Sunday 20 October 2013

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Bring your weekend to a close by following Phandroid across the Internet

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

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It’s Sunday afternoon and you find yourself needing a little more Android in your life. Why not follow Phandroid across as many social media channels as possible? When Android 4.4 drops or the Nexus 5 launches in the very near future, you’re going to want to be sure you’re following us. Whether you’re on Twitter, tweeting about the cool stuff “u r” doing, checking out family and friends on Facebook, having intelligent discussions on Google+, or catching a sweet device review on YouTube, Phandroid has you covered. Don’t use social media? No problem! You can catch up with Phandroid with our Android app too.

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And for absolutely no reason at all, here’s a picture of the Nexus 5. Isn’t she gorgeous?

Nexus 5 Google Play Store live

 

Amazon review points to lifting of Nexus 5 embargo on October 25, seems fake

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 11:43 AM PDT

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amazon review nexus 5 case


 Considering the Moto X was also in the hands of a lot of people prior to it’s release, all of who could not write about it until Motorola gave the go-ahead, it could be the case once again with such a route.

Is the reviewer to be trusted? I’m not certain. She is a “Top 100 reviewer” on Amazon, as has been stated on the Reddit thread, but most of her reviews are for books. She must be quite a prolific reader, too, with a review almost every day. The “Top 100 reviewer” status on Amazon itself is flawed, as this article points out.

I haven’t been able to trace her further than the Blogger link mentioned on her profile, so it still isn’t quite clear to me why she was deemed worthy of getting a Nexus 5 prior to its release (unless Google plans to offer the phone on Amazon, and wants reviews from a few Top 100 reviewers, which I just don’t think would be the case). Also, I don’t think people under embargo typically don’t go out of their way to publicly announce they are under embargo.

Anyway, if you do want to order the case, which as you can see, she clearly rates very highly, you can at this link. It ships October 31st, so you would probably have the whole of November to return the case if Google still doesn’t release the device. There are a few colors on offer, too.

nexus 5 case

[Reddit]

 

 

Could this be the white Nexus 5?

Posted: 20 Oct 2013 09:07 AM PDT

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The retail packaging leak from earlier in the week already left us with two questions regarding a possible white Nexus 5: (a) does it even exist, and (b) does it look any good?

Personally, I wasn’t a fan of the white Nexus 4 since it’s front side remained black, and the glass-back of the phone anyway meant users would almost certainly have the phone in a case. However, if the white Nexus 5 looks anything like what a tipster sent to the Chinese website CtechCN, I have pretty much decided which version I want.

white nexus 5The tipster also told the site that the white variant would release alongside the black one, unlike the Nexus 4. While the authenticity cannot be judged at this point, I think that releasing a white version from Day 1 makes a lot of sense. The reason? Because of how much “white” we have seen in general in the KitKat leaks. The white version of the phone, particularly in the form above, would probably go better with the new look of Android we have seen so far.

[CtechCN]

 
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