Nexus 4 with LTE said to debut at Google IO 2013

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Round and round the Nexus 4 rumors go

In roughly one month, Google is expected showcase some new Android wares at the annual Google IO in San Francisco.

While most of the pre-show hype has been focused on Google Glass, a possible new Nexus 7 and the (fingers crossed) reveal of the Nexus 5, that's not all supposedly Google has in store.

A new report from SIDHTech indicates there also might be a new version of the extremely popular Nexus 4 at IO, complete with new networking capabilities and improved storage.

Not only that, but the site also said this updated Nexus 4 will feature Android 5.0, and could be arriving as early as this summer.

Who's got Nexus?

Let's break down the rumor, which is definitely just that.

According to the site, Google might be planning a 32GB Nexus 4 with LTE and CDMA support during the conference.

The CDMA part is particularly intriguing for U.S. carriers Sprint and Verizon, which require compatibility with the radio waves to a support phones on their LTE networks.

The rumored boost of 32GB of storage coming in this new and improved Nexus 4 should also go a long way in alleviating concerns of the original model.

The original Nexus 4 only arrived in November 2012, so the announcement of a Nexus 5 so soon after its release may seem a bit counter-intuitive.

Announcing a slightly revamped version of last year's model on carriers that call for LTE does make a bit more sense given the timing, but we can't really know for sure until Google decides to tell us the facts.

Source : techradar[dot]com

Nokia Ships 5.6 million Lumias, May Be Considering 5-Incher

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In the Android world, “bigger is better” seems to be the official stance of most hardware vendors as 5-inch smartphones have quickly become the norm. Now it looks like Nokia might be interested in following this same trend with a new Windows Phone 8 Lumia device sometime later this year – at least that’s the plan according to “sources with knowledge of the company’s plans”.

Unfortunately not much else is revealed about Nokia’s future plans for a larger sized smartphone, or even what kind of hardware the 5-inch Lumia might be packing.

From what we are hearing, Nokia is actually interested in releasing several high-end smartphones later this year, though. This includes a device that will sport a 40MP Pureview camera, which supposedly will be launched in July. It will also include Verizon’s Lumia 928 variant of the popular Nokia 920.

This latest rumor about Nokia’s plans comes right on the heels of the company’s announcement earlier today that it managed to ship 5.6 million Lumia handsets during the first quarter of this year. That’s a 25 percent jump from what was shipped in the 4th quarter of last year.

While that’s a positive sign, it is still nothing compared to the massive 61 million smartphones shipped by Samsung during that time period. Apple also shipped an impressive 37 million iPhones during that time frame.

Nokia’s Lumia line and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 are certainly making a much bigger splash than phones running on Windows Phone 7 ever did, but it is still an uphill battle if they truly want to compete directly against Android or iOS.

Source : mobilemag[dot]com