Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 3 in red and rose gold.

Today Samsung has issued a press release announcing not two, but three new editions of the Note 3 color palette.

Basically there is just one new color options - the Merlot Red. The other two are new accents of the popular Jet Black and Classic White flavors called Rose Gold Black and Rose Gold White. Those editions keep the base color, they just replace the silver elements (the framing around the phone, the camera, the Home key and the S-Pen) with Rose Gold ones.





The new Rose Gold White edition will hit the Chinese market this month, while the other color options will roll out gradually within the next few months on the international markets. There won't be any difference in the pricing and internals of those devices, of course.

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Android in November 2013: KitKat enters with 1.1%.

  Google released its traditional monthly Android version distribution numbers. The latest state of the platform saw Android 4.4 KitKat debut with 1.1% share of all installs.

Unsurprisingly, Android Jelly Bean and all its varieties continue to gain ground as well. All three builds saw an increase in their share compared to last month.

Android 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Gingerbread, and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on the other hand, continue their slow decline. All three versions dropped their cut of the overall distribution. Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich were the biggest losers with 2.2% and 1.2% drops respectively over the past month.

Curiously, Android 3.2 Honeycomb is still around and kicking. The tablet-only Android version continues to sit on a .1% share – the same as a month ago.

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Apple Stores will soon be able to repair your iPhone 5s, 5c.

   Apple Stores across the nation are gearing up with training manuals, special machinery and replacement parts so that damaged iPhone 5s and 5c devices can be repaired, according to 9to5Mac.

According to the Apple news website, the company began making iPhone 5 repairs at its stores earlier this year, and it will now do the same for the latest versions of its smartphone. This should save the company money. Previously, in some cases, Apple gave customers new phones instead of sending them off for repair.

Apple Stores will be able to replace screens, batteries, volume buttons, vibrating motors, rear cameras and speaker systems on the iPhone 5s and 5c. They will also be able to replace the home button on the iPhone 5c, but not on the iPhone 5s, which has a special version that includes a fingerprint scanner.

Customers whose iPhone damage is covered under the warranty will receive the repairs for free; those whose devices are not covered will have to pay. According to 9to5Mac, a battery replacement will cost $79 while an iPhone 5c home button will cost $29.

Apple Store iPhone 5s and 5c repairs are expected to start "in the near future," the report said. Apple could not be reached for comment.

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Apple and Samsung each get a victory in patent battles.

   At this point, even a scorecard might not be enough to let one keep track of the patent litigation between Apple and Samsung. But let's try anyway.

Two courts have handed down separate rulings that gave Apple and Samsung partial victories in ongoing appeals related to a patent case last year in federal court in San Jose.

Samsung lost that case, and a jury ordered it to pay Apple $1.05 billion for copying features in Apple's iPhones and iPads.

However, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh later denied Apple's request for a permanent injunction on the 13 Samsung smartphones and tablets involved. Most of those products are older, and few are still available for sale.

Still, Apple is looking for a precedent and leverage for future patent cases, and so it appealed that ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which hears cases involving patents, intellectual property and international trade.

On Monday, a panel of that court in Washington ruled that Koh should reconsider her ruling and more carefully weigh Apple's arguments.

It's likely that Samsung will ask the entire appeals court to review that decision before it is actually sent back to Koh. So there's no immediate effect.

Still, score one for Apple.

Meanwhile in federal court in San Jose, Apple and Samsung were back on Monday for more testimony in a retrial of the damages portion of last year's $1.05-billion verdict.

A few months after the jury ruled in Apple's favor, Koh reduced the award by $450 million, citing confusing instructions to the jury. Both sides are now trying to make their case for the size of the damages that would be added to the $600-million portion of the verdict that remains in place.

Samsung says that additional part should be $52 million, while Apple is asking for $380 million.
However, on Friday, Koh ruled that Apple couldn't ask for damages related to lost profits, which could cut the amount of additional damages Apple could seek by as much as $114 million.

So, score one for Samsung.

The damages retrial is expect to move to closing statements on Tuesday, with the case then going to the jury.

By : Chris O'Brien

Samsung says it sold 800,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches in two months.

   Samsung Electronics said It has sold 800,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches in two months , making the device the best -selling in the world smartwatch despite lackluster reviews .

The South Korean company said Tuesday That Gear sales were better than its own expectations and that it would expand sales promotions for the holidays falling on the device , According To a Reuters report .
"It's the Most sold wearable watch available in the marketplace ... and we map to expand availability its by Expanding mobile devices with the Gear That Work , " Samsung said in a statement to the news agency .

The $ 299 Gear went on sale this year and is only consistent with a few Samsung devices. The company was the device Hopping would be a breakthrough in wearable computing, it has-been goal widely panned by reviewers for its Lack of features.

Our tech blogger Salvador Rodriguez had this to say in his review of the watch . "The Galaxy Gear is a nifty device and an awesome preview of what's to come with wearable technology Goal ace is Often the case with first- generation gadgets, there 's a lot of limitations with what the Galaxy Gear can do . "

The smartwatch can perform many of the functions of a smartphone, including making calls, sending texts, taking photos and running apps. It also comes with a pedometer and voice recorder.

But you can't see tweets, get Facebook notifications or use many other popular services available on smartphones.

Samsung has been heavily marketing the Gear, running dozens of full-page ads in numerous newspapers and multiple TV commercials, including one with soccer star Lionel Messi.

By : Andrea Chang