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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Google-y Goodness!

Yesterday, the head of Android and Chrome unveiled some new toys. Most of which had already been leaked out in the days & weeks leading up to the event, so very little surprises took place. Except for one. But allow me to bore you first with a few things we already knew.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Well, I was wrong.

Yes, I can admit when I'm wrong. Although sometimes it's harder to coax it out of me, depending on what I was wrong about... but I don't mind admitting my error on a guess.

If you read the previous post, I guessed that the breakfast with Sundar Pichai would be the announcement of Android 4.3, the new Nexus 7, as well as Motorola's Moto X. Well, you can scratch off the Moto X, since Motorola has sent out invitations for an event on August 1st.


Yeah, I know I said I wouldn't talk much about it since Google will spend $500 million on advertising, so I'll keep it short. Rumors around the device are stating it will have a 4.5 inch 720p HD display with a Snapdragon S4 processor, and 2GB or RAM. It's also hinted at 16 GB of internal storage, but it's likely to have a 8GB or 32GB variant, or at least an external SD slot. If the Moto X doesn't ship with Android 4.3 on board, I would bet that it will be pushed out before the end of the year. It's also rumored to have a 10 megapixel camera on the back, with a 2 megapixel forward facing lens. Of course, it will have everything else usually found in good smartphones; Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, etc. No rumor on price yet, but with these specs, odds are it will fall into the all-too-familiar super-phone slot of $299 with a new contract. Of course, if Motorola and Google can get the price down to $199, then this phone will be more popular that you'd think.

This is the phone that will hopefully make Motorola a serious contender again. What do you think?


Thursday, July 18, 2013

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

Google doesn't invite the media to breakfast because it just learned how to make the perfect crepe. And they certainly don't invite the media to a meal with Sundar Pichai, the head of Android and Chrome, without having some new goodies to show off.

All signs point to the breakfast with Sundar Pichai as being the official unveiling of the long-rumored Moto X, the refresh of the hugely successful Nexus 7, and an update to Android 4.3 to begin its rollout.