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Olympus recently launched the PEN E-P5, the latest in the PEN series of Micro 4/3s digital cameras. Offering a number of great features the E-P5 increases maximum shutter speed to 1/8000s for those bokeh shots on larger aperture lenses in daylight. A very efficient 5 axis stabilized takes care of most of the the vibrations that come with a slower shutter speed shot in dim light. The E-P5 can also shoot at 9 frames per second with built-in interval and time lapse features.

Right before Google I/O, quite a few people were expecting that the good folks at Google would be releasing Android 4.3 and a new Google device or device refresh. Turns out that everything else got updated and the device in question was basically a Samsung Galaxy S4 with stock Android. This has therefore started new rumours, one of which being that we may be seeing a refresh of the Google Nexus 7 tablet and that it may come with Android 4.3.

While many have dismissed Google Glass as being just another fad, the likelihood of it staying on and growing just got bigger as a number of big names have announced apps (or Glassware as Google wants to call them) for the wearable computer glasses. These include Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, CNN and Evernote covering a range of social media, news and note taking applications. Granted, what you can do with each app is still rather limited but this should grow as the developers mature the apps even further.

Space has been a major issue with the Samsung Galaxy S4 since day 1 of it's release. This is mainly because while the smartphone technically comes with 16GB worth of storage users only get access to about 8.8GB. Samsung have since announced that they may release an update clearing up more space on the internal storage but have not specified how or when they might do so. In any case it could be something to watch for in the next firmware update of the Samsung Galaxy S4.

In a move which came as a surprise to everyone, Google announced that it would provide a Nexus experience on the Samsung Galaxy S4 at the recent Google I/O event. While many were expecting the announcement of a new Nexus device (most likely for LG to do a Google Nexus 5 smartphone) Google are instead offering the Samsung Galaxy S4 minus the Samsung TouchWiz interface. Instead it will feature stock Android Nexus and have an unlocked bootloader (so you can root it easier).

After the BlackBerry Q10's official arrival on Wednesday Celcom finally stopped teasing us with pre-registration stuff and delivered the real bundle plans. As usual, this applies for their Celcom First Prime, Celcom First Premier, Celcom First Elite and mPro Plus plans with the lowest subsidized price being RM1338. For more details see the table below:

The Nokia Lumia 928 is probably the only other highly rumoured Nokia smartphone asides from the Nokia Lumia 925 (which was officially announced on 14 May 2013). However, while it does exist and most of it's tech specs seem to be accurate, it is headed just to Verizon which is a carrier in the US. Since there is no Verizon coverage in Malaysia, it just means we'll never see it here. However, to confirm rumours about it, here are some of the confirmed tech specs about the Nokia Lumia 928:

• 1.5GHz dual-core Krait processor
• 1GB Ram
• 32GB flash memory storage
• 4.5-inch AMOLED display (768 x 1280, ClearBlack, 500 nits)
• 8.7MP camera sensor + 26mm wide-angle Carl Zeiss lens (F/2.0 aperture)
• Xenon Flash + LED flash
• Records 1080p video at 30fps
• HAAC wide dynamic range microphones
• 2000 mAh battery
• 4G LTE + WiFi a/b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0 + NFC support

While the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini continues to be delayed, more and more rumours surround it. As such, this includes a number of leaked images. New tech specs for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini include the following:

• 1.6GHz dual-core (Exynos 5210)
• 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen (540 x 960, 256ppi)
• 8MP camera
• Android 4.2.2

Quite a lot of people opted for the BlackBerry Q10 as opposed to the touch-screen BlackBerry Z10 mainly because it stayed true to the BlackBerry design, and it had a physical QWERTY keyboard. However, many of those people were quite shocked by the BlackBerry Q10's rather high price. With that in mind the company has released the BlackBerry Q10's little brother, the BlackBerry Q5. Recently announced at the BlackBerry Live 2013 in Florida, the BlackBerry Q5 as it is officially known, seems to have been the previously leaked BlackBerry device formerly known as the R10. As such, it looks exactly like the R10 images, right down to the 3.1-inch touchscreen to the almost separate feeling QWERTY keyboard.

In a move that will likely delight most Nikon 1 owners, Nikon have relased the 1 Nikkor 32mm lens. While it does offer a reasonable 86mm equivalent distance what makes it really special is that it is an extremely fast telephoto lens at f/1.2 aperture. This should make it perfect for low-light shots, action shots and portraits that don't have optimum background lighting or are a bit soft.