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by Anton D. Nagy | May 31, 2013 4:20 AMRead OnWhich side of the story you tend to believe, and how you interpret it, about LG Mobile Europe VP Kim Won's interview, regarding the LG Nexus 5, is completely up to you. We can all agree though that Kim Won never denied the possibility of a new Nexus phone, and didn't necessarily speak about future plans. According to a recent report (and an automated translation), the company is currently testing an LG Nexus 5 prototype. The trials have been allegedly ongoing for a month now, but there are no details as per when Google and LG will (if ever) unveil the phone. Regardless of the report's ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 28, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Mozilla Firefox OS and its probable arrival into the tablet market next week. Then it's all about the iPhone 5S as it seems that the display on this device will have more pixels than the current one. The Samsung Galaxy Note III follows as it could adopt some optical image stabilization as part of the camera technology included. LG is next as the company has released the white variant of the Nexus 4 ahead of the rumored launch. We end today's show talking about the rumors that Google's future Nexus smartphone may not be made by LG. All this ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 28, 2013 4:30 AM
Read OnThis story has been updated. Here's an interesting piece of information: Next Nexus not made by LG. The report quotes LG Mobile Europe's vice president, Kim Won. According to the official, the Nexus 5 is not necessary for LG's profit and success. Of course, there might always be a language barrier here, and we're waiting for possible future clarifications. "The Nexus 4 was a great success despite the production problems for us and Google. However we do not need such a marketing success again", said the LG VP. Kim Won also opined on a future possible LG "Google Edition" phone, a la Samsung ...
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by Joe Levi | May 7, 2013 7:27 AMRead OnIf recent rumors hold true, Google and LG could be working together on the next Nexus smartphone, possibly dubbed the Nexus 5. Before we dig into that rumor and what it could mean, let's look at some history. Google first partnered with HTC to build their "Nexus" line of smartphones. I put "Nexus" in quotation marks because I consider the T-Mobile G1 (aka the HTC Dream) to be a "Nexus" phone. It was the first commercially available Android-powered smartphone and it ran the "pure" Android experience. That sounds like a Nexus to me. Up next was another HTC phone, this time the Nexus One. ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 6, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Windows Phone 8 GDR2 and a a possible release date along with some billboards that show us what the Nokia Lumia 928 is all about. Then we move to HTC as the red HTC One shows itself in the UK, along with the fact that HTC has improved in sales this month when compared to last month. Then we go through the BlackBerry R10 being compared the Q10, just to make your choice for either much easier since the R10 is just ugly. Later we go through the leaks of a mysterious LG phone we assume to be the Optimus G2, and then we talk about the reports that ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 5, 2013 1:17 AMRead OnThis phone might very well be the LG Optimus G2 or Nexus 5. It might also be something completely different but our logic dictates we could speculate towards the Nexus approach. First there was the Google Nexus 4 made by LG and then there was the LG Optimus G. According to recent rumors Google and LG are working, again, on another Nexus phone made by the South Korean company. Now the Nexus 5, whatever it will be, might refer to a five-inch screen or the fifth Nexus phone. Nothing really solid to hold onto here but we know the Nexus 4 will be due for a refresh around October, considering ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 4, 2013 5:17 AMRead OnThe next Nexus phone, whether it will be the Nexus 5 or called differently, will be made by the same company that made the Nexus 4: LG. The information comes from a recent rumor from The Korea Times and doesn't give out more information than a single sentence can contain. According to the report, LG is not only in talks with Google, but allegedly working with the maker of Android on "another Nexus-branded Google Android smartphone". The Nexus 4 was a decent smartphone -- though some heavily criticized the build as well as the poor stock -- but a refresh could be a "lame idea". We know ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 26, 2013 7:12 AMRead OnGoogle announced the Nexus 4 in late October and kicked-off sales of the Android smartphone just a few weeks later, on November 13. Those first couple months of availability were a mess, and plenty of interested buyers weren't able to get their hands on the Nexus 4 they wanted. By early January, LG and Google were only just starting to get the Nexus 4 stock situation under control... and rumors of the Nexus 5 were already arriving. By now, those rumors have really picked up steam, and we've been talking about manufacturers, specs, and have had a few attempts at "press renders" to check ...
