This 5 Minute Test Will Reveal Your Innermost Thoughts

 

Let’s play a quick game.

Picture a desert stretching out as far far far as your eyes can see. Within this desert is a cube. Describe the cube. What does it look like? How large is the cube? What’s it made of? And where in the desert is the cube No right answers and no wrong answers. You can’t lose the game! Feel free to take a moment before you continue.
So there you are in the desert with your cube. Along with the cube, you notice a ladder. Now, describe the ladder. How big is it? Where is it in relation to the cube? What is it made out of? Again, take a moment to think before you continue.
Now within this desert that contains a ladder and a cube is now a horse. It may very well be a horse with no name. Now, describe the horse. Where is the horse? What’s it doing? Is it going anywhere or staying put?
We’re almost done. Now, you see flowers. Describe the flowers. How many are there? What do they look like? Where are they in relation to the other objects? Last question. There’s a storm. What’s the storm like? Is it near? Far? What kind of storm is it? Does it impact any of the other objects in the desert?

Now, for the fun part… the results!

The cube represents your ego! 

The size of the cube is the size of your ego. If you pictured a big cube, you’re probably pretty sure of yourself. If it was a smaller cube, maybe not so much. If the cube was in the sand, you’re probably pretty down to Earth. If it was in the sky, you might have your head in the clouds. If your cube was transparent, you might be easy to see through. If it was opaque, you might be hard to read. Here’s something interesting: mine was an ice cube. Is my ego melting?

The ladder represents your friends. 

Is it leaning on the cube? Your friends depend on you. Is the latter short or tall? Is it weak or strong? Is it upright or laying down? You can draw your own conclusions from here.

The horse is your dream partner. 

It tells you a lot about what you want. Some see a workhorse, others see a unicorn. You can make of that what you will.

The flowers are your children. 

The number of flowers you saw may indicate whether or not you’ll have one, a few, more many. In my case? I chose not to see any flowers. This desert is barren. That ought to tell you something.

The storm is a threat. 

Is it huge? Is it thunderous? Near or far? You can likely find your own meaning in it.
Now try playing with a friend!

This new aluminium battery can charge your phone in 60 seconds

 

 A new rechargeable aluminium battery has been developed by researchers in the US, and they’re saying the prototype can charge a smartphone in 60 seconds, plus it’s more environmentally friendly, durable, and cheaper than anything currently on the market. And it won’t spontaneously burst into flames like certain widely used lithium-ion batteries are capable of...
"We have developed a rechargeable aluminium battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames," said one of the team, chemist Hongjie Dai from Stanford University, in a press release. "Our new battery won't catch fire, even if you drill through it."
The new technology has done something scientists around the world have been chasing for decades - it puts aluminium to good use in the high-demand battery industry. The pros for aluminium are many, including its cheapness, availability, low-flammability, and high-charge storage capacity. But the challenge in building a viable aluminium battery has been in finding a material for the cathode - the device through which the electrical current flows - that can produce enough voltage to sustain it across a whole lot of charges.
Fortunately for the Stanford team, they found the perfect material... by accident. "People have tried different kinds of materials for the cathode," said Dai. "We accidentally discovered that a simple solution is to use graphite, which is basically carbon. In our study, we identified a few types of graphite material that give us very good performance." 
The team figured out that if they placed an aluminium anode - the part through which the electrical current enters the device - together with an graphite cathode, in a solution of iconic liquid electrolyte. This arrangement was then placed inside a flexible, polymer-coated pouch, which means it could be installed in a flexible and bendy device.
"The electrolyte is basically a salt that's liquid at room temperature, so it's very safe," said one of the team, graduate student Ming Gong. They tried their prototype out on some smartphones and report that they could fully charge one in 60 seconds - a vast improvement on the several hours it currently takes lithium-ion batteries to charge our phones. Plus the battery lasts for more than 7,500 recharge cycles, while current lithium-ion batteries can only withstand about 1,000 cycles. "This was the first time an ultra-fast aluminium-ion battery was constructed with stability over thousands of cycles," the team reports.
The battery also offers a safer option for those who are a little uneasy about powering their devices using a potential fire hazard. Case in point - United and Delta airlines have recently decided to ban bulk lithium-battery shipments on passenger planes, because it’s just not worth the risk.
"In our study, we have videos showing that you can drill through the aluminium battery pouch, and it will continue working for a while longer without catching fire," Dai said. "But lithium batteries can go off in an unpredictable manner - in the air, the car or in your pocket."
Sounds pretty perfect, right? It’s certainly promising, but before the researchers can think about replacing all the batteries on the market, they first need to get the voltage of their batteries to meet what lithium-ion batteries can achieve.
"Our battery produces about half the voltage of a typical lithium battery," Dai said in the press release. "But improving the cathode material could eventually increase the voltage and energy density. Otherwise, our battery has everything else you'd dream that a battery should have: inexpensive electrodes, good safety, high-speed charging, flexibility and long cycle life. I see this as a new battery in its early days. It's quite exciting." 
The battery will be described in an upcoming edition of Nature.

