Samsung today made its new Galaxy Ace Style official after the device popped up in Germany late last week.
It’s a midrange offering that’s expected to be priced at around €200 ($275), and for that you get Android 4.4 KitKat topped with Samsung’s latest “TouchWiz Essence” user interface — the same software that powers the South Korean company’s flagship Galaxy S5.
Samsung unveiled its first stylus-totting tablet, the Galaxy Note 10.1, back in August 2012, and just two weeks later the device went on sale for a rather hefty $549, and that’s where the price has stayed ever since. Up until now, that is. Popular U.S. independent retailer, Best Buy, is in the midst of holding a clearance sale, and you can currently grab the slate for $449.
As promised, Verizon has begun pushing out the much-anticipated Android 4.4.2 over-the-air (OTA) updated to all carrier-branded models of the HTC One Max currently located in the United States. In terms of added functionality, the upgrade brings the latest build of KitKat and Sense 5.5, in addition to the usual bug fixes, speed optimizations and stability improvements that we’ve grown to expect from any major software update.
A list of leaked specifications for an upcoming super-sized Samsung tablet has surfaced on the internet, thus fuelling the rumor that the South Korean company is, indeed, working on yet another Android-powered slate to add to its rapidly growing lineup of flagship devices.
On paper, the Xperia Z2 sports the same 20.7MP Exmor RS sensor with an F/2.0 G Lens camera as its predecessor — the Xperia Z1. However, Sony has made a lot of underlying changes and tweaked its image processing algorithms to deliver better performance with its latest flagship handset. Initial reviews of the handset suggest that the Xperia Z2 camera can stand its own against the likes of the HTC One (M8), Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and the LG G Pro 2.
