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Monday, 23 December 2013

Samsung's 12.2-inch tablet seen in the flesh, might be the Galaxy Note Pro

Word of a 12.2-inch Samsung tablet has been going round for a while now, but has the mythical beast just been spotted out in the wild?

According to someone writing on a Korean forum, Samsung showed off the new tablet during a presentation for its upcoming products in 2014, Phonearena reports.

Inside a glass box on stage, the tipster claims, was a new super-sized Samsung tablet which goes by the name of the Galaxy Note Pro.

Spec-tacular

The insider wasn't able to take a picture of the mystery device, blaming Samsung's embargo. However the slab will reportedly measure 309.9mm diagonally on the display so we expect this is the 12.2- inch device we've already heard so much about.

Update: Looks like the a sly someone snagged a photo anyway, albeit of the back of the tablet:

This could be the back of the Galaxy Note Pro (credit: SamMobile)

The display resolution is allegedly 2560 x 1600, and the tablet is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with 3GB of RAM, a 9,500mAh battery, and runs Android 4.4 KitKat.

Just remember that someone could just be doing some serious tablet trolling, so don't take this as gospel.

But with Samsung set to flood the tablet market in early 2014, and withCES 2014 just around the corner, we expect we might be hearing more about this Galaxy Note Pro very soon.

Moto G is getting Android KitKat update earlier than promised

Android smartphone owners have gotten used to carrier-delayed firmware updates, so when Motorola announced an earlier-than-promised KitKat rollout, our robot antenna ears perked up.

"Starting today, we are rolling out Android 4.4.2 to Moto Gphones bought on Motorola.com or Amazon.com in the US," wrote Punit Soni, head of product management in an official blog post.

The US doesn't get to hog the G update all to itself, however.

"KitKat will come to other Moto G carriers and regions soon as well."

Motorola is getting a jump on the "early 2014" release window it had originally promised for its mid-range handset during its launch last month.

The Google-owned company has also been steadfast in pushing KitKat to its higher-end Moto X, ensuring US carriers Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers are up-to-date.

Droid Ultra, Maxx, Mini also 4.4-ified

Motorola's slightly older Droids on Verizon are starting to receive the KitKat upgrade as well starting today.

The Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, and Droid Mini tweaks include a new full-screen mode, improved security, smarter power use and better camera software, according to a Verizon's website.

Also, just in time for New Year's Resolutions, Fitbit direct syncing is now possible thanks to low-powered Bluetooth 4.0.

Other apps being updated or integrated include Verizon Mobile Security, Verizon Tones, Google Photos, and NFL Mobile 8.2.3.