Microsoft Wants To Ban Steven Sinofsky From Working At Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, And More

Back in 2012 you might recall that Steven Sinofsky, who at that time was the executive at Microsoft in charge of products like Office, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Surface, was leaving the company reportedly due to Steve Ballmer's refusal to appoint him as a potential successor. While Sinofsky now teaches at Harvard, it seems that Microsoft has recently made a legal request to the US SEC where they basically listed some of the companies that Sinofsky will not be allowed to work, at least until the end of 2013.

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Nissan recalling 13k Versa Note hatchbacks

Nissan is recalling 13,000 of its new 2014 Versa Note hatchbacks due to an issue with various bolts used to assemble the vehicle. Considering the Versa Note was only recently put on sale, this news must be driving Nissan nuts (we couldn't resist), but presumably the lion's share of these vehicles are still at dealerships. According to a report from The Detroit News, there are two separate issues. The first has to do with the latches for the rear seats, which include bolts that may not be strong enough to keep the seats upright in the event of a crash. The second relates to the bolts that attach the body to the undercarriage.

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Sony updates Xperia Z and Xperia ZL, improves performance

New firmware updates are now available for the Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL. Both new ROMs bring similar improvements over the system, signal and touch sensitivity, bug fixes and are still based on the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. There is no official change log on the updates, but some users have already compiled a list of all the notable changes.

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Motorola is giving away tickets for you and a friend to attend tomorrow's Moto X event

As the tech world anxiously awaits tomorrow's Moto X unveiling, hundreds of news journalists and bloggers have already begun pouring into New York City preparing for the event (including yours truly at Phandroid). For those that live in the NYC area, Motorola is giving you and a friend a chance to skip the press line and attend the Moto X event in person — no credentials necessary. The promo has already kicked off on Twitter where @Motorola is already posting pics of specific locations in NYC. If you happen to make it there on time, you'll score tickets for you and a friend to attend tomorrow's event.

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Killzone: Mercenary MP Open Beta Arriving Late Next Month

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T-Mobile LG Optimus F3 Announced

T-Mobile has just announced the consumer customer availability date for the LG Optimus F3, not exactly the latest device to hit the market, and neither is it the best, but it so happens to be the latest 4G LTE device for the mobile carrier. Starting from August 7th, the LG Optimus F3 will have the honor of being the most affordable LTE Android-powered smartphone over at T-Mobile, and those who are interested will be able to pick it up for a limited-time promotion price of $0 down – although it will be accompanied by 24 equal monthly device payments of $101 each, coupled with T-Mobile's Simple Choice Plan.

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HTC One mini goes on pre-order in the UK for £370

HTC One mini is now available on pre-order through various UK retailers. The lowest price for the SIM-free device we were able to find is £370 and it's offered by Expansys. The rest of the retailers we've checked so far - Clove, Phones4U, Carphone Warehouse and MobileFun - are taking pre-orders for the HTC One mini at £380.
None of the stores has given a specific launch date for the smartphone, and there isn't official confirmation of the availability in Britain from HTC either.

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Sonic The Hedgehog Played From A First-Person's Perspective

Games like Mario and Sonic were side scrolling games when they were first introduced, although their later incarnations brought a touch of 3D to the mix. You might recall a while back there was a video where the game of Super Mario Bros. was played from a first-person's perspective, and if you thought that was cool, would Sonic the Hedgehog played from a first-person's perspective be of interest to you. Given that Sonic involves a lot of running and spinning, we reckon a bit of motion-sickness could occur, but it's still an interesting perspective nonetheless.
Put together by Filipe B.

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Fake GPS Signals Send Yacht Astray

Well, well, it seems that you might want to upgrade your navigational systems on your multi-million dollar yacht after hearing this news – researchers from the University of Texas claimed to have succeeded in generating fake GPS signals, and this effort was not done through a computer program performing a brute force hacking, but it required several years of work and mistakes before the team managed to spoof GPS (Global Positioning System) signals, and in an experiment, they managed to send a yacht hundreds of meters off course, all the time fooling the crew into thinking that the yacht remained on course without veering to the right or

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Google Opens Invites To Google Glass Explorer Program

It seems that exclusive e-mails have started to be sent out by Google to owners of the Google Glass Explorer Edition, where it opens up the door for such privileged owners to invite at least one more friend to pick up a Google Glass prototype, now how about that. It is somewhat similar to how Google did things in the past, including sending Gmail invites to your mates when the webmail service was in its early beta stage. Google mentioned in the e-mail, “We love sharing glass with our friends, because adventures through Glass are more fun with others.

