As the days to Samsung's New York City Unpacked event tick away, we're seeing bits and pieces of the Galaxy S4, set to be unveiled during the March 14 blockbuster event, leak with increasing ferocity.

Who better than the @evleaks Twitter account to give us the latest batch of covert goods?

The usually reliable leaker graced the web this evening with not just some specs, but a pair of renderings that seemingly show the design of the upcoming handset.

Check out the first, specs and all, below:

Leak lessons

Let's break down what @evleaks has presented us. The image is clearly a render, perhaps even a placeholder, so while it's potentially an indicator of the overall layout, size and shape of the device, it's by no means the final product.

As for specs, we're told the SIV has a Super AMOLED Full HD touch screen - no bendy display here.

Storage options are 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, sizes we've heard as well, while there's 2GB of RAM.

The camera, according to the leak, will be a 13MP snapper with 4128 x 3096 pixels. Autofocus and LED flash are part of the camera package.

Finally, the operating system, which has been the subject of some debate, is pegged as Android 4.2: Jelly Bean.

King of the Galaxy

@evleaks also posted a picture placing the S4 at the forefront of other Galaxy phones, showing that this will likely be the biggest Galaxy we've seen yet. Various reports have the screen at either 4.99 or even 5-inches

For the typically on-point @evleaks, a tipster that more often than not provides more than just a standalone image with its posts, these tweets are enigmatic, so take the mockups and specs with a grain of salt.

However, they do give us a foundation on which to lay our expectations as we countdown the days until Unpacked. TechRadar will by in NYC in full force, bringing you all the latest on the S4's reveal. Until then, check out our complete rundown of every report and rumor so far. It makes for scintillating reading.

As the days to Samsung's New York City Unpacked event draw near, we're seeing bits and pieces of the Galaxy S4, set to be unveiled during the March 14 gathering, leak with increasing ferocity.

Who better then to have the @evleaks Twitter account to give us the latest batch of covert goods?

The usually reliable leaker graced the web this evening with not just some specs, but a pair of renderings that seemingly show the design of the upcoming handset.

Check out the first, specs and all, below:

Leak lessons

Let's break down what @evleaks has presented us. The image is clearly a render, perhaps even a placeholder, so while it's potentially an indicator of the overall layout, size and shape of the device, it's by no means the final product.

As for specs, we're told the SIV has a Super AMOLED Full HD touch screen - no flexible screen here.

Storage options are 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, sizes we've heard as well, while there's 2GB of RAM.

The camera, according to the leak, will be a 13MP snapper with 4128 x 3096 pixels. Autofocus and LED flash are part of the camera package.

Finally, the operating system, which has been the subject of some debate, is pegged as Android 4.2: Jelly Bean.

King of the Galaxy

@evleaks also posted a picture placing the S4 at the forefront of other Galaxy phones, showing that this will likely be the biggest Galaxy we've seen yet. Various reports have the screen at either 4.99 or even 5-inches

For the typically on-point @evleaks, a tipster that more often than not provides more than just a standalone image with its posts, these tweets are enigmatic, so take the mockups and specs with a grain of salt.

However, they do give us a foundation on which to lay our expectations as we countdown the days until Unpacked. TechRadar will by in NYC in full force, bringing you all the latest on the S4's reveal. Until then, check out our complete rundown of every report and rumor so far. It makes for scintillating reading.

The SpaceX Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station this weekend, overcoming anomalies in its thrusters and successfully delivering 2,300 pounds of cargo.

The thrusters glitch occurred shortly after liftoff on Friday, when SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket delivered the Dragon spacecraft to its orbit.

"Issue with Dragon thruster pods, inhibiting three of four from initializing," tweeted SpaceX founder Elon Musk System. "About to command inhibit override."

The failed thrusters were later restored and orbit was corrected, but the anomalies delayed the Dragon capsule's planned rendezvoused with the robotic arm of the ISS from March 2 to March 3.

SpaceX Dragon payload for the ISS

Mission SpaceX CRS-2 is the second official NASA cargo resupply mission for the privately-funded Hawthorne, California company.

"SpaceX is proud to execute this important work for NASA, and we're thrilled to bring this capability back to the United States," said President SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell in a press release.

"Today's launch continues SpaceX's long-term partnership with NASA to provide reliable, safe transport of cargo to and from the station, enabling beneficial research and advancements in technology and research."

While the SpaceX Dragon is not manned, the crew of the astronauts of the ISS will spend the next 22 days unloading and loading its cargo before the spacecraft returns to Earth.

