Let’s kick the week off with a rather unusual or eyebrow-raising story. There have been recent rumblings that Google could launch not one but two new Nexus smartphones along with Android L. One rumour suggested that it was a Motorola-built device but another suggested a very slightly upgraded version of the current Nexus 5 built by LG. The story got […]
Rumours
Nokia readying Lumia 1020 successor with 41MP PureView camera?
Nokia unveiled the Lumia 1020 with its 41MP BSI camera sensor more than a year ago. A rumour now suggests that Microsoft which now owns the Nokia Devices & Services group is readying a successor to that flagship device. This new device is said to also sport a 41MP PureView camera. With a year’s worth of technological advances, the new […]
Is this the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 6 next to an iPhone 5S?
It appears that the Apple iPhone 6 has decided to pose for the cameras once more ahead of its expected September 9 announcement. A series of pictures have surfaced on China’s social media site Weibo. The images show it next to an iPhone 5S, giving us a nice comparison of the two devices. Of particular interest is that some of […]
HTC readying phablet based on Desire 816?
HTC this week unveiled the HTC Desire 820 phablet at IFA 2014.It was the only device the manufacturer unveiled despite recent rumours hinting at a range of new devices, including tablets and a smartwatch. While HTC appears to have abandoned plans to release the last, it appears that it’s readying a second phablet. According to Chinese leaker @upleaks, it will […]
HTC said to have cancelled smartwatch plans
HTC described the wearables market “a critical segment for us” last October. Flash forward nearly a year and it appears that HTC has reconsidered this statement. While there were a number of rumours suggesting we could see an HTC smartwatch announcement this week, they all proved wrong as HTC unveiled only its new HTC Desire 820. Now comes word that […]
Android L statue coming to Google offices on September 6?
Google unveiled its latest version of Android back at Google I/O 2014 in late June. Unlike past years, it did not reveal details like the version name or its dessert name, calling it only Android L. It now appears that we will not have to wait much longer to know what the L stands for. Two pictures snapped by a […]
Android Wear 2.0 said to start rolling out October 15
Following word that Google was planning several Android Wear updates before the end of the year, we now have word via AndroidPolice that Android Wear 2.0 could start rolling out as an overthe-air (OTA) update on or around October 15. Details are slim but the information is deemed to be “very credible.” A minor update may well be released before […]
64GB Nexus 5 to launch alongside Google Nexus X?
While our attention is focused on IFA 2014 and all the new device announcements coming out of Berlin, an interesting rumour has surfaced about the upcoming launch of new Nexus devices. Last week, we heard that Google could launch two Nexus devices built by Motorola, the 5.9-inch Nexus X and a smaller 5.2-inch model. A separate rumour this week suggests […]