These new smartphone cameras could tell you what an object is made of

 

 

Imagine being able to take a photo or video of something, and get instant feedback on its chemical composition. You might want to know whether that $10 drink you ordered actually contains any alcohol, or whether the fruit you've bought from the supermarket is covered in pesticides.
Well, such a camera is on the horizon. Electrical engineers from Tel Aviv University in Israel have invented a device that could transform smartphone cameras into hyperspectral sensors, capable of detecting the chemical ingredients of an object or fluid simply by analysing a photo or video of it.
Hyperspectral imaging scans for light frequencies that humans can’t see in order to identify the unique chemical signatures of different substances.
Satellites use this type of imaging technology to detect water and nutrients in soil, helping farmers manage their crops, or mining companies locate mineral and gas deposits underground.
This type of chemical sensing can already be done with large, sophisticated cameras, but the team says their device - which combines a newly patented optical component and image processing software - can conceivably be integrated into a smartphone. Their optical component is based on existing microelectromechanical or MEMS technology, which relates to very small machines, less than a millimetre in size, consisting of a microprocessor and other components, such as sensors.
They say their device, which can be mass produced, is compatible with all standard smartphone cameras.  
“We predict hyperspectral imaging will play a major role in consumer electronics, the automotive industry, biotechnology, and homeland security,” said lead inventor, David Mendlovic, in a press release.


It sounds good, in theory, but for the captured images to mean anything, they'll need to be paired up with a database containing information on the hyperspectral signatures of a range of different chemicals, points out Ben Coxworth from Gizmag points.
With a database of chemical signatures, the researchers can extract information from their images, and match this against existing data to determine what chemicals a given object might contain.  
Mendlovic, along with doctoral student, Ariel Raz, have spun out a company called Unispectral Technologies, and are trying to partner with companies that can analyse its camera's images to build-up such a database.
The basic system was demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month, and the team is now developing a working prototype, which Gizmag says could be ready by June.
According to the Tel Aviv University press release, Unispectral has financial support from the Momentum Fund, which is backed by the large Indian engineering company Tata Group, as well as the flash memory firm SanDisk.
 

Free Internet is like Facebook does philanthropy, but with my money: Vodafone CEO

Taking on social networking giant Facebook’s ambitious ‘free internet’ plans, telecom major Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal has said the companies should do ‘philanthropy’ if they stop charging for mobile internet.

Facebook has launched an ‘internet.org’ initiative under which users can access internet free of charge for select websites if they come through a partner telecom operator.

Incidentally, Airtel Africa is one such partner for Facebook, while rival Reliance Communications has partnered Facebook in India for this initiative, which is based on assumption that bringing more people to the internet fold by offering them free service initially is good for the industry.

Mittal, who met Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Mobile World Congress, said that the social networking major is right in its thinking that such a would expand the market, but telecom operators also need to get their revenues and charge for the services.

“I told him (Zuckerberg) that you are right that this (internet.org) expands the market. At the end, you must understand that we (telecom operators) need to charge you for something. SMSes have gone more or less, voice is going down and they (Facebook) recognise that,” Mittal said in a media interaction here.

“If you are going to make the data free, then let’s do completely philanthropic projects. Government must make spectrum free, there should be free network, but it is not happening,” the billionaire industrialist said, while adding that telecom companies were as such not making large money.

At the same event, UK-based telecom giant Vodafone’s global CEO Vittorio Colao reportedly said about Facebook’s free-of-cost internet plan that “it is almost like Zuckerberg does philanthropy, but with my money.”

