Samsung’s working on a new high-end smartphone for Japan called the Galaxy J, and it has just been leaked ahead of its official debut. The device looks a lot like the Galaxy Note II, but it has a smaller 5-inch display. Don’t assume it’s a cheaper version, though — it also has a faster Snapdragon 800 processor, a 20.7-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a dust- and water-resistant design.

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Ace 3 back in June, as the successor to its immensely popular entry-level Android smartphone, the Galaxy Ace 2, and on Saturday the South Korean company officially announced that the handset is now available to purchase from “select retailers” in the U.K.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has today received its first over-the-air software update just over a week after it first went on sale in Europe. It weighs in at 30MB and promises “improved stability,” which is likely to be welcomed with open arms by those who have experienced crashes and other bugs with the device since they picked it up.

LG has today announced that it will begin mass producing a new 6-inch smartphone with a curved glass display next month. It’s unclear when we’ll be able to purchase the device, but LG will surely be launching it to compete with a similar offering from Samsung, which we expect to see later this month.

The first reviews for the Samsung Galaxy Gear rolled in last week, and just as we suspected, they weren’t all that positive. While almost all had good things to say about the device, they also agreed that it was rushed and unfinished, lacking key features, and in need of improvement in a number of areas — most importantly in notifications and battery life.

But while the device itself may not be all that impressive, its first TV commercial is.