Wasting no time, Canadian astronaut aboard the ISS Chris Hadfield said the first half of the job involving the SpaceX ship payload is complete.

"Dragon has an empty belly!" tweeted Hadfield. "We completely unpacked the visiting spaceship today. Many new experiments for Space Station, plus some goodies."

The Dragon is scheduled to return to Earth with over 3,000 pounds of cargo, crashing down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, California on March 25.

Google Nexus One shares Space with Dragon

The SpaceX Dragon isn't the only piece of familiar tech in space right now.

In February, a team from the the University of Surrey launched a nanosatellite carrying a Google Nexus One smartphone into orbit.

Yes, Android devices have taken over a majority of Earth's marketshare, so Google's moible operating system is now venturing into space courtesy of the university and a small satellite company.

The STRaND-1 phonesat is being controlled by a high-speed Linux-based processor for attitude and orbital controls right now.

However, the team plans to switch over to the Nexus One in phase two of its space mission.

From privately funded large-scale operations like the SpaceX's Dragon to small school-backed projects like the Google Nexus One-powered miniature satellite, 2013 is going to be one small step for [a] tech in space, one giant leap for roaming charges.

Google released updates for its Chrome browser across Windows, Linux, Android and iOS on Monday, adding minor features and tweaks to all four operating systems.

Chrome iPhone and iPad were updated to version 25, adding "long press" on the back button, which lets users view multiple recently visited pages, plus the ability to share web pages via messages, Google said in an announcement.

For Android, Chrome got faster and more responsive scrolling; Google reported in a blog post that it had improved the browser's performance benchmark on Android by 25 percent, so "interactions within web pages in the browser are snappier."

On Windows and Linux, the main, "stable" Chrome release just got bumped to version 25.0.1364.152, an incremental update that provides "security and stability improvements" and bug fixes, according to yet another announcement.

Google search improving

Google also mentioned today that an update to Google search within Chrome for iPhone and iPad will roll out "over the coming days."

With the new search update, the omnibox at the top of the screen will display the search term instead of the search results URL, and it will be easier to "refine your search queries and view more results on the search results page."

Google added that it's "continuing to add plenty of under-the-hood stability, security improvements and bug fixes" to both the iOS and Android versions of the Chrome app.

Crashes on iOS?

Despite the snappy updates, several users reported that the iOS version was crashing after Chrome 25 was installed. Some noted that their devices were jailbroken.

TechRadar tested out the Chrome 25 update for iOS on an iPhone 4S running iOS 6.1.2, a jailbroken iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1.1, and an iPad mini on iOS 6.1. The update seemed to work fine on all three devices.

We reached out to Google to determine whether the company was aware of any issues with the Chrome for iOS update, and we'll update this story if and when the company offers a response.

BlackBerry hinged a lot of hope on its new BlackBerry 10 operating system and new line of phones, but its users are steadily becoming subject to some serious app apprehension.

Even though BlackBerry hasn't made any sales data available for its touch-touting Z10 smartphone, released in January and February in some regions, consumers who rushed into the new smartphone's arms discovered a lack of major third-party applications compared to what Android and iOS currently offer.

Though there is Facebook and Twitter support, the app marketplace was dealt a big blow Monday when Netflix revealed it's not currently working on neither a ported nor native app for BB10.

With an ecosystem hungry for more content, the lack of one of the biggest streaming video providers puts BlackBerry at a significant disadvantage.

Waiting it out

BlackBerry and Netflix are still reportedly in talks to bring an app to the BB10 marketplace, but it's not quite a done deal yet.

According to sources speaking to AllThingsD, Netflix isn't planning on creating an app anytime soon, but didn't rule out the possibility of appearing on BB10 sometime in the future.

Like Instagram, it would appear Netflix is going to wait and see just what kind of consumer base BB10 generates before it moves forward with its own app for the OS.

While Netflix and Instagram are being patient, there are still other major apps like Kindle and Dropbox that have shown love for BB10, giving users some hope the big guns will reconsider.

Netflix's supposed plan might be a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, however, as without major apps, consumers may look elsewhere for their smartphones, meaning Netflix may never see enough incentive to develop for BB10.

TechRadar asked Netflix and BlackBerry for comment, and will update this story once we learn more.

Gearing up for this month's hottest games, Nvidia has unleashed a new beta driver to help ensure that you have a smooth experience. The GeForce 314.14 beta brings better performance and compatibility across no less than four upcoming releases including Tomb Raider (out tomorrow), SimCity (also due tomorrow), StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (coming March 12), Resident Evil 6 (slated for March 22).

