Stars Performances at Lux Style Awards 2013

Every year, the famous show Lux Style in Pakistan and rewarded the most in Pakistan and other countries are expected. Lux Style Awards 2013 is the 12th Award. Lux Style Awards 2013 Red Carpet conquered all the celebrities on the red carpet and posing for the camera in a big way. Red Carpet award at any time is a kind of competition among celebrities and fashion designers. For five hours this evening all celebrities and fashion designers were in colorful costumes.

A total of five songs were performed by four Lollywood actresses Sahiba, Sana, Noor and Meera along with late-night talkshow host Mathira. Old hits such as Aaj Meera Nache Gi, Akh Lari Bado Badi, Tu Je Mere Hamesha Kol Rawain, Tere Naal Naal Wey Main Rehna, Luddi Hai Jamalo Pao were too entertaining. The dancing queen Noor presented a dynamic performance and all other stars wearing colorful gola gunda-inspired outfits captured lot more audience.

Lux Style Awards 2013 Red Carpet:
The Humaima Malick star wore a gold dress with a shoulder Layla Chatoor decorated. Meera walked the red carpet in costume metallic gold. Amina Sheikh was bright white strapless dress by Nabila. Mehreen Syed wrapped in a white sari Mehdi, walking with Ahmed Shaikh. Iman Ali in the body development was his signature understated elegance with a dress Rizwanullah.
Khadijah Shah in a black dress, paired Chanda all black with a beautiful necklace, film star Sana was clear slinky black LBD Shehla Chatoor, Maryam Shafaat black lace decorated Irfani Emmad kameez.
Attiya Khan was bright sari and Mohsin Sayeed Adamjee Rukaiya were printed extravagant. The beautiful couple Sara Bharwana was sari with Atif Aslam. Ayesha Fazli was also in fashion bright sari by-Sanam Taseer and Omer Salamat. Momina Sibtain wore a dress by Max Azaria, Elan Mahirah Khan, Rabia butt on a gray lace dress. Maheen Karim marked shoulder golden dress and Zara Peerzada and Kamiar Rokni was the fashionable and elegant on the red carpet at Lux Style Awards 2013.

Lux Style Awards 2013 Results:

Best TV Drama (satellite) of Lux Style Awards 2013 is Humsafar on Hum TvBest TV Actress (satellite) of Lux Style Awards 2013 is Mahira Khan for HumsafarBest TV Actor (satellite) of Lux Style Awards 2013 is Fawad Khan for HumsafarBest TV Drama (Terrestrial) of Lux Style Awards 2013 is Paayal on PTVBest TV Actress (Terrestrial)of Lux Style Awards 2013 is Mahnoor Baloch for TilafiBest TV Actor (Terrestrial) of Lux Style Awards 2013 is Numan Ijaz for QeematBest TV Director is Sarmad Khoosat for HumsafarBest TV Writer is Khalil-ur-Rehman for ManjaliModel of Year Female is Mehreen SyedModel of Year Male is Shezad NoorFashion Design Lawn is Sana SafinazBest High Street Brand is KhaadiBest Menswear Designer is Ammar BilalBest Album Khamoshi By Aysha OmerBest OST is Zindgi Gulzar hai by Ali Zafar

 

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Underarm Whitening Tips In Urdu

A lot of us suffer from this problem and it is a big issue especially for those who want to wear sleeveless tops (especially as summers are coming up!).Firstly, what causes black underarms:These are the main culprits: constant rubbing against tight clothing, surrounding skin (worse if you’re overweight), negative reactions to deodorants, improper washing, shaving, dead skin buildup, intake of androgen-based contraceptives, dark hair follicles, or just genetics.

Black underarm is sometimes causing an uncomfortable feeling to know that underarm whitening tips are very in need by those who have problems of black armpit. Some cause armpit is colored black, genetic, and never use any lotion as bleach. There are many other triggers armpits black, partly oran will certainly feel the armpit of the black condition will interfere when using the type of clothing that reveal skimpy outfits armpit.

