We have a pretty good idea what the Google Nexus 5 looks like on the outside. But want to know what’s under the hood? The folks at FanaticFone have obtained photos of the internal bits, giving us a good idea of what the battery, camera lens, and other guts of the phone look like. First […]
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Lilbits (10-30-2013): Nexus 5 eve?
Another day, another rumor/leak/series of photos of the upcoming Google Nexus 5. The good news is that it seems pretty likely we’ll be able to stop waiting for an official announcement soon… unless the latest rumors are wrong too. Here’s a roundup of tech tidbits from around the web. Android Police founder Artem Russakovskii seems […]
Google Nexus 5 sure looks ready to ship
The Google Nexus 5 smartphone is expected to feature a 5 inch, full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and possibly Android 4.4 KitKat software. About the only things we don’t know about the phone are the price and ship date — but the smart money’s on relatively cheap and […]
Lilbits (10-18-2013): Ubuntu on phones, PC games on your TV
Ubuntu 13.10 hit the streets this week, and it’s the first release to officially support phones and tablets as well as traditional PCs. The Ubuntu Touch software is still pretty rough around the edges — there aren’t many apps, it’s not the most stable mobile OS, you can’t run desktop apps on an external display […]
Google schedules an event for October 24th, no news planned
Google is holding an event in New York City on October 24th, which the company is billing as “a night out with Google Play,” featuring music, movies, and games. That could be a sign that the company will show off updates to the Google Play Store and unveil new content — or maybe Google just […]
Lilbits (10-14-2013): Even more Google Nexus 5 leaks
One of these days Google’s going to get around to actually announcing the Nexus 5 smartphone. But at this point I don’t think the company needs to hold a press conference or even put out a detailed press release. A quick blog post that just says “yep, the rumors are right” would probably suffice. More […]
Even more leaked Nexus 5, Android 4.4 photos
Word on the street is that Google could officially unveil the Nexus 5 smartphone as soon as next week, although it might not be available for purchase until later in October or even mid-November. But while you’re waiting to hear more about the price and release date, folks continue to leak just about everything else […]
Google Nexus 5 rumor roundup: $299 starting price, November 14 ship date?
Google’s next-generation Nexus smartphone is almost certainly going to be built by LG, feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, full HD screen, and 8MP camera, among other things. In fact, while neither Google nor LG have announced the new device yet, about the only things we don’t know for certain are the price and launch […]
Leaked Nexus 5 service manual spills the beans on Google’s next phone
There’s little doubt that Google and LG are working together on a new Nexus smartphone which is set to launch soon. It’s been showing up in leaked photos, FCC documents, and other corners of the internet for weeks. Now the folks at Android Police might have received the motherlode: a 281 page service manual for […]
More core Android apps to be updated through the Play Store?
Google could be taking steps to make it easier for Android users to keep the core apps on their phones and tablets up to date. While most third party apps can be updated simply by downloading the latest version from the Google Play Store, some apps such as the default Android clock, email client, or […]