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If you saved up your pennies to purchase the premium LG G Flex, I bet you’d be pretty disappointed if your handset arrived with display defects. That’s exactly what some unfortunate G Flex adopters have found, and to make matters worse, LG insists it’s completely normal.

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HTC’s Executive Director of Product Management took to Twitter earlier today to announce that the Taiwanese company’s former flagship smartphone of 2012, the One X, is expected to receive its last ever update next week. The upgrade will bring the latest build of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and Sense 5.0 to the handset, in addition to the usual multitude of bug fixes and stability improvements.

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Samsung unveiled its first 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, back in June, 2013, and a month later the device was available to purchase in the U.K. from several retailers for £279. However, if you haven’t had the opportunity to pick one up before now, it may please you to know that the mega independent retailer, PC World, is currently offering the device with an £80 discount.

Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab 3 Lite went on sale in Poland today, and it’s by far the cheapest slate the South Korean company has offered to date. It carries the same design as the original Galaxy Tab 3, but it’s priced at just 399 Polish Zloty (PLN), that’s around $130 in the U.S. and £80 in the U.K.

Blackphone

Having your phone calls listened to and your text messages read remotely is a genuine concern for many smartphone owners now that we’ve gotten an insight into the activities of the NSA spies. We’ve quickly learned that our seemingly secure devices are like an open book for those who have the knowledge and the power to get into them.

But the Blackphone, an Android-powered smartphone from Silent Circle and Geeksphone, is designed to ensure that your private data remains private, and cannot be obtained by even the snoopiest of snoopers.

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