Especially when you have to use a T-shirt kind of bra would have been very embarrassed if when lifting arm.
Solutions here are tips whiten underarms with natural ingredients.

1. First, Lemon and Tawas: Cut lemon crosswise and remove seeds. After the bath, rub lemon on the armpit. Then, using a circular motion, rub powdered alum on armpits. Leave.

2.Kedua, Lemon and Honey with Alum: Mix 1 tablespoon lemon liquid and 1 tablespoon honey. Apply mixture to the armpits. Let stay for about 20 to 30 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Do this before the bath. You can also pat on some powdered alum afterward.

3. Take a little lime and whiting. Mix the lime with lemon juice until well blended in a bowl or plate. After that, apply the mixture on your armpit area. Allow approximately 15 minutes. We recommend that you use after a shower and use regularly for 1 week.

4. Prepare lemon and cucumber, then squeeze a lemon and take the juice. Grate the cucumber then capurkan lemon juice with grated cucumber and stir well. Add grated turmeric into it. Once well blended Dab on your armpits for 20 minutes then rinse with warm water

5. Take not too ripe papaya (mengkal) and parutlah until smooth. Place the grated papaya on your armpits every shower and let a few seconds, then rinse with clean water. The nature and content of substances in papaya is a unique natural bleach.

If you are a busy person does not have much time, the easiest way is to whiten black underarm whitening underarm deodorant use. Choose a deodorant that does not contain alcohol and is made from natural ingredients. Whiten black underarm is not equal to whiten skin.

Your underarm skin color to return to normal with treatments such as bleaching, but to maintain it, you have to eliminate all the other factors that cause the skin to become darker. If you are deodorants cause skin irritation, immediately dispose of the deodorant in the trash now.
Peeling Underarm just one treatment done by a dermatologist. A peeling solution is used to remove the outer layer of skin. After peeling done, you have to use the drug when applied to the underarm bleaching every night in rumah.semoga underarm whitening tips above you can try and get the results as expected.

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My bowling performance gave me a lot of confidence: Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara came up with fine batting efforts to help Sri Lanka clinch the five-match ODI series against South Africa. Dilshan scored a superb unbeaten 115 while Sangakkara hit 91 as the pair added a mammoth 184-run stand for the 2nd wicket as Sri Lanka chased down 239 with 6 overs to spare.

The nine-wicket win in the 4th ODI at Pallekele helped the hosts take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the 5-game series and skipper Angelo Mathews praised the bowlers for restricting South Africa to 238 after the visitors got off to a good start. Speaking after the match, Mathews said, he was a bit worried after he lost the toss but was satisfied in the end after Ajantha Mendis (4 wickets) and Lasith Malinga (3 wickets) bowled well to hold the Proteas back.

"I was a bit worried when I lost the toss, they started well and we did well to hold them back. The way the bowlers bowled today was quite superb. We wanted to keep them under 250. The middle-order batters haven't seen Mendis, so wanted to use him more then," Mathews said.

Mathews said the victory was possible because of the seniors like Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan, who have been performing consistently. The Lankan skipper also indicated that changes are unlikely for the last game as they are targeting a 4-1 finish.

"The seniors have been scoring the bulk of the runs for the last few series and that's why we are winning. Winning 4-1 is our target, so maybe not many changes, though we will think about playing a few youngsters for the last game," Mathews said.

South Africa captain AB de Villiers reckoned that his side was at least 30 runs short and blamed the middle order for not being able to support JP Duminy, who came up with a splendid 97 to lift the visiting side to a decent total after a collapse. de Villiers also gave credit to Dilshan and Sangakkara, mentioning that they took the game away from the South Africans.

"We had a great foundation with Amla and de Kock, but we were 30 runs short. We were never there to support JP (Duminy) at the end who played a great innings. (There was a) little bit of dew around, it skidded on, but no excuses as we were outplayed by Dilshan and Sanga - credit to them."

