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We're getting closer to Nokia and Microsoft's big NYC announcement after the Labor Day weekend. And now we're beginning to see a few very detailed guesses of what to expect.

According to etweaks' Twitter page, there's a new Lumia 920 on the way.

Forget about alphabetical order. Today it was Sony first then Samsung in the race to announce new products at the IFA 2012 confab in Berlin.

As expected, Samsung introduced the gathered masses to their upcoming Galaxy Note (giant smartphone/small tablet, or “phablet”). The new version is very slightly bigger (if that's possible) and heavier. Has an even larger screen – now 5.5 inches! Plus 2GB of RAM, NFC and runs on the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS.

I have no idea what they mean.

We know that Nokia is hosting a big press shindig in Manhattan next week.

And, we know from looking at the invitation to that event that Microsoft is the other host.

Another big consumer electronics show means it's major announcement time again.

The venue? IFA 2012 in Berlin. First up? Sony. And by the look of it, they've been very busy.

First, a big HDTV. What they call 4K. Much higher-def than we can get here. Size of the screen? 84-inches (diagonal). Can't begin to imagine what it will cost if and when it shows up here.

You never say “bomb”, “crash” or “hang” when talking about an Apple computer product. Instead ,you say “unexpectedly quit” or “does not respond” or maybe “stops responding”.

You never, ever use terms such as “bug” or "problem".

And you try to avoid the words “freeze” or “incompatible”.

Microsoft calls their “cloud” file storage system SkyDrive. And today, it comes to Android devices in the form of a new app.

Another week, another reasonably-priced MetroPCS Android phone.

Last week it was the LG Motion 4G handset and this week it's the Quattro 4G made by a new company (at here here in the US) called Coolpad.

Even though the court fight still has a few more rounds to go it looks like Samsung is taking last Friday's jury verdict very seriously.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Samsung has begun contacting U.S. cellular providers to discuss the best way to retroactively remove those features found to be in conflict with Apple patents from the eight phones in question.