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At the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show 2013, Sony recently showed off a number of 4K cameras that are not only targeting the industrial users but also showed off a number of models that may be for the consumer level. While Sony have already announced pricing for their 4K TVs, the new prototype 4K cameras, lenses and technology signal the coming of 4K media into the mainstream.

As mentioned earlier, Samsung is rumoured to have been working on a 5.8-inch and 6.3-inch smartphone going by the name of the Mega under the models of GT-I9152 and GT-I9200. Recently, more rumours regarding these two models have surfaced including the tech specs:

Galaxy Mega 5.8-inch (GT-I9152)

• 5.8-inch LCD (960 x 540 pixel resolution)
• 1.4GHz dual-core processor
• 1.5GB RAM
• 8MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
• DUOS support ~ Dual-SIM capable
• 164 x 83.8 x 9.7mm
• 2600 mAh battery
• Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS support

Samsung Malaysia recently announced the official release of the Samsung Ativ S, one of the company's premier Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Priced at RM1699, it doesn't really come as a surprise since we have seen it appear on local store shelves at the same price. What the official release does mean is that the Samsung Ativ S should now be available in most retail outlets and shops supporting Samsung smartphones.

As far as smartphones go, the Samsung Ativ S is in the upper mid-range with an 8MP camera and 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm snapdragon processor. The 4.8 inch Super AMOLED display offers great 1280 x 720 pixel resolutions though while a 2300 mAh battery ensures that you get a bit more battery life than the average smartphone.

With the 8th of April the BlackBerry Z10 is now officially available for our major telcos in Malaysia. This includes Celcom from RM1188, DiGi from RM899, Maxis from RM1088 and U-Mobile from RM1268.

Celcom's BlackBerry Z10 offerings go for their First Prime, Premier and Elite plans along with their mPro plans. Check out the table below for all the details:

Some of the more recent Apple patent applications have been really far out of this world, and the same could be said for this latest patent which files for a removable touchscreen laptop. In essence the patent files for a laptop (with all of the hardware located under the keyboard) and a touchscreen that can be removed and carried about while the operating system is streamed to the touchscreen from the laptop via a 60GHz ultrawideband format. While at first it sounds like Apple is copying the Asus Transformer Prime, in actuality this patent filing is more similar to the Asus Transformer AIO than the Transformer Prime. The only major difference is that the touchscreen display doesn't have any actual hardware of its own, so if you get out of range of the laptop, it will stop working.

When the HTC One went for an aluminum unibody (ala Apple iPhone) it upped the prestige level for Android smartphones around the world. Nokia's Windows Phone powered smartphones are looking to get the same aluminum unibody treatment with the Nokia Catwalk and the Nokia Lumia 928.

As popularity continues to grow for the 7-inch tablet market, rumours about the 2nd Generation of Google Nexus 7 tablet have been swirling about. Some of these rumours include:

• A Qualcomm processor (instead of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor in the previous version) for better power
• Higher resolution screen
• Thinner bezels and slimmer design
• Due in July
• Price drop from $199 to $149
• Previous model to be discontinued

As the weeks go by, another major smartphone telco bundle drops in price and this time Celcom has decided to do that for the Samsung Galaxy Note II. While previous bundles saw the price dip down to RM1999, Celcom are now offering the Samsung Galaxy Note II from as low as RM1458. The lower subsidized price is available for their Celcom First Prime, Premier or Elite on the condition that it comes with a Mobile Internet plan and a 12 months or 18 months contract. See the table below for the details on all the bundles:

Maxis is just dropping prices for their various bundled devices. This time around it is their Samsung Galaxy S III Mini which used to go for RM399 under their TalkMore48 + 1GB data plan. Now, in a move that will make those who don't call or SMS that much very happy, the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is available with the Maxis TalkMore28 or TextMore28 from RM76 a month (the original site may say as low as RM56 but this applies to the HTC Desire C with 200MB Mobile Internet Plan). The fineprint for this deal is that the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is only available under a 24 month contract and new subscribers have to pay an advance payment of RM500. Existing Maxis customers who have been using Maxis Postpaid plans for more than a year don't have to pay this advance payment.

A few days back we talked about possible features of the Apple iPhone 5S (and other future Apple iPhones). One of the main rumours that we brought up involved a curved wraparound display. At the time of writing, the pictures available were figures used within the patent filing, however, recently photos of a possible Apple iPhone 5S prototype with almost exactly the same curved looking screen have surfaced.