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Ever wanted a stronger flash for your teensy tiny built-in smartphone LED flash? Well, startup iblazr is currently developing such a flash just for smartphone and tablet users. The equally small world's first portable smartphone flash comes with 4 CREE LEDs that should provide 100 lux on 1m in video mode and more than 180 lux in flash mode. Less then 10mm thick, the iblazr flash connects through the earphone jack but since it has it's own built-in battery, it won't drain your smartphone. Due to its design it can be switched around for either your rear or forward camera. The free app that comes with it will let you control the brightness in either video or impulse mode. For more information check out the iblazr site.

Sony is rumoured to be developing a lens camera attachment that transmits images through NFC or WiFi to your smartphone or tablet. It can be mounted on any smartphone or tablet or it can be used separately. The wireless lens is rumoured to use the same 20.2MP Exmor R sensor and f/1.8 Zeiss lens used in the Sony RX100MII. A second version with a smaller sensor but larger zoom is also supposedly in the works. The mount system looks to be compatible with any smartphone or tablet as it looks like a magnetic lock of some sort.

After the recent blurry shots revealing the new Nexus 7 or Nexus 7 II, new information and pics have surfaced. This time around we've got some new (and better looking) images of the 7-inch tablet from @evleaks. The press renders reveal a more matte backside and the rear camera (which according to rumours could be 5MP or 8MP). While nothing else seems to be different from the current Nexus 7 tablet, it should be noteworthy that the interface is timed at 4.30 which may be a clue that the Nexus 7 II will be running Android 4.3 when it launches.

After months of leaks and teasers HTC have finally announced the HTC One Mini. Featuring the same design in a smaller form factor, the smartphone offers some interesting features at a (hopefully) more affordable price. Some of these features and tech specs include:

• 1.4Ghz Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
• Adreno 305 GPU
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB storage
• 4.3-inch Super LCD 3 (720p, 341ppi)
• 4MP UltraPixel rear camera (no OIS) + 1.6MP front camera
• BoomSound dual front facing speakers
• 1800 mAh battery
• Android 4.2
• Supports LTE

Confirming recent rumours that it would stop using the "Optimus" brand name for it's line of premium smartphones, the upcoming LG Optimus G2 will now be known as the LG G2 instead. The confirmation comes straight from LG Electronics themselves with a relevant press release from their LG Korea site. The press release also confirmed some tech specs of the upcoming LG G2 which include:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor 
• LTE-A support 

Samsung has recently announced an improved version of their Exynos 5 Octa chipset. While the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 already has the earlier version of the Exynos 5 Octa chipset it's performance has been overshadowed by the Snapdragon 800 from Qualcomm. Rumours indicate that the enhanced version of the Exynos 5 Octa chipset may be called Exynos Evolved  with the teaser from Samsung indicating that it will be "a more powerful, enhanced Exynos 5 Octa". 

Rumours are swirling that the Google Nexus 7 II tablet may be coming as soon as next week which coincides with an event hosted by Sundar Pichai, Android head. Many of those rumours have turned into pictures and videos of the 2nd generation tablet. So far, specs for the Nexus 7 II tablet include:

• Snapdragon S4 Pro
• 4GB RAM
• 16GB / 32GB storage
• 5MP rear camera + 1.2MP front camera
• 7-inch display (1200 x 1920)
• Dual speakers
• Android 4.3

When rumours first came out that Nokia would be working on larger screen devices, many industry watchers were predicting the next run of Nokia phablets and the like. Perhaps testing the waters for these larger models would be the Nokia Lumia 625 which recently got certified in China with a screen size of 4.7-inches. Tech specs for the Nokia Lumia 625 include:

• 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor
• 512MB RAM
• 4.7-inch screen (480 x 800 pixel resolution)
• 5MP rear camera (LED flash)
• Supports LTE

Toshiba has recently announced new UHS-II SD cards in the form of the Exceria and Exceria Pro product line-ups. They follow the new UHS-II standard for currently the world's fastest write speed of 240MB per second for the Exceria Pro and 120MB per second for the Exceria. Both Exceria Pro and Exceria cards have a maximum read speed of 260MB per second. Faster read and write speeds are important for photographers who need a nearly instantaneous response from their digital camera and don't want to be slowed down by a memory card.

After a very brief teaser period, Huawei Malaysia has confirmed that the Huawei Ascend P6 will be launched in Malaysia with the launch date set at 25 July 2013. Bear in mind that this would be on the same lines as an announcement and not the same as an actual release date, which could be a bit further down the road. Unfortunately, no details just yet on pricing or availability but stay tuned for further developments. No other news on the other upcoming Huawei devices like the Ascend P2, Ascend Y210D, G525 or MediaPad 7 Vogue so this could just be a single device launch.