South Africa had an opportunity to send back Sangakkara early when Duminy had rapped him on the pads. Replays suggested that the left-hander was plumb in front but the Proteas did not opt for a review although they had one available. de Villiers said he was confident about the shout but did not opt for the DRS as Duminy and keeper Quinton de Kock were of the opinion that the ball would have missed the leg stump.

"I was pretty much confident, but Duminy and the keeper were reckoning that it was going down leg (replying to why he didn't review a plumb LBW off Sanga early on). It's pretty difficult standing at mid-wicket to get the angles right, I'm a big fan of the DRS and if I thought it was anywhere close to being out, I would've reviewed it. I will have a chat with Russell [Domingo] and then go about planning for the next series."

Dilshan, who scored his 17th ODI ton, was named the Man of the Match, and the right-handed opener who had also picked up two wickets in the game, said his bowling performance gave him the confidence to do well with the bat.

"I took a lot of confidence into the 2nd innings after my show with the ball. I'm very happy with my all-round show today. Amla was going well, so to get his wicket was a key," Dilshan said.

Speaking about his partnership with Sangakkara, Dilshan said their plan was to rotate the strike as much as possible in the early overs and then play aggressively in the middle period.

"Our plan was to rotate the strike during the early overs and then kick on during the middle overs. I'm scoring a lot of hundreds recently as I aim to go for a big one if I get a start."

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Wicket-keeping helped my batting: U Akmal

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan skipper, was ecstatic after clinching the 2nd T20I against West Indies and with that the series as well. He said he placed faith on his spinners to help defend the low score. "I was comfortable with the score of 135 as we had four spinners in the team," said Hafeez.

Both Hafeez and Man of the Match, Umar Akmal were unanimous in praise of the ODI skipper Misbah-ul-Haq at the end of the tour.

"The seniors supported me well and the management also backed me. Misbah backed me well in the ODIs," said Umar Akmal who also said that his improved wicket-keeping helped his batting.

Hafeez struck a balance while thanking the coaching stuff and praising the youngsters on tour. "Credit goes to the team and the coaches. We had no rest on this tour. Some of the youngsters made an impression while Afridi gave us the experience," he said.

Hafeez's counterpart, Darren Sammy blamed the batting and particularly the start for the loss. "We did not capitalize on the first six overs and we batted poorly," he said.

The win helped Pakistan move up to 2nd place in ICC T20I rankings.

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New Nexus 7 with HD screen and big upgrades now available at Best Buy

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Next iPhone may have 120FPS slow-motion camera

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Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41-megapixel camera coming to AT&T for $299

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Nokia Lumia 925 looks like the best Windows Phone yet

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Nokia Lumia 928 launches May 16 on Verizon for $99

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Samsung accidentally confirms Galaxy S 4 Active and S 4 Mini

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Samsung ATIV Odyssey brings Windows Phone 8 to U.S. Cellular July 11

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Samsung Galaxy Camera NX hands-on: possibly biggest and most powerful Android camera yet [VIDEO]

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Samsung Galaxy Core coming soon with 4.3-inch screen and Android 4.1

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 coming to Europe next month

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 announced as the biggest Galaxy yet

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Samsung Galaxy Note III will have Snapdragon processor and Optical Image Stabilization

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini confirmed by Samsung, and it's not quite Mini on specs

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch debuts with Intel inside

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, the latest 7-inch Android tablet, launching in May

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Samsung puts phone capabilities in a 16mp Galaxy Camera to create the Samsung S4 Zoom

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Samsung unveils yet another Galaxy Tab with an 8-inch display, the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch

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Samsung's Galaxy S 4 Zoom powerful cameraphone appears on Bluetooth registry

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Sony Xperia Z for T-Mobile US launches July 17 for $99, pre-orders get free Bluetooth speaker

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Sony Xperia Z may be the next Nexus edition Android phone

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra smartphone debuts with a 6.4-inch display and 2.2 GHz quad-core processor

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra will bring Sony into the Android phablet territory with 6.44-inch and stylus

