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The new Moto X may have a metal frame and leather back options but it has nothing on the new Vertu Aster. The Aster is a more affordable (by Vertu standards) version of the Signature Touch. Besides the titanium and sapphire, the Aster features a hand-polished ruby key – a gem chosen both for its looks and its durability. For the back you have a choice of Calf leather (Onyx, Lagoon, Blush), Karung snake skin (Caviar, Tangerine, Raspberry) and Cognac Ostrich. The Android smartphone is hand-crafted in England from hardened titanium. It has a 4.7" 1080p screen guarded by sapphire crystal, surrounded by front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus tuning. The main camera is a 13MP Hasselblad-tuned shooter with dual-LED flash similar to the Signature Touch camera. Theres also a 2.1MP front-facing camera, both back and front camera lenses are guarded by sapphire. The Vertu Aster is no slouch in smartphone terms either, it runs a modern Android 4.4 KitKat and on fast Snapdragon 80...

                     Samsung last night put an end to months of rumors with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3. And speculation Both devices come on the market in early 2015.                   With the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 last night an end to months of speculation, gossip and rumors about both devices. Although no actual surprise was more about the units to arrive were the introduction moment last night was still quite unexpected. The Samsung Galaxy A5 and Samsung Galaxy A3 puts Samsung with the Samsung Galaxy Alpha continue along that path. Both devices are characterized by a metal frame and a remarkably thin design. Samsung Galaxy A5  The Samsung Galaxy A5 is the most comprehensive as well as the thinnest smartphone of the two devices that Samsung has presented last night. The Samsung Galaxy A5 belongs with a thickness of only 6.7 mm to one of the thinnest smartphones in the world and is also the...

We first got wind of Lenovo’s bid for IBMs low-end server division early this year, when the China-based company and the tech giant agreed to a $2.3 billion deal for IBM’s x86 server division. Today,  Reuters  reports that the deal is set to finalize on October 1, although at a slightly lower valuation of $2.1 billion. Lenovo claims that the final purchasing price is lower than that announced at the beginning of the year due to a change in the valuation of inventory and deferred revenue liability. Back in January, it was estimated that the deal would boost Lenovo share to roughly 14% of the global server business, a huge jump from its current 2% share and a major asset for China’s largest PC manufacturer as it looks to target business clients. This is expected to be the second large computing deal between Lenovo and IBM. The first was back in 2005 when Lenovo acquired IBMs PC division, including the ThinkPad and ideaPad series.