Samsung Galaxy S5 priced at €500 in India

The Samsung Galaxy S5 has reached India and in anticipation of that the price of its predecessor dropped sharply. The Galaxy S5 was shortly available for sale on Saholic but has since been removed.

Anyway, the important thing – the price – is known. Samsung's new flagship will set users back INR 45,500 ($745 / €540), which is a little more than what the Galaxy S4 cost when it launched (INR 41,500).

The former flagship has since been dropped to around INR 30,000 ($490/€355). Note that this is the I9500 (Exynos chipset), the I9505 (Snapdragon) is hard to find.

Anyway, since the product page has been pulled down it's not clear when the S5 flagship will actually go on sale. When it goes back up, it should appear here.

In Europe the target launch date is in April and the device costs €600 or more, although this latest posting suggests that these pre-order prices might be over-inflated. If interested you can book the smartphone in multiple European countries.

New HTC One Benchmark puts it ahead of Galaxy Note 3

As the official announcement date of the All New HTC One draws near, the phone's leaking intensifies. Today we have a photo showing an AnTuTu test completed on the upcoming HTC flagship, which shows the phone has managed to beat the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

This is quite the achievement, considering the Note 3 isn't by any stretch of the imagination a slow phone. The All New HTC One is rumored to pack the newer 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (8974-AB). However, HTC is likely to have done some under-the-hood tweaks, which would've allowed Sense 6 to be less of a resource hog.

Next to the four Krait cores of the Snapdragon 801, there's also an Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB of RAM and either 32GB or 64GB of internal storage. The latest evidence points out to a microSD card slot, too.

The smartphone is tipped to sport a 5-inch 1080p flagship and will also come in silver, grey and gold. The most notable new feature is, of course, the dual-camera, dual-LED setup on the back.

Speaking of which, there are also a bunch of new photos of the upcoming HTC One successor. One of them is showing the dual rear cameras, while another offers us a glimpse at the top of the phone. There, we can see it sports a cool metallic accent with the Power/Lock key sitting on the top right side.

The official announcement is just a few weeks away, but we feel we already know almost everything there is to know about The All New One. Here is hoping HTC will still manage to surprise us in a good way come March 25.

New Nokia Lumia 630 press pic surfaces

The Nokia Lumia 630 will give the entry-level segment of Nokia’s lineup a big boost. New rendered images give us the clearest look at the device to date and it could easily pass for one of the new Nokia Xdevices.

While similar, the Lumia 630 will offer better specs - a 4.3” WVGA screen, Snapdragon 400 chipset with a 1.7GHz processor and 1GB RAM.

The Lumia 635 version will feature LTE connectivity, putting it well ahead of other affordable phones. The base 630 model will be a dual-SIM phone, a first for Windows Phone, because dual-SIM support will only come with the WP8.1 update.

Note that the back of the phone lacks a flash for the camera (with rumored resolution of 8MP). The Lumia 620 did have a flash, while the 520/525 models do not. This is a strange thing to downgrade this aspect, considering all the other major bumps in specs, but as with all rumors nothing is certain.

Nokia reportedly has an event scheduled for April 19 where we expect to see the Lumia 930, the GSM version of the Lumia Icon (perhaps with a smaller screen), and the Lumia 630/635

Top 10 best point-and-click adventure games on Android

The point-and-click adventure has been around since the first computer mouse let us point and click on things.

These games mix puzzle solving with storytelling. They focus on exploring, talking to characters, and filling your pockets with more items than is physically possible.

While they were most popular during the Sierra and LucasArts boom of the '90s, games in this much-loved genre have enjoyed a resurgence of sorts in the last few years as nostalgics and new players have found touchscreen devices the perfect home for puzzlers.

So, if you're looking for a new adventure to scratch a Monkey Island-shaped itch or if you've never played a point-and-click before, here are ten excellent adventure games available on Android.

Broken Sword: Director's Cut

By Revolution - buy on Android

George Stobbart is trying to enjoy a cup of coffee outside some Parisian cafe when - and isn't this always the way? - an assassin dressed as a clown drops off a bomb disguised as an accordion and blows the bistro to bits. Typical.

This sets George off on a crazy globetrotting adventure as he tracks a cult of neo-Knights Templars across Europe and the Middle East with little more than his wits, a few snarky comebacks, and a dirty tissue covered in face paint.

