Earlier on this month, Samsung’s plans to release a slightly cheaper, smaller and less-powerful Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo hit the blogosphere, and today, the Korean company has officially unveiled the device. Although it was initially thought that there would only be one tweaked Note 3 in the offing, there are actually two variants of the Neo, including the standard edition and a second, Neo LTE+ handset with 4G capabilities. So if you like the Galaxy Note 3 but don’t need the large display, top-spec hardware or high-end price tag, then the Neo range might just take your fancy.

Samsung is the mobile industry’s power releaser, and even though the Galaxy Note 3 has sold in excess of 10 million units since the September release, the Korean company is already planning a revised, cheaper model. According to a leaked snap, we can now see how the handset stands up against the real deal, and since, in the eyes of many, the Note 3’s specs amount to overkill anyway, perhaps the Neo model will sell strongly once it eventually debuts.

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 may be the flagship smartphone, but the Galaxy Note 3 appears to be creeping up on its smaller cousin. The larger of the two major Samsung handsets has just passed the 10 million sales mark in 60 days, and considering the S4 took 50 days to achieve this feat, the Korean company’s phablet revolution is getting stronger with each new release.

Samsung already has a reputation for launching smartphones in a variety of different colors, and it’s certainly not shy about milking its handsets for all its worth be re-launching them with new paint jobs after their initial release. That’s why we’re not surprised in the least to see Samsung’s Argentinian arm announce two new colors for the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone.

It has been well documented that neither Samsung’s Galaxy S4 nor its ‘phablet’ Note 3 have exactly surpassed expectations in terms of reception and sales figures, when compared to its direct rivals out in the market, of course. Many have complained that both series have become stale and in need of some rejuvenation, but as the Korean outfit prepares the S5 and Note 4 for release at some point next year, there’s a little treat for those in ownership of the Galaxy Note 3. For current owners and those planning to purchase the larger-than-life handset, the company behind it is offering $50 of Play Store credit to load up on goodies, and although it does happen to be one of the priciest devices on the market, fifty bucks for apps, games, music and such is still a pretty decent offer.

The Galaxy Note 3 is a beast in every sense of the word. Samsung may have been caught out trying to tweak up its performance when running certain benchmark apps, but even without this rather unnecessary tactic, the handset still leaves most other smartphones in the shade. Those accustomed to using the phablet through previous models will be more than clued-up on how everything works, but for those looking to familiarize themselves with the almost endless reel of features, the Korean company has released a very useful and informative Galaxy Note 3 Experience app.

The great thing about Google’s Android, is that it’s inherently hackable, and even those bits of exclusive software specific to one device invariably wind up dissected and ported through to other smartphones and tablets on the market. The Galaxy Note 3 may well be Samsung’s latest premium handset, but the Galaxy S4 remains the flagship, and with so many more consumers in ownership of this summer’s blockbuster, it’s good to see work being done to bring the Note 3’s exclusives over to the main event. The latest feature to make its way to the S4 is the camera app, and thanks to the work of the guys at XDA-Developers, installing it on your own handset is fairly painless. Details, as ever, can be found after the break.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3, the new king on the throne that was crowned just last month when the device became available worldwide, brings a lot of improvements and enhancements over the former champion, the Note 2, in terms of software and features. Hardware was different, too, agreed, but it was mainly the software improvements that set the two devices apart, or, to put more appropriately, would make you cough up dough to get your hands on Note 3 instead of Note 2.

CyanogenMod remains one of the most popular after market firmware for Android devices. Renowned for its seamless, refined operation and general functionality, it is a credit to the great Steve Kondik, the man behind CM and the newly-founded Cyanogen company. Some feared that Kondik’s decision to make it official, as it were, would be to the detriment of CyanogenMod, but as we’ve seen over the past month, it’s simply not his way. Kondik has just teased CyanogenMod running on the newly-released Galaxy Note 3, and although it’s not quite ready for prime time, those in ownership of the Samsung phablet finally have some good news.

The latest big Android release was definitely the Galaxy Note 3. Both big in the attention it drew and the sheer size of the device brought to market, Samsung’s new phablet is proving just as popular as the two versions that came before it. No big shocks there, then.

Tutorial on how you can root Samsung Galaxy Note 3 running Android 4.3 the easy way using Chainfire, auto-root of which has served a viable, working solution for a lot of Android devices.

For some reason unbeknown to the overwhelming majority of Samsung users, the Korean company decided to beset its Galaxy Note 3 with a region lock, but thanks, as ever, to the tireless and dedicated work of the folks over at XDA-Developers, a workaround is at hand. It does require root access, but provided you’re okay with that, this is easily the simplest, cheapest, and most effective way of bypassing Samsung’s restrictions. Details, as well as all of the relevant download information, can be found after the break!