BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has revealed that the company is working on ways for smartphones to power all of our computing devices and provide users with a unified syncronised experience.

Speaking to ABC News upon the US launch of the BlackBerry Z10, Heins said folks are fed up with carrying around multiple devices and that there's no reason why a smartphone can't carry the load.

He said: "We are talking about a mobile-computing experience that makes sure that for you as a user, you only have to carry one computing device.

"Then you get peripherals around it that make your life much more easy than it is today carrying a tablet, carrying a smartphone, carrying a laptop, going to your office and having a desktop."

Succeeding where Moto failed?

It seems that Heins is referring to laptop dock similar to the one Motorola tried (and failed) with its Atrix line of smartphones, or a tablet dock similar to the ASUS Padfone.

He would not be drawn on exactly the solutions he had in mind but said all will be revealed at the BlackBerry Live expo in Orlando, Florida in May.

He added: ""There are various configurations you can think about,"

"We are working on a few of those, so allow me to not comment on those in depth. But we will talk about a few of those concepts at BlackBerry World."

Apple has plugged a worrying security hole that allowed an unauthorised party to change a user's Apple ID password just by using the correct email address and date of birth.

The worrying flaw, discovered on Friday, allowed hackers to send a modified URL to the company's iForgot webpage and reset a user's password without having to answer additional security questions.

The company soon responded by temporarily removing the iForgot page from the web and promised it was "working on a fix."

Now, less than 24 hours later, the iForgot page has been restored and the problem has been resolved, according to the iMore website which has verified that the hack is no longer active.

Dancing the two-step

The discovery of the simple work-around came just one day after Apple rolled-out the two-step verification security tool.

This requires users to confirm their identity through a "trusted device" like an iPhone or iPad, whenever changes are made to their Apple ID or iCloud account.

However, such was the rush to sign-up for the simpler (there's no need for security questions) and more secure account protection tool that when yesterday's problem emerged, there was a three-day queue to switch.

This left those stuck with the old password reset method vulnerable until Apple fixed the flaw late on Friday night.

Remember Project J, the codename that apparently covers not only the Galaxy S4 but a few other Sammy devices too?

Well, it looks like J may be ramping up as SamMobile today published pictures that purportedly show the Galaxy S4 mini, or the shrunken version of Samsung's new flagship phone.

The mini, S4 and something called the Project J Active - likely a smartwatch-like device - all make up the Project J trifecta.

It's thought that the smaller phone will be launched in June or July, though other reports have its release as a month after the Galaxy S4 goes on sale. The S4 is slated for an April 26 arrival.

Mini time

While its big brother houses a gorgeous 5-inch Super AMOLED display flushed with 441ppi to show off all those gimmicky new features, the S4 mini sounds as though its screen will be a slighter 4.3 inches with just 256ppi.

The display's material is marked as Super AMOLED qHD and it's reportedly home to a 1.6GHz dual-core processor, markedly less cores than the 1.9GHz quad-core destined for the U.S. version of the regular S4.

Android 4.2.2 with TouchWiz is thought to be the OS juice running through the mini's circuits, bringing the skin in line with what the larger Galaxy is packing.

We've had no word from Samsung on the existence of a smaller follow-up to the S4, but these pictures make us wonder if a miniaturized announcement isn't too far off.

Apple's new two-step verification measure is more like one step forward, two steps back, as an exploit has been uncovered for people who haven't signed up for the new feature.

The only information required to reset a person's password is the email account associated with their Apple ID and their date of birth.

The password reset also requires pasting a modified URL into the address bar, according to The Verge, but this is a simple trick to figure out.

This relatively easy password reset method means that anyone with unauthorized access to someone's email can hijack their Apple ID, iTunes, or iCloud accounts.

Apple password reset page down

Apple's two-step verification method incorporates a pin that's sent to a "trusted device" like an iPhone using the Find My iPhone app or another device using an SMS text message.

Upgrading to this extra layer of security, required for account changes and making purchases from a new Apple device, is one way to avoid having your Apple account hacked.

However, it's not that straightforward, as there's a mandatory three-day waiting period before the new two-step verification feature is enabled on an account.

In response to this, Apple has taken down its iForgot password reset page, while some users have gone to lengths such as randomly picking a new birth date.

Obviously, none of these are acceptable measures going forward. TechRadar has reached out to Apple for a comment about the security flaw and will update this story when the company responds.

The ZTE Grand X Quad first popped up in January with the model number V987, and today an official product shot of the Chinese Android phone appeared online.

At some point between then and now, though, the phone was also release in China.

This report comes from Engadget, which noticed the photo and then later updated its story with the knowledge that the ZTE Grand X Quad was actually already available in a limited release in China.

Strangely, this is the first we've heard of it.

Who needs announcements?

ZTE apparently released the Grand X Quad in China at the end of February without a press release or announcement reaching us here in the western world.

The Grand X Quad is reportedly going for ¥1,699 (US$270, UK£180, AU$260) in its home country, though even there its release is reportedly limited.

Thus, the image that appeared today on the notorious @evleaks Twitter account is the first glimpse we've had of the budget ZTE Grand X Quad.

The Grand X Quad isn't quite as grand as its bigger sibling, ZTE's Grand S, but it's hard to argue with what you're getting at that price.

The Grand X Quad sports a 5-inch 720p display, 1.2GHz quad-core chip, 8-megapixel camera, dual SIM, and a 2,500mAh batter that can thankfully be removed.

We asked ZTE to confirm the phone's availability, but we haven't heard back yet.