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Sony Honami Spotted At GFXBench

The Sony Honami has long been known to be the next flagship smartphone from the folks over at Sony Mobile, has already hit the FCC in recent times. However, those who are wondering just what the Sony Honami has in store underneath the hood will be pleased to check out the smartphone (that is known as the C6903 where model numbers are concerned) has already made an appearance over at the GFXbench database, where along the way, has confirmed the long rumored Snapdragon 800 chipset from Qualcomm that will be accompanied by a quartet of Krait 400 cores, in addition to a Full HD display alongside on-screen buttons and the latest Adreno 330 chip.

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BlackBerry Q5 hits Canada on August 13, USA to follow suit

BlackBerry has just announced its cheaper QWERTY smartphone - the BlackBerry Q5 - will be unleashed across Canada on August 13. According to the official press release the Q5 messenger will be available through these authorized partners: Bell, Fido, Koodo, Sasktel, TELUS, and Virgin Mobile Canada, as well as retail stores Best Buy Canada, Future Shop, Target, TBooth Wireless, The Mobile Shop, The Source, Walmart, and WIRELESSWAVE. BlackBerry Q5 will be available through all carriers and retailers in Black, while the Pure Red flavor will be exclusive to Virgin Mobile.

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Does Pantech's "Fablet" trademark mean they're trying to enter the big phone arena?

Trademarks can be a funny business. Sometimes they're so vague that you can't do much but express a big “WTF” in your mind, and other times they have a way of letting you know exactly how a company is thinking. Such is the case with Pantech, who has trademarked the “Fablet” character mark. This is quite interesting, as it's a direct homophone of the “phablet” word that has been tossed around as of late.

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UKFraud Calls For Pre-Emptive Data Management Collaboration To Combat Insurance Fraud and Money Laundering

Leading UK Fraud prevention consultancy and analyst UKFraud (www.ukfraud.co.uk) is calling on the insurance industry to accelerate activity in its management of fraud and fraudsters. In its latest research, UKFraud recognises that huge in-roads have been made into combatting insurance fraud in the UK, but believes that in these times of big data analytics and collaborative systems, that the insurance industry could do better. This, says UK Fraud, can be achieved by sharing fraudster and criminal information and through better collaborative data management.

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Sony NEX-5T Name Confirmed By Taiwan's NCC Agency

A couple of weeks ago thanks to a rumor, word on the street was that Sony could be looking to announce a new camera called the NEX-5T in the near future. While the exact specifications of the NEX-5T remain a mystery, at the very least the existence of the device has been confirmed thanks to a recent registration for the "Sony NEX-5T" by the Taiwan NCC Agency.

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Mercedes-Benz Wants To Use Google Glass To Provide A Seamless GPS Experience

GPS navigational systems have evolved over the years, with our smartphones these days being more than capable of doubling up as a navigation system as well, but sometimes just because you can be directed to your destination, there are times when you still need to do a bit of searching before you find it. An example would be how a navigation system could guide you to a particular area, but finding the shop itself could be tricky, or there might not be a drivable road. Well Mercedes-Benz is hoping to change that with Google Glass.

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Asus Could Enter US Smartphone Market In 2014

Up until today, Asus has had pretty decent success in the tablet world, especially when they are the ones behind the Nexus 7 tablet as well as the recently announced Nexus 7 2 from Google. Well, on their own, there is also the good looking Transformer series that fly the Asus banner high, but where smartphones are concerned, you can say that Asus has remained pretty much on the sidelines without any notable releases to challenge the flagships of other manufacturers.

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Watch 1,208 Porsche 911s collect at Silverstone for world record

Porsche has been spending the majority of 2013 celebrating the 50th birthday of the 911, with its latest stunt taking the German brand to the home of British motorsports, Silverstone. To celebrate, Porsche invited enthusiasts to take their personal 911s on a lap of the former airfield, and boy, did the Porschephiles show up. 1,208 911s took part in the lap around the Grand Prix circuit, making it the largest-ever gathering of the iconic, rear-engined cars. This wasn't just a celebration of 50 years for the 911, though.

