February next year, and jobs for the unfinished Apple Store are already being advertised. Satoru Kikuchi, an analyst at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., shared, “For Apple, the Japanese market is appealing in terms of quantity and price. There is a room to expand tablet sales and a possibility the Japanese market expands if Apple’s mobile carrier partners increase.” Do you think that this is a start for Apple that will see its market share increase by leaps and bounds, or will it be another long lull before a different Apple Store opens up in the heart of the Land of the Rising Sun? Only time will tell.

Apple To Open Apple Store In Tokyo – Its First Since 2005 original content from Ubergizmo.

The rest of us haven’t even started packing for IFA and yet here’s Archos, spilling the beans about what it’ll be showing off in Berlin next week. As ever, the company’s got lots to talk about. Lots. The lineup includes a bunch of tablets and a handset, all running Android. At the top of the tablet heap is the company’s Platinum range, which includes aluminum-clad slates running quad-core processors, Android 4.2 and displays with up to 2,048 x 1,536 resolution. The 101xs2, not part of the Platinum line, also has a quad-core processor inside, along with front-facing stereo speakers and a magnetic keyboard. Then there’s the Xenon tablet series — three devices that the company is positioning as “cheaper than Apple or Samsung Wi-Fi tablets.” For gamers, the company will be trotting out a currently spec-less GamePad 2, and for kids, Archos is going to show off the skinned and parent-friendly ChildPad.

There are a few more details available for the Archos 50 Oxygen, a flagship handset that features vanilla Android 4.2, a quad-core CPU, 16GB of storage and a 13MP rear-facing camera. The company also used the opportunity to tease a “unique Smart Watch concept.” How is it unique? We can’t really tell you. More information on that and the rest of the above coming soon, we’re sure. Hey, the company has to save something for IFA, right?

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