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Google to unveil Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 on October 14th

Google Android 4.4 KitKat

Google has already announced the name of the next version of Android (Android 4.4 KitKat) and the FCC has for all intents and purposes confirmed that the Google Nexus 5 will come from LG after all. All we’re missing is an official announcement from Google to shed more light on both. According to Ausdroid, that will now happen on October […]

Google announces new Chromebook lineup powered by Intel Haswell processor

Google Chromebook lineup for late 2013

Google and Intel today announced a new Chromebook lineup that will use Intel’s Haswell processors. Made at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the announcement saw Intel’s Vice President Doug Fisher and Google’s Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai reveal two new Chromebooks from HP, including one described as a “lead design” and a 14-inch display (based on the name) two […]

Google Nexus 5 concept images

Google Nexus5 concept

With the recent information that has surfaced about the Google Nexus 5, a number of concepts of what the device could look like have now surfaced. These are based on the mysterious device first seen in the KitKat statue unveiling video and the FCC information for the LG D820 that came to light yesterday. From @epicrivas, we have the following: […]

Android Jelly Bean now on 45% of Android devices

Android version distribution - September 2013

Google has once again updated its ‘Platform Versions’ chat showing the current distribution of Android versions across devices accessing the Google Play store. There are a few notable changes in this latest edition. Android Jelly Bean (versions 4.1.x and 4.2.x) has jumped forward again, increasing its share from 40.5% last month to 45.1%. Missing is the latest version of Jelly […]

Google reveals Nexus 5 in KitKat statue unveiling video?

New Nexus smartphone at KitKat unveiling?

Google today announced that the next version of Android, Android 4.4, will be known as KitKat. While details about what KitKat will bring are sparse for now, the time-honoured tradition of installing a statue to the Google lawn was once again captured on video. As KitKat was installed next to Jelly Bean, Honeycomb, Gingerbread and older statues, a mysterious Nexus […]