Additionally, Nvidia says you'll want this update if you plan to play Hawken with hardware-accelerated PhysX effects later this week, or, you know, if you care about general performance improvements. The company showed the various boosts you'll see when using a GTX 680 and a GTX 680 in SLI, though your will obviously vary. Nvidia says it'll have more benchmarks for comparison with the next WHQL release.

GeForce GTX 680:
3.1% in Just Cause 2 at 1920x1080/DX10/4xMSAA
9.1% in Sleeping Dogs at 2560x1600/Extreme/High AA
21.1% in Sniper Elite V2 at 1920x1080/Ultra/High AA

GeForce GTX 680 SLI:
4.3% in Batman: Arkham City at 1920x1080/Very High/Tess. High/FXAA High
3.8% in Battlefield 3 at 2560x1600/Ultra/4xMSAA
5.3% in Call of Duty: Black Ops II at 1920x1080/Max/4xMSAA
4.7% in Deus Ex: Human Revolution at 1920x1080/Max DX11/FXAA High
4.3% in Just Cause 2 at 1920x1080/Max DX10/8xMSAA
14.4% in Sleeping Dogs at 1920x1080/Extreme/High AA
21.4% in Sniper Elite V2 at 2560x1600/High/High AA
3.7% in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena at 1920x1080/Max/4xMSAA.
3.2% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at 1920x1080/Ultra/8xMSAA

Download GeForce 314.14 beta (release notes)
Desktop: Windows XP 32-bit | Windows XP 64-bit | Windows Vista/7/8 32-bit | Windows Vista/7/8 64-bit
Mobile: Windows Vista/7/8 32-bit | Windows Vista/7/8 64-bit

Besides raw frame rate increases, the 314.14 beta packs new or updated SLI profiles for Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army, and it fixes a few bugs including one that caused light to shine through walls when playing Max Payne 3 with dual GTX 690s and MSAA enabled, and another that crashed the display driver when using Windows 8's Microsoft Picture Gallery with the GTX 460.

A report published Monday by research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that 2013 will be the first year in which smartphones outsell feature phones at a global level.

It won't be by much, though, the report says - smartphone sales in 2013 are forecast at 918.6 million units, which IDC said will be just 50.1 percent of total handset shipments worldwide.

That's a thin lead, and smartphones will certainly be squeaking by if IDC's prediction comes true.

But the research firm took its forecast four years further, as well, predicting that current trends will see smartphones take two thirds of the global mobile phone market in 2017, with 1.5 billion shipping by the end of the year.

What trends?

IDC's forecasts are based on some easily identifiable trends.

For one thing, smartphone prices keep going down all over the world, said the firm's report.

Potential smartphone users have more options than ever to choose from, as well, and 4G penetration is improving worldwide.

Finally, developing and emerging markets will play a larger role in smartphone growth over the next four years than more "mature economies" like the U.S., IDC said.

In those markets, smartphone adoption is still relatively light, but "economic prospects are considerably higher" than in the U.S. and similar economies. The middle class in these countries is prepared to start buying more smartphones, said IDC.

This includes Brazil, with 3.1 percent of the global smartphone market in 2013 and 4.4 percent by 2017, and India, with 3 percent and 10.3 percent, respectively. China will remain the largest market for smartphones, but is expected to drop slightly from 32.8 percent of the market in 2013 to 30.2 percent by the end of 2017.

The report also predicted that Japan will fall from 3.8 percent of the global smartphone market in 2013 to 2.5 percent in 2017, the U.K. will fall from 3.9 percent to 3.1 percent, and the U.S. from 15 percent to 12.1 percent, as developing economies gobble up more market share.

The rest of the world collectively is forecast to drop from 38.4 percent of total smartphones in 2013 to 37.5 percent by the end of 2017.

The rise of China

IDC reported that China overtook the U.S. last year with the most smartphone shipments of any market globally.

"While we don't expect China's smartphone growth to maintain the pace of a runaway train as it has over the last two years, there continue to be big drivers to keep the market growing," said IDC Asia/Pacific's senior research manager, Melissa Chau.

Those "drivers" include China's adoption of 4G networks, Chau said. She added that although smartphone shipments in India are expected to stay under 50 percent even through 2017, the country will nevertheless become the third largest market globally in 2017.

Feature phones still accounted for 58 percent of handsets worldwide in 2012, but that number will go from a predicted 49.9 percent in 2013 to 33.6 percent by the end of 2017, according to IDC.

CeBIT 2013 is in full swing this week which can mean only one thing: an abundance of new hardware to feast our eyes on. Case in point: MSI was on hand showing off their latest all-in-one gaming PC, the AG2712. The familiar-looking AIO ships with Windows 8 and your choice of a third-generation Intel Core i5 or i7 for starters.

