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The title of World's thinnest smartphone is currently being held by the Huawei Ascend P6 which has a super thin thickness of 6.1mm. This title may soon see a change of hands though as another Chinese smartphone called the Umeox X5 is set to gain the title with a 5.6mm thick chassis. Other rumoured tech specs for the Umeox X5 include:

• 4-inch OLED display (640 x 360)
• 1GHz Dual-core MT6572 processor
• 512MB / 1GB RAM
• 4GB storage + 32GB SD card
• 5MP rear camera + 5MP front camera
• Single SIM
• 1400 mAh
• 120 x 60 x 5.6mm
• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean

The Asus Google Nexus 7 tablet is likely one of the better tablets out there despite it being generally more affordable than most. If rumours are to be believed it also has an incredible 2nd generation replacement on the way as a live chat with an Asus representative revealed some very impressive tech specs. These tech specs include:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quad Core CPU (APQ8064)
• 7-inch LED (1920 x 1200 pixel resolution)
• 2GB RAM
• 32GB storage
• 5MP rear camera + 1.2MP front camera
• 4000 mAh battery
• supports WiFi a/b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0 + NFC + LTE + WCDMA + GSM

Samsung's next big smartphone, the Galaxy Note 3 is rumoured to finally make a launch appearance on 4 September 2013 at a Samsung Unpacked event. This event will be held just before the IFA 2013 event. These rumours probably started because the first Samsung Galaxy Note was introduced at IFA 2011 while the Samsung Galaxy Note II got revealed at a similar Samsung Unpacked event in September 2012 (again right before IFA 2012). Tech specs for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 now include:

• 2.3GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor
• 3GB of RAM
• 13MP rear camera (OIS)
• 5.7-inch Super AMOLED (1080p) / Flexible 5.99-inch AMOLED screen
• Supports LTE-A
• 8mm thick | 183g

Apple really comes up with some interesting patents and one of their more recent patents sounds particularly well suited for devices with small screens, which also sounds particularly well suited for Apple's upcoming iWatch. The patent in question is for a bezel technology that disappears (and becomes touch capable) and reappears (becoming insensitive bezel) when needed. Believe it or not, bezels are quite necessary for most touchscreen devices as they help offer a place to grip, however, for a small touchscreen like on the upcoming iWatch, having a situation where you need a bit more space could come in handy.

In what could be the Moto X (or otherwise known as Google X phone) a leak appeared recently about the Motorola Droid Ultra. It initially appeared on Motorola's own site and mentions a DuPont Kevlar body. The page initially had the tagline "THINK THIN" and mentioned it would come in "a bunch of glossy colors" but the page has since been taken down. While there were tech specs on the page they were referring to the Motorola RAZR M which is another thin, Kevlar based phone but only has black, white and purple with no other glossy colours. For those who don't know, Kevlar is a tough composite material often used inside bullet-proof vests. No other details such as specific tech specs, pricing or availability were available but the existance of the page should mean it is coming soon.

Continuing to move onwards, Canon has released the Canon EOS 70D. Refreshing the solid performance provided by the Canon EOS 60D with a new 20.1MP Dual Pixel sensor and a whole bunch of other awesome features, the 70D includes tech specs such as:

• 20.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
• DIGIC 5+ Image Processor
• Dual Pixel CMOS AF with Live View
• 3.0-inch 1040K Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen
• Full HD 1080p Video with Move Servo AF
• 19-Point All Cross-Type AF System
• Continuous Shooting Rate Up to 7 fps
• ISO 100-12800 (Expandable to ISO 25600, 6400 ISO for video)
• Built-In Wireless Connectivity

After just two weeks or so of offering top smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One on Zero Contract at subsidized prices, DiGi are slashing the prices for these two top smartphones by about RM100 or so. While the Samsung Galaxy S4 was initially offered at RM1883 DiGi is now offering it from as low as RM1773 while the HTC One is dropping from RM1953 to as low as RM1843 on Zero Contract. Contracted plans for 24-months have also received a price cut which you can see in the table below:

About a month or so ago the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper decided to fire all of its 28 professional photographers and provided each of it's reporters with an Apple iPhone. These writers and reporters were instantly "promoted" to photojournalists with the responsibility of taking their own pictures for the stories they were reporting on. They were given a short course on "iPhone photography basics" and let loose.

Sony's upcoming cameraphone, the Sony i1 Honami has recently appeared in a number of leaked images. The first set of images look to be press shots of the smartphone. These press shots show what look to be international versions along with one set for NTT Docomo which is a carrier in Japan. The press images only show the front though with no indication of how the back looks like, perhaps to keep the camera part under wraps.

The more affordable Apple iPhone that Apple itself said they'd never make looks to becoming a reality as more leaked images of casing shells appear. Unlike previous images these don't look like rendered images drawn by an expert 3D artist with too much time on their hands. The green casing shell reveals a metal undercover that looks like it would fit well with the iPhone and the Apple logo on the back seems to complete this rumour.