Teche Lady

All the major manufacturers have put their best devices forward, hoping for big sales between now and the end of the year. In early January, the rumor mill will kick into high gear once again at the CES trade show, followed by the second whammy of the even-more mobile-focused Mobile World Congress (MWC) in late February. 

Now that we have the iPhone 5S, Moto X, Samsung Galaxy S4, LG G2, Nokia Lumia 1020, andBlackBerry Z30, what's there left to wait for? Rumors and mysteries, my phone-loving friend, rumors and mysteries. I've thought of seven potential phones which I'm going to be keeping my eye out for over the next few months, and you can guarantee that this list will grow and change after the two big trade shows of early 2014.

There are two kinds of phones you won't find on this list...yet. I'm very excited about hearing Windows Phone announcements at MWC, but I haven't seen any Windows Phone rumors that are solid enough to hang my hat on—just some really predictable guesses at upscaled Nokia Lumias. Also, there's no Apple phone here; we don't expect to see any new iPhones until September.