| Galaxy Note III release date tipped for Sept 16th on Three UK Aug 30th 2013, 23:49, by Cory Gunther The amount of tips, leaks, and rumors surrounding Samsung’s upcoming 5.68-inch phablet aren’t slowing down. This week alone multiple different release dates have purportedly been leaked. However, this afternoon some internal documents shown by Engadget from Three UK show the Samsung Galaxy Note III hitting the shelves on September 16th. 
Previous reports have the Note III becoming available on the 27th, and early rumors even suggested it would launch the week after it gets unveiled on September 4th. If that’s close to accurate, the 16th might actually be pretty close and our best bet. However, these aren’t US release dates, and surely US carriers might change things a bit. Samsung’s been pretty good at getting universal launches as of late, and we’ll likely see it arrive in the US within the next month. Start getting excited about this 5.68-inch 3GB of RAM packing quad-core powerhouse smartphone, because it’s coming soon. Just this afternoon we saw our best look yet of the front fascia. 
The leak you see above mentions more than just the Note III, and we’re also seeing another flagship device launch date. That being the Note III competitor from Sony, the Xperia Z1. Which is also known as the Honami. According to this leak the Note III arrives on the 16th, with Sony’s Xperia coming to the streets on the 24th. Hopefully launch dates and details are revealed next week at IFA, if not, we’ll be sure to keep you all updated the minute we know more. |  | Motorola files for dual-screen smartwatch and gaze detection patent Aug 30th 2013, 23:18, by Cory Gunther The wearable technology wave is just getting started, and is showing no signs of slowing down. From smartwatches to Google Glass, things are only going to get more cluttered. With most major players all looking to get into the smartwatch game, a new patent from Motorola shows they might have some big plans for their upcoming watch. From dual-screens to gaze detection and more. 
A newly discovered patent by Engadget shows Motorola getting weird with their smartwatch. Their current devices are all focused on fitness, and this won’t be any different. However, it also talks about dual screens, as well as that recently talked about “gaze detection” that Google applied for as well. Gaze detection is about a device knowing when you’re looking at it, as it detects the users eyes and knows when the screen is actually being focused on. A lot of talk with this is around ads, and Google Glass, but watches might be getting into the fold too. The patent was from last year, and Motorola explains the device as an “appendage” but their images all show a watch on someones wrist, as you saw above. There appears to be a hinge for a dual-screen system, which were not so sure about, but surely something unique could come from that. To be honest I’m still not sold on the smartwatch era were about to dive into, but Samsung’s upcoming device next week, and the recently rumored Google Nexus smartwatch could change that. What about you guys. Excited about Android-powered watches? VIA: USPTO | | Google Music summer sale offering over 100 albums for a discount Aug 30th 2013, 22:57, by Cory Gunther It looks like Google is doing a bit of summer cleaning on the Play Store, because today they’ve announced an End of Summer sale on music, books, games, and even a few apps. While most aren’t all that exciting, like the 8 games in the Indie Mega Sale, the Google Music summer discount is pretty excellent and worth highlighting. 
Looking through the end of summer sale on Music has Google tossing out deals on over 130 albums today. Most of which are $2.99 for the entire album, and the rest are $5.99 for those who enjoy some good tunes. There appears to be a few that are in the $6.99 range, but the majority are all much less. Not to single anyone out, but a few that I’m not a fan of are going for the lowest prices. You can get two Taylor Swift albums for just $2.99 a piece. If you like that sad couple’s type music. There’s some Bieber, for you JB fans. Skrillex is included, Macklemore is the only one that is $7.99, because it’s so popular at the moment. 
Everything from Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers, Selina Gomez, Rihanna, and more are all extremely discounted. Can’t beat getting entire albums of solid music for only $2.99 that is instantly uploaded to your Google Play Music account. Although I’m just using All Access, so buying all of this doesn’t do me much good. Google even has Chris Brown, for the peeps that want to listen to that. It appears that Google’s offering up similar end of summer sales for apps, books, and even magazines. FHM and more are all discounted at the moment. Hit the respective sections on the Play store and get in while it’s all cheap. VIA: Google Music, Google Play | |
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