Foxconn is reportedly employing 10,000 workers per week to prepare for iPhone 5S production. The Chinese manufacturer halted employment early February, but has started grabbing more workers.
Microsoft is apparently readying up a touch enabled smartwatch, to join the line of companies preparing to explore eyewear and wearable technology. Already Samsung, Apple and Google have had rumours about new smartwatches being developed.
The iPad 5 will reportedly feature a slimmer design and redesign to fit with the iPad Mini. The thinner design will come from Apple reduced LED size. The next iPad will also move to a film-based touch sensor.
Samsung has been a big supporter of plastic designs, most all their mobile products come with the plastic casing, making them cheap and pretty undesirable for those with a bit of phone class.
Microsoft’s next generation Surface tablets include a 7-inch version
The BlackBerry Q10 is a touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard smartphone, what BlackBerry is calling “the best of both worlds”, for those faithful small key bashers.
According to The Verge, Microsoft has been planning an Xbox event where they will reveal the new Xbox, but this event has been pushed back from April to May.
HTC had a poor 2012, with the One range not selling as well as expected and Samsung starting the big stride into the US and international market, pushing past Apple in overall smartphone sales worldwide.
Microsoft Studios Creative Director Adam Orth blasted against protesters of the “always on” connection the next generation Xbox may include, and in the rant almost conclusively hinted Microsoft were developing a console with this feature in mind.
Adequately named, the HTC First will be the first smartphone to run with Facebook Home added from the start. Impressively, Facebook has managed to keep neutral in the mobile operating system/hardware area, while adding a huge advantage in connectivity with Android users.