| Moto X spotted in green as Motorola continues the teasing Jul 29th 2013, 15:21, by Robert Nelson Motorola has already confirmed the Moto X event for August 1st, however it looks like they are going to continue teasing right up until that day. Fortunately we are only a few days out at this point, but this latest from Motorola has arrived in the form of a basic image posted on Twitter. You can see this latest teaser image sitting below, but as you will see, there is nothing aside from the name of the handset and a reminder of the date. 
We are happy to have August 1st approaching so we can put this teasing to a rest, but there is also the aspect of putting the rumors and leaks to rest as well. Speaking of that other side, it looks like there was a recent event for Motorola employees and some pictures from that event ended up giving us a look at another color Moto X. That image is sitting below and as you can likely see — the Moto X is shown in a rather bright shade of green. That image also has the Moto X shown in black and white, though they are clearly not as easy to see as the bright green. That said, while neat to see the color we aren’t really surprised. After all, earlier leaks have pointed towards the handset as being customizable with unique colors and even wood and ceramic back covers. 
We do have to wonder though, what color would we pick for a personal handset? Otherwise, some of the earlier Motorola teasing offered a brief look inside the Texas assembly plant and even touched on the speed of the camera. It seems the camera, which is said to be a 10 megapixel “Clear Pixel” is going to be a big part of the announcement. While the leaks have been plentiful and the teasing from Motorola has been steady it seems the best look at the handset up until this point has been when it was spotted being used by Google’s Eric Schmidt. Just as a reminder, we will be live on-site for the August 1st event so make sure to keep paying attention for the latest in official details. VIA: Droid-Life SOURCE: Twitter @Motorola, Google+ Guy Kawasaki |  | Samsung Galaxy Note II with Snapdragon 600 processor now official Jul 29th 2013, 14:38, by Robert Nelson Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Note III at IFA 2013 in September, however it looks like the Galaxy Note II still has a bit of life left. The Note II had recently been spotted in a benchmark filing. The interesting bit about that filing dealt with the processor — which just so happened to be a Snapdragon 600. 
The details of the benchmarking seemed legitimate, however with filings such as that you can never be fully certain. And well, when dealing with a handset that is soon expected to be replaced, there is a fairly obvious reason to wonder. That being said, it looks like this was a case where worry was not needed. Samsung has officially unveiled a Snapdragon 600 powered Galaxy Note II. This handset has arrived as the GT-N7108D, though this is one that will likely not see a release outside of China. For now, Samsung has only announced it for China and it is expected to be available exclusively with China Mobile. Basically, this model was released with the Snapdragon 600 processor so it would support the TD-SCDMA, W-CDMA, TDD-LTE, and FDD-LTE-enabled network of China Mobile. Aside from a switch in processor the remaining specs have stayed the same. That is to say the handset still has a 5.5-inch 720p display and 2GB of RAM. There is also 16GB of internal storage, 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera, 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, 3100 mAh battery and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. While this is a decent step for the Galaxy Note II, there really shouldn’t be any reason for those outside of China to hope for a similar handset. After all, that Note III is expected in September and assuming the rumors hold true — it should be arriving with a Snapdragon 800 processor. VIA: SamMobile, Android Beat | | Moto X leak tips a wrap-around "Magic Glass" design Jul 29th 2013, 14:12, by Robert Nelson The Moto X launch event is almost here, however it looks like the rumors and leaks are going to continue right up until that time. Looking at a few of the leaks and there has been talk of the handset arriving with something called “Moto Magic Glass.” This is described as being a single sheet of Gorilla Glass that wraps around the front edges of the device. 
The combination of the Gorilla Glass and the wrap around setup should help to increase the strength of the handset, but there also seems to be a bit more that went into the design in terms of both strength and also the weight. This portion that deals with the handset durability and the weight is broken down in the above image of the handset. This image and the details were posted on the Google+ page of Taylor Wimberly and he describes this as being a “laminated aluminum structure.” Otherwise, while the handset was described as having a wrap around setup that does make it look like there will be a bit of a lip around the front of the handset. Not much, but maybe enough to offer a bit of protection for those times when you place the handset display down on a table. Aside from the talk of the exterior, we also recently saw the Moto X camera app leak. That leak provided what was described as being a mostly functional camera app. Basically, it was good enough to give a solid idea of what could be expected, but there were some key features missing. One of those was the double-flick gesture that can launch the app. In addition to the camera app, the Moto X has been rumored to arrive with a 10 megapixel “Clear Pixel” camera. Details of this camera have the pixel size as being 1.4 microns, which for comparison is smaller than the HTC One and larger than the Galaxy S 4. Those handsets are 2.0 and 1.1 respectively. The Moto X is also expected to be able to record 1080p video at up to 60 frames-per-second. Of course, at this point we are looking towards August 1st so we can put thes rumors to rest. | |
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