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As rumors predicted, the new Galaxy S4 mini will arrive on the market with a 4.3-inch screen and 1.7 GHz dual-core processor.  From the memory side, there is 1.5 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory expandable with microSD cards up to 64 GB. The new smartphone also features an 8 MP camera on the back with full support for full HD video recording and 1.8 MP camera on the front for video calls.

Google and Samsung signed an important agreement on cooperation in future projects. Google will in the commercial version of Google Glass incorporate Samsung's OLED screens, according to Korea Times.

Samsung boasted with sales results of its most powerful smartphone, Galaxy S4. The device in less than a month after the launch sold 10 million copies, setting a new record for Samsung. Galaxy S3 sold 10 million copies in 50 days, a Galaxy S2 for the same number took full five months. The popularity and acceptance of the company's most powerful smartphones is skyrocketing.

Apple is not having a good run of luck lately. They are sagging behind their rival and manufacturing partner Samsung by almost 2 to 1 in terms of unit sales which is hurting consumer confidence in their phone and tablet products. Apple is also probably going to lose their suit with the Department of Justice over eBook Price fixing which will impact the pile of cash they have an investor confidence. To further add insult to injury they are under investigation for their tax policies in the US an overseas. The Apple mythology is crumbling faster and faster while others jump in to pick up the pieces. Apple may even be delaying the launch of new products which is not doing them helping their situation considering Samsung and others have much faster refresh times than Apple can maintain.

Samsung records excellent sales results for their new flagship smartphone Galaxy S4. According to Samsung's deputy director Shin Jong-Kyun, the company pass the milestone of 10 million units sold next week.

Among the various devices that are currently produced by Samsung, Galaxy Note 3 also came into spotlight. A lot of rumors have been said about it lately, and now we finally have more information from more reliable sources. According to the record provided in one of the orders from Samsung's suppliers, the company is starting the production of 6-inch device, which is rumored to be exactly Galaxy Note 3.

Samsung has announced a breakthrough in cellular technology that should help us get to 1Gbps on a cellular network by 2020. The new network is, of course, going to be called 5G and represents a huge improvement over current data transmission rates. What is interesting about the announcement is that we are now seeing a similar technology available in the form of 802.11ac for the home. Does Samsung’s break through show how cellular and traditional wireless have become the same technology?

Samsung might soon cease the production of microSD cards in their own facilities. According to Digitimes, the company gives up the manufacture of fabricated microSD card in order to improve focus on more profitable embedded solutions such as eMMC, EMCP and SSD.

Wearable computers have been a dream of many for a long time. The idea of this type of device goes much farther back than the computer itself and can been seen in comics and science fiction movies and books. Some examples of the gadgets are Dick Tracy’s two-way communicator wrist watch, Michael Knight’s Communicator/Computer watch from the TV Series Knight Rider and of Course Buzz Lightyear’s wrist computer. Ok so that last one was not really a good example, but you can see that there is no shortage of examples out there. Still, even with these examples we have not really reached the level where we have true wearable computing; we are getting close and some of the devices that are out on the market are impressive, but we are not there just yet.

Blackberry and Samsung have made it through the first round of testing for use in DoD (Department of Defense) networks. For Blackberry this is something of a return, but it establishes that their new Blackberry 10 OS is up to scratch for the DoD. For Samsung this is a first for them although the OS is a version of Android called Knox. Knox is a hardened version of Android that Samsung created to specifically address the security needs of enterprise users.