The comments, incidentally, come at a time when a high-pitched auction is underway in India for spectrum and committed bids worth about Rs 86,000 crore have come in within first four days of bidding — crossing the minimum targetted amount of Rs 82,000 crore. The auction will resume tomorrow, as more unsold spectrum is left and there are expectations that the overall auction may cross Rs 1 lakh crore.

Telecom companies say they invest billions of dollars in spectrum, network and other operations, but they argue that internet-based entities offering pseudo-telecom services are piggy-backing on the mobile operators’ networks without bearing much investments on their own.

Mittal cautioned that investments in mobile networks by industry will go down as Internet-based messaging and calling services are ‘cannibalising’ revenues of telecom firms.

“He (Zuckerberg) is saying that make Internet.org lite version of Facebook free of data charge, so that people will upgrade. People will come to internet for the first time. The point is that it is self-serving for them,” Mittal said. Telecom operators have been facing pressure on their financials from the emergence of a number of Over-The-Top (OTT) firms like Facebook (through its WhatsApp messaging service), Skype and Viber, which on their part claim to be helping telecom operators grow business.

“We (telecom operators, social media and over-the-top players) are good for each other but they, regulators and politicians must understand that networks’ investment must be on reasonable terms. Gone are the days when telecom companies were making large amounts of money,” Mittal said.

“OTT players must understand pains of the mobile industry. Sometimes we are seeing as gatekeeper, bad guys. The fact of matter is spectrum – there is cost, network there is cost and tariff has gone up by only 3 paise in last three years,” he added.

In December, Airtel had announced separate charges for Internet based calling services but withdrew it after an outcry on social media.

“The rate that we announced was exactly the same rate as a voice call. If you do one minute VoIP (internet based calls) in kilobyte terms it would be exactly the same as voice call. It was exactly the same as one minute call,” Mittal said.

Motorola Moto Turbo With 5.2-Inch QHD Display Launched at Rs. 41,999

Motorola India over the weekend teased the launch of the Motorola Moto Turbo in the country, and now, Flipkart on Monday has started taking pre-orders for the smartphone, which is priced at Rs. 41,999. The Flipkart page notes that the smartphone will be released in the third week of March.

The online retailer is also giving away launch day offers such as 100 percent cashback for 25 consumers and extra 10 percent off on the handset if purchased with American Express Cards. Notably, both the offers are only valid for Monday.

The Motorola Moto Turbo is a new variant of the Motorola Moto Maxx, which is the global variant of the Motorola Droid Turbo that is exclusive to US mobile carrier Verizon. Back in February, Flipkart teased the launch of the high-end Moto Turbo on Flipkart without revealing more details about the handset.
(Also see: Motorola Moto Turbo vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs HTC One M9 vs Xiaomi Mi Note)

Going by Flipkart's listing of the Moto Turbo, the handset comes with identical specifications as the Moto Maxx. It also sports two material builds - Ballistic Nylon and Kevlar Fibre on the rear.

Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 edge pre-orders reach 20 million

Samsung Electronics has more reasons to celebrate as its latest flagship Android devices received a total of 20 million pre-orders. That's a record high for the South Korean tech giant who is hoping that the two new models will exceed the past smartphones particularly the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S5. The first country to receive pre-orders of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge was the Netherlands.

Information about the record-breaking pre-order came from an unidentified Samsung executive. He said that the Galaxy S6 received 15 million orders while the Galaxy S6 edge got 5 million from various mobile carriers all over the world. In Europe, the contract-free entry level Galaxy S6 (32GB) is priced at 700 euros (about $759) while the S6 edge is 850 euros ($921).

Shin Jong-kyun, Samsung Electronics' Mobile Chief, shared with the Korean media during the MWC last week that the response to the two new Galaxy models was better than before and as expected. He noted that pre-orders "are really huge". This is good news for a big company who suffered huge losses the past few months in the high-end phone category.

This year, Samsung is said to launch an aggressive promotional campaign to market the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, hoping to making a lot of money before Apple outs the next iPhone model.

The Galaxy S5 wasn't exactly a winner compared to the Galaxy S4 but the S6 and S6 edge seem better with the Exynos 7420 processor, more memory, and the flexible OLED display screen. More than a week after the official launch, the two latest Galaxies have scored highest in a recent processor benchmark.

Here is a quick rundown of the specs of the Android 5.0 Lollipop-powered Galaxy S6 and S6 edge: 5.1-inch OLED QHD display, 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Exynos 7420 processor, 32GB/64GB/128GB built-in storage capacity, LPDDR 3 3GB RAM, 16 megapixel main camera with optical image stabilizer.

