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Huawei continues to offer trend setting smartphones at more affordable prices with the upcoming Huawei Honor 3. While the Ascend series have mostly been  a bit more premium with what was once the world's thinnest smartphone, the Honor series from Huawei has always been a bit more mid-range. According to certain sources, the upcomingHuawei Honor 3 may be coming out on 28 August 2013. Tech specs for the Huawei Honor 3 include:

• 1.5Ghz quad-core K3V2E processor
• 2GB RAM
• 8GB storage + microSD
• 4.7-inch screen (720 x 1280 resolution)
• 13MP rear camera + 1MP front camera
• 2230 mAh battery
• Android 4.2.2 + Emotion UI 1.6

Canon recently announced their new PowerShot SX510 HS and SX170 IS superzooms for the masses. On the one hand the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS is designed for the compact user while the Canon PowerShot SX170 IS is targeted at the full-size superzoom digital camera user. Ramping up from it's previous version, the SX500, the SX510 adds on a 12.1MP CMOS sensor and built-in WiFi but maintains the same 30x 24-720mm optical zoom lens, 3.0-inch LCD screen and 1080/24p video recording capability. The SX170 on the other hand maintains more or less the same 16x optical zoom and 16MP CCD sensor as it's previous version, the SX160 but changes up the battery to a slimmer proprietary rechargeable Li-ion pack making it lighter and smaller. According to Canon the SX510 will be available for $249.99 (RM827.47) while the SX170 will be sold for $179.99 (RM595.77). Both will be available in markets like Malaysia in September 2013. Both models should take the point-and-shoot digital camera enthusiast to the next level in digital photography with options for more features or the same powerful device with better and lighter design.

Canon recently revealed it's PowerShot N Facebook-ready digital camera aimed at the masses of social media users who take a lot of pictures and upload most of them to their Facebook walls. One of the features that makes it "Facebook-ready" is a dedicated Facebook Connect button which replaces the connect-to-device button on the standard PowerShot N. After you've entered your Facebook login details you can upload your images to specific Facebook friends direct from the camera. Amongst the more noteworthy features of the camera include a 1/2.3-inch 12MP sensor but the whole package will set you back by about $299 (RM990). The "Facebook-ready" version retains the same W-Fi capabilities, 8x optical zoom, 28mm wide-angle lens and 2.8-inch tilt-touch capacitive LCD panel as a standard PowerShot N so you can expect the same excellent performance. It should already be available in Malaysia but if it isn't it should be here soon.

While we're still deciding if it's going to be called the Sony Xperia Z1 or Sony i1 Honami, rumours have come out that Sony are already preparing a Mini version of their rumoured cameraphone. While it will be packing a smaller 4.3-inch screen and 2400 mAh battery because of the smaller form factor, rumours indicate that everything else could be exactly the same with the bigger Sony Xperia Z1. This means that the tech specs for the Sony Xperia Z1 Mini or Sony i1 Honami Mini could include:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage + microSD
• 4.3-inch display
• 20MP camera (Sony G lens, f/2.0 aperture)
• 2400 mAh battery

It seems that the Pixel Per Inch or PPI race is still on for mobile devices as LG recently showed off a 5.5-inch Quad HD panel with a pixel density of 538ppi. The screen offers a resolution of 1440 x 2560 which is within the range of 4K video already. While the whopping pixel density makes it a world record already, LG are indicating that the screen is headed for smartphones and other mobile devices, which could mean a 538ppi screen smartphone or phablet from LG pretty soon. According to LG Display, the reason they bumped up the resolution so high is so that there would be a clearer image with more vivid colours and improvements in overall contrast.  This would result in nearly no distortion with super sharp images even under zoom. This LG Quad HD display screen is also surprisingly slim at 1.2mm thin with a 1.2mm bezel making it 12% thinner than the previously released 5.2-inch LG FHD screen.

With just about two more weeks before the Samsung Unpacked 2 event (where the Samsung Galaxy Gear is probably going to be announced), and we have some more rumours coming out about the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch. This time around the rumours indicate that we may now get the smartwatch in black, grey, orange, white and now white gold which is probably going to be released after the other 4 colours. The leak comes courtesy of SamMobile who are usually quite accurate about most things Samsung related but as always do take it with a pinch of salt. In all likelihood, the Samsung Galaxy Gear may come in a lot more colours than just 5 but this is the colour list we have for now. As a refresher, the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is expected to be revealed on 4 September at the IFA 2013 with sales release dates expected in September to October of 2013. Again no news on pricing or availability in Malaysia just yet, but we'll keep you updated.

Apart from a tablet and a phablet, apparently Nokia has 7 new Nokia product codenames which include "Bandit, Lanai, Orion, Pegasus, Rivendell, Shorty, Siruis". While Bandit refers to the Nokia phablet, the other 6 codenames are still not matched up to any other device. Some sources are saying that Rivendell will be the codename of the rumoured Nokia Windows RT tablet and who is to say that one of the other codenames could be for a Nokia Windows 8 / Surface Pro tablet as well. Since all of the known codenames seem to be referring to Nokia Windows products, it could be a safe bet to surmise that the other codenames refer to more Nokia Windows devices, perhaps in the form of some more Lumia smartphones. However, codenames in Nokia will probably remain just that as Nokia's naming conventions have always been based on numbers and not codenames. They do indicate 7 new Nokia products though which is still something to look forward to for Nokia fans.

The other rumoured Samsung flip-phone, the Samsung Galaxy Golden has recently been officially released in South Korea. Featuring dual 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screens with a physical keypad the Samsung Galaxy Golden will be sold for KRW790000 (RM2332) which is quite high considering the other tech specs. These tech specs include a 1.7GHz dual-core processor, FM Radio, 8MP camera, a pedometer and various S features. No news when it would be available here in Malaysia or for how much but we're guessing that this could be a Korea only release. However, if you're pining for the flip-phone form factor there's always the Samsung Hennessey.

At the recent Gamescon 2013, Sony announced that their Sony Playstation 4 game console finally has officially confirmed release dates. However, these are just for the markets in US and Europe with the release date for the US being 15 November 2013 while the release date in Europe is 29 November 2013. According to previous reports, the new Sony Playstation 4 game console will be offered at $399 (RM1320) in the US and EUR399 (RM1763) in Europe. Toss in shipping of about $100 or EUR100 and you could see the total price being $499 (RM1651.94) or EUR499 (RM2205.50) if you can't wait any longer. Rest assured though that the console will be launched in 32 other markets, including Malaysia but no specific release dates or pricing for Malaysia was made available just yet. We estimate that it should arrive in early 2014 so start saving up now and perhaps get your camping gear ready for the inevitable early bird special promotions.

While we've been hearing reports that the upcoming Apple iPhone 5S and low-cost Apple iPhone 5C may be coming on 10 September 2013, some sources are saying that this is off by about 10 days. According to these sources, they say that these Apple device may instead be sold on 20 September 2013. This is based on the rumour that Apple may start rolling out the completed version of iOS 7 on 16 September 2013, as the Apple iOS 7 Golden Master release is said to be coming on 5 September 2013. These sources indicate that Apple may also have a second announcement event in October to reveal the Apple iPad 5 and iPad mini 2. These two Apple tablets are expected to go on sale on 25 October 2013. As always, take this with a pinch of salt as we expect the rumours to continue flying even right before the real event starts.