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Google I/O came and went with nary a word of that rumored X Phone, but according to Eric Schmidt’s recent comments at D: Dive Into Mobile, there are clearly some big, big plans for Moto that have yet to be fully realized. Dennis Woodside, CEO of Motorola Mobility will be joined by Dr. Regina E. Dugan, senior vice president of the same company, here on the D11 stage. We’re expecting plenty of questions surrounding market share, the interaction with the Android team and a vision for generating RAZR-type buzz once more. Join us after the break for the liveblog!

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LG may just have revealed its second Nexus 4 variant, the long-anticipated white model, but the company isn’t working with Google on the “Nexus 5″ according to the VP of LG Europe. “The Nexus 4 was a great success despite the production problems for us and Google” exec Won Kim told All About Phones; “However,” the VP continued, “we do not need such a marketing success again.” Meanwhile, LG did confirm a new tablet was in the pipeline, as well as non-Android phones.

The denial of a collaboration is at odds with reports from South Korean sources earlier this month, which suggested that Google and LG had already inked an agreement to follow the Nexus 4 with a second phone. According to Won Kim, however, that’s not the case, though it’s unclear if LG or Google decided agains the partnership this time around.

LG also won’t be following Samsung’s lead, and releasing a version of its handsets running pure Android. The Galaxy S 4 “Nexus Edition” revealed at Google I/O will offer US users Samsung’s hardware but Google’s pure OS, albeit for $649 unlocked, but LG isn’t interested in a slice of that market.

“We have no plans to provide our devices like Samsung” Won Kim said. “This has no added value for us.”

What is on the roadmap, Nu.nl reports, is a new Android tablet, something we also saw rumored earlier this month. That will be released this year, though specifications and exact launch dates aren’t being shared at this stage.

Meanwhile, LG is also looking to reduce its reliance on Android. “We are not happy with the duopoly of Google and Apple,” Kim said. “We will have a third operating system to use.”

That won’t be Windows Phone, despite Microsoft’s efforts to make its platform the automatic third choice for an ecosystem option. Kim isn’t saying which, exactly, though suggested that people “think of systems [such] as Tizen OS or Firefox.”

Although Samsung and LG have been chasing each other with phablets in recent years, LG will step off the “huge screen” bandwagon, the VP suggests. The company won’t follow Samsung with devices like the Galaxy Mega 6.3, with nothing above 6-inches planned. Smartphones with screens that big are just too large, Kim argues.

VIA: AndroidBeat; Tablets Magazine

LG denies Nexus 5 plans but teases Android tablet and mystery phone is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The long-rumored white Nexus 4 has finally been made official, with LG whipping the covers off the paler version of the pure-Android smartphone. Functionally-identical to the existing Nexus 4, which until now has only been available in black, the new color “Nexus 4 White” variant comes with the same Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS and 4.7-inch 1280 x 768 display, and is expected to begin a global roll out at the end of this month.

That will kick off initially in Hong Kong, which will get the white Nexus 4 from May 29. There’ll be a progressive launch after that, with “select markets” in Asia, North America, Europe, and the Middle East getting the phone over the next several weeks, LG says.

Unclear at this stage is pricing, though we’d expect the phone to be the same as the black model. That would mean $299 for the 8GB model in the US, or $349 for the 16GB version.

“Nexus 4 White delivers the same Google experience to consumers in a stylish and attractive color option” LG Mobile’s CEO said of the finally released handset. As with previous, Samsung-made Nexus phones, the Nexus 4 isn’t entirely finished in the new color. In fact, only the rear and sides are white: the fascia, and the bezel, are still black, and the power and volume keys contrast as well.

Inside, there’s the usual Snapdragon S4 Pro processor paired with 2GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel camera. That gets Google’s Photosphere camera tool to play with, along with an LED flash.

Interest in the Nexus 4 has been strong since Google revealed the phone would have a surprisingly competitive unlocked, SIM-free price tag, though carrier-subsidized variants remain on sale. A new model – packing LTE, perhaps – was rumored for Google I/O earlier this month, but failed to appear, potentially because of the ongoing issues with LTE band standardization and approval across different carriers.

Nexus 4 White finally gets official is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A Nexus 4 was spotted running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean in Thailand.

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This week the Samsung GALAXY S 4 Developer Edition has been announced by the company for Verizon and AT&T, here opening the door to a more “pure” Android experience for those wishing to hack and port. While the Google Edition of the Samsung GALAXY S 4 is being delivered with stock Android next month, here the Developer edition merely gives you the keys to the locks that are Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface and custom build.

With the Developer Edition of the Samsung GALAXY S 4, the device’s bootloader is unlocked and S-Off is fully initiated. Developers will be able to open up the device, so to speak, and work at as base a level in its software as possible. Other than these locks being flipped, the device is the same as the standard edition of the GALAXY S 4.

The Samsung GALAXY S 4 works with a 5-inch Super AMOLED display at 1080p, with a 13 megapixel camera on the back and all of its features in-tact as they’ve ever been. Of course if the developer working with this device decides they’d like to completely wipe out the software on this device provided by Samsung, a few abilities that Samsung has been pushing the device with thus far will be out the window.

Air Gesture and Air View will be gone, while a full Samsung Galaxy S 4 Nexus phone will be at your fingertips. Both the Verizon and the AT&T versions of this Developer Edition of the GALAXY S 4 are up through Samsung – and yes, you’ll be able to work with T-Mobile’s microSIM cards with the AT&T version as well.

Pricing has not yet been released for this device, but it’s a good bet that it’ll cost right around $649 USD, just as the Google Edition of the device does. That’s without a contract, mind you, and open to all manner of cards as the user sees fit.

SOURCE: Samsung

Samsung GALAXY S 4 Developer Edition opens door to Android purity for Verizon is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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