As SlashGear notes following some hands-on time with the new system, if you’ve seen a recent MSI AIO then the AG2712 shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. The chassis is constructed of various colors, shades and finishes of plastics which likely won’t win any design awards.

Instead, this AIO sets out with one goal in mind – playing games. MSI has added touchscreen support (for an added fee) and even found room for a discrete graphics card – an Nvidia GeForce GTX 670X, to be exact. The system uses THX TruStudio Pro audio processing and MSI was even kind enough to include built-in Wi-Fi.

The left side of the display is home to the system’s power and control buttons, LED indicators, two USB 3.0 ports and a memory card reader. Along the back we find two additional USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, audio in / out, an Ethernet jack and a VGA out port. We are also told the system includes two HDMI ports – on in and one out. On the right side is an optical drive in the event that you still need to load data from a disc or want to watch a DVD.

MSI hasn’t released price points for the AG2712 just yet but given its list of hardware and position, let’s keep our fingers crossed that it's priced competitively whenever it launches.

If you're a Windows Phone 8 user who has noticed a chunk of your storage capacity consumed by the mysterious "other" category, Microsoft is finally speaking out on the problem.

PhoneArena reported Saturday that an inquisitive Windows Phone 8 user went straight to the source in an effort to find out why their device storage was slowly being consumed by unknown content from the mysterious "Other" category.

The affected user reached out via Twitter to Microsoft's Corporate Vice President for Windows Phone Program Management and Design Joe Belfiore, the man responsible for the look and feel of the company's mobile operating system.

Belfiore replied with his own tweet suggesting a temporary fix for the issue: Turning off the auto-upload feature of SkyDrive, which automatically pushes new photos up to the cloud as they're taken.

Shrinking storage

"On 'Other' storage: some improvements coming in future updates, it will get better," Belfiore tweeted in reply to user @Shounencritiic, confirming that some kind of software update will be necessary to fully address the issue.

In addition to Twitter, afflicted users are making their way to various Windows Phone-related websites and message boards in search of a solution.

Judging from user comments, a free Windows Phone Store app called Shrink Storage can help reclaim 1GB or more from the "Other" category until Microsoft comes to the rescue with a true fix.

Windows Phone 8 users can check what's consuming internal storage space from Settings, although it's unclear exactly what "Other" might include, given that the operating system already has its own category.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 could well pack in an eight-core processor as part of a spectacular line up of specifications.

Reports on the Korean firm's next flagship smartphone have jumped between quad-core and octo-core chips, with the latest details coming via Android benchmarking app Antutu.

According to the results picked up by Italian site HD Blog, the Galaxy S4 will feature a 1.8GHz Exynos 5 octo-core processor, 2GB of RAM, the choice of 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, 4.99-inch full HD display and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

Will it be four or eight?

It will also potentially sport a 13MP rear camera, 2.1MP front camera, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0.

Benchmark leaks should always be taken with a pinch of salt as they can be easily forged, but this isn't the first time we've seen these sort of specs listed as the rumour mill cranks up to full speed ahead of the phone's arrival.

Predicting the processor which will feature inside the Galaxy SIV is tricky and we're really not sure which way Samsung will go.

Luckily there's not long to wait until we find out the answer, with the Galaxy S4 set to be announced next week at a special event in New York and TechRadar will be there to bring you all the details as they break.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 could well pack in an eight-core processor as part of a spectacular line up of specifications.

Reports on the Korean firm's next flagship smartphone have jumped between quad-core and octo-core chips, with the latest details coming via Android benchmarking app Antutu.

According to the results picked up by Italian site HD Blog, the Galaxy S4 will feature a 1.8GHz Exynos 5 octo-core processor, 2GB of RAM, the choice of 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, 4.99-inch full HD display and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

Will it be four or eight?

It will also potentially sport a 13MP rear camera, 2.1MP front camera, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0.

Benchmark leaks should always be taken with a pinch of salt as they can be easily forged, but this isn't the first time we've seen these sort of specs listed as the rumour mill cranks up to full speed ahead of the phone's arrival.

Predicting the processor which will feature inside the Galaxy SIV is tricky and we're really not sure which way Samsung will go.

Luckily there's not long to wait until we find out the answer, with the Galaxy S4 set to be announced next week at a special event in New York and TechRadar will be there to bring you all the details as they break.

Apple's golden child Jony Ive is apparently the man behind the iWatch, according to the word on the street, with a release date scheduled for some time in 2013.

