BlackBerry has confirmed that it will roll out the BlackBerry OS 10.2 update this week.
That means that BlackBerry Z10, Q10 and Q5 owners will soon have the opportunity to download and install the software update.
Exactly when you receive the new software will depend on what network you're on, but Europe, Canada, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific are first in line to get the 10.2 upgrade.
Interestingly, the US faces a bit of a wait: BlackBerry says the US roll out will start "this winter".
Refinement time
It comes with "hundreds of refinements" including automatic prioritisation of your inboxes, upgraded keyboard smarts and "enhanced" copy and paste.
As rumoured, you'll also be able to see message previews of BBMs, texts and emails when you're in other apps, with the ability to reply in those dynamic notifications too.
Check out BlackBerry's run down of the main features on its blog post here, and keep your eyes peeled for the update soon. And if you simply can't wait for the update to roll out you can always dash out and buy a Z30 which ships with 10.2 on board.
Like the sound of BlackBerry OS 10.2? You'll be needing a Z10 then
There has been some speculation as to what this could be, given that it could just as easily be a variant of the Moto X.
Lets get speculating!
Everybody has their own ideas as to what it could be, Phandroid speculate that it could be a Google Play edition of the Moto X, a la Samsung Galaxy S4 Play.
What could the Moto G be?
We're a little more sceptical on that, as it would put the new handset in direct competition with the upcoming Nexus 5.
Whatever the Google owned brand has in mind, we won't know for certain until, or should that be if, Motorola officially announce the device.
Either way we might not be far off this smart phone/watch as Droid-life reveals it's spoken to a rep from US carrier Verizon who claims it's heard the Moto G is "coming soon."
Until then, we might as well say that it is a Motorola grapefruit. Now that would be tasty...
Why not let us know what you think it could be in the comments below?
LG G Flex just hanging out atop a pile of lesser phones (credit: Federico Ini on Twitter)
The LG G Flex is back and this time it's brought a camera.
LG's curvaceous handset found its way into the mitts of a journalist in Argentina who shared a few snaps of the thing on Twitter.
It looks massive, which is thanks to the 6-inch screen, and keeps its buttons on the back just like the LG G2.
Ain't nothin' but a G Flex
Specs still come with question marks all over them, but the word is of a 13MP camera that has an OLED display "that curves on a different axis" according to The Verge, which worked with Federico Ini to nab some extra shots.
Ini, who doesn't reveal where he got his information but since he has the actual phone we'd say is pretty well informed, says that the G Flex will land in South Korea next month, but there's no plan to offer the Flex in the US, Europe or Latin America.
We'd already heard that the Galaxy S4 would see the latest version of Jelly Bean (and with it Gear support) by the end of the month and it's good to see Samsung is finally adding more handsets to the roster.
The 4.3 Jelly Bean update brings easier text input as well as enhanced graphics and multimedia to the brands ageing handsets.
It also means that they gain Samsung's Knox business solution, Smart Switch, HomeSync and Group Play 2.5.
Galaxy Gear... but not 4.3?
JK Shin, CEO and President of IT & Mobile division at Samsung said "Extending the Galaxy Gear compatibility to more Galaxy devices reflects our deep commitment to continuing to deliver our consumers enriched mobile experiences"
Unfortunately for those using any of the aforementioned S4 variants, or the Galaxy Mega handsets, there is still no word - if indeed there ever will be - on a 4.3 update.
Instead, the S4 handsets are being treated to an internal update to address lack of Gear functionality.
Samsung has said that the Gear update should land from the end of the month, although this will obviously vary depending on market and mobile network.
While Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony and every other phone brand that isn't Apple was unveiling quad core phones, Nokia's hold out was notable.
When even the likes of ZTE are making a supercharged handset for a very low price, you'd have to wonder why Nokia would swim against the tide for so long, with flagship after flagship device sailing by using only a dual core CPU.
The argument that quad core is unnecessary isn't valid, as anything that requires heavy lifting (such as photography and editing at high resolution) needs an engine to keep up – and Nokia's imaging hardware was certainly struggling with the larger files.
However, Samuli Hanninen, Nokia's VP of software program management, told TechRadar that it was a combination of having to work with Microsoft to get the platform ready as well as the right technology not being available.
Bigger makes things harder
He outlined how things like the larger sensor on the Lumia 1020 needed elements within the Windows Phone platform rewritten to support its massive pictures, and the Full HD display needed work on the OS level to support things like a third column before the Lumia 1520 could be unveiled.
"We also had to work on the apps; this led to things like the extra row in the email app to make the most of the extra space [a six inch display could offer], " said Hanninen.
He also pointed out that while it wasn't technically possible to run a quad core processor with Full HD graphics on a Windows Phone last year, Nokia wouldn't have wanted to use one anyway on its hardware.
"I don't think it took us a long time [to bring a Full HD display to a Nokia phone]," Hanninen said when asked why Nokia had delayed the decision so long.
"You only see the benefits when using a 5-inch screen and larger, anything below that the eye can't see the difference.
"If I had the possibility of having a quad core CPU last year, I'd have said that I don't want it," said Hanninen. He pointed out that while phones went down that route last year, the performance wasn't good enough in Nokia's eyes.
"You have to get the best from a quad core chip. If you do it badly then the phones get very hot," he added.
The challenger appears
The availability of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 chip seems to have changed that thinking for Nokia and Microsoft, as both had to agree on the changes to the Windows Phone platform to allow the hardware through.
But with the more power-efficient chip, as well as its enhanced ability to process large photo and video files, Nokia finally believed the time was right to use the unit in both its phone and tablet range, with the Lumia 2520 Windows tablet taking a faster-clocked version of the same chip too.
Power-fans finally thinking that Nokia will be throwing caution to the wind and plugging in the most powerful unit just to satisfy consumers, especially now Microsoft has allowed it in Windows Phone, will need to think again though.
Hanninen pointed out that things like battery life and mobility are the priority for Nokia, not headline speeds, as he believes that customers value that more in real life.
