Some people were speculating whether Google will jump to a Nexus 5 early at this years I/O instead of the usual Oct/Nov schedule but it doesn't look that way from today's AC news headlines:
Perhaps they might announce the rumored Nexus 4 LTE phone (although I doubt it, those rumors look pretty sketchy) at I/O. I'm betting it's probably going to be a new Nexus 7 tablet we've seen talked about more often. Looks like this year's I/O is mostly going to be related to Chrome and Android software.
That's fine by me. I couldn't justify grabbing a slightly updated N4 with the prospect of an N5 coming so soon after that, which is a much stronger bet. I also can't see a Motorola X being announced at a Google I/O because of the signal that would send to other OEM's who would take very poorly to Google announcing a Moto branded phone at their I/O without them receiving the same treatment.
My speculation for 2013 is that I/O is going to focus mostly on software and development as they've stated with the possibility of a new 7" Nexus tablet, the Motorola X Phone being launched independently this summer followed by the Nexus 5 with LTE in the Fall.
...Followed by multitudes of threads with vicious infighting between the owners of S4, HTC One, X Phone, and N5 LOL
In an interview with Wired, Pichai, who also heads up Google Chrome, says that it isn't a time when the company has "much in the way of launches of new products or a new operating system," suggesting major device launches won't be the focus of the conference
Perhaps they might announce the rumored Nexus 4 LTE phone (although I doubt it, those rumors look pretty sketchy) at I/O. I'm betting it's probably going to be a new Nexus 7 tablet we've seen talked about more often. Looks like this year's I/O is mostly going to be related to Chrome and Android software.
That's fine by me. I couldn't justify grabbing a slightly updated N4 with the prospect of an N5 coming so soon after that, which is a much stronger bet. I also can't see a Motorola X being announced at a Google I/O because of the signal that would send to other OEM's who would take very poorly to Google announcing a Moto branded phone at their I/O without them receiving the same treatment.
My speculation for 2013 is that I/O is going to focus mostly on software and development as they've stated with the possibility of a new 7" Nexus tablet, the Motorola X Phone being launched independently this summer followed by the Nexus 5 with LTE in the Fall.
...Followed by multitudes of threads with vicious infighting between the owners of S4, HTC One, X Phone, and N5 LOL