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hey I'm Korean TV and welcome to rumor has it the show that rounds up the week's biggest tech rumors and don't forget that you can vote on what you think about the rumors too in the interactive player if you're watching on CNN now this time it's all about smart phones and smart watches oh yes and a tablet first step the internet went crazy last week when Google chairman Eric Schmidt was caught using Motorola's Moto X smartphone in the wild the phone is the first handset produced by motorola under google ownership and it's rumored to be highly customizable with swappable back plates that come in different colors now that's all fine and good but the real whopper of a rumor is that the Moto X along with the HTC One will finally land on verizon next month according to a leaked release schedule list which was sent anonymously to the site phoneArena now we still don't know when the Moto X might launch on other carriers or if it'll be available unlocked now take this rumor with a grain of salt but if we're lucky and it pans out you could look just like Eric Schmidt by next month give or take a few billion dollars you're welcome next up what would the rumor mill be without SmartWatch speculations this week on smart watch watch see what I did there Microsoft has decided that the surface team should be in charge of SmartWatch production according to the verge which cited people familiar with Microsoft's plans now the sources say that previously the Xbox team was tasked with building the SmartWatch the device would run on a modified version of Windows 8 that would allow for integration with other windows devices an earlier report from among tech says that the watch might have six gigs of storage and connectivity with LTE networks it might even make your coffee in the morning also this week rumors cropped up that Apple is aggressively hiring for its i watch team according to the Financial Times which cited anonymous sources this could mean that Apple has run into some design engineering quirks that it just can't solve on its own and need some fast help this also suggests that the SmartWatch unicorn won't make it to your wrist so sometime next year next up Oh ipad mini fan according to a report from didja times a next gen ipad mini with retina display probably won't pop up until 2014 according to sources Apple needs to build a stockpile of displays so that it has enough supply to meet demand and that could take a while and that's where the report gets a little bit spotty I mean duh it's from didja times but the report does come a few weeks after analysts pretty much said that Apple won't release a retina mini till next year people looking for a new iPad Mini might not need to wait until next year though didja time sources say that Apple plans to launch an updated non-retina version of its current tablet in the second half of 2013 so maybe didja x is onto something of course if you throw enough darts at the ipad mini dart board one is bound to stick onto something eventually right what do you guys think is the ipad mini going to have a Retina Display will a budget non-retina version of the tablet come out first don't forget to vote and leave a comment and I'll ask the cnet council what it thinks the cnet Council is composed of five editors who cast their votes anonymously their opinions are not an endorsement by Cena or CBS interactive obviously because these are rumors folks and the cnet councils verdict is a unanimous yes they do think that the ipad mini with retina display will come out in 2014 i also asked them whether they think that a non retina ipad mini is on its way and the answers were a little bit mixed one editor who answered yes says that clearing out the non retina screen warehouse before updating the entire tablet sounds like a very Apple thing to do that's our show everybody please share your rumors that rumor has it at cnet com or call us up 1 800 750 cnet and tweet us and tune in next week for more tech rumors you