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Sony Xperia ZR is an Android phone and an underwater camera

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Sony's building a massive latch-on camera lens for smartphones

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Sprint's first Windows Phone 8 handset, the HTC 8XT, launches July 19

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T-Mobile Sony Xperia Z and Nokia Lumia 925 launching July 17

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Toshiba Excite tablet trio announced with new HD displays, stylus, and quad-core processors

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Ubuntu Edge smartphone has ambitious specs but lofty funding goal on Indiegogo

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Verizon Pantech Perception launching April 25 with 4.8 screen and 8 megapixel camera

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Verizon Wireless offers up to $1.5 billion to buy Clearwire spectrum licenses

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6" Nokia Lumia phablet front panel pictured

We've heard rumors of a phablet in the works from Nokia for a while now. Back in May we even saw a (blurry) glimpse of what appeared to be a large-screened Nokia device, expected to see the light of day as the Lumia 1030.

This latest leak which supposedly comes from a factory floor in China brings the phablet one step closer to reality. It measures 6-inches in diagonal and is supposedly already being mass-produced by Nokia.

As you can tell from the image, it has a very thin bezel and looks to also feature a slot for a front-facing camera. Unfortunately there's nothing else that we can make out from it and the source didn't provide any additional specs either.

It's possible Nokia may be readying this device for the anticipated Windows Phone GDR3 update. The new release is set to start seeding by the end of the year and will add support for 1080p resolution to the Windows Phone 8 platform as well as an additional column of tiles - perfect for larger, phablet-esque displays.

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Android 4.3 unveiled with improved multi-user support

Android 4.3 has officially been announced ? it's been in the wild on Google Play Edition devices for a while, but the unveiling was put off for today. So, what's new? Well, 4.3 is a minor upgrade so it brings minor improvements and refines the user experience, rather than delivering game-changing features.

Multi-user support was introduced in 4.2 and it's updated in 4.3 with the new restricted profiles. A restricted profile can limit what content and apps can be used ? even limit in-app stuff like what levels of a game can be played.

The suite of stock apps has been updated - Hangouts now officially replaces Talk and Keep is available out of the box. The Drive, Chrome and Maps applications have been revamped too.

The way Android handles notifications has been changed too. For one, you can view your notification history. Also, third party apps have access to notifications, which will help smart watches and apps that sync notifications across devices.

There are plenty of changes under the hood too. OpenGL ES 3.0 is now supported (Google presented impressive improvements in 3D game graphics) and the graphics stack should be faster overall. For games, Google unveiled the Google Play Games app, which lets you keep track of what your friends are playing and a leader board of achievements in the game.

The "master key" exploit patch has been incorporated into Android 4.3, of course.

Bluetooth 4.0 with Low Energy mode (low power usage and longer range for low-bandwidth accessories like those fitness tracking gadgets) is now supported in stock Android. Before, each maker had to roll its own drivers. Also for Bluetooth, AVRCP 1.3 is supported, meaning the phone can stream metadata about the currently playing song to the wireless speakers (or your car's stereo).

Wi-Fi can be kept on at all times to determine your position, even when you toggle it off.

A new hardware-based encryption for DRM has been added so content providers will be more willing to stream high-quality content. A new Netflix app is among the first to make use of this and streams 1080p video (it's now available in the Play Store).

An Android 4.3 update will be available on Nexus devices from the Galaxy Nexus up (4, 7, 10, you name it). Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play Edition will get the update soon, too.

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BlackBerry Q5 review: The apprentice

Smartphone makers believe in trickle-down economics. They build their portfolios top to bottom, looking to get as much bang out of the flagship as they can and, after the hype around it has settled, they bring out the more affordable packages to keep the cash rolling in. The big question - always - is how much of the flagship specs will trickle down the ranks.

Having delivered the latest BlackBerry 10 OS in a classic messenger form factor, a midrange package combining touchscreen with the iconic hardware keyboard was next on the Canadians' to-do list. The Q10 came at a price not a lot of people can afford, so the Q5 promises to deliver the same experience without sweeping the fluff out of your pocket.

