IFA 2013

This year, at IFA 2013, we have Samsung, Sony, HTC, LG, Asus and many other bringing out new hardware. In fact, some of the biggest announcements of the year will take place over the next couple of days.

• Lenovo S5000 is a 7″ Android 4.2 tablet with a quad-core Mediatek chipset, undercuts Nexus 7 (2013)’s pricing
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs. LG G Pro vs. Acer Liquid S2: Phablets unleashed
• Sony Xperia Z1 vs. LG G2 vs. Samsung Galaxy S4: Downtown showdown
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) vs. Apple iPad 4 vs. Sony Xperia Tablet Z: A living room Mexican standoff
• Panasonic 4K Toughpad hands-on
• Lenovo reveals ultra-thin Vibe X 5-inch smartphone
• IFA 2013: LG Optimus G Pad 8.3 hands-on
• Sony Xperia Z1 camera samples, fresh off the IFA booth

IFA 2013 overview

	Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition: coverage from across the web and a look at what happens next Is Microsoft buying Nokia too cheaply? Here’s how the deal scales against other recent acquisitions in tech  Microsoft officially acquires Nokia's devices & services units
	Samsung shows off Galaxy Note 3 features in a six minute video The first benchmark scores of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 are in Watch the Samsung press conference live right here Samsung Galaxy Note III camera’s first S Orb photo sample surfaces Leak reveals Galaxy Note III will feature a fingerprint sensor Samsung Galaxy Note III - specs • hands-on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 - specs • hands-on Samsung Galaxy Gear - hands-on
	Sony Xperia Z1 benchmark results are here, check out the numbers inside Sony Xperia Z1 prices hit the web: $730, €650, £564 The Sony DSC-QX10 lens-style camera previewed – compared to popular smartphones Sony announces a wide range of new mobile accessories for its Xperia smartphones Sony Xperia Z1 hands on: First look Sony Xperia Z1 official promo video tells you the key features of the 20.7MP smartphone  Sony unveils Xperia Z1 (Honami), QX lens-style cameras Sony promo video leaks before Z1 announcement, reveals all Watch the Sony IFA 2013 press conference live right here Sony’s QX100 and QX10 “lens-style cameras” will work with Android and iOS, cost $500 and $250 respectively Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) press papers leak Promo video for Sony’s QX100 and QX10 attachable cameras confirms what we already know Sony Xperia Z1 leaks via an EE UK brochure Press images for Sony’s QX100 and QX10 detachable camera modules leak, reveal two attachment options Sony announces 5,000mAh and 10,000mAh portable battery chargers Sony Xperia Z1 camera samples, fresh off the IFA booth Sony announces Android 4.1 powered Walkman F886 music player  Sony Xperia Z1 - specs • hands-on (with video) • camera samples
	IFA 2013: LG Optimus G Pad 8.3 hands-ons The LG G2 will start selling outside Korea as soon as this very month LG announces G Pad 8.3 Android tablet  LG G Pad 8.3 - specs • hands-on (with video)
	Asus unveils four new tablets, including new Transformer Pad ASUS announces Transformer Book T300, Transformer Book Trio and Zenbook UX301 ASUS Zenbook UX301 sports 2560 x 1440 touch-enabled Gorilla Glass 3-protected display Asus Transformer Pad TF701T - specs • hands-on Asus Transformer MeMO Pad 10 - specs • hands-on Asus Transformer MeMO Pad 8 - specs • hands-on Asus Transformer Fonepad 7 - specs • hands-on Asus Transformer Fonepad Note 6 - specs • hands-on Asus Transformer Book Trio - hands-on
	Alcatel One Touch Hero phablet and Idol Alpha are official Alcatel One Touch Idol S and Idol Mini go official Alcatel One Touch Idol S - specs Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini - specs Alcatel One Touch Hero - specs Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha - specs
	HTC unveils the Desire 601 and Desire 300 HTC Desire 601 - specs HTC Desire 300 - specs
	Acer launches the first 4K-capable smartphone - Liquid S2 Acer announces 24-inch Android all-in-one powered by Tegra 3 Acer announces T272HUL 27″ WQHD LED touchscreen display at IFA Acer updates Aspire R7 notebook with Haswell processor and Active Pen stylus Acer announces quad-core Iconia A3 10″ tablet, carriers a €249 price tag Acer Liquid S2 - specs • hands-on
Misc	Lenovo S5000 is a 7″ Android 4.2 tablet with a quad-core Mediatek chipset, undercuts Nexus 7 (2013)’s pricing Panasonic 4K Toughpad hands-on Lenovo reveals ultra-thin Vibe X 5-inch smartphone Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro ups the resolution to 3200 x 1800, has an auto-flattening keyboard in tablet mode Xiaomi unleashes the Mi-3, you pick Tegra 4 or Snapdragon 800 Qualcomm announces new Toq smartwatch for Android smartphones Google announced Android 4.4 KitKat and flashed the Nexus 5 at the announcement Apple's iPhone event is all but set for September 10 Amazon announced their second-gen Kindle Paperwhite, still nothing about the Kindle Fires Meizu MX3 with Exynos 5 Octa and 8MP camera goes official Archos unveils its IFA lineup early: Android phones and tablets galore