Ive is leading the project with 100 engineers reporting to him, according to a Bloomberg report, having ordered 'boxes' of Nike Sports watches for the team to study some years ago.

The iWatch itself is now rumoured to be running a rework of the full iOS software, rather than a souped-up iPod nano system.

Bad battery

Apparently, the main problem that Apple is facing is battery life; the goal is for the iWatch to run for four-to-five days on a single charge, but sources say that prototype models aren't surpassing two.

However, Apple is still seeking to release the iWatch at some point this year, a supposition that Bloomberg has reported and The Verge has backed-up with word from its own sources.

When the iWatch is released, iOS for iPhone will also need an update to run alongside the timekeeper - we're anticipating an iOS 7 event around May/June time this year… could that be when the iWatch makes its debut too?

Nokia's next flagship device could be a corker if recent reports are to be believed suggesting a flashy metallic frame and some waterproof smarts.

According to perennial mobile phone warbler Eldar Murtazin, Nokia's next top-flight smartphone will feature an aluminium body, which a select few were apparently lucky enough to see during MWC 2013.

Murtazin has a hit-and-miss reputation when it comes to calling future tech, but the Russia-based blogger "confirmed" the handset will be running Windows Phone 8 - shocker.

P2i has you covered

In a separate report over on GSMArena, Nokia's next top-end device is also expected to sport nano-coated P2i technology, making the handset waterproof without the need to have protected caps over ports such as the headphone jack and microUSB connection.

The unknown source goes on to say that the handset will arrive sometime in 2013 and it's thought that the previously rumoured Nokia EOS could be the phone in question, complete with the huge 41MP camera off the 808 PureView.

We're not getting carried away with these reports though as the none of the sources are particularly reliable, but there does seem to be a lot of talk surrounding a new flagship Nokia so we'll be keeping our eyes peeled.

Samsung has unpacked a video teaser ahead of its big Galaxy S4 launch later this month, but it's giving nothing away.

In the video, the gift of a box apparently containing the new handset (although it looks disconcertingly like a box that's the right size to house a human head) is given to young Jeremy, a blonde, big-toothed apple pie American boy.

If Jeremy does his job right, no one - not even that annoying nosy girl next door - will see neither hide nor hair of the handset until the March 14 event.

Unpack that

While we can only question the wisdom of giving such responsibility to a kid and his dog, Samsung at least laid on a driver for Jeremy so that he didn't get mobbed on the way home.

There aren't many clues to be gleaned from the video teaser, however. The handset will be quite shiny, we guess?

There are also a lot of stripes in the video - Jeremy's tie, his bedroom furniture and curtains, a cinema awning, the car grille, the picket fence, the shadow of the spindles as he goes up stairs… read into that what you will.

Nokia is pretty confident about the potential of Windows Phone 8, with CEO Stephen Elop saying it could topple Android and iOS in the future.

Speaking to Bloomberg during MWC 2013 Elop said: "It [Windows Phone 8] can be the biggest operating system in the world."

Elop was quick to note that WP8 isn't ready for super stardom just yet though, saying: "we have a lot of work to do jointly with Microsoft to make that happen."

Eyes on the BlackBerry prize

The Nokia boss wasn't backwards at coming forwards about the market it's currently targeting with its new range of Lumia handsets, with struggling BlackBerry firmly on its radar.

"I get asked a lot about BlackBerry and what I will say is I'm very interested in BlackBerry customers.

"It's very clearly our intent to go after those [BlackBerry] customers and show them a very different, very modern and superior business experience."

The battle for third place in the mobile platform war is hotting up between Windows Phone and BlackBerry, and Nokia will doing all it can to boost the fortunes of Microsoft's offering in light on the recent BlackBerry 10 revival.

Microsoft is advertising for a new software development engineer and the job ad let slip that the next big Windows Phone release is on schedule for 'the holiday of this year'.

Now, we're not sure what exactly this next big release will be called - it's currently codenamed Windows Phone Blue but whether it will launch as Windows Phone 8.5 or Windows Phone 9 or something completely different is anyone's guess at this point.

There's a chance that Microsoft will hold Windows Phone 9 back until it launches Windows 9 - but although the company has said it won't be leaving it as long between Windows versions any more, we'd still expect it to be at least another year before Windows 9 comes to fruition.

More more more

If you're a Windows Phone user and you're annoyed that you won't be getting an update until Christmas then never fear: we're expecting two smaller software releases before Blue hits handsets.

The releases, known as GDR2 and GDR3, should bring some performance improvements and bug fixes with them, whereas Blue will be a jazzier update to look forward to.