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Google Announces New Nexus Phone, Nexus 10 Tablet,

Google unveiled a 10-inch Nexus tablet and the new Nexus 4 ... This phone is essentially the Optimus G smartphone with Google branding

Google Announces New Nexus Phone, Nexus 10 Tablet, -wired.com

Hurricane Sandy killed Google’s planned Monday morning media event in New York City, but that didn’t stop the big G from making some noise today. The company took to its corporate blog to officially announce the much-anticipated Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet, as well as an update to its Android Jelly Bean operating system.Google also increased the storage space available on the Nexus 7 tablet while maintaining its pricing. Here’s the rundown on Google’s latest flagship devices, all of which will be sold through Google Play.

Nexus 4

The LG-built Nexus 4 is the successor to Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus. The latter was introduced a year ago, but the improvements here seem largely incremental. The Nexus 4 features a 4.7-inch display, up from 4.65-inches, and where the Galaxy Nexus has a 1280 x 720 display, the Nexus 4 boasts 1280 × 768 resolution with a density of about 320 pixels per inch. The new handset gets Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, NFC, wireless charging, an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front shooter.

The Nexus 4 will also include a new feature called Photo Sphere that will allow users to take 360-degree panoramic images and upload them to Google+ (of course) and Google Maps. The new handset, which Google and LG designed in collaboration, will run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (no Key Lime Pie nickname yet). The update delivers Gesture Typing, which lets users type by sliding their fingers over the letters they want, as well as wireless streaming to Miracast-capable HDTVs. Miracast is the TV industry’s answer to Apple’s AirPlay. The Nexus 4 will also have a built-in micro-HDMI port.

The new flagship Android handset will go on Sale on Nov. 13 — $300 with 8GB of built-in storage or $350 for 16GB, both sizes unlocked and without a carrier contract. T-Mobile will also sell the 16GB Nexus 4 for $200 on a 2-year contract.

Nexus 7

Google and Asus’ Nexus 7 was already our favorite 7-inch tablet. But on Monday it got a bit more compelling with upgraded storage at the same price plus a 4G HSPA+ variant. The 8GB Nexus 7, which sold for $200, has been scrapped. In its place is the 16GB Nexus 7 (previously $250). Now, $250 will get you a new 32GB Nexus 7. The HSPA+ Nexus 7 will feature 32GB of storage for $300 and will run on both AT&T’s and T-Mobile’s HSPA networks.

Google and Samsung’s Nexus 10 tablet features the highest-resolution display of any tablet available. Image: Google
Nexus 10

Does Google finally have a full-fledged iPad fighter? After watching Samsung, Asus, Acer, Motorola, Toshiba and so many others unleash 9- and 10-inch tablets only to get bulldozed by Apple, Google is taking matters into its own hands with the Nexus 10.

The new tablet, built in collaboration with Samsung, has one big bragging point — the highest-resolution display of any tablet on the market — a 2560 x 1600, 300ppi, 10-inch touchscreen. Google promises about 9 hours of continuous video playback and about 500 hours of standby time. Despite being a Nexus device, the new tablet picks up on the design language of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1. It features a pair of front-facing stereo speakers on either side of the display (when it’s held in a landscape orientation) plus an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 1.9-megapixel front camera for video chats. Under the hood, there’s a dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM and built-in NFC. It also gets a built-in micro-HDMI port.

Like the Nexus 4, the Nexus 10 will ship with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. One new 4.2 feature Nexus 10 users may enjoy is the ability to have multiple user profiles on a single device. With a simple swipe from the lock screen, a user can select which user profile they want to get into and then see all of their apps and Google Play content as well as account information for Calendar, Gmail and other Google apps.
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The Nexus 10 will ship on Nov. 13 (same day as the Nexus 4) at a price of $400 for 16GB of storage and $500 for 32GB.

Michael Schumacher Announces Retirement

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Michael Schumacher announces retirement from Formula 1

Michael Schumacher has announced that he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season.Lewis Hamilton is to replace the seven-time world champion at Mercedes from next year.Rather than look to continue racing with another team, Schumacher has decided to end an F1 career that began in 1991."Although I am still able to compete with the best drivers, at some point it is good to say goodbye," he said."During the past month I was not sure if I still had the motivation and energy which is necessary to go on."It is not my style to go on if I'm not 100% with it but with today's decision I feel relieved." Schumacher won 91 races between 1991 and 2006, helping to revive Ferrari's fortunes when he joined them in 1996.The German won five straight titles between 2000 and 2004, before retiring in 2006.After four years away from the sport he decided to make a comeback with the Mercedes team in 2010.However, since his return to the sport he has taken just one podium finish over the last three seasons - at Valencia earlier this year.Schumacher had been linked with a move to Sauber for the 2013 season, but he has instead decided to bring an end to his racing career.

Nokia announces the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920

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Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920: Wireless Charging, High Hopes

Nokia is using a similar hardware design to its Lumia 900. It really doesn't look like any other type of phone on the market. The polycarbonate glossy back, which comes in red, yellow, and gray, has curved edges and the screens are bright. The 920 has a large ClearBlack 4.5-inch screen and the 820 has a 4.3-inch screen. The designs of the phones are beautiful and truly different from all others out there. And both phones have high end specs too -- a dual-core processor, new Synaptic touch screens that are ultra-responsive even when you have gloves on, Near Field Communication (NFC), and expandable storage slots.But there's also some secret sauce inside the hardware that makes the phone stick out. The first has to do with camera technology. Nokia has brought over its PureView camera technology from that crazy 41-megapixel phone to this new line, and while the phones have fairly average 8-megapixel cameras, the secret is in the software

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