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The other day we reported on a leaked HTC M8 case which seemed to hint that the handset would be arriving with a fingerprint scanner, and now thanks to leaker Sonny Dickson, he has managed to get his hands on what appears to be multiple HTC M8 cases which seems to hint at the handset’s design, at least from the back. For those unfamiliar, Sonny Dickson is the leaker who leaked multiple images of the iPhone 5c ahead of its release, so safe to say he has managed to gain a fair amount of credibility, but do take it with a grain of salt for now. Sonny Dickson claims that these cases are authentic, so hopefully HTC does not pull a fast one on us at the last minute!

As it stands the HTC M8 has been rumored to sport a 2.3GHz processor, a 5” Full HD 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, an upgraded rear-facing camera with twin sensors, and a fingerprint scanner. We’re not sure why HTC has decided to keep a Full HD display rather than opting for a 2K display which seems to be the trend these days, but hopefully the features and performance of the HTC M8 will prove to be good enough for users to overlook its display resolution. The rumors also claim that handset could arrive in March, so hopefully we will learn more at MWC 2014, so be sure to check back with us then for the details.

New HTC M8 Cases Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

Apple is yet to roll out a major update for iOS 7. Ever since the firmware was publicly released in September 2013, the company has rolled out a few incremental updates to fix bugs and various issues, but so far no major update has graced users’ devices. That might change within a few weeks, as beta 4 of iOS 7.1 has finally been seeded to developers. iOS 7.1 has been making the rounds in beta stage for a few months now, this update is expected to bring user interface tweaks.

Moments ago Apple seeded iOS 7 beta 4 to registered developers, who can now download the latest firmware on their devices and go about finding any bugs or issues that need to be fixed. It is available over-the-air for developers already running a previous beta of iOS 7.1, it comes in at 112MB. Apple only seeds beta firmware to registered developers, these firmware files are not open to the public, they actually can’t be installed on an iOS device that hasn’t been registered as a developer device. The changelog only notes that this new iOS 7.1 beta comes with bug fixes and improvements, we should hear more about the changes once developers have had ample time to go through it. Apple today also released Apple TV software beta 4 and Xcode 5.1 beta 4.

iOS 7.1 Beta 4 Released To Developers original content from Ubergizmo.

Up till now the lowest customers could pay for a Verizon share data plan was $40, which got them 500MB of data per month. Big Red is going to add a new tier tomorrow which will be offered for both smartphone and feature phone users. The new Verizon shared data plan offers 250MB for $20 per month and it can be coupled with a $30 per month feature phone basic plan or with the $40 smartphone access monthly fee. The carrier says that this new tier will only be available for a limited time, though it hasn’t clarified just for how long this new plan is going to be offered.

In this day and age, smartphones are very popular. For most smartphone users, 250MB of data is peanuts. Power users can blow through that in less than a day, Verizon estimates that an average user on its network uses between 1 and 2GB of data every month. So in order to avoid Big Red’s $15 overage charge for every 200MB that exceeds the bucket, customers will be better off with a tier that offers more data for a higher monthly fee. AT&T has a similar offering, the lowest data plan available costs $25 and brings 300MB per month, though that too might prove to be inadequate for the connected smartphone user.

Verizon Shared Data Plans Get New Tier Tomorrow original content from Ubergizmo.

Remember our earlier story yesterday when we talked about a leaked screenshot of the Samsung Magazine UX? Well, it seems that there are some folks who claim that the leaked screenshot happens to be the home screen for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5, which itself has been subjected to a fair number of leaks and rumors already, a long time before the actual device actually hits the market.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Home Screen Spotted (Rumor) original content from Ubergizmo.

Mobile internet has rapidly evolved within the last decade. One can’t even imagine that there was a time before 3G not too long ago, when downloading the simplest of files on a mobile device could end up taking a lot of time. Much of the developed world has now become accustomed to 3G, 4G LTE in most cases, having up to 75 Mbps speeds on mobile devices. Though later this year it would be nothing compared to what South Korean carriers are up to. SK Telecom and LG Uplus are both expected to launch their 3band LTE-Advanced service later this year, offering subscribers speeds up to an eye-watering 300 Mbps.

This new service will be based on carrier aggregation, to achieve higher mobile internet speeds multiple bands are combined, SK Telecom has combined one 20 MHz bandwidth and two 10 MHz bandwidths, it is already conducting tests on this new service. LG Uplus, South Korea’s third largest carrier, has also gone down a similar road. This new service is set to offer speeds as high as 300 Mbps, almost four times faster than conventional LTE, and even faster than 150 Mbps LTE-Advanced and 225 Mbps wider-bandwidth LTE-Advanced. Both carriers are expected to launch this service later in 2014, while SK Telecom is already prepping up to showcase speeds of up to 450 Mbps at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona next month.

300 Mbps LTE-Advanced Networks To Be Launched By Korean Carriers In 2014 original content from Ubergizmo.