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Microsoft is all set to cut the price of its Surface RT tablet by $150, if a recent internet rumour is to be believed.


According to The Verge, which is citing "sources familiar with Microsofts Surface plans," the current iteration of the Surface RT tablet could be cut to $349 (for the 32GB model) as early as next week.

The 64GB model will be cut to $449.99, whilst youll be able to add a Touch Cover to either model for $100 extra.

Such a price cut would follow slow sales of the stripped-back Windows 8 RT tablet. Microsoft has even tried to sell the device off to schools in the past for just $199 a piece.

The reports also comes in the wake of news that Microsoft is to launch the next generation of Surface RT and Surface Pro over the coming 12 months. The company outlined its plans to do so at this weeks Worldwide Partner Conference.

We previously reported that the next Surface RT would run on a Snapdragon 800 CPU, which would enable the inclusion of 4G connectivity.

Meanwhile the next Surface Pro, which will run a full version of Windows 8.1, will likely sport a new Intel Haswell processor.

Its also rumoured that Microsoft is working on a new battery-equipped keyboard cover for the next generation of its Surface tablets.

Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen has suggested that the hugely popular app-based game will be removed from the iOS and Android stores later today.


Despite reportedly generating more than $50,000 (£30,469) per day in ad revenues, the Vietnamese developer has Tweeted that Flappy Bird is to be pulled from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store within a matter of hours, stating “I can’t take it anymore.”

“I am sorry Flappy Bird users, 22 hours from now, I will take Flappy Bird down. I cannot take this anymore,” Nguyen Tweeted 19 hours ago, giving the game just three hours of life left at the time of writing.

Having become the latest global app sensation, Nguyen appears to have grown weary of Flappy Bird’s success stating: “Press people are overrating the success of my games. It is something I never want. Please give me peace."

Flappy Bird, an 8-bit inspired game which requires users to navigate a series of gaps formed by Mario-esque green tunnels, by tapping the screen to flap the bird’s wings is currently atop both the iOS and Android free download charts.

Although questions have been raised around Flappy Bird’s similarities with Mario, and former app hit Tiny Wings, independent developer Nguyen has insisted that the decision to remove the app is not based on legal pressures.

“It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore,” Nguyen stated via his official Twitter feed.

He added: “I also dont sell Flappy Bird, please dont ask.”

Although promising to remove Flappy Bird from sale later today, Nguyen has insisted this will not be his last app-based effort, stating: “I still make games.”

Earlier this week it was revealed that a Flappy Bird Windows Phone app would be released next week, a launch that now looks to be in jeopardy.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 could feature a Swipe fingerprint scanner made by Samsung itself.


According to a new Korean report, Samsung is producing its own fingerprint scanner to rival, and potentially better, Apple’s Touch ID technology introduced with the iPhone 5S.

Samsung’s own Swipe fingerprint sensor will be seemingly introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S5 when it launches at MWC 2014 later this month.

Unlike the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, Samsung’s fingerprint tech will require swipe recognition rather than touch and hold.

This could potentially make it more efficient than the Apple technology and cut the recognition time by a few milliseconds.

It will also be embedded within the display of the S5, rather than in a home button like the 5S.

Samsung’s decision to reportedly take fingerprint sensor production in-house is to enable the company to easily manufacture the technology, control yield and avoid any shortages that could cause Galaxy S5 stock issues at launch.

The latest news follows a 7-zip file named FingerprintService.apk allegedly from the Samsung Galaxy S5 discovered by notorious tipster @evleaks.

Previous rumours have provided conflicting statements on the presence of a fingerprint scanner in the Samsung Galaxy S5, but this could be one of the defining features of Samsung’s first 2014 flagship.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is hotly tipped to launch at the Samsung Unpacked 5 event on Monday February 24 at MWC 2014.

It is expected to feature a 5.25-inch 2,560 x 1440p 2K resolution display running on a Samsung Exynos 6 processor and 3GB of RAM.

The S5 is also tipped to have a 16-megapixel camera and run Android 4.4 KitKat overlaid with the latest Samsung Touchwiz UI.

It seems Apple has no intention of going all Windows 8 for Mac users in the future, saying adding a touchscreen is a “non-goal”.

The Nokia Android “Normandy” phone is rumoured to be called the Nokia X at launch.

Fresh reports are claiming that the forthcoming BlackBerry A10 will come with an unexpected focus on gaming, and that itll resemble a Samsung Galaxy S4.


Echoing what an industry insider informed us last month, multiple trusted sources of BGRs have claimed that the forthcoming BlackBerry A10 smartphone is going to be the most capable, powerful BlackBerry yet with a media-friendly 5-inch Super AMOLED display.

More interestingly, the BlackBerry A10 will come with "a huge focus on gaming."

Despite being geared towards "power and gaming," the A10 will only come with a dual-core processor. Apparently, BlackBerry has been unable to make the jump to a quad-core architecture - either due to concerns over battery life or because of difficulties optimising BlackBerry 10 for a quad-core setup.

Still, this dual-core CPU will reportedly be backed by a healthy 2GB of RAM, and the BlackBerry A10 will apparently adopt the same silicon as the iPhone, with separate CPU and GPU processors. In the iPhones case, this has certainly resulted in a string of highly capable gaming smartphones.

The report also has something to say about the BlackBerry A10s design. Itll apparently closely resemble the Samsung Galaxy S4, though if anything itll be larger. Its also described as being "more rounded and less aggressive-looking" than the BlackBerry Z10.

Its claimed that we can expect to see the BlackBerry A10 launching some time this autumn.

The iPad mini 2 may be delayed if Apple adopts a Retina-style screen for the small tablet, according to fresh reports.


Apple has nailed down exactly what the iPad 5 will be like, but has not yet decided whether to update the iPad mini with a Retina screen, according to DigiTimes.

The site writes that if Apple decides to use a high pixel density screen, the iPad mini 2 is likely to be delayed until “the end of the fourth quarter” – as opposed to being released alongside the iPad 5 in September.

DigiTimes appears certain that the iPad 5 will land in September, citing sourced “from the upstream supply chain”.

As reported elsewhere, the site writes that the full-size iPad will feature a slimmed-down screen bezel, as well as improved battery life.

All these nuggets come with a pretty serious caveat – they come from DigiTimes. The site is one of the most Apple notorious rumour-pedlars on the internet, and many of its predications and assertions turn out to be less than entirely accurate.

iPad mini 2 Retina reports

In June 2013, NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim claimed that a Retina version of the 7.9-inch tablet will not arrive until 2014.

However, further conflicting reports are not hard to find. Also in June 2013, ETNews reported that Samsung would produce the display panels for Apple’s 2013 tablets, including a Retina iPad mini 2 screen.

The claimed panel is a 7.9-inch screen like the current model, but has a resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels rather than 1,024 x 768.

This is the same resolution as the iPad 4, which would give the iPad mini 2 an impressive pixel density of 324 ppi.

That is roughly the same density as the iPhone 5, although pixel density in tablets tends to be far lower than that of the top mobile phones.