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The Meizu MX quad-core has received another official presentation, renaming to the Meizu MX 4-core during an event in Hong Kong. The device was presented in collaboration with carrier PCCW and will go on sale in its stores starting June 30. The pricing of the 32 gig model is HK$3,099 (~US$400) and the 64 GB one is HK$4,099 (~US$530). There's no 16 gig variant in the works. The phone comes in a selection of vivid colors - ivory white, milky lime, lilac purple and misty pink. There have been some changes on the software front - the Flyme (fly-me) OS, Meizu's custom skinned Android launcher, is now on top of Android version 4.0. It offers multiple extended applications, like Flyme Message (similar to iMessage for the iPhone), WhatsApp messenger and the like. The Flyme skin can be seen in the below video.

As BlackBerry 10 devices quickly approaching, some additional details about the first two handsets have emerged. Courtesy of a leaked internal slide from RIM, we now know the alleged resolution and screen technology implemented in the first two smartphones, which will boot RIM's upcoming OS. The new BlackBerry series are codenamed L-series and N-series. Here’s some of the known specs… BlackBerry L-series:     768×1280 screen resolution     55mm wide*     356 PPI If you’ve had the opportunity to use a Dev Alpha, you’ll realize the amazing screen quality. The BlackBerry 10 L-series will even beat the iPhone4/S’ retina display, but you’re eyes might not really be able to tell the difference. BlackBerry N-series:     720×720 screen resolution     52 – 53mm wide*     330 PPI The BlackBerry N-series, which was previously codenamed Nevada, will be the first BlackBerry 10 device with a physical QWERTY keyboard. Think of this device as the BlackBerry 10 Bold. The first

Windows Phone users who are feeling left out post the Windows Phone 8 announcement can sleep a bit easier tonight. While they still won’t be getting the complete update due to the sweeping changes in the backend, they will still get the new user interface which is one of the more obvious changes in the OS. The new interface allows users to resize app tiles. Three specific sizes have been defined by Microsoft. Small, Medium and large which would correspond to  1×1 , 2×2 and 4×2  in terms of spaces on the icon grid. Unfortunately apps compiled just for Windows Phone 8 will not be backwards compatible which doesn’t bode too well for current users. In addition there are expected to be some other Windows Phone 8 features which should make their way back to the WP 7.8 update which the company will reveal closer to launch.

Thimble , a web-creation tool that promises to make the act of creating a website easier than ever, has been launched by Mozilla. Aside from a basic page creation tool, Thimble has a number of interesting tutorials built in to help teach you HTML, and by extension, how to create your own page. Thimble will show you exactly where the website is broken — say, in showing you where a missing HTML tag should go. Even though you're doing light work, you're doing that work on a complicated page. The whole process feels far more enjoyable than your usual tutorial, as if you're learning by doing something important. You can check out Thimble over at the  Mozilla website .

Microsoft today officially announced their new tablet, Surface for Windows, in two flavors, one with ARM chips and one with Intel chips, like standard laptops.The first is called Surface for Windows RT, the second, Surface for Windows 8 Pro. Not surprisingly, their foray into making their own hardware focuses on the tech specs, even when they are talking about making the software the main point. The press release calls out the virtues of a cover with a super thin keyboard (called a Smart Touch Cover, an integrated kickstand, VaporMg-branded molded magnesium alloy and the like. There’s no details out yet as to whether the keyboard will come with the tablet or be an add on, as yet. Microsoft's Surface looks interesting, but nothing else matters to me until they announce price and we see battery life.The only way to compete in a market so utterly owned by Apple will be to encourage and support developers in creating apps for the device, or Microsoft will have a tablet-shaped Z

Acer launched Iconia Tab A110 – a 7” tablet with quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 platform based processor. The Iconia Tab A110 comes with 7-inch TFT display with a WSVGA resolution (1024×600 pixels), 1.2GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, GeForce graphics, 1GB DDR3 RAM, 8GB internal storage expandable via microSD slot, a 5 megapixel rear and  2 megapixel front-facing snappier camera. The connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS and there is also an HDMI port as well. Acer’s Iconia Tab runs on the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It will be released Q3 this year and will be priced below $200, which most probably means $199.99, still an awesome price for a quad-core slate. Acer also showcased the Iconia Tab A210, which has a virtually identical specs sheet to the A110, but for the 10.1-inch 1280×800 display and the regular USB port. It will be also released in Q3 but will cost a bit more. Source