BlackBerry Q5 official photos

At first glance, the Q5 has all the important checkboxes ticked. You get a dual-core Krait chipset, a 3.1" display of the same 720 x 720 pixel resolution and a four-row QWERTY keyboard for that serious texting and emailing.

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri/quad-band UMTS/HSPA, 100 Mbps LTE3.1" 16M-color 720p (720 x 720 pixels) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreenFour-row hardware QWERTY keyboardDual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, 2GB RAM, Adreno 225 BlackBerry 10.1 OS; Office document editorBlackBerry Hub is a unified inbox of all your communication and social networking accounts BBM with video chat and screen sharing5 MP auto-focus camera with face detection and Time Shift; LED flashFull HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps; 720p on the front-facing camera2MP front facing camera16GB of storage, microSD card slot; Dropbox and Box.NET integrationWi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot; Wi-Fi syncBluetooth 4.0NFCstandard microUSB port, microHDMI3.5mm audio jackGPS receiver with A-GPSBlackBerry World is still missing key appsScreen size is somewhat small by today's standards and the 1:1 aspect is awkward for video watchingQWERTY keyboard could be betterBlackBerry Maps may be even worse than Apple MapsNo FM radio

The screen is no longer AMOLED, the camera has been downgraded from 8MP to 5MP and the CPU has been downclocked by 300 MHz. These are things, which sure make the Q10 the more desirable package, but not the kind that will dramatically change the user experience. It looks like the BlackBerry Q5 is much closer to the BlackBerry Q10 than its name suggests.

BlackBerry Q5 at ours

That, and the more affordable price tag, may actually help the Q5 convince more users than its bigger and more advanced sibling. We are about to see how much of that potential translates in real-life performance. Join us on the next page, where the Q5 gets unboxed and handled.

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Geeksphone Peak+ with 1GB RAM goes on pre-order for �150

Geeksphone has started taking pre-orders for the Peak+ Firefox-powered phone. Geeksphone typically makes phones targeted at devs or tech savvy enthusiast, but says the Peak+ is also ready for consumers.

It's a small upgrade over the regular Peak ? the RAM has been doubled to 1GB and the material used for the exterior has been changed to make it feel better to the touch. The phone will come with Firefox OS 1.1 out of the box, the same version the other two (Peak and Keon) recently got.

Other than that, you're still getting a Snapdragon 8225 S4 Play chipset (dual-core Cortex-A5 at 1.2GHz, Adreno 203 GPU), 4.3" IPS screen qHD (540 x 960) resolution, 4GB storage plus microSD cards slot and a 1,800mAh battery.

The Geeksphone Peak+ pre-order is at a promo price of ?150 ($200), the same as the original Peak. This price will go up slightly after the initial batch of units is sold out (there's no indication what the standard price will be). The original Peak sold out fairly quickly.

If you pre-order now, Geeksphone will ship your Peak+ in mid-September.

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IDC: Apple and Samsung lose market share in Q2

According to the latest figures from Internation Data Corporation (IDC) market analysis, Apple and Samsung continue to dominate the smartphone market. However, the companies have seen their shares slip in Q2 of this year compared to what they had last year.

Of the estimated total of 237.9 million smartphones shipped this past quarter, Samsung accounted for some 72.4 million units, or 30.4%. Despite shipping more units in Q2 than for the same period of last year, Samsung's market share dropped from 32.2% due to seasonal sales rates and lost market share to up-and-comers like LG and Lenovo.

LG was able to ship 12.1 million units in Q2, giving it a 5.1% market share, while Lenovo sold 11.3 million units, or 4.7%. Those two saw their shipments increase by 108.6% and 130.6% YoY, respectively.

Apple, meanwhile saw its market share drop by almost a quarter to 13.1% in Q2. The (highly) rumored release of a budget iPhone model alongside the iPhone 5S should hopefully bring things back for the Cupertino-based company, but the effects of those will only be properly felt in Q4.

