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It wasn’t too long ago that LG announced the LG G Flex, the company’s answer to Samsung’s Galaxy Round as far as smartphones with flexible displays were concerned. We had heard the LG was planning a global launch that is slated for December and thanks to a recently leaked image by the ever-reliable @evleaks, it seems that what we are looking at above is a press rendering for the device that appears to be headed onto Sprint’s network. It has been expected that the G Flex will make its way onto multiple carriers, so if the rendering above is true, Sprint will be one of them.

So far we have also heard reports that the G Flex could make its way onto the likes of AT&T and T-Mobile as well, thanks to a sighting of the device at the FCC, although none of the major carriers in the US have officially announced the device’s availability yet. The handset has already been released in Korea, unsurprisingly given that LG is a Korean tech company, but it will be interesting to see its reception outside of the Korean market. According to reports, the Samsung Galaxy Round has managed about 10,000 units sold so far, which isn’t that impressive but understandable given the phone’s novelty value, so we can’t wait to see if the LG G Flex will succeed where Samsung didn’t. What do you guys think?

LG G Flex For Sprint Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

We’re quickly losing count on how many times we have seen leaks of the Nokia Lumia 929. Still, something tells us Verizon subscribers won’t mind getting as many looks as possible at what’s rumored to be a pretty high-end smartphone. Now, courtesy of a forum member on Windows Phone Central, we’re seeing the Lumia 929 from a slightly different angle than in previous occasions. As a refresher, Nokia’s unannounced handset is rumored to come with a 5-inch, 1080p display, 32GB of built-in storage and a 20-megapixel PureView shooter. Previous reports suggested it could hit Verizon around Thanksgiving, but according to the person behind the most recent leak, this Windows Phone device won’t be official until sometime in mid-to-late December.

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It seems that Nokia has a new phone in the works and according to the ever reliable @evleaks, its photo has since been revealed and its currently known as the Nokia Normandy, although presumably this is a codename and will have a different name upon its release. What’s interesting is that @evleaks posed the question, “A real Asha. Or Lumia?” According to speculation, this device is supposedly the one that ties the Nokia Lumia Windows Phone handsets together with Nokia’s Asha lineup, which has typically comprised of cheap and relatively low-end devices.

The handset also appears to share a similar design to that of the Nokia Lumia 520 albeit slightly smaller and with its dedicated camera button removed (at least as far as we can tell from the photo). What’s even more telling is how the home button does not sport the Windows Phone logo, as it typically does with Windows Phone devices, suggesting that this could be an Asha handset. In any case the specs of the Nokia Normandy remain unknown for now, but we’ll definitely keep our eyes peeled for more information.

Nokia Normandy Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

2014 is the year when Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S5, but apart from that prediction, not much else is known about said device. Rumors have suggested that it could feature a metal frame, and thanks to a recently leaked photo, it seems that the rumors might be true! As you can see in the image above, it shows a frame of a smartphone that is apparently made from metal. According to the folks at Nowhereelse.fr, they claim that this is a component belonging to none other than the Galaxy s5, and based on what we can see, it certainly looks a bit bigger than its predecessor, the Galaxy S4, although we’re not sure by how much.

We have been hearing a fair bit of rumors of the Galaxy S5 for a while now, with the most recent one suggesting that the handset would retain its 5” display but sport a 2,560×1,440 resolution, giving it a pretty high pixel density of 560ppi. There were rumors suggesting a metal body as well, although these rumors were quickly countered with another rumor suggesting that it would still keep its plastic body, but would sport a faux leather back, similar to that of the Galaxy Note 3. Other rumored specs include a 16MP camera with ISOCELL technology and an eye sensor.

Alleged Galaxy S5 Metal Frame Spotted In Leaked Photo original content from Ubergizmo.

Moto X users, if you’re looking forward to Android 4.4 KitKat, we guess you’ll have to wait for an official announcement either by Motorola or your respective carriers, but the good news is that for T-Mobile users, a leaked version of Android 4.4 KitKat has made its way online, so if you’re feeling a bit adventurous and can’t be bothered waiting for an announcement and release by Motorola and T-Mobile, you can go ahead and hit up the XDA Developers forum for the download. However given that this is not an official release, chances are the build could have some bugs that have yet to be ironed out, so that’s worth taking into consideration.

It should also be noted that this build requires the user to have an unlocked bootloader and knowledge of how to flash custom ROMs on their Android phones. If all of this sounds new and foreign to you, perhaps you might want to give this ROM a pass until the official update has been released, but for those with experience and the know-how, we guess you can go ahead and check it out! There are some bugs reported, such as issues with call and data, but a wipe can apparently fix it, but apart from that be sure to back up your data before proceeding, lest something happens and you lose everything.

Android 4.4 KitKat For T-Mobile’s Moto X Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.