Do you think the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge will beat the past Galaxy models?

Best smartphones to look forward to in 2015

With the pace of smartphone evolution moving so fast, there's always something waiting in the wings. No sooner have you spied the latest handset, then there's anticipation of something else, the next big thing to envy.
We've rounded up the best smartphones for 2015, those we consider to be the best across all platforms, and we've regularly updated that list as the smartphone world has evolved.
You can find those in our Best smartphones 2015: The best phones available to buy today feature.
Here we're looking at those phones that haven't yet launched, those we know are coming, or are anticipated. As we run towards Mobile World Congress 2015, we enter the busiest time of the year for smartphone launches.
We'll be updating this list on a regular basis, with those device rumours we think are credible and exciting, and devices just announced but yet to hit the shelves.

HTC One M9

The HTC One M9 is an evolution of the M8 in may ways. It sticks to a similar design, but adds refinement at every level. We loved the M8 design and the M9 just makes it tighter, sharper and more premium than ever before. 
Importantly it's better in the hand than the M8, with a more defined profile so it sits well in the hand. It also hasn't grown from 2014. In fact, it's slightly smaller, but still offers a 5-inch full HD display, which is lovely.
Internally there's plenty of power with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset and 3GB of RAM. There's been a switch around in the cameras too, with 20-megapixels on the rear and the 4-megapixel UltraPixel on the front, which should address some of the criticisms of the previous handset.
There's been some fun elemments added to Sense 7, but it pretty much sticks to the experience that was there before. It sits nicely on top of Android 5.0 and it's slick and fast from what we've seen so far.
Some might say that the HTC One hasn't changed enough from the previous device and in some ways that's true. If you're happy with your M8, this isn't a complete reinvention. But this is a phone that carries a lot of luxury with it.
HTC One M9 will be available at the end of March 2015.
READ MORE HTC One M9: The devil is in the details (hands-on)

Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung didn't have the success it wanted with the SGS5, so it's a total overhaul with the Galaxy S6 (and its parter in crime, the S6 edge). 
Unveiled at Samsung Unpacked at Mobile World Congress 2015, the SGS6 certainly feels premium: it's all machined metal and Gorilla Glass 4 both front and back. That's the kind of finish we've been calling for for a couple of years and here, finally, Samsung has really pulled it off. However, it does mean a non-removable battery in this latest model.
Behind the front glass is a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen that, in typical Samsung style, looks great. It's all punchy colour and contrast across the 2560 x 1440 resolution panel, and thanks to slender edge bezel the phone feels an ideal size, avoiding the wide phablet territory of some competitors, such as the LG G3.
Interestingly Samsung has ditched Qualcomm as its processor partner, instead opting for the self-made Exynos chipset comprising a 64-bit octa-core setup (pairing quad-core 1.5GHz and quad-core 2.1GHz units with 3GB DDR4 RAM).
Now that's all a lot of numbers, but it's an important change: with the SGS5 we felt there was a little something lacking in terms of user interface fluidity, and having used the SGS6, which runs on Android Lollipop out of the box, it felt slicker. How well it holds up after extended use we'll have to wait and see when we review the phone in full.
Claims of the best smartphone camera money can buy were rife at the Unpacked conference too, the Korean giant particularly keen to peck away at Apple and the iPhone 6. Combining 16-megapixels on the front with an f/1.9 lens and optical image stabilisation the latest software works a charm.
Elsewhere the SGS6 has a fingerprint scanner and heart-rate monitor tech as per the SGS5, but none of the waterproofing of the earlier model. Something had to give for that new design and, this time around, it's the ruggedness for the sake of design. Samsung does also range Active products, so perhaps we'll see an S6 Active in the future as recompense.
Overall we think Samsung has done a cracking job with the Galaxy S6 - but it's the S6 edge (below) that really pushes things that much further.
READ MORE Samsung Galaxy S6 preview: Giving the people what they want