The lost market share is likely of little concern to either Apple or Samsung, as both are raking in huge profits from their smartphone offerings. Particularly Samsung, who is celebrating a record $8.5 billion profit for Q2.

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LG G2 to go on sale in August, the US gets it in September

The LG G2 has leaked numerous times already. This is why we mostly have a handle on the specs it will have ? 5.2" 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 chipset with 2GB RAM, Android 4.2.2, 13MP camera and 2,540mAh battery.

We even saw several teaser videos that don't really give away anything but the taglines "To me, you are perfect" and "Learning from you" and show a short glimpse of the characteristic back with two buttons next to the camera.

Now there are a couple of new leaked images of the LG G2, which show a potential change in design. The curved back covered in glossy plastic can be seen in four different color versions ? Black, Blue, Red and Purple. That's a departure from the clean glass look of the Optimus G and G Pro.

Leaked images show different colors

At the same time, the teaser site is available in two color versions ? White and Black. Clicking between the two nothing but the background changes. Is this a slight hint that the G2 will stick to the black and white colors of its predecessor? Those could be snap-on back panels as one observant reader points out. We'll find out for sure on August 7.

The good news is the event will be livestreamed, so you can watch the unveiling live. We'll put up the video when the time comes and we'll have people on the ground to bring you live photos and first-hand impressions.

Korean publication Khan throws in some more info ? the LG G2 will reportedly launch in early August in South Korea, not long after the announcement, then in the US in September. Europe and the rest of the world will get the smartphone in October.

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LG Q2 2013 report is out, sales and profit up from Q1

LG has just published its financial report for Q2 of the year and it shows an increase in both sales and profit over the previous quarter.

Overall sales for the period were $13.58 billion, up 8% quarter-over-quarter and 110.1% year-over-year. Profit stood at $426.92 million, which compares favorably to the $113.86 million for Q1 of 2013, but falls $43.1 million short over the same period of 2012.

The Mobile Communications division of the company has posted a profit of $54.77 million from $2.78 billion in sales. That's a 2.7% fall quarter-over-quarter, but a huge 34.5% jump from Q2 2012.

LG sold a total of 12.1 million smartphones - over two times more than it managed to sell for the same period last year and 17% more than the last quarter. The boost was helped by strong sales of L-series II and F-series smartphones.

However, it's not all good news for the Koreans, as demand in their domestic market has weakened. The average sale price of the smartphones has declined too, due to the "intensified competition" as well as the increase of marketing expenses.

Nevertheless, LG is optimistic about its Q3 2013 performance and expects to extend its smartphone market share boosted by its LTE handsets. In order to stay full of fight, the company has posted its plan to strengthen its product competitiveness in the premium segment with the launch of the G2, while maintaining the great sales of the mass-aimed L-series II and F-series.

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Live photos and hands-on video of BlackBerry A10 surface

The BlackBerry A10 is a bigger screen replacement of the current Z10 flagship. Specs that leaked earlier this month tell us it will pack a 5" AMOLED display with 720p resolution and a dual-core Krait processor at 1.7GHz (up from 1.5GHz, but it's the same chipset). The battery has seen a massive 1,000mAh bump to 2,800mAh, but other than that it's mostly the same as the Z10.

BlackBerry A10

A new video (again from Taiwan) plus a whole bunch of photos give a quick hardware tour of a working BlackBerry A10. As can be expected, it's taller and wider than a Z10 (which has a 4.2" screen). The back panel seems to made of Motorola RAZR-like Kevlar material and is removable.

While the battery is not accessible, there are some helpful labels under there, which confirm the specs from the leaked slide. The A10 is 9.4mm thick, a hair thicker than the Z10, and has a metal frame under the back cover.

BlackBerry A10 compared to the Z10

The BlackBerry A10 was running BB OS 10.2, but there are no immediately noticeable changes to the UI over 10.1. The unit bears an AT&T logo on its back.

Unfortunately, there's still no info on when the BlackBerry A10 will launch.

