Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 in Pink Gold

Apple's iPhone 6s will hit the stores of South Korea on October 23, and the battle between the smartphone giants is set. Samsung announced that they will be releasing the Galaxy Note 5 as an answer to the iPhone 6s. The Galaxy Note 5 will be available in two colors, titanium silver and pink gold. Noticed the new pink gold color directly competing with Apple's rose gold iPhone 6S. The color pink gold is identical to rose gold.

Samsung said that the new color variations for the Galaxy Note 5 will gradually be expanded to other Asian countries but release details are still being worked out. There are no news if it will actually make it to the U.S.

The Galaxy Note 5 titanium silver and pink gold models will join the existing Note 5 gold platinum, black sapphire, and white pearl color options.

HTC Revenue Forecast Cut as Smartphone Demand Weakens

HTC, a Taiwanese multinational manufacturer of smartphones and tablets slashes their revenue forecast pointing to weak demand in their high-end device and slow sales performance in China.

HTC has been praised by critics and tech gurus for their smartphones, but consumers still go for flashy brands like Apple and Samsung. Last Friday they slash their 2nd Quarter revenue forecast and warned that they may post a loss. They have posted gains in the last four quarters due to their strategy of selling more affordable mass-market devices, but due to other new players in that market they may have ran into huge problem. While the premium smartphones market is very difficult to break into due to the big players like Apple and Samsung that have huge marketing budgets.

HTC said that they expects revenue of US$1.06 billion to US$1.16 billion. They were expecting to earn US$1.06 billion to US$1.16 billion, now the company said that they would post a loss of 31 cents to 32 cents a share in the period. HTC said that this is due to slower demand turn-over for their high-end Android devices, as well as weaker sales in China.

Samsung Introduces their First Tizen Smartphone

Samsung the worlds largest smartphone makers releases their first smartphone that uses home-grown Tizen operating system. The company said that the Tizen operating system offers very fast boot times, smooth performance and an user-friendly interface.

The Samsung Z1 has a 4" inches 480x800 liquid-crystal display. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 768MB of RAM. The phone is equipped with a 1,500mAh battery which Samsung said can last 7 hours of video playback.

The Tizen operating system is a significant part of Samsung's campaign to gain independence in mobile software and services, their smartphone currently uses Google's Android.

Samsung developed the Tizen not just for smartphones, but also for other devices like home appliances, watches, and even door locks.

Qualcomm Smartwatch Toq

Qualcomm smartwatch named "Toq" will be released on December 2 to compete with Samsung's Galaxy Gear. The Toq smartwatch is designed to mirror notifications from a smartphone, phablet or tablet just like Samsung's smartwatch, but it is better since Samsung's smartwatch will work only on Samsung devices while Toq on the otherhand will work on any Android device running version 4.0.3 or later.

As you can see in the clip above Toq is slightly bigger than the Galaxy Gear. It also has a wireless charger.

Smartwatch is essentially a notifications accessory where you can check messages, choose music, or call handsfree. It requires a smartphone, phablet or tablet.

Samsung Announces Galaxy Tab 3 Price and Release Date

Samsung today announced launch dates and prices for its Galaxy Tab 3 line of tablets:

• Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch (Intel tablet) - price will start at  $399
• Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch (Samsung Exynos processor) - price will start at  $299
• Galaxy Tab 3  7-inch Budget (Marvell processor) - price is $199

All three tablets will go on pre-sale on June 25 with actual sales starting July 7. The models sold in the U.S. will be Wi-Fi-only, with no cellular capability.

Here are the Specs:

Galaxy Tab 3  7-inch Budget (Marvell processor) $199
 * 1.2-GHz dual-core Marvell processor
 * Android 4.1
 * 1,024-by-600 screen
 * 3-megapixel camera on the back and a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front
 * 8GB of storage, with memory card slot

This tablet is comparable to the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Kobo Arc, however it has a lower-resolution screen. Samsung will include three months of Hulu Plus and two years of a 50GB Dropbox account.


Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch (Samsung Exynos processor) $299
 * 1.5-GHz Samsung Exynos dual-core processor
 * Android 4.2
 * 1,280-by-800 screen
 * 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front camera
 * 16GB of storage (only 11.26GB is available)
 * 7.4mm thickness

Its main competition are Apple's $329 iPad mini and Amazon's $269 Kindle Fire HD 8.9.

Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch (Intel tablet) $399
 * 1.6-GHz Intel Atom Z2560 "Clover Trail+" processor
 * Android 4.2
 * 1,280-by-800 screen
 * 3-megapixel main camera, 1.3-megapixel front camera
 * 16GB of memory and a memory card slot
 * 7.9mm thickness
 * 6,800mAh battery


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