The ShutterBall also ships with a stand to prop up S9500 smartphone for taking self-portraits

The remote control itself uses a coin cell battery good for up to five years of use thanks to Bluetooth Low Energy technology. The ShutterBall also ships with a stand to prop up S9500  smartphone for taking self-portraits.

The Galaxy Round features a 5.7-inch full HD AMOLED display made from flexible materials that are formed into a curved shape. The screen is curved along the vertical axis. According to Samsung, the screen's shape allows it to curve the entire device, which offers a comfortable hand grip feeling to the user. Aside from the shape, the Galaxy Round is nearly identical to the Galaxy Note 3.

It's not clear if Nokia's Android handset will actually be released, given Microsoft will be acquiring Nokia's handset business in the first quarter of 2014. We can't really see Microsoft, who has gone all-in behind its Windows Phone software, condoning an Android-based device under its ownership.

As smartphone functionality improves with higher resolutions and larger screens, faster internet access via 4G networks, higher data downloads and more intuitive user interfaces, mobile media capabilities will increase and smartphones will be the preferred device over laptops/PC’s and tablets.

“Boosted by improvements to processing speeds and upgrades to screen sizes and resolution, over 56% of S5830i smartphone users are watching user generated content such as videos on Youtube at least once a month, while 26% do so most days. Driven by portable tablets such as Apple’s 2013 releases of the new iPad Air, usage for consumers on the move will also rise,” mentions Harpur.

However, according to The Verge, employees within Nokia have been notified the project is "full steam ahead" and that the handset will be released in 2014. Industry insider, fans, and the like, have all hoped for an Android handset from Nokia for quite sometime.A report from The New York Times in September claimed that before the sale to Microsoft, Nokia engineers had developed Lumia phones running Google's Android operating system. Microsoft apparently knew about the Android handsets, though they didn't become a part of discussions when the companies negotiated.

In stark contrast with the Round, the Note 3 has been a smashing success for Samsung. The company has sold more than 10 million of the large-screen smartphones in the two months it has been on sale. The adoption rate of the Note 3 has been twice that of last year's Note II, which took four months to reach the same sales milestone. Unlike the Round, the Note 3 is available worldwide. In the US, it can be purchased from any of the major network operators for $299 on contract.

ShutterBall is available now in green, pink, blue, or black for $24.99 at Toys “R” Us, 1949deal.com, and other retailers. The Bluetooth powered remote control has a range of 60 feet from huawei P6 . Apple devices do have to be running iOS 6.0 or higher and the Samsung Galaxy S3, S4 or Galaxy Note 2 have to be running Android 4.2.2 or higher.