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Kwikset Kevo lets you open your front door with a gentle caress

Kwikset, longtime makers of locks and keys, have announced that their new Kevo deadbolt lock will be available for pre-order starting today. The Kevo looks like a standard deadbolt style lock that you might find installed in most doors. But it uses Bluetooth Low Energy™ 4.0 technology to turn your smartphone into an electronic key (eKey). Once configured, you don't even need to remove your phone from your pocket. Just walk up and touch the Kevo to unlock the lock.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Snapdragon 600 launches in China... that's probably as far as it'll go

I was excited to read about news that Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 — the phablet hit that inspired other competitors to step into the “big-ger” phone game — would be getting another launch, except this time it'll have a Snapdragon 600 processor. The Exynos 4412 sitting inside the original Galaxy Note 2 isn't bad, but Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 is so nice that I'd probably buy the phone again just for it. Such a phone is launching in China, but unfortunately it doesn't seem those of us in other parts of the world will be quite as lucky.

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Autographer wearable camera launches tomorrow priced at £400, we go hands-off

Aside from those five sensors and GPS functionality through your smartphone - iPhone only at the moment, but an Android app is being finished off - the camera itself can take 5-megapixel shots, with a dedicated glass hybrid wide-angle lens which captures a fixed-focus 136-degree view. Other technical specs include 8GB of storage, which will hold up to 28,000 images (which works out at over 12 days of capture on the highest frequency setting). There's also a medium and low frequency option, which you can switch between using the two-button setup on the right edge of the device.




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Disney's Papillon Tech Offers Robots Come With Expressive Eyes

Disney's forte would be their cartoons – and one thing about cartoons that we know of would be this; they come with extremely attractive eyes. Disney has come up with a new technology that they call Papillon, which happens to be a bundle of optical fibers that have been printed with the Papillon 3D printing tech. Using this particular technique, researchers realized that they are able to project an image on one end of the bundle, while making it appear at the other end.

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Newsmy Newman Q20 Netbook Tablet Hybrid

For those of you who were around when Nokia ruled the mobile phone scene, and there was no such thing as a smartphone yet, let alone a color display on your handset, I am quite sure that you would have come across the Nokia Communicator. Sure, it was far from being the most svelte nor smallest handset out there, but in terms of raw computing power among phones, not many others came close. We are talking about a mobile device that is capable of letting you work on your documents on the go, arriving in a horizontal clamshell form factor.

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Sony Compares PS4 With Launch PS3 To Show How Slim It Really Is [Video]

With the launch of a new generation of video game consoles comes the assumption the latest and greatest are also going to be the biggest. Many gamers already believe both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be huge eyesores in their living room, dorm or bedroom, but Sony has taken it upon themselves to do a bit of comparing between the launch version of the PlayStation 4 and the launch version of the PlayStation 3.

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Nokia Lumia 521 and LG Optimus F3 out at MetroPCS today

MetroPCS is introducing two new smartphones to its roster today. The carrier, now owned by T-Mobile, will make both the Nokia Lumia 521 (its first Windows Phone 8 handset) and the LG Optimus F3 available in the next few hours. Neither device is yet featured on the MetroPCS website, but that should happen soon too. The Lumia 521 is already being offered by T-Mobile, and for a few months it's been the cheapest Windows Phone 8 device in the US. At MetroPCS, you'll be able to get one for just $99. That's without contract, by the way, and it's $50 lower than the launch price for the same phone over at the magenta carrier.

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Q2 2013: Samsung distances itself from Apple in the smartphone market share race

Global smartphone sales continue to surge in 2013, reaching a record high of 237.9 million units shipped in the second quarter (April - June). Samsung is the incontestable leader, itself breaking a new record by shipping 72.4 million smartphones in Q2 (30.4% market share), the vast majority of them running Android. It's a slight growth compared to Q1 2013 (when 70.7 million Samsung smartphones were shipped).
Meanwhile, Apple's iPhone shipments have reached 31.2 million units in Q2 (13.1% market share) - considerably less than the 37.4 million units shipped in Q1.

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Hasbro Launches New Monopoly That Can Be Played In Under 30 Minutes

One of the biggest gripes I have with Monopoly these days is that I don't want to spend half of my day to dedicate my life to a game where I make believe I am a business tycoon when the only reason why I end up winning is based on pure luck. At thirty-one years old, I'm sure children, teens and young adults have even less time to spend on Monopoly, which is why Hasbro has launched a new version of the game that is said to take a total of 30 minutes to complete, called Monopoly Empire.

