HTC may be unveiling the HTC One tomorrow morning, but that hasn’t stopped them from continuing with the barrage of teaser pics. Instead of making a post for each teaser, we decided to put together a little gallery for your viewing pleasure.

Enjoy!
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It’s Monday again, and that means there may have been a news item or two you missed while enjoying your weekend induced coma. Although this weekend was a bit on the quiet side, we do have a couple things worth reporting.

Vic Gundotra: We are Committed to Making Nexus Phones Insanely Great Cameras



Over the weekend, Vic Gundotra, Google Senior Vice President, Engineering for Google, took to Google+ to talk about his photography woes. He was packing for a trip to the mountains (Lake Tahoe) and was contemplating whether or not to take his DSLR. He eventually decided to go with the DSLR, but to ditch all lenses with the exception of his 50mm 1.2, to lighten the load.

While none of this is really interesting, a response made by Vic to a comment of whether or not future Nexus device would be able to one day replace all this heavy equipment sent the Android community in a frenzy:

We are committed to making Nexus phones insanely great cameras. Just you wait and see. 

As we all know, Nexus devices haven’t exactly had the best of cameras, but that photogenic handicap appears to be changing very soon.

I don’t know about you but I’m even more excited for the next Nexus to hit. Google I/O can’t come soon enough.

Source: +Vic Gundotra

LG Reveals Specs, Availability, and Pricing of Upcoming Optimus G Pro

Although the LG Optimus G Pro was previously announced, LG has forgotten to give us any real details about the device. Now, they’ve finally decided to fill in the blanks, letting us know that this 5.5-inch behemoth would be available in Korea next week and then overseas regions including Japan and North America, in the second quarter.

The Optimus G Pro will feature a 5.5-inch full HD 1080×1920 (400 ppi) display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage (expandable via microSD) and a removable 3140mAh battery with wireless charging support. As for cameras, the Optimus G pro features a 13MP rear and 2MP front facing camera. You’ll also find LTE connectivity, Android 4.1.2 (skinned of course) and much, much more.

As for price, the Optimus G Pro is expected to retail for 968,000 won! That’s a lot of won and equal to about $898! We certainly don’t expect the device to retail here in the states for $898 or you can guarantee this thing won’t stand a chance.

If you’d like more information, check out the Korean announcements in their entirety below.

Source: LG 1, 2

Like I said, kind of a quiet weekend.

If for some reason you purchased a Galaxy Nexus or Nexus 4 because you hate Android and were hoping to one day install Ubuntu on it, then February 21st will be your lucky day. Read More

We’re only four days away from the unveiling of the HTC One and that means we’ll be hearing plenty of leaked information and seeing plenty more leaked photos. One such photo is a supposed press shot of a black variant of the HTC One. Read More

After going over some of the new features in Google Now, one visual change has those of us outside of major metro areas quite happy. That change? Google Doodles! Now, instead of the generic Google Now background image, we’re treated to the same featured Google Doodle of the day as you see on the web. Read More

Do you enjoy overpaying for your devices? Well then you’re in luck! Google will shamelessly help you get ripped off by hunting down the nearest T-Mobile retailer where you can go pay $549.99 for the same Nexus 4 you can get on the Play store for $349. Read More

We knew it was coming, and like I predicted, it took less than a week for an update to bring us the new Google Now widget. Lucky for us, that’s not the only addition made in the latest update to the Google Search app. Read More

Okay, this really isn’t Android news, but it’s still worth a look. If you haven’t heard, there’s a movie starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in which the dynamic duo find themselves playing the part of two Google interns. The movie, which is aptly named The Internship, aims to bring us a closer look into life at the Googleplex, and of course, some classic Vaughn/Owen comedy. Read More

The land down under has just provided enough rumor fodder to keep us bloggers going for the next few months. According to Australian technology site Smarthouse, the elusive Motorola X will not only be a device that features “software never seen before in a smartphone,” but is also scheduled to be unveiled during Google I/O in May.

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