The rumours of an LG Nexus device continue to come in fast and furious. The latest one now gives us a potential announcement date. According to French newspaper Le Figaro, LG and Google will unveil the LG Nexus 4 on October 29th. The report adds that the LG Nexus 4 will also go on sale on October 29th in a […]
Google working with Samsung on 10-inch Nexus tablet?
Rumours that Google would follow up its Nexus 7 tablet with a 10-inch Nexus model first surfaced in June. Citing NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim, CNET reports that Google is moving ahead with this plan. Given its recent tablet partnership with ASUS, it is somewhat surprising that Google is instead partnering with Samsung on this device. At the same time, […]
Google announces Android 4.1.2
Google today released Android 4.1.2 to AOSP (Android Open Source Project). Billed as a “minor” update, the full changelog has not been published. Shortly after, it also began pushing out the update to its Google Nexus 7 tablet. So far we know that it “improves performance and stability and fixes bugs” and adds a landscape app launcher mode to the […]
Japanese customer receives 32GB Google Nexus 7 after ordering 16GB model
If you had any doubts that Google was readying a 32GB model of its Google Nexus 7 tablet, you can now probably put them to rest. Japanese Twitter user @oppese claims to have received a 32GB version of the tablet despite having ordered a 16GB model and perhaps more importantly the fact that Google has yet to announce such a […]
Google Nexus devices coming from HTC, LG, Samsung and Sony?
Past rumours have suggested that HTC, LG, Samsung, and Sony could all be tapped by Google to make upcoming Nexus devices. On the heels of a report that Google is set to change the rules of its Nexus program to support multiple Nexus devices, Digitimes reports that a number of device manufacturers could be potential partners. The companies named are […]
Google and LG to unveil LG Optimus G Nexus in November?
Rumours that LG will manufacture a Nexus device continue to gather steam. Android And Me has learned that LG and Google will co-host an event sometime in November at which they will introduce Android 4.2 and the LG Optimus G Nexus, a variant of the LG Optimus G. Android 4.2 is not expected to come with major changes. It should […]
Google Android 4.x now on 25% of all devices but Android 2.3 still rules
The latest Android distribution numbers are out and Android 2.3 Gingerbread remains the king of all Android versions. Gingerbread still accounts for 55.8% of all devices that accessed Google Play over the 14 day period that ended on October 1st. That’s down ever so slightly from 57.5% the previous period. Android 4.0.x Ice Cream grew to 23.7% from 20.8% and […]
Rumour: Google to announce next Nexus device in “next 30 days”
While there have been a number of recent rumours about Google’s next Nexus device or perhaps even devices, they have been quite scattered For example, there’s a US$99 Nexus tablet, a 3G Nexus 7 tablet, and a 5-inch Google Nexus 5 smartphone by HTC. Things could be about to get clearer though. Citing “three different industry sources,” Android And Me […]