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Samsung is known for releasing multiple variants of its flagship smartphones, there are often so many that it becomes hard to keep track of all of them. These variants come with slight changes under the hood, so developers have to fashion their ROMs around them. Its no secret that there isn’t a lot of developer support for Samsung’s Exynos powered variants, but today the folks at CyanogenMod have released a test build of the CyanogenMod 11 for Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 ROM, which happens to be the international Exynos powered variant of the 2013 flagship. The ROM is based on Android 4.4 KitKat.

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CyanogenMod 11 For Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 ROM Released original content from Ubergizmo.

Another day, another Samsung Galaxy S5 rumor makes an appearance, although this time around, it would not be the handset that appears, but rather, what is allegedly the back of the Samsung Galaxy S5’s box. The photo above is touted to be one of the bottom side of a retail Samsung Galaxy S5, where it points to its fair share of hardware specifications that are actually different from what we have read and talked about so far. However, do bear in mind that nothing is set in concrete just yet since this could easily be something to throw folks off from the right path. After all, both the styling and iconography which is located on the rear side of the box resembles that of the Galaxy S4 as well as Galaxy Note 3’s wrapper.

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Alleged Samsung Galaxy S5 Box Spotted original content from Ubergizmo.

Just over a week back T-Mobile started conducting a soak test of Android 4.4.2 for its Moto X. The process involves rolling out the new firmware update to a select few people who then try out said update to ensure that no bugs or issues remain to be fixed before the firmware is finally rolled out to the public. Once an update reaches the soak test step, its public release is expected within a couple of weeks. That’s exactly the timeline this particular update has followed, today the T-Mobile Moto X Android 4.4.2 update has finally been released.

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T-Mobile Moto X Android 4.4.2 Update Released original content from Ubergizmo.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 has yet to hit the market, let alone been announced, but it seems that rumors of a Galaxy Note 4 have begun to surface. According to the rumors from the Korean media, word on the street has it that Samsung could be launching the Galaxy Note 4 which a three-sided display. If you’re wondering what that looks like, it’s basically a screen that will wrap around the edges of the phone (as pictured above), essentially putting the display on the edges as well as on the front of the device at the same time. It is an interesting concept and in the past we’ve seen how these side-screens can be used for different tasks, such as media player controls and such.

Interestingly enough, the report also claims that Samsung will be testing the waters with the Galaxy Note 4 and will only manufacture about a million units. We’re not sure why Samsung would do that given that the Galaxy Note series has typically been well-received, but then again given that the Galaxy Round wasn’t exactly a stellar success, perhaps Samsung has decided to err on the side of caution. It will be interesting to see if the Galaxy Note 4 will indeed feature this alleged three-sided display as not only would it make it an interesting design, but would provide us a new and unique way of interacting with our devices, but until then take it with a grain of salt.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Could Sport Three-Sided Display original content from Ubergizmo.

The ZTE Nubia Z7 is a handset that we learned about back in January of 2013. Oddly enough ZTE has not announced the device, leaving us to wonder about its fate. Is it cancelled? Is it put on hold? Well according to the latest rumors, it seems that ZTE has been quietly reworking the device and could announce it in the next month or so. This is according to Chinese website, CNMO, who claims that ZTE could announce the Nubia Z7 in March or April, which we have to say is a little odd given that MWC 2014 is around the corner and it would have been a great platform for ZTE to make their announcement.

Then again perhaps the device is still not ready to be shown off yet which could explain the delay. In any case according to the rumor, the Nubia Z7 is said to feature a 6.44-inch display which is the same size as the Sony Xperia Z Ultra for those who want a little bit of context. It is also expected to feature a new user interface, a more minimalist and flatter one and will apparently run on Android 4.4 KitKat. It is also rumored to pack a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset clocked at 2.3GHz and 128GB of onboard storage. Either way we’re not sure what took ZTE so long to come to the market with the Nubia Z7, but take it with a grain of salt for now and hopefully we will learn more soon.

ZTE Nubia Z7 Rumored For March/April Announcement original content from Ubergizmo.