Will the Samsung Galaxy S3 have a stylus? Could Sammy’s next super phone take after its big brother the Galaxy Note and arrive rocking a stylus? In case you haven’t heard, Samsung is launching the long-awaited Galaxy S3 tomorrow – and the rumour mill is furiously churning out reports ofceramic construction,NFCand evenwireless chargingall making the rounds. One oft-overlooked rumour is whether the Galaxy S3′ will come packed with a stylus to take advantage of its reportedly4....

Will the ZTE Apache be the world’s first 8-core smartphone? 2013 is looking like the year of the octo-core smartphone and ZTE might lead the charge The arrival ofocto-core processors for mobilespromises console-quality graphics on smartphons – and now ZTE looks set to pack eight cores of goodness into its upcoming ZTE Apache smartphone. The Apache, according toChina Times, will arrive with an 8-core processor, 1080p screen, and 4G connectivity. That’ll mean the ability to run 8K video at 60fps, if the ARM T678 GPU is anything to go by....

Windows 8 available for free 90-day trial Head this way to give Microsoft’s tile-tastic new operating system a test drive Microsoft has madeWindows 8available for a free 90-day trial. The evaluation version of Windows 8 Enterprise is aimed at software developers, but there’s no reason why anyone else with a bit of curiosity about the OS shouldn’t give it a whirl. You can download the evaluationhere, but be warned that if you plan on buying the full Windows 8 OS when it’s released (October 26th), you’ll have to reinstall it over this – it can’t be upgraded....

Windows 8 tablets coming next week? Reports claim Acer, Asus and Toshiba will pull the wraps off Metro-powered slates at Computex Looking forward to seeingWindows 8’s Metro interfaceat work on a tablet? Well, you may not have to wait too long: it seems three major brands will unveil Windows 8-based tablets at next week’s Computex expo in Taiwan. Acer, Asus and Toshiba are the manufacturers concerned, according toMaximum PC. Interestingly, it appears that Acer will demo an Intel-based tablet, Asus will have both Tegra and Intel X86-powered models and Toshiba has plumped for ARM as its CPU choice....

Windows Phone 8 release date revealed? Microsoft’s latest Windows phone OS will be on shelves by the end of the year, according the the latest from the online rumour mill Windows Phone 8 handsets could be in our hands in November, according to ZDNet’s source – dashing hopes of a simultaneous Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 launch onOctober 26th. However, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has told theNew York Timesthat Windows Phone 8 software would be released in October – which could suggest that Nokia Windows Phone 8 devices will get a month’s head start with the OS before it’s released to other devices in November....

Windows Phone set to overtake BlackBerry in US BlackBerry is on course to drop down another place in the smartphone league table – can BB10 save it? Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for BlackBerry, Microsoft’s Windows Phone is set to overtake it and become the third most common phone platform in the US. Although Windows Phone has only been around for roughly two years, it’s already bettered BlackBerry in the app number stakes, and within three months its install base in the US is predicted to overtake that of RIM’s platform, according to WMPoweruser....

With 20 buttons, Logitech’s G600 is more keyboard than mouse If you’re looking for a mouse with lots of buttons and fancy lights, then hunt no longer – your search is over Logitech has revealed a button-riddled G600 MMO gaming mouse which features a total of 20 buttons – including a cluster of 12 on its side. The buttons in question are pre-programmed by default, but l337 gamers can customise them with whichever functions and complicated macros their hearts desire....