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by Jaime Rivera | March 25, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about how HTC plans to reinvent themselves with a new slogan. Then we move to the Motorola X Phone rumors as we now have a possible press render. Then it's some Nexus 5 talk as it'll apparently be smaller than the current-generation Nexus 4. We later talk about the Galaxy S 4 mini and it's possible processor, even though we still don't have high hopes for the device. We end today's show talking about the Galaxy Note III rumors and how it may include an indestructible display as part of its spec list. All this and more after the break. Stories: - HTC ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 25, 2013 11:42 AMRead OnFor years now it's seemed like an unstoppable force: as smartphones see each new generation of hardware, they inch ever so slightly larger and larger. Now we're looking at five-inch displays becoming the norm. A new rumor suggests that Google might be the company to buck that trend, releasing a Nexus 5 that's more compact than the Nexus 4. Supposedly, the Nexus 5 could shrink the phone's screen down to a 4.5-inch component, while keeping its 720p resolution. That would give it quite the sharp 326ppi density. This rumor also suggests that the phone would have a barely-there bezel, making ...
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by Jaime Rivera | March 18, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Nexus 5 rumors and why they focus mainly on the camera. Then we talk about Motorola and some more X Phone rumors that now include three devices on the list. Then we move the spotlight to Microsoft as the plans for upgrade to Windows Phone 9, or the lack there of are already official. Then we talk about T-Mobile, their new 4G LTE network, and which devices will be benefited. We end today's show talking about Samsung's plans to bring Android 5.0 to their most recent devices. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Nexus 5 Rumors Focus ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 18, 2013 5:05 PMRead OnWe love leaks, and we love rumors, but while we can relish in the uncertainty that they provide, letting us pose all sort of what-ifs and dream about how we'd really like to see a particular model arrive, we've got to be on the watch for flat-out false information. Recently, a lot of Nexus 5 rumors have been flying about, and some of what they're saying is just a bit hard to believe. While we weigh the potential veracity of some of the specs that have been rumored, the latest component to arrive, positioned as an "unofficial" press image, is clearly a flat-out fake meant to deceive us. The ...
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by Joe Levi | March 18, 2013 2:54 PMRead OnIt seems like an eternity ago, but some of you should still remember HTC's first Android-powered device, released in October 2008. It was a collaborative project between Google and HTC that was called the T-Mobile G1 in the States and the HTC Dream elsewhere. For all intents and purposes, the G1 was the first Android. Google and HTC worked closely together and released a smartphone running the "pure Android experience". Today devices like that go by the "Nexus" name. Fast-forward to January 2010 and the duo did it again, this time releasing the Nexus One which served as a reference ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 18, 2013 10:51 AMRead OnBetween the HTC One's UltraPixel camera and Samsung Galaxy S 4's 13-megapixel shooter, it's clear that manufacturers are increasingly looking to high-performance cameras to make their models stand out. To that end, a couple new sets of supposed specs for Google's next Nexus phone have arrived, and while their info doesn't quite line up, both paint their own pictures of an Android with a very high-end camera. The first one to arrive describes the Nexus 5 as a cutting-edge LG model (above). It would have a 5.2-inch full HD OLED, run a Snapdragon 800 at 2.3GHz, have One-like dual front ...
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by Joe Levi | February 19, 2013 3:05 PM
Read OnMost agree that the Nexus family is the soapbox from which Google illustrates to manufactures, customers, and sites like Pocketnow what a "real" Android-powered device should be like, and roughly what an unsubsidized smartphone or tablet should cost. Google's Nexus 4 was released in November 2012 and is the latest in their flagship line of smartphones running the Android Operating System. It was the first joint venture between Google and LG. We've just passed the 3-month mark on when the Nexus 4 came to market. If history is to serve as an example of the future, the next Nexus ...
