COMEX 2013 gives visitors chance to gauge latest product offerings by electronic giants

The event is held under the patronage of e.oman and is organised by OITE Trade Fairs.

Samsung is expected to launch the Samsung Galaxy 4, an upgrade of the popular Samsung Galaxy S3 and is also planning to introduce bendable tablets and phones into the market this year, which are said to be unbreakable.

Apple on the other hand has good news for iPhone and iPad lovers in the form of the upcoming iPhone 5/ 6 and the iPad 2. Apple is also set to change the concept of television through the Apple iTV which will include features like iSight and Siri. Consumers who favour wearable tech savvy technology will also look forward to the Apple iWatch while music lovers will be waiting to get their hands on the Apple iRadio a device similar in appearance to an iPod Nano but with an additional radio feature.

In the next few months Google will commence shipping its Google Glass smart spectacles to developers. While consumers have to wait until 2014 for the final consumer model they may look forward to other product offerings from Google like the X Phone from mobile phone manufacturer Motorola acquired by Google last year and updates for Google TV. Microsoft's biggest product launch this year is the Microsoft Office 2013 a product specifically built for tablet users and cloud computing. Products rumoured to emerge include Window 8 tablets-tablets that will run on a full version of Windows 8 and the Microsoft Xbox 720, touted to be more powerful than the current generation of consoles, expected to be unveiled in the summer of 2013.

Nokia unveiled a host of new products at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona including the Lumia 520, the Lumia 720, and the Nokia 301 and 105 feature phones. The current top product offerings by Nokia also include the Lumia 920 -one of the first smart phones to run Windows 8, business smart phones like the Nokia E7-00 and the Nokia E5 and the Nokia Asha 201 boasting stunning features and advocated to music and texting and affordable pricing. Caught in the midst of the smart phone battle, HTC will be coming out with its latest flagship codenamed the M7 which is expected to an Android based device adding to its HTC One device line-up. The device is also expected to revolutionise camera technology by replacing Megapixel with the Ultrapixel. Besides the M7, the newest HTC handsets that aim to garner attention are the HTC Butterfly, the HTC One SV, the HTC One ST and the HTC One SC.