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New Nexus 7 brings WUXGA screen, quad-core Krait CPU

The Google event brought the new Nexus 7 2. It's a 7" tablet running pure Android 4.3 and improves the screen and chipset over the first generation Nexus tablet. The base price is set at $230, a little higher than the $200 that the first Nexus 7 costs (both prices are for the respective 16GB model).

So, what do you get for the extra $30? A 1920 x 1200 screen with 320ppi pixel density (50% more than the first Nexus 7 and more than even the Nexus 10) for one. It's the highest resolution 7" display on a tablet. The screen also promises a 30% wider color gamut.

You also get the chipset from the Nexus 4 ? Snapdragon S4 Pro with quad-core Krait processor at 1.5GHz, 2GB RAM and Adreno 320, a sizable update over the Tegra 3 chipset.

While the display size was kept the same, the new Nexus 7 is smaller. Google and Asus shaved off 1.8mm off the thickness, 2.8mm of the bezels on either sides and reduced the weight by 50g. Google kept well-liked the soft touch back.

There's also a back-facing camera ? a 5MP shooter that can also record 1080p video joins the 1.2MP front-facing camera of the first Nexus 7. Other changes include an LED notification light on the front and SlimPort, which means you can get HD video out of the microUSB port.

Other connectivity features are dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 (Android 4.3 adds native support for 4.0 + LE) and NFC. Wireless charging is also supported.

Google announced the Wi-Fi and 4G LTE models of the Nexus 7 from the get go this time around. One device will be able to use 4G from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, no different versions required.

For storage, there's 16GB for the base model, $230, and 32GB for $270. Those prices are for the Wi-Fi only model, the 4G LTE model comes in 32GB only and costs $350.

The Nexus 7 2 will be available starting Tuesday (July 30) through the Google Play store and a number of retailers including Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, Staples, Amazon.com.

In the coming weeks, Google will expand availability for the Nexus 7 2 to Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Australia, Japan and South Korea.

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Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 get Android 4.3 today

Google officially announced the latest version of Android operating system, 4.3, at its event today. The newest version of Android is a minor upgrade over the currently present Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS and brings restricted profiles, a few other minor features along with a bunch of performance enhancements.

As one can expect, the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS will be first available on Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. What might come as a slightly surprise is that you won't even have to wait a day - the update will start rolling today.

After the roll-out to the Nexus line-up, the latest Android release will be seeded to the Google Play Editions of Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One. We got no time frame for that, but we were promised it will be happening soon.

The Android 4.3 Jelly Bean software update will be available over-the-air (OTA) so keep an eye for that notification.

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Press render of BlackBerry 9720 Samoa leaks

BlackBerry recently announced that the company will be coming up with a new BlackBerry 7 smartphone. The handset carrying the now obsolete platform is targeted at consumers in the emerging markets and we now have a press render showing what it looks like.

The BlackBerry 9720 Samoa has been leaked, courtesy of evleaks. The image confirms that the phone packs a QWERTY keypad and an optical trackpad with send, menu, end and back keys alongside it.

It looks like the BlackBerry 9720 will come out with few dedicated buttons placed on the sides of the smartphone. The upcoming BB 7 device is rumored to sport a 480 x 360 pixel display, but info on its other specs is scarce at the moment.

Unfortunately, there is no word on the launch date of the smartphone, but with the press renders ready, we expect it to happen pretty soon enough.

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Samsung announces record $8.5B profit for Q2

Samsung announced a record $8.5 billion in operating profit, beating the $8.3 billion guidance it released early this month. That's up from the $7.9 billion from the previous quarter and $5.8 billion from the year ago quarter. Net profit was $6.99 billion.

We were a little wary of reports that Samsung had beaten Apple in profitability, but the Cupertino company (and Samsung's main smartphone rival) posted a net profit of $6.9 billion, coming a narrow second this time.

Sales are up across the board for the Samsung divisions, but mobile division actually marked a decrease in operating profit quarter on quarter (it's up YoY), despite the launch of the Galaxy S4 flagship, which has been selling quite well (but not as well as some analysts expected).

