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It was just a few days ago when we spotted what looks to be a press render for the Google Nexus 10, and today, the upcoming tablet was reportedly accidentally leaked briefly on the Google Play Store. The leak resulted in its specs to be published for all to see, which some Internet detectives made sure to make a note of. (more…)

Nexus 10 Specs Leaked Briefly On Google Play Store [Rumor] original content from Ubergizmo.

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There really isn’t much we don’t know about Google and LG’s new Nexus 5 at this point – a leaked service manual blew the door open on plenty of technical details, and Google even “accidentally” outed the device in the Google Play Store, giving us a $349 price tag for the base 16GB model.

Now, thanks to the one and only @evleaks, we’ve gotten yet another glimpse of the forthcoming phone in some decidedly different livery. Rather than the bog-standard matte black finish we’ve seen on and off for the past few months, this newly leaked image shows off a white version of the device ahead of its official launch… whenever that may be.

In case you haven’t been keeping up with the Nexus 5′s long journey from rumor to actual product, the Android 4.4 KitKat device is said to sport a 4.95-inch display running at 1080p and a quad-core Snapdragon 800 chipset clocked at 2.3GHz. Oh, and let’s not forget 2GB of RAM, an active LTE radio, and a mildly improved 2300mAh battery – all told we’re looking at a pretty solid update.

Arguably more important than that new chromatic choice is the latest in a long line of purported release dates for the Nexus 5 – this time it looks like November 1 is the day to circle on your calendars. For a while there it looked like we would get our first official glimpse at the Nexus 5 on October 15, a day that came and went with nary a peep from Google. Then there came word of a small Google Play event slated for the evening of the 24th in New York City, which ultimately turned out to be little more than a meet-and-greet for certain members of the press.

Couple that with a separate report from the folks at MobileSyrup forecasting a launch on October 31 and it’s starting to seem very likely that the Nexus 5 will make its grand debut at the end of the month. Of course, that’s only a few days away and there’s still no smoking gun – Google hasn’t started distributing invitations – so we’ll see just how much longer this not-so-secret secret winds up staying under wraps. Curiously enough, the Nexus 5 may not be alone when it hits the Google Play Store for real. An LTE-enabled version of the Nexus 4 put in an appearance in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group’s device certification listings.

Here’s a crazy news. Apparently our favorite internet search giant is building a Google Glass Store in San Francisco Bay, this according to KPIX which claims that it has learnt that Google is building a “floating marketing center” just to promote its wearable gadget. Only recently a rather mysterious barge was spotted moored to Treasure Island, San Francisco. There’s a large structure built on top of the barge that’s raising obvious questions. CNET weighed in as well, voicing the possibility that perhaps its a new data center for Google. But doesn’t a “floating marketing center” have a better ring to it?

KPIX further claims that Google will actually tow the completed structure from Treasure Island to SFO’s Fort Mason, there the barge will reportedly be anchored and the facility opened to the public. Apparently construction has been stopped since Google doesn’t have a permit. A BCDC, that’s the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, official is quoted as saying that discussions with Google have been held on “hypothetical operations” on the water, but it hasn’t clarified exactly what it intends to use the facility for. The director of the commission is quoted as saying that to warrant a permit, Google will have to satisfy them that what it is building can’t be built on land. A project like this would obviously be heavily funded, and if a permit fails to come through, Google might end up losing a substantial amount of money. Google itself hasn’t commented on this report, it hasn’t acknowledged that it has anything to do with this barge structure or that it is indeed building a “floating marketing center” for Google Glass, which by the way, isn’t due until 2014.

Google Glass Store Reportedly Being Built On A Barge In San Francisco Bay original content from Ubergizmo.

There’s been a lot of speculation about Google’s next generation Nexus smartphone. We’ve seen leaked images, renders and even heard about the specifications it is supposed to tout. What we don’t know up till now is when the internet search giant is formally going to unveil it. If a new rumor is to be believed, the smartphone just might be made official on November 1st. Moments ago, @evleaks tweeted a press render of the white Nexus 5 with “11/1,” which may possibly be an indicator of the announcement date.

Both Google and LG have not made any official announcement as yet regarding this smartphone, so it is still best to digest rumors with a grain of salt. Just earlier this week we picked up on a rumor which claimed that the announcement is going to be made on October 31st. It was also rumored that the smartphone will become available a week later in Canada. Google is obviously going to sell the device through the Play Store, and we’ve already seen an image of the device being pulled off the Store. There doesn’t seem to be any confusion about the design of the Nexus 5 anymore, or its existence for that matter. It is now just a matter of waiting on Google to make an announcement, hopefully it’ll do that on November 1st and we’ll not have to deal with the rumors anymore.

White Nexus 5 Render Leaks, Might Come November 1st original content from Ubergizmo.