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It does seem as though smartphone manufacturers from China are starting to come into their own, as we have witnessed with this morning’s Oppo N1 launch in Beijing, China. Gotta love that camera module on the Oppo N1 for sure, but then again, another Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Vivo, looks set to make a splash in the high end market with one rather interesting hardware specification – a rumored 1/1.7-inch, 20.2MP CMOS sensor that will feature an aperture of f/2.0, alongside a Nikon EXPEED chip.

Any shutterbug worth his or her salt would be able to figure out that this is one impressive sounding hardware specification, at least when it comes to “paper qualifications” for a smartphone with a camera built right inside of it. Other than that, there were no other whispers of what Vivo could throw into their flagship device, although we do look forward to leaks that should arrive in the future. What do you think that Vivo should include into what is most probably their future flagship device? A Nikon SLR chip within would certainly go some way in making the Vivo smartphone worth more than just a second look, but to fall under one’s serious consideration for a fantastic mobile photo taking experience.

Vivo’s Upcoming Flagship Smartphone Could Carry Nikon SLR Chip original content from Ubergizmo.

The Pantech Vega Iron was first unveiled earlier in April, but it seemed to remain within the realm of South Korea, its home market. Still, things do seem to shape up that the Pantech Vega Iron might end up as one of the first smartphones which will be on the receiving end of the new Android 4.4 KitKat operating system update. Pantech also confirmed this information over Twitter in native Korean of course, that the Vega Iron would be able to receive this update in due time. Unfortunately, we do not have an exact date as to when one is able to expect it.

Needless to say, Pantech would not be the only manufacturer to ensure that their handset gets to enjoy this particular update, as there are other manufacturers around such as Samsung, Sony, LG and HTC who will eventually update some of their devices to Android 4.4 KitKat in due time, too. When the Pantech Vega Iron was revealed to the world earlier this year, it came with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean right out of the box, where it was accompanied by a 5” (1280 x 720 pixels) display with a 2.4mm-thin bezel on the left and right hand sides. Other hardware specifications include LTE connectivity, a 13MP shooter at the back, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, and a 2,150 mAh battery.

Pantech Vega Iron To Get Android 4.4 KitKat original content from Ubergizmo.

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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As the dust of IFA slowly settles down, we turn our attention to something that passed us by rather quickly: the appearance of what is allegedly the Nexus 5. Keen observers noted in Google‘s Android 4.4 KitKat video what seems to be a Nexus smartphone featuring a rear design that has not yet been seen. […]

It was just yesterday that Google announced their future Android 4.4 version would be known as KitKat, and in a day and age where companies do not mind poking some fun at one another in their ads without being too straightforward, watch the YouTube video above and you would know that the ad parodies not only the look, but also the feel of Apple’s product design videos which feature Senior Vice President of design Jonathan Ive.

Not only that, KitKat’s “chief breaks officer” Chris Catlin, has gone out of the way to speak using a similar lilting English accent that Ive uses as he describes “confectionery perfectionery.” Catlin mentioned, “Every corner, every edge, every finger of every bar has been carefully considered and crafted to create a beautifully immersive and multisensory experience. And it really does taste as good as it looks.”

In the video, Catlin also went on to further describe the chocolate bar as featuring an “adjustable orientation,” and also global coverage so that users with devices running on Android 4.4 KitKat are able to take it literally anywhere. KitKat marks the first time that Google has gone ahead with a branded name for their mobile operating system, but will it be the last? Only time will tell.

Google Android 4.4 KitKat Ad Jests At Apple’s Jony Ive original content from Ubergizmo.