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Just in time for your football draft, Yahoo relaunches Fantasy Sports app

With fantasy football season right around the corner, Yahoo has just dropped a totally overhauled app experience for managing your team from benchwarmers to championship contenders. Yahoo. Fantasy Sports, which will actually bring together fantasy baseball, basketball, hockey, and football under one interface, is completely rebuilt with the help of Yahoo acquisitions Bignoggins Productions and Loki Studios. The update introduces several features fantasy managers will love like the ability to draft directly from your mobile device and push notifications. It also promises a faster, smoother experience.

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T-Mobile Launches Limited Time $0 Down Deal For All Devices

MetroPCS has already taken the spotlight today with their news of two new devices being added to their stable as well as expanding to 19 additional markets, but T-Mobile isn't going to be outdone as they're announcing a pretty big promotion today. How big. How about a $0 down for all devices on the network. Yea – that's pretty big.
T-Mobile is making all of its devices available at no cost to its customers, as long as they're eligible for the promotion. Customers will just have to pay for the device they choose for over 24 months.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 in Purple Mirage pictured

Samsung recently announced a few new colors for its flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S4 was initially launched in two color options - Black and White, but the new announce meant it will also be getting Blue Arctic, Purple Mirage, Red Aurora, Brown Autumn and Pink Twilight versions. We have already seen the fourth generation Galaxy S smartphone in Red Aurora and Brown Autumn, courtesy of some leaked press renders.


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Sony PS4 Dev Kits Handed Out 'Like Candy'

So, the Sony PS4 has already made it past the FCC as it is being prepared for a release later at the end of this year, but here we are with word from sources who prefer to remain anonymous, that Sony is handing out its PS4 development kits (dev kits for short) like candy, even though that these dev kits do not come cheap at approximately $2,500 a pop. Sony is said to be lending out these dev kits without charging developers at all, and it does seem to be a win-win situation.

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New Nexus 7 Promotional Video

The next generation Nexus 7 tablet has certainly been talked about the past couple of days, and there are already analysts going around touting that the Apple iPad, which seemed invincible to other tablets, will finally see its market share drop. Google has finally put up their official promotional video for the newly released Nexus 7, where the title of the promotional video is "Fear Less". Nice word play there, G. Having said that, it is the very same video which was shown at the Google breakfast event, but at least if you were not able to attend back a couple of days ago, here it is for your perusal.

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Furby Now Speaks Japanese

Furby made a bid to be a hot selling toy last Christmas with a revamped rollout in 2012, which was a vast improvement over the first generation Furby that rolled out 15 years ago, sending parents into a Furby frenzy back then. Well, here we are with a spanking new generation of Furbies, where these will feature LCD eyes as well as the ability to interface with a smartphone app.

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Chromecast Support For Google TV Confirmed

At its event yesterday, Google announced Chromecast. A $35 HDMI dongle that lets users “cast” content from their nearby devices such as smartphones, tablets and computers to the TV. By no means is Chromecast itself a “smart TV,” it doesn't come with TV centric apps. Its just a dongle that lets users mirror the content from their devices. On the other hand, Google TV is a full fledged smart TV solution, and the company has confirmed that it will be getting Chromecast support soon through an update.

The announcement was made by Warren Rehman of Google.

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Google confirms Chromecast support is coming to Google TV

Google has declared that Google TV is not dead, and it did that with some great news for Chromecast fans. Googler Warren Rehman has confirmed that Chromecast support will be coming to the Google TV platform sometime soon. The engineer didn't give many more details than that — such as when and how support will be arriving — but he did confirm it. That post was piggy-backed on a post from the Google TV Developers Google+ account, where it mentioned Google is still working to bring many new hardware and content partners over to the platform.

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Opel Adam convertible headed for production

The Opel Adam Rocks Concept – a beefed-up, convertible version of the Adam – grabbed our eye earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, and now reports indicate that the open-top Opel could soon get the green light for production.

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Citroën to campaign World Touring Car C-Elysée with Sebastian Loeb

Citroën has released the first images of its latest racecar, the C-Elysee, which will be contested by Sebastien Loeb in the World Touring Car Championship next year. Based on the C-Elysee sedan, a model first shown at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the WTCC variant has been designed for the new regulations set to be imposed by the FIA. The C-Elysee is offered with a range of low-powered gas and diesel engines, but the WTCC model gets a 1.6-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder with 380 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. A six-speed sequential gearbox from Sadev sends power to the front wheels through a twin-disk, carbon-fiber clutch.

