The Google Rumor Roundup: mobile that matters

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Well, it was bound to come, right? Tomorrow’s the day that we come and get our love from Google and that event should entail all the rumors we have cluttered around our desks at Pocketnow.And while plenty of these devices, like the long-awaited Google Home and Google WiFi, will definitely take us to the future, there are a couple of things we’d like to focus on for our purposes here.The PixelsWatching these two phones evolve from being multiple codenames to ...

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Google Pixel XL render tour, device dimensions leaked

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We’ve seen a few peeks of what Google’s new Pixel phones may look like and we’ll be approaching peak expectations come October 4 to see if any of what we’ve seen gets confirmed. Until then, one of favorite leakers — no, not him, the

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Nexus Launcher looks to be rebadged as Pixel Launcher [UPDATE: APK]

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It seems that the oddity that was the Nexus Launcher is no more. Or, as leaker @LlabTooFeR would say “Don’t know anything about Nexus Launcher… There is only Pixel launcher…”The original launcher, thought to take better advantage of Google Assistant features and to differentiate the upcoming so-called Pixel (neé Nexus) phones, had its

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Google Pixel phone, aka Nexus Sailfish, gets rendered from every possible angle

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As hard as Google might be trying to keep a lid on classified information spillage concerning the first generation of Nexus-replacing Pixel phones (particularly real-life visual leaks), this is 2016, and there’s only so much you can do to ...

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Google Pixel phone, aka Nexus Sailfish, gets rendered from every possible angle

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

As hard as Google might be trying to keep a lid on classified information spillage concerning the first generation of Nexus-replacing Pixel phones (particularly real-life visual leaks), this is 2016, and there’s only so much you can do to ...

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Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones could kick off pre-orders on October 4, sales on October 20

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Still salty about Google’s rumored decision to axe the Nexus brand, and unveil Pixel-labeled N6P and 5X successors of sorts nearly one full month after today’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus announcement?With Galaxy Note 7 explosion scandals

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Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones tipped to launch pre-loaded with Android 7.1 Nougat

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The Nexus brand is (probably) dead, long live Google Pixel phones, and most likely, tablets too, despite C’s very experimental nature and mainstream commercial misfortune.But the HTC-manufactured Pixel and Pixel XL,

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An HTC leaker talks about Pixel XL camera specs

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One HTC-made “Nexus” device, codenamed “Marlin” and perhaps to be brought to market as the “Pixel XL,” may use an entirely new mobile camera sensor from Sony.@LlabTooFeR, the source of several previous leaks on HTC, has tweeted out some supposed camera information for the Pixel XL.HTC ...

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Save the date: October 4 tipped as announcement date for Pixel phones, 4K Chromecast, and more

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While Google has never adhered to the excessively leaky code of conduct of most other top-tier mobile software and hardware designers, the search giant probably outdid itself with the secrecy and confusion surrounding this year’s Android iteration name, proprietary VR release(s), and Nexus upgrades.Wait, what Nexus upgrades? It’s time to bury the purist-beloved brand, it seems, and

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HTC Nexus devices now believed to be Pixel, Pixel XL

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The Nexus brand seems to be in a moribund state as of right now. There’s been word that we won’t get to know the devices of HTC’s craft running Google’s vision of Android as “Nexuses.”Now comes word from one reliable source to Android Police and another separate source that the device codenamed “Sailfish,” with a 5-inch ...

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Sources: HTC-made “Nexus” will be “Google” phones

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This year’s supposed HTC-made Nexus devices, codenamed “Marlin” and “Sailfish,” may not have “Nexus” in their names.Sources to Android Central are instead saying that “Google” will be integral to the branding of the phones. Another integral part to the products is that they will feature special and exclusive software features beyond the set given on Android Nougat.Completely muddled in all of this is what may or may not be included in

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It seems that HTC Nexus pricing will take a hike

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It seems that the Nexus 5 will remain the smartphone apex of value-for-dollar in Google’s standardized Android device lineup.With all of the top-of-the-line specifications and standardized hardware design that have been discussed for both the smaller “Sailfish” and larger ...

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HTC device benchmarked, but is it the Desire 10 Pro?

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There’s another Snapdragon 820 device from HTC just beginning to make the rounds on GFXBench. We already think that the Nexus devices will get Android 7.1 before they launch, though.So, what’s this thing with Android 6.0.1? Perhaps the Desire 10 Pro? It seems like it.It  has all the typical trimmings: 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 12-megapixel camera on the back with a 5-megapixel front facer.But is that quad HD screen really at 5.1 inches?

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LG V20 will be announced before, likely shipped after Nexus launch

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LG may get the first word in for putting out the first Android Nougat smartphone on September 6. But that’s just word. Not phones in boxes being sent through a postal delivery system.Instead, the HTC-made Nexus devices — rumored to debut on October 4 — will actually ship first. That’s the word according to Android Police managing editor David Ruddock. Yes, ...

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Nexus Launcher, Google Assistant expected in Android Nougat Maintenance Release 1

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Android 7.0 Nougat wasn’t as flashy as you expected it to be, right? Where was the Nexus Launcher? Where’s Allo and Google Assistant and that “not a home button” home button? Where ...

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