If there was any doubt left that Google is planning to release a red Nexus 5, the usually reliable @evleaks is the latest to wade into the debate with an image of his own: Google Nexus 5, in red, by LG. pic.twitter.com/tFyBoS0aj1 — Evan Blass (@evleaks) January 31, 2014 Based on a rumour that first surfaced yesterday, the red Google […]
Google to launch red Nexus 5 on February 4?
It all started with a rather questionable first rumour that suggested that Google was about to launch the Nexus 5 in a variety of colours. More rumours quickly followed (including one showing the retail boxes), each lending further credibility to the original story. Now a leaked internal document obtained by AndroidCentral suggests that the launch of at least one new […]
Google reports US$16.86 billion in Q4 revenues and “very strong” Nexus 5 sales
Google today announced financial results both for Q4 2013 and the entire fiscal year that ended December 31, 2013. Q4 revenues came in at US$16.86 billion with a profit of US$3.38 billion. Advertising remains Google’s main revenue driver and paid clicks were up 31% over 2012 even as the cost per click fell 11% over the same period. But hardware […]
One of last Nexus devices to be a Lenovo Nexus one?
Lenovo yesterday acquired Motorola from Google for US$2.91 billion. Aside from buying itself a company that delivered two of the best smartphones of 2013 (for different reasons), Lenovo may also have pushed its way to the front of the line as manufacturer for the next Nexus device. Following his prediction that Google will retire its Nexus line in 2015, Mobile-review’s […]
Google to hang on to Project Ara modular phone project
News broke late yesterday that Google was selling its Motorola subsidiary to Lenovo for US$2.91 billion. With the dust settling around the announcement, it has now been confirmed that Google is not just hanging onto Motorola’s patents. It will also keep Project Ara, the modular concept that Motorola first unveiled back in late October. Confirmation came during the conference call […]
Lenovo acquires Motorola from Google for US$2.91 billion
Tell me you saw this one coming: Google and Lenovo have announced that Lenovo has acquired the Motorola Mobility subsidiary from Google for US$2.91 billion. The Motorola Mobility aquisition includes the Motorola brand as well as its current portfolio of smartphones, including the Moto X and Moto G. Google will hang onto the majority of Motorola Mobility’s patents, including current patent applications and […]
Samsung to emphasize Google app and services over its own going forward?
Google and Samsung earlier this week signed a new 10-year global patent cross-license agreement that will see the two companies share their patent portfolios and collaborate even more closely on future projects. Re/Code has now learned that the agreement may go even further than that and could lead to changes to Samsung’s TouchWiz interface and the apps and services it […]
More evidence red Google Nexus 5 coming
When the first hints surfaced that Google was planning to launch the Nexus 5 in more colours, the evidence was less than overwhelming. But the rumour gained credibility when another image showing a red Nexus 5 surfaced. Now images of the retail packaging have surfaced courtesy of @artyomstar, once again showing the Nexus 5 in red. The first images that […]