Microsoft working on phones that can detect your mood and update it on social networks.

Microsoft Research Asia has been working on technology that gives your smartphone the ability to detect your mood and post it on your social networks in real-time. Microsoft's researchers write that " privacy concerns aside, these moods would enhance social networks by allowing users to share mood states automatically," which would help users "know better how and when to communicate with others." For instance, the researchers say that "when text messaging an upset boss, a user could be cautious of speaking brashly," which is certainly helpful for people who regularly send angry, profane messages to their employers.

Sony 20-megapixel phone pics leaks.

The code name for the phone is Honami, it's said to have 5-inch full HD display, a 2.3GHz
quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of
RAM and a non-removable battery between
2,700 mAh and 3,000 mAh. The smartphone will
also reportedly feature a 20-megapixel rear
camera with a Cybershot CMOS sensor and Carl
Zeiss lens. Release date should be in september.

Blackberry loses market value last quater.

BlackBerry 10 handset sales last quarter just
half that of Nokia's Lumia. Blackberry sold just
2.7million blackberry 10 devices. They had $84m net loss and also lost 4 million subscribers. They've now lost about 8 million subscribers in 3 quarters.

Galaxy S4 is the fastest smartphone with the best battery life.

Popular United Kingdom-based consumer product testing website Which? over the past week has given the Galaxy S4 awards for being both the fastest smartphone and having the best battery life. It put all major smartphone vendors' flagship devices through its Geekbench 2 test that measures "processor and memory performance across smartphone platforms to provide a standard speed rating." The Galaxy S4 had a Geekbench score of 3188 easily bested the second-place HTC One and its score of 2798. In batterthe Galaxy S4 scored the highest in both average call time with 1,051 minutes and average Internet use with 405 minutes.