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ThoughtWorks proud to show its support for Stonewall Charity’s Diversity Champions programme

ThoughtWorks joins forces with Stonewall charity to become part of employers’ forum to promote employee diversity and equalityLondon, 25 July – Global technology consultancy ThoughtWorks is pleased to announce that it has joined the Diversity Champions programme for Stonewall, the UK’s leading charity in the LGB (Lesbian Gay Bisexual) campaigning sector. With a primary focus within the UK, the charity is now beginning to work on an international level.A member of the Equality and Diversity Forum, Stonewall promotes equality in the workplace with a specific focus on sexuality.

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New LG G2 Leak Shows 2,510mAh Removable Battery

So we're still a fair bit away from LG announcing the LG G2, although we guess the device is all but official at this point in time. In any case a newly leaked photo has surfaced and this time it has given us a glimpse into the innards of the phone, and in the photo it was spotted that the phone was sporting a 2,510mAh (or 2,610mAh, but the photo is a bit blurry) battery. The good news is that for those who don't think 2,510mAh is enough, it appears that the battery in the G2 is removable meaning that you can always swap it out for a slightly bigger one from LG or from a third-party manufacturer.

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Chaos Rings Added To PlayStation Mobile

Each Tuesday, gamers would look forward to PlayStation Mobile as that is the day where new games, apps and updates are added. In fact, it is this Tuesday that saw Square Enix's Chaos Rings and Chillingo's Roll in the Hole join the PlayStation Mobile bandwagon, where they are accompanied by Attack of the Mutants and fishFishFISH. Not only that, updates to Duelist Calculator were introduced, in addition to Tileogo experiencing a price change. Chaos Rings by Square Enix will cost you $7.99, where it relies on a classic game system that targets RPG fans who want to travel back in time for some nostalgic gaming.

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Sony readying Gran Turismo movie with 50 Shades producers

Video game franchises turned into Hollywood blockbuster movies have certainly come a long way since the days of Super Mario Bros. and Double Dragon, yet each new adaptation still gives us pause as moviegoers. Even so, we're prepared to momentarily suspend our cynicism upon learning that Sony is readying a Gran Turismo big-screen treatment, following on the heels of Dreamworks' Need For Speed movie plans.

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BlackBerry A10 reveals all angles in new leaked images and hands-on video

The A10 is BlackBerry's next flagship smartphone. It's expected to debut later this year, and will be the Canadian company's first 5-inch smartphone ever. For a few weeks now, the BlackBerry A10 has started leaking like crazy, and today we even get a full-on gallery of high-res, non-blurry photos (including ones comparing it to the Z10), as well as a hands-on video showing it in all its glory. This is still a pre-production model we're talking about here, obviously. So some things may still change, keep that in mind.




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Toyota Prius owners targeted by tire-slashing VA vandal

Toyota Prius owners aren't bad folks. With a few exceptions, they're just normal people who appreciate the comfortable, high-mileage hybrid. Someone in Arlington, Virginia doesn't see it that way, though, as 14 examples (and one Smart) had at least one tire slashed last Sunday night. The serial tire-slasher didn't swipe any items from the vehicles, but he or she has left owners with substantial bills and sour dispositions.

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Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for LG Nexus 4, Samsung Nexus 10, Galaxy Nexus and original Nexus 7 arrives today

Alongside the new Nexus 7 tablet, today Google has also introduced Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Obviously, this will be on the new Nexus 7 once it hits the shelves in the US (staring July 30). But it will also be available to other devices - surprisingly starting today. The devices that can get Android 4.3 as of today are all Nexus-branded: the original Nexus 7, Samsung Galaxy Nexus (HSPA), Samsung Nexus 10, and LG Nexus 4. The Android 4.3 update is about to be rolled-out globally, so if you have any of the devices listed above, expect to get it any minute now.

Non-Nexus devices will start receiving Android 4.3 pretty soon, too.

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Google officially announces the Nexus 7

We already knew everything there was to know about the Nexus 7, but Google went ahead and made it all official. The refreshed Nexus 7 for 2013 features Qualcomm's 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 2GB of RAM, a 7-inch 1920 x 1200 display, a 5 megapixel rear camera, a 1.2 megapixel front camera, WiFi N, Bluetooth 4.0, aGPS, NFC and more. The devices comes in two different storage configurations. You can grab the 16GB version for just $230, or spring for the loaded 32GB version for $270.

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