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ASUS will allegedly be officially announcing the Padfone Mini at a dedicated event in Taiwan on December 11. The press images of the upcoming device from the company have been leaked well ahead of its unveiling, though. The leaked shots come from the popular tipster @evleaks and show us the 4.3" smartphone and its 7" tablet dock. The smartphone will slide into the tablet in a portrait mode,...

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A few weeks ago, a Samsung document was leaked that appeared to reveal Samsung‘s planned schedule for updating its flagships from this year and last year to the newest build of Android, Android 4.4 KitKat. The update quoted in that document was of build “KRT16?, which we know to be a undisclosed version of KitKat. A similar Samsung document has been leaked out today which suggests that Samsung is considering an update of a plethora of Samsung’s mid-range devices with that same build of KitKat, a list which includes the likes of the Galaxy S4 Mini and even the Galaxy Core.

Unlike the previous leak, the document snapshot doesn’t show whether there is an estimated time-frame for this to happen, though from the title of the document, “under investigation” suggests this is all up in the air for now. I’d be surprised if the newer and more powerful devices in this list did not to get the update, like the Galaxy S4 Mini, but you never know. The main thing is that Samsung considered it at all, right?

Any owners of these phones hoping that Samsung follows through and updates your phone with Android 4.4? Let us know what you think in the comments.

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by Stephen Yuen via AndroidSPIN

What would you say the number one device/gadget released this year is? TIME has decided that Google‘s Chromecast streaming device should take the top honours in the gadget section of its “Top Ten of Everything 2013? series, beating out Apple’s new iPads and Oculus Rift for the number one spot. I think TIME’s blurb about the Chromecast sums up its success and appeal the best:

“Instead of trying to do everything — like Google’s famously ambitious and unsuccessful Google TV — this thumb-sized gizmo does one thing, does it as simply as possible and does it for the impulse-purchase price of $35.”

I definitely agree with TIME on this as although the Chromecast isn’t the most technology-laden gadget released this year, it’s achieved what so many media-streaming devices have tried to do over the years in a simple and easy package, and is affordable to anyone who’s willing to drop $35 (sometimes dropping that amount multiple times). Having said that, I’m not so much a fan of TIME’s other choices to round out the top 10 (the new iPads? Really?), but it’s nice to see the Chromecast getting the kudos it deserves.

What would you say is the number one device released in 2013? Let us know what you think should get the top honours in the comments.

Source: TIME via Android Police

by Stephen Yuen via AndroidSPIN