Motorola Moto X Available for Preorders

Motorola announced that their newest flagship smartphone the Moto X will be available for preorders on September 16, 2014, starting 1100 hours Central Time on Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Moto Hint, a  wireless Bluetooth earbud, and Moto 360 Android Wear smartwatch will also be available for preorders.

AT&T Moto X is priced from $100 with a two-year locked in phone plan with AT&T. You can also preorder a no string attached Moto X with an unlocked SIM card from $500. You can purchase the Moto Hint Bluetooth earbud at $150, and the Motorola Turbo Charger that can charge your phone under 15 minutes at $35.

The Moto Hint wireless Bluetooth earpiece has the capacity to control to your smartphone remotely.

Motorola Moto X Quick Specifications:

Display: 5.2-inch active-matrix organic LED, resolution of 1920 x 1080, pixel 423 per square inch
Processor: quad core 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor
OS: Android version KitKat 4.4.4
RAM: 2 GB
Graphics: Adreno 330 graphics processing unit
Storage: 16 GB or 32 GB
Battery:  2,300mAh
Camera: 13 megapixel main
WiFi, LTE, NFC capable

LG unveils the G Pad 8.3 tablet

LG present the G Pad 8.3 tablet on Sunday. They hope the G Pad 8.3 tablet will challenge Apple's rumoured iPad Mini. The LG G Pad 8.3 is the firm's second stab at the Android tablet market, after its original LG Optimus Pad failed to make much of an impact.

The LG G Pad 8.3 is a top-end tablet device, it features an 8.3in 1920x1200 full HD touchscreen and a quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor. It runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

LG has skinned the Android mobile OS with the same custom user interface found on its LG G2 smartphone, and will furnish the tablet with its own software features such as Knockon and Slideaside.

The LG G Pad 8.3 also features dual 5MP and 1.3MP cameras, 16GB of internal storage and a 4,600mAh battery.

It will be available across the US and Europe from November, although there's no word on pricing yet. LG has said however that it will be available in both black and white.

Check back soon for our hands-on with the LG G Pad 8.3 at the IFA conference in Berlin.

Twitter Vine app launches on Android

Twitter's Vine app is now on Android smartphones. The free app, which enables people to record and share clips of up to six seconds with other Vine users as well as on Twitter and Facebook, has been available on iPhone since late January.

"Vine for Android has many of the features that more than 13 million people have grown to love: easy video creation with automatic playback and sound; Explore, where you can discover popular posts and see what's trending; and Find Friends, where you can find and invite people you know to join," said Sara Haider an Android engineer.

It Supports Android 4.0 and higher.

Vine is the best way to see and share life in motion. Create short, beautiful, looping videos in a simple and fun way for your friends and family to see.

• Unlimited uploads and free
• Instantly post videos on Vine, then share to Twitter and Facebook (more coming soon!)
• Find, follow, and interact with people close to you
• Explore trending posts, featured hashtags and editor's picks
• And so much more.

Sony Xperia ZR 13 megapixel Full HD underwater resistant

Check out Sony's brandnew Android smartphone the Sony Xperia ZR, which is designed for underwater shooting. Howerver, you can only use it in fresh water.

It comes with a 4.6 inch screen full HD, 13 megapixel camera, 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 4G LTE, and 2GB of RAM.

Xperia ZR Specification:

Display:  4.55 inches 16 millions colours
Operating system: Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Processor: 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Quad Core
RAM: 2GB RAM
Storage: 8GB internal storage, microSD expansion 32GB
Connectivity: 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0 and NFC-enabled SmartTags
Camera: 13 megapixel fast-capture camera with Exmor RS
16x digital zoom with auto focu rear camera with LED flash, VGA front unit
Battery: 2,300mAh

Will be available in black or white.