The Samsung Galaxy S4 has now launched in the US, and we get to find out some more details about the handset, according to the guys over at TMO News, if you go for the 16GB Samsung Galaxy S4 then you may want to get yourself a microSD card at the same time.

The 16GB Samsung Galaxy S4 on T-Mobile came with 8.82GB of free storage, the rest of the 16GB of storage was used for pre-loaded applications and the handsets OS.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 does come with a microSD card slot that can take up to 64GB cards, so it might be a good idea to go for either the 32GB or 64GB Samsung Galaxy S4 or get a memory card as well as the handset.

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We had expected Apple to launch their iPhone 5S some time around September of October of this year, although now it would appear that the device may launch in July, according to some leaked documents from KDDI.

According to the documents which were published by Nowherelse, the iPhone 5S will go up for pre-order with KDDI on the 20th of June which could mean that the handset will be announced at Apple’s world wide developer conference in June.

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Apple has been expanding sales of its iPhone to other carriers outside the major US carriers, and now it would appear that Apple’s iPhone may also be headed to Boost Mobile in the US.

The news comes from @evleaks, who has published a number of photos of leaked smartphones over the last few months, as well as some details on various devices which have turned out to be accurate.

There are no details as yet whether Boost Mobile will carry the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 or just the iPhone 5, as soon as we get some more details, including a launch date we will let you guys know.

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UK 4G LTE provider EE has announced that it is rolling out its 4G service to 12 more towns in the UK, making a total of 68 towns and cities around the UK where their 4G LTE service is now available.

EE’s 4G LTE is now available in Aylesbury, Berkhamsted, Billericay, Blackpool, Brentwood, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Lytham St Annes, Marlow, Pontefract, Thame and Windsor.

The company has plans to expand its network even further to a total of 80 towns and cities around the UK by June, it is hoping to cover 70 percent of the UK populatipn by the end of 2013 and 98 percent of the population by 2014.

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The Sony Xperia SP is now available on the UK with mobile carriers T-Mobile and Orange, and both carriers are offering the handset for £249.99 on their pay as you go offerings, the handset will also be available SIM free from a number of retailers from tomorrow.

The Sony Xperia SP features a 4.6 inch HD Reality Display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, plus a dual core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and an 8 megapixel Exmor RS camera sensor plus a front facing VGA camera for video chat.

Other specifications on the Sony Xperia SP include NFC and 4G LTE, it will come in a range of colors which include red, black and white, it will also be headed to O2, Three and EE at a later date.

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Oppo has this week added a new addition to their range of Android tablets, in the form of the newly launched Oppo R809T tablet, which measures just 6.93 mm thick, but not the world record breaking 6.13mm as advertised a few months back.

So the 6.45mm thick Alcatel One Touch Idol smartphone for the moment still holds its title as the worlds thinnest smartphone..

The Oppo R809T Android tablet is fitted with a 4.7-inch 720p in-cell display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor supported by 1GB of RAM.

Oppo will ship their Oppo R809T Android tablet running Google’s latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system, together with a 2 megapixel front facing camera for video calling, together w ... Read more »

At this years CES exhibition back in January, Chinese manufacturer Hisense was showcasing a number of tablet products including their new Hisense Sero 7 Lite, which Hisense created ready for launch within China.

However it now looks like Hisense is gearing up to the Android tablet to North America after its Hisense Sero 7 Lite Android tablet was spotted at the FCC this week.

The Hisense Sero 7 Lite Android tablet is expected to ship with Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system installed, and comes with 802.11b/g/n WiFi connectivity together with a 7 inch multitouch display.

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There have been a number of rumors about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 over the last few months, and now it would appear that we could possibly have a picture of the handset, along with some more details on the devices specifications.

The device below is rumored to be the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, although we are not sure if this is actually it or another new device from Samsung, the handset is rumored to come with a 5.99 inch HD display with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is rumored to feature Samsung;s new 8 core Exynos Octa 5 processor with a clock speed of 2GHz, the handset is also rumored to come with a massive 3GB of RAM, plus Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

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Sony’s latest flagship Android tablet, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is now available to pre-order in the US, the device us available from Sony’s online store and it comes with some impressive specifications.

The Sony Xperia Tablet Z features a 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, there is also a quad core 1.5GHz processor and 2GB of RAM, and it comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

The Tablet Z comes with an 8.1 megapixel rear facing camera which features Sony’s Exmor R sensor, plus 32GB of built in storage, NFC, LTE, a microSD card slot and the device is also waterproof and dustproof, this version of the tablet comes with 4G LTE, you can find out more details over at Sony.

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Earlier today Samsung announced their new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7.0), which comes with a 7 inch display, and now it would appear that details have been revealed on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8.0).

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8.0) recently appeared in the Bluetooth SIG, the device is expected to feature an 8 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and will come with Android Jelly Bean.

As yet we do not have any other details on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8.0), we wonder if it will come with similar specifications to the 7 inch version in terms of processor, camera and more.

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