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The best phones yet to be released in some countries early this year include the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. The iPhone 5S will reportedly be unveiled soon, and the Xperia Z is arriving in more countries, including the U.S. All these phones have been gathering positive initial reviews from tech experts. How would a non-techie user know which one to buy?

Tough competition in the smart phone market placed technology giant Samsung in the predicament of allegedly posting fake negative reviews with the HTC One smart phone on several web sites while praising the Samsung Galaxy S4. The South Korean company, who is currently under investigation, issued an apology statement on the issue.

Google Nexus 4 is currently a well-liked Android smart phone because of its quality features, specifications and low pricing scheme while technology giant Samsung is determined to make 2013 the year of an impressive “phablet” with the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. With that, an epic battle is now arising between a smart phone and a phablet.

ETrade Supply recently shared a video on YouTube comparing the screen and digitizer assembly of the upcoming Nokia Lumia 928 against the existing Nokia Lumia 920 smart phone. The video shows that the Finnish company has decided to alter the screen display construction of the Nokia Lumia 928 with all of the assembly layers attached as one.

HTC One is considered as the Android smart phone that can exceed the expectations of consumers on performance and defeat the other rivals like Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 in the market sales. CNET made a comparison video posted on YouTube to show the HTC One camera and video recording quality against the Apple iPhone 5.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is arriving in the U.S. on April 11. The Note 8 price tag starts at $399 for the 16GB WiFi only model. This is more expensive than the starting price of the Apple iPad mini when it was launched in November. But despite the higher price, Samsung Electronics is expected to pull in gadget shoppers. After all, the new Galaxy Note device offers at least five reasons to forget the iPad mini 2 release date. Can you hold out for a similar gadget for a couple more months?

To say that American Idol 2013 has been a frustrating journey is an understatement. First, viewers got four Idol judges who repeat each other's critiques in many ways too many times. Second, the judges picked male talents who could hardly compete with the ladies. Third, Lazaro Arbos, who forgot his lyrics twice in as many weeks, is on the Top 3 in last week's results. Could the inspirational contestant be partially responsible for the continued drop of the show's ratings?

Russian web site WP7Forum.ru shared a video that shows the Nokia Lumia 920 smart phone battling the Samsung Galaxy S4 in the conducted “Video Stabilization” test. The result of the comparison test declares Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 with the PureView 2.0 technology as the smart phone with better video stabilization footage than the Samsung Galaxy S4.

Gadget shoppers have been psyched over the Verizon Galaxy S4 since the big Samsung "Unpacked" event in New York City mid-March. Verizon has not formally announced it will be carrying the new Samsung flagship phone, but U.S. buyers are anticipating the news, anyway. In Australia, MobiCity shoppers can pre-order now to (hopefully) get the S4 on Apr. 26.

In Finland, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently made a controversial appearance on MTV3’s “Hjalliksen kanssa.” Host Hjallis Harkimo inquired about the Nokia Lumia 928 smart phone but the CEO avoided answering the question and even tossed the host’s Apple iPhone on the floor.

Both BlackBerry and Nokia are vying for a leading spot in the smart phone market against the other rivals such as Samsung, Apple, HTC and Google. It appears the retail partners will be able to help in attracting more consumers for the Nokia Lumia 920 and Blackberry Z10 as they offer the unlocked version at a lower price online.

Recent reports leaked the details on the features, specs and release date for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. SamMobile reports the South Korean company is currently working on a new chip identified as the Exynos 5210 processor to be incorporated in the smaller version of the smart phone that will be released in June or July 2013.

Huawei, the Chinese smart phone manufacturer, is reportedly ready to become the rival of Samsung Galaxy S4 with a new super-slim device. According to the Chinese web site mobile163, Huawei will launch another high-powered smart phone in April 2013.

Though Google Nexus 4 and the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD were launched in 2012, both remain competitive in the current smart phone market with big rivals such as Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z and HTC One. However, there are still reasons for the Nexus 4 to defeat Motorola’s currently popular smart phone.

Galaxy Note 8 or Galaxy Tab 2? If you're shopping for a budget (small) tablet, look into the specs of these two Samsung Android devices. One is a Q2 2012 device, the other is about to hit the Australian stores in less than a month's time. When buying a tablet, is the new release always the better purchase?

HTC One M7 and Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available soon in the smart phone market but LG or Google will not just sit around and watch the rival companies.

After the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S4, Microsoft created an advertisement to compare the Nokia Lumia 920 smart phone with the Samsung Galaxy S3. Nokia wants to show device enthusiasts that the Lumia has better low-light imaging capability compared to the Galaxy smart phone.

HTC One is arriving in Australia on Mar. 25, according to an Aussie online store. The super smartphone, announced a month ago, has been earning mostly positive reviews from tech experts. It is believed Android fans will be choosing from Samsung Galaxy S4, Google Nexus 5/Motorola X and the One this year.

Samsung Galaxy S4 is poised to become the best 2013 Android smartphone. But HTC One has been gaining a lot of attention for coming out with a sophisticated and sleek design. Could HTC beat Samsung in this round of flagship phone face-off?

The battle is on for the upcoming Android OS version. Consumes are eager to find out whether the LG Nexus 5 smart phone or Nexus 7.7 tablet will be first launched at the Google I/O event featuring the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie or perhaps it will be incorporated in both devices.

The attention and excitement is already building up on LG’s upcoming smart phone, the Nexus 5. Current reports suggest the company will incorporate the 8-core Odin processor on their latest device.

It seems that tech giant Apple is entering the phablet category and will finally let go of its signature iPhone design.

The California-based technology giant is reportedly in talks with Intel for a processor manufacturing deal for the Apple devices like iPad 5 and iPhone 5S. According to the Reuters report, the company executives have been discussing the deal for a year now but there is no confirmation yet whether the deal pushes through or not.

iPhone 6 release date will be sometime in Q1 2014, according to analysts. The iPhone 5s will have to be its advance party to tide Apple fans over. But many of those who had earlier switched from iPhone 4 to 4s know this: the upgrade is not good enough until the single digit moves up a notch. Even artists are busier doing mockups of iPhone 6 than reading about the iPhone 5S.

Precise details have not yet been confirmed about the Nexus 5 but speculations are surrounding the upcoming smart phone as another successful Google and LG collaboration. LG is reportedly working on the Nexus 5 based on LG Optimus G Pro with the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie for the Google I/O launch in May.

The build up on the iPhone 6 has created a number of design concept images and videos that made the upcoming Apple smart phone visible to the excited device consumers. Toronto’s Peter Zigich shared images of his Apple iPhone 6 creations while Russian Web site AppleInsider.ru presented a demonstration video.

Google and LG released the Nexus 4 smart phone with impressive features and specifications on November 2012 to be the most sought-after device with the Android enthusiasts. Nexus 4 offers updates to the Android operating system but what else can the smart phone do to defeat the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4?

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has not been announced yet but it is already making a buzz in China.

The recently unveiled Nokia Lumia 720 smart phone was perfectly designed with quality specifications and style to battle with the other smart phones from rival companies like Huawei, Samsung and Apple. With a low price, Nokia Lumia 720 will definitely draw in more customers who are still thinking about spending their money on an expensive Apple iPhone.

True to its word, Samsung previewed the Galaxy Note 8.0 right at the start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, introducing a device that can be called as a phablet, at least in select regions where it will be released.