Alcatel has today announced the One Touch Hero, a 6-inch phablet with some really nifty features. It has a 1080p display and other high-end internals, plus an intelligent stylus like the Samsung Galaxy Note. But its special feature is its special covers, one of which features an E Ink display that will let you read books and more without using the phone’s power-sapping full HD display.

Samsung almost managed to keep the Galaxy Gear a secret, but just two days ahead of its official unveiling, pictures of a prototype have been leaked for the first time. This is the device that’s been given to developers a select Samsung partners, according to the sources that obtained the pictures — but is this the design you can expect the Galaxy Gear to ship with?

We’ve already seen the Galaxy Note III’s new front panel in black, but like most Samsung smartphones, it’ll be available in white, too. And the leaked photos above show you exactly what that model will look like.

Samsung is expected to announce a cheaper Galaxy Note III “Lite” alongside the high-end flagship at next week’s Unpacked event in Berlin. The South Korean company reportedly wants to make the Note series more accessible, so it has developed a second model with lesser specifications.

Gear Manager, a new Samsung app that will allow you to manage your Galaxy Gear smartwatch from your Android-powered smartphone, has appeared in a pair of leaked screenshots ahead of of the Galaxy Gear’s grand unveiling on Wednesday.

The app suggests Gear will connect to your smartphone via NFC and Bluetooth, and that it will have its own apps and a “find my watch” feature.