Broken Sword is a marvellously engaging game with terrific puzzles and rat-a-tat dialogue. And while the Director's Cut edition on Android includes some unwanted extra content, it's absolutely worth experiencing this classic game.

Once you've finished, check out Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror for more historical cult conspiracies. This time, set in South America.

Tiny Thief

By 5 Ants - buy on Android

Tiny Thief is a point-and-click adventure for the smartphone generation.

You're still filling your pockets with everything not glued down and solving cryptic logical puzzles, sure, but this app has colourful graphics, short bite-size levels, and even an Angry Birds-style three-star scoring system.

Tiny Thief might not be the most traditional game on this list, then, but it has buckets of charm and some surprisingly ingenious riddles to work through. If you get stuck, read our complete walkthrough for the game.

Machinarium

By Amanita Design - buy on Android

The gorgeous hand-drawn world of Machinarium is filled with tin can rust buckets, whirring automatons, and boy-bots in love with girl-bots. They can do anything a human can do (and more), except talk.

This means no dialogue trees to climb, and no boring conversations to tap through.

But you'll also have to figure out what you need to do by reading body language, looking for patterns, and deciphering the mad cartoons in each robot citizen's thought bubble.

If you can figure out what you need to do, you'll find an inventive adventure game with absurdly detailed scenes to explore and some terrifically smart puzzles to solve.

Simon the Sorcerer

By MojoTouch - buy on Android

A classic Amiga adventure game that dominated my '90s childhood years even more so than Byker Grove and pogs.

You play as muggle teenager Simon, who gets sucked into a fantasy world of trolls, evil wizards, and silly fairy tale parodies.

The game has a wicked sense of humour and a very British sensibility. Plus, voice actor ChrisBarrie (from Red Dwarf) lends Simon a great sarcastic tone.

Here's hoping MojoTouch gets around to porting the equally great sequel to Android very soon.

The Silent Age

By House on Fire - buy on Android

This time-travelling thriller jumps back and forth between a groovy 1972 and a post-apocalyptic 2012.

As accidental hero Joe (a janitor with a moustache that'd make Tom Selleck envious), you can use your epoch-hopping ability to solve puzzles. That's because making subtle changes in the '70s can have dramatic repercussions in the 21st century.

The puzzles can get fiendishly tricky, so make sure you refer to ourcomplete walkthrough for The Silent Age if you get stuck.

You can get the first chapter of this ingenious adventure for free, but don't forget to cough up for part two when it goes live on Google Play later this year.

The Room

By Fireproof Games - buy on Android

The Room is not a typical point-and-click game. You can't see the hero, there are no characters to talk to, and there's only one room to explore.

But we reckon that this game, with its tactile environment and spooky atmosphere, will appeal to fans of tricky puzzles and interesting (though understated) stories.

The focus is on one intricate puzzle box which you crack open like a matryoshka doll only to find more and more tightly locked containers hidden inside. You'll need a keen eye for clues and a logical mind to complete this game.

If you do get stuck, do take a look at our walkthrough. And once you're done, make sure to move on to the bigger (and better) sequel.

Gemini Rue

By Wadjet Eye Games - buy on Android

Gemini Rue is a game of two halves. It's both a dystopian prison escape thriller, and a hard-boiled Blade Runner-inspired sci-fi crime caper.

Both sides of the coin are fascinating point-and-click adventures, with well-told stories and clever puzzles steeped in real-world logic. But just wait for these disparate narratives to come crashing head-first into each other.

We said that Gemini Rue's "got atmosphere, a compelling narrative, and clever puzzles" in our Gold Award review of it. We also suggested that "if you missed it on PC, don't let it pass you by again."

Detective Grimoire

By Armor Games - buy on Android

This cartoon whodunit has you trying to unravel a murder mystery in the middle of a swamp. The swamp's owner, Richard Remington, has been offed, and all the clues point to a mythological creature nicknamed Boggy being responsible for Remington's death.

Your job is to figure out who really did do the deed. How? By presenting the right evidence to the right witnesses, scouring crime scenes for clues, and following leads.

Sometimes, you'll even wind up inside Grimoire's noggin and have to piece together his scattered thoughts to experience those sort of Eureka moments them telly detectives have.

And, yes, we've got a complete guide to the game on Pocket Gamer. Did you expect anything less?

