The Motorola Xoom, one of Motorola’s first Android tablets. Image: Motorola

Motorola may have chosen to bow out of the tablet market for the time being, but new owner Lenovo won’t let it rest for too long. The Chinese company reportedly has plans to launch new Android-powered slates under the Motorola brand in an effort to tackle competitors like Apple and Samsung in key markets.

A