Analysts say that while Samsung and Apple dominate the high-end smartphone market, that market has been saturated and the action is now in the mid- and low-end segments. Samsung has carved out a 30.4% market share (down from 32.2%) despite sales rising 43.9% (Apple's sales rose 20%).

Apple doesn?t compete in the low-end just yet, but Samsung does. However, companies like LG and Lenovo saw their sales double and stronger competition from HTC, Sony and Nokia have made things more difficult for Samsung, while the increased spending on R&D and marketing didn?t help either.

Regional growth in sales in America and China is largely due to the launch of the Galaxy S4, which lead sales overall. Smartphone demand increased slightly, despite the weak seasonality. Samsung expect next quarter to see continued growth with LTE driving it in developed markets and emerging markets like China to gobble up mass-market smartphones.

Samsung's tablets were on the rise in emerging markets, but went down in developed markets. Samsung expects high growth in both markets next quarter despite stiffer competition.

Samsung's semiconductor business is seeing low desktop demand but strong mobile and server sales, with growing demand for NAND memory for SSD and phone/tablet storage. DRAM shipments increased and will only go up thanks to demand for graphics memory for the new consoles (Xbox One and PS4).

Samsung's TV and panel business is on the rise too, with increasing average selling price thanks to demand large TVs (60+ inches) and the new UHD panels.

You can get more numbers on Samsung's various divisions in the press release (PDF).

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Samsung Galaxy S4 in Purple Mirage pictured

Samsung recently announced a few new colors for its flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S4 was initially launched in two color options - Black and White, but the new announce meant it will also be getting Blue Arctic, Purple Mirage, Red Aurora, Brown Autumn and Pink Twilight versions.

We have already seen the fourth generation Galaxy S smartphone in Red Aurora and Brown Autumn, courtesy of some leaked press renders. Now, the live images of Purple Mirage variant of the Galaxy S4 have surfaced.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Purple Mirage is said to be an Exynos Octa variant and the availability of the version will be restricted to only a few regions.

Unfortunately, there is no word on the launch date of the new paint job, but it shouldn't be far away now.

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Sony Honami gets pictured side-by-side with Xperia Z

Up until now, all we've seen of the Xperia i1 Honami from Sony is pretty much everything. From high res captures to alleged press images to specs, there's even a system dump that revealed a new camera UI for its 20MP shooter.

One thing we haven?t seen yet is it pictured next to the flagship it's set to succeed, the Sony Xperia Z. Judging by how similar the design strategy looks to be and seeing as how the Honami is set to also have a 5" 1080p display, it's a pretty safe bet that the devices should look very similar.

The first two shots indicate that the Honami is slightly longer and just a hair wider than the Xperia Z.

Also included are some shots of the new camera UI. Although we've already seen this interface via the earlier leaked camera app, this time they're in English, so we get a better idea of what it is about.

By all accounts, the Honami is expected to be revealed at Sony's dedicated press event at IFA in Berlin on September 4. Be sure to check back with us then for full coverage!

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Sony Honami gets pictured side-by-side with Xperia Z

Up until now, all we've seen of the Xperia i1 Honami from Sony is pretty much everything. From high res captures to alleged press images to specs, there's even a system dump that revealed a new camera UI for its 20MP shooter.

One thing we haven?t seen yet is it pictured next to the flagship it's set to succeed, the Sony Xperia Z. Judging by how similar the design strategy looks to be and seeing as how the Honami is set to also have a 5" 1080p display, it's a pretty safe bet that the devices should look very similar.

The first two shots indicate that the Honami is slightly longer and just a hair wider than the Xperia Z.

Also included are some shots of the new camera UI. Although we've already seen this interface via the earlier leaked camera app, this time they're in English, so we get a better idea of what it is about.

By all accounts, the Honami is expected to be revealed at Sony's dedicated press event at IFA in Berlin on September 4. Be sure to check back with us then for full coverage!

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