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge takes the curved concept of the Note 4 and wraps it around a wholly different idea. In essence it's a design piece; a darn good-looking slice of phone design at that, with the left and right screen edges curving away in an almost bezel-free format.
The functionality, however, isn't there as it is in the Note Edge. Sure, the S6 edge has a favourite callers feature, accessed from a click-and-drag of the side edge, but it's not the full-on secondary app listing.
And we don't have a problem with that, because the S6 edge is all about Samsung showing off what it can do in design terms. Curved glass, a metal body, and all the top specs pulled directly from the "standard" S6 squeezed into a phone like no other.
Our moans about it are fairly minor: it feels too light for a 5.1-inch phone (that might sound like a bonkers complaint, but it feels like a stiff breeze would pinch this phone from the hand); the various finishes seem capable of sucking in the world's supply of grubby fingerprints (it's a total magent for them); and like the SGS6 there's no waterproofing or removeable battery.
The only question now is whether this curved screen version of the S6 will cost the earth. We hope not because, well, just look at it. It's lush.
READ MORE Samsung Galaxy S6 edge: Bye bye bezel

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

This 5.7-inch Lumia gives you a big screen Windows Phone experience, but really isn't that expensive. That's not uncommon for Windows devices recently, with the Lumia 640 XL available from €189, which sounds like a bargain.
It isn't the most powerful Windows Phone available, but there's some intesting details, like the 13-megapixel camera on the rear with Zeiss optics. There's also a 5-megapixel camera on the front, making it more appealing than the regular Lumia 640 it launched alongside.
In the hand it feels pretty good and although big, we think it's just about managable. The design is typical of Microsoft Devices in the post-Nokia era, and although it's plastic, it feel solid enough.
The 640 XL was launched alongside plenty of talk about Windows 10, but it's running Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim. It was slick and fast enough in our demo, but there's no telling what the real-world performance will be like.
READ MORE Microsoft Lumia 640 XL: Big brute packs in Zeiss lens (hands-on)

Sony Xperia Z4/Z3S

Of all the devices forthcoming, least is known about Sony's plans for the Sony Xperia Z4. Sony didn't have an event at MWC 2015, as it skipped out of its previous hardware cycle.
There isn't a huge amount to go on, but it's suggested that we'll see a slightly new face on the Z4 with a repositioning of the front-facing speakers, and perhaps a step up to Quad HD resolution for the display. It's been suggested that the casing will be exactly the same, rather than there being a redesign.
Rumours suggest an updated camera too, but still with 20.7-megapixels and optical image stabilisation on the back. A boosted front camera is likely too, as is Android 5.0 Lollipop.
There's no date on the Sony Xperia Z4 release at the moment, but with MWC out of the way, we suspect Sony will let things settle, before announcing it's next superphone later in 2015.
READ MORE Sony Xperia Z4 rumours

HTC One M9 Plus

The rumour of the HTC One M9 Plus has come up a couple of times. It was suggested that the HTC One M9 Plus would appear alongside the HTC One M9 at MWC, but that wasn't the case.
So that might mean that we're still expecting this other device to surface. There's talk of a 5.5-inch display, so it's not much bigger than the 5-inches of the HTC One M9.
Images have appearing of a device with Duo Camera, so it might be that HTC is going to stick to that concept for this second device. We'd expect the internal hardware to be the same - Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 3GB RAM - but using the Duo Camera would be an interesting move following its lukewarm reception in 2014.
It's also been suggested that the HTC One M9 Plus will be limited release, perhaps destined for Asia only.
READ MORE HTC One M9 Plus news and rumours

Sony Xperia Z4 Compact and Ultra

The Sony Xperia Z4 Compact is apparently going to arrive with 3GB of RAM, a 20.7-megapixel camera, 32GB storage, and a 4.7-inch screen with 1080p resolution. You can also expect a 3,000mAh battery, Cat 9 LTE, wireless charging and IP68 water and dust proofing.
The Sony Xperia Z4 Ultra should arrive with a 6.44-inch display with a QHD resolution. It should also come with 3GB of RAM but a smaller 16-megapixel camera and larger 4,000mAh battery. Unlike previous versions of the Ultra this model should also come with a stylus.
Sony has made a start on the Z4 family with a new 10-inch tablet, but there's been no sign of any phones just yet.
READ MORE Sony Xperia Z4 news

Huawei Ascend P8

Huawei has confirmed that the Ascend P8 is coming and that it will be launched at a global event in London on 15 April.
Aside from pinning a date on the launch of this new handset, Huawei has said little else about it and there's been no leaks to speak of either. However, given that the focus has been on thin and light, we'd expect that to continue.
Huawei has also used its own hardware, so it will probably come with the latest generation of HiSilicon chipset and with Huawei being one of the largest providers of telecommunication infrastructure, you can bet it will be well-specced for 4G LTE support too.
Huawei's big consumer play has often been the camera performance, so we'd expect something like a 13-megapixel rear and 8-megapixel front camera. 
Whether there will be an Arsenal FC special edition remains to be seen.

