| Mystery 5.5-inch Samsung smartphone shows up in India Jan 13th 2014, 12:28, by John McCann 
Samsung has been linked to several potential handsets that it may launch at MWC 2014, and now there's more news of a big screened smartphone - although one unlikely to challenge the Galaxy Note 3. Popping up on Indian site Zauba, the handset goes by the moniker Samsung GT-I9405, and it's apparently touched down in India "for testing and evaluation." Other than the 5.5-inch screen size, the leak gives very little away about the handset, but considering its ID doesn't fall in line with either of Samsung's flagships products (the Galaxy S4 is the I9500) it's not going to be the Galaxy S5 or a direct relation to the Note 3 (N9000). Who are you?We've seen reports suggesting a Galaxy Note 3 Neo, Note 3 Lite, Galaxy Grand Neo and Galaxy Grand 2 - could this latest leak be linked to one of these - or is it something completely different? Samsung likes to launch a phone for every single segment of the market, so the GT-I9405 could well be a handset engineered to plug a hole in a specific market, rather than try to dominate globally. TechRadar will be out in full force at MWC 2014, and we'll be reporting live on all the new phones and tablets, including anything from the Samsung booth.        |  | Android 4.4 KitKat starts rolling for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Jan 13th 2014, 10:24, by John McCann 
There's good news for anyone rocking a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, as reports say the Android 4.4 KitKat update has started to roll out for the super-sized smartphone. The news comes via SamMobile, which claims that Android 4.4.2 has shown up on Galaxy Note 3 devices in Poland, with users having to update their handsets via Samsung's Kies desktop software. Over the air updates are yet to be confirmed, but it's highly likely that Samsung will push the update out over the wireless medium as well. Fingers crossedWe're hoping that the Android 4.4 build will be more stable than Samsung's Android 4.3 upgrade, with numerous users reporting issues when attempting to sync their handsets to Microsoft's services. For those of you outside Poland you'll still have to wait for the update - unless you want to dabble with the leaked firmware, but we don't recommend that - but hopefully it won't be too long until KitKat hits Note 3 handsets worldwide. We have contacted Samsung for more information on its Android KitKat plans, and we'll update this article once we hear back.        | | iPhone 6 camera won't chase megapixels but focus on image stability instead Jan 13th 2014, 09:47, by Hugh Langley 
The iPhone has never been a serious contender when it comes to the megapixel race, and according to the latest rumors, the iPhone 6 won't be throwing any bigger punches in the numbers game. Word from the China Post, quoting a tip from the country's Nomura Security, claims that the next iPhone won't jump to a 12- or 16-megapixel sensor as predicted. The report says that the iPhone 6 will instead adopt the same 8-megapixel camera but will improve optical image stabilization. Focus, focus, focusThis is backed up by a newly-published patent application made by Apple for optical image stabilization and improved autofocus for its iPhone camera. According to the patent, Apple's plan is to use "voice coil motor actuators" that will move then lens about around the optical axis. Apple's focus on improving the quality of its pictures rather than just increasing their size has done it a lot of favors so far - so while 8 megapixels might sound disappointing, we still have plenty of faith. - We're gradually putting together the pieces of the iPhone 6 puzzle
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