Weekly Roundup — Nintendo, Samsung and Apple.

This article will elaborate upon some pretty drastic changes brought-forth by the Internet community and the companies themselves. Some new products? Yes please. Some innovation? Yes Please. Some unnecessary product launching for cash in-flows? No. This round-up shall take you all the way through the Land of Mario to the land where Apple’s grow half-bitten.

— — Nintendo goes 2D — —

Nintendo seems to be on a game console release spree. Two years ago, it released the 3DS. Some months ago the Wii U and now it goes forth and unveils the 2DS. It will have the same internals, the same dual-screen sizes, the same dual-cameras to take those 3D shots but as the name suggests, the 3D screen takes a leave. It will play 3DS games but without the 3D. Also the trademark clamshell design is replaced by a flat block looking mundane design. In my opinion it looks a lot bulky. Nintendo justifies this new offering directed towards children below 7-year olds. The 3D screens were said to cause nausea for children below 7, so Nintendo thought to grab the potential users it was losing. The machine will be available in red and white or black and blue colour schemes. It will launch on October 12 and will cost $130.

Nintendo is also reducing the price of the Wii U from $350 to $300. This is for the Deluxe model. The basic model currently retails for $300, it remains a mystery whether it would be discontinued altogether or will receive a price-cut. This move comes after disappointing sales and market projections. Hopefully Nintendo can make it up with the launch of the 2DS and the Wii U price reduction.

— — Apple goes Gold and Budgeted — —

The heading says it all. The rumours are circulating hard and fast. The Internet community is on fire, as it always is before an Apple Conference regarding new iDevices. Well but this time the star of the show is the rumoured iPhone 5S. Previously it launched with two colour combinations. Leaked parts show the addition of one or maybe two colours more. One of those is the Champagne Gold one. Other specifications include a dual-LED flash and an updated A7 chip all covered by the beautiful iOS 7 pre-installed.

Now some of you might be thinking, that does away with the Gold sub-heading, but why has he put budgeted? Has he lost his mind calling the most expensive phone on the planet a budget piece? Well no. Rumours are that Apple will be launching a new segment in the iPhone series — The first one to be named the iPhone 5C, where the “C” probably stands for Cheap. It will have the same specifications of the iPhone 5, but it will be encased in a plastic shell and not aluminium. It will be available in a variety of different colours and will retail for about 400$ unlocked.

So who’s ready for not one but two new iPhones this September? I am excited to see what Cook’s Apple Era does to revolutionise the phone sector and make the iPhone a leading mammoth again. We can only wait and see what Apple has in store for us for this year.

— — — Samsung Geared — — -

Well around this time of the year Samsung outs it’s latest Note Series offering. Well the Note 3 is there this September at the IFA, but along with it is a new product segment Samsung is getting their hands into. The SmartWatch segment. Heard of the Pebble SmartWatch? Well Samsung is releasing their own offering — The Galaxy Gear. Nothing but the leaked specifications are known currently about both these devices. I don’t like posting technical details, so I’ll stop here. Just mark September 4 for seeing what ripples are caused by Samsung’s announcement alongside Sony’s Honami or the Z1 smartphone. I’ll be watching and evaluating these giants compete for the throne of the best smartphone.

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