READ MORE Huawei Ascend P8 rumours and news

LG G4

The LG G4 could arrive with the smallest bezel on any screen yet, if the prototype devices shown off by LG are anything to go by. We're expecting a screen around 5.5-inches, probably with a 2K resolution, like the G3.
LG has said in an interview that the LG G4 will have a radically different design to the G3 and could possibly use metal in the body. There's some discussion around whether it will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, or use its own hardware that is in development. 
LG has also confirmed that there's work to be done around the user interface, with a desire to clean things up for the user. LG has confirmed that a new user interface will be revealed before the LG G4 is announced.
There have been previous reports that the G3 will be given a year in the market before the update is announced, which would give us a date of late May or early June for the LG G4 release.
READ MORE LG G4 what to expect

Asus ZenFone 2

Asus has been one of the first companies to launch a new device in 2015. The Asus ZenFone 2 was launched at CES 2015.
Asus has stuck with Intel for the hardware, with an Intel Atom Z3580 paired with 4GB of RAM, which should make for a really powerful handset.
There's a 5.5-inch display, with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution as well as a 13-megapixel camera on the rear. Asus is making great claims about this camera, saying it will offer low light performance like you haven't seen before. We'll be the judge of that.
The ZenFone 2 has rear volume controls, like the LG G3, and it ships with Android 5.0 Lollipop skinned with Asus' Zen UI.
Fortunately, despite some premium specs, the ZenFone 2 comes with the $199 starting price tag. We're yet to hear exactly where it will be on sale, however.
READ MORE Asus ZenFone 2 preview

Asus ZenFone Zoom

We didn't see this one coming, until Asus teased "optical zoom" in an oh-so-obvious way. But Asus now has a smartphone with optical zoom that was announced at CES 2015.
There aren't many cameras with optical zoom around and the ZenFone Zoom is a world away from the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom. Samsung's model is more like a camera, however, with 10x optical zoom and a 20MP sensor, along with Xenon flash. The Asus, however, is fairly slimline, cramming the 3x optical zoom 13MP camera into a body that's still pretty slim.
To assist that camera is laser autofocusing, but we're yet to see if this all fuses together nicely, or if it's a mish-mash experience.
Elsewhere the Asus ZenFone Zoom has a 5.5-inch display and will launch with Android 5.0 Lollipop, along with Zen UI. It's still some way off, however, with no word on when it might be available.
READ MORE Asus ZenFone Zoom eyes-on

Microsoft Lumia 1020 replacement/RM-1052

This rumour is a little on the loose side, but a newly-leaked image has appeared showing a Lumia model with a big camera bump on the rear. The Lumia 1020 was a mobile photography star, but has never been replaced and all of Microsoft's recent devices have been at the budget end of the spectrum.
There's a chance that you're looking at a new high-end PureView model, known as the RM-1052, but equally it could be a prototype of the cancelled Nokia McLaren.
But it's nice to dream that Microsoft Devices will fill the high-end with a 5-inch Windows 10 device with a great PureView camera.
We're not convinced by the bodywork, the metal and plastic fusion doesn't look like a finished consumer device, but it could be the birth of a new photography star for 2015.
Stephen Elop announced at MWC that a new flagship would be coming later in the year, so Windows 10 will have itself a new device to play on.
READ MORE Microsoft Devices news and reviews

Google Project Ara

Created by Motorola, and now shifted over to Google after the sale of Motorola to Lenovo, Project Ara isn't due to early 2015 but is essentially an exoskeleton that allows users to modify what parts they want. That way someone that wants to spend the bulk of their budget on the camera, but doesn't need as much storage, can chose to upgrade that way. Perhaps one person will skip NFC in favour of faster 802.11ac Wi-Fi, for example.
There should also be third party components on offer that will allow for competitive pricing as well as new types of parts - like sensors. A person with diabetes may want a blood sugar sensor where another may not.
Users can also looks forward to different textured options that they can 3D print off at home themselves. The speed this phone can develop at, without costing us as much, is very exciting indeed.