Fester Mudd: Curse of the Gold - Episode 1

By Prank Ltd - buy on Android

At first glance, Fester Mudd looks like some forgotten relic from the '90s that was dredged up and shoved on Google Play.

But don't be fooled - this is a thoroughly modern point-and-click just dressed up to look like an old-school VGA LucasArts-era adventure.

You play as the reluctant hero Fester, who has to get off his lazy arse to track down his lost brother. This first episode is charming, genuinely funny in spots, and manages to absolutely nail that retro style.

Episode 2 is apparently on the way. Though we haven't heard hide nor hair about it in almost a year.

ScummVM

By ScummVM - download on Android

Almost every essential point-and-click adventure on iOS has turned up on Android eventually. Except for two, that is: LucasArt's Monkey Islandremakes.

But there's no need to run out and buy an iPad. You can actually play the original games (as wellas LucasArts favourites like Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, and The Dig) through point-and-click emulator ScummVM.

Just install the app on your Android, pull the necessary files off the original CDs (you can buy these old games on eBay), and you'll be playing Sam & Max on your phone in no time.

Apple iOS 7.1 release date expected "any day now"

Apple is rumoured to be preparing to launch iOS 7.1 in the next few days, ahead of the launch of an exclusive app designed to stream content from the South-by-Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas.

The latest software update for Apple's iPhone,iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV products, iOS 7.1 is expected to include numerous improvements over its predecessors. Primarily a bug-fix release, previously promised changesinclude a more unified appearance, the resolution of several system crash bugs, and a fix for the iPhone 5S TouchID 'fade' issue which sees fingerprint recognition become increasingly less accurate the older the registration data.

Although rumours had suggested that the beta process was finished and iOS 7.1 ready to release, Apple has not yet offered a formal launch date. An anonymous source speaking to Daring Fireball, however, indicated that the software will be out in the next few days in order to support an iOS 7.1-only application built to stream content from the iTunes Festival at SXSW. Without the update, the source suggests the as-yet unreleased app won't work - and with the iTunes Festival starting next week, that puts a firm deadline on Apple's update schedule.

It's currently unknown whether iOS 7.1 will contain a fix for handsets experiencingconstant reboots and crashes, as although Apple promised an update as far back as January it has yet to arrive.

HTC Desire 310 - Another budget handset looking to dethrone the Moto G

The Motorola Moto G was such a revelation in terms of value for money that every new budget phone is being compared against it, fairly or not. The latest pretender to the throne is the HTC Desire 310, which looks to come in just below our current Budget Buy award winner in terms of specifications.

The chipset inside is a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M, paired with a respectable 1GB of RAM. It will be fine of day-to-day use but don't expect the slickest experience or great 3D gaming.

The handset runs Android 4.2, which is disappointing for a new phone, and puts paid to rumours that Google would not be allowing manufacturers to release handsets using older versions of the OS.

The 4.5in screen has a basic 854x480 resolution, well short of the 1,280x720 on the Moto G. Above it is a basic VGA camera, while on the back is a 5-megapixel main camera – one place where it does match the Moto G. It's one advantage is that there's lots of potential space to store your photos, videos and music, with the 4GB of internal storage upgradeable via micro SD by up to 32GB.

It may have a fairly pedestrian spec, but it looks pretty smart, very simple design with onscreen buttons and just the camera lens on the back, no flash here. It's around the same size as the Moto G at 132x68x11.3mm, so not the slimmest of phones, and it weighs a fairly typical 140g. Inside the 2,000mAh battery is a good size and battery life should be excellent from this little handset.

The HTC Desire 310 looks to be a decent little budget handset, however we haven't got pricing details yet and anything much over £100 will sink the handset, or at least as long the Motorola Moto G is still available for the bargain price of just £130.

BlackBerry Z3

1. 

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
	3G Network	HSDPA
	4G Network	LTE - TBD
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2014, February
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2014, April

BODY	Dimensions	-
	Weight	-

DISPLAY	Type	Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	540 x 960 pixels, 5.0 inches (~220 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD
	Internal	8 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, HSUPA
	WLAN	Yes
	Bluetooth	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	Yes, 1.1 MP

FEATURES	OS	BlackBerry 10.2.1 OS
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
	CPU	Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	Adreno 305
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	FM radio
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
	Colors	Black
		- SNS integration - BlackBerry maps - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Video editor - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player - MP4/H.263/H.264 player - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY
	Stand-by
	Talk time

MISC	Price group