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What are you going to add to a smartphone series that’s already gone big-screen, already has a stylus and already offers up a decent battery life? According to the Korea Economic Daily, Samsung believes adding a heavy-duty camera upgrade to 4K should do the trick. The news site’s source (identified as an “industry official” rather than a Samsung employee), says the Galaxy Note III, which is likely to make its debut at IFA 2013, will be able to record video in Ultra High Definition. It’s a significant pixel boost from the 1080p video capture available to last year’s Galaxy Note II.

The company is likely hoping that offering up an opportunity to record in 4K will mean those smartphone owners are then more likely to upgrade their TV sets (to a Ultra HD Samsung model, naturally) to make the most of their crisp video content. Alongside a new camera, the same source reckons that audio quality will be bumped up to 24-bit, like LG’s G2 and a step above the 16-bit audio tech in Samsung’s existing Galaxy phones. No word on the previous notion of three differently-sized models and as the source material has gone through the Google Translate grinder, things aren’t as clear as we’d have hoped. However, the Korea Economic Daily has past form when it comes to Samsung news. Next week, we’re sure to hear all the finer details and we’re taking bets on which company will be the first to claim “world’s first”.

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung

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Source: Korea Economic Daily (Korean)

Sony continues to drip-feed Android enthusiasts with tidbits from its upcoming Xperia Z1 “Honami“, with the latest in the pre-IFA teaser campaign being a close-up of what’s expected to be a very high resolution camera. The shot, shared over at Google+, confirms that the smartphone will use on of Sony’s G-series lenses, which is believed […]

Apple’s iPad mini 2 casings have seemingly shown up in the wild again, with a fresh gallery showing the unibody chassis of the smaller tablet cropping up ahead of the expected official unveil early next month. The images, showing a silver-finish iPad mini 2, and shared by Sonny Dickson, are of the WiFi + Cellular […]

The iPhone is rumored to come in three colors so far: white, black, and gold. But wait — there seems to be another color making the rumor rounds. A grey, graphite, or gunmetal (whatever you want to call it) color for the iPhone 5S has leaked, pointing to the possibility of the new Apple phone […]

Rumors of Sony’s ILC-3000 or A-3000 E-mount camera have been floating in the wind for a while, but so far nothing of substance has touched down. Now, a contributor at Dyxum.com has spotted Sony advocate Gustav Kiburg with a model that seems to fit the bill. Though it looks more like an Alpha DSLR than a NEX, the E-mount camera is purported to have no mirror and a 20-megapixel APS-C sensor that maxes out at 16,000 ISO (not to mention, captures 1080p video). Amazingly, it also apparently sports a reasonable, £300 ($450 or so) price tag. We’ll soon find out whether any of that is true if yet another rumor proves accurate — it’s supposedly set to arrive early tomorrow morning in Europe.

Filed under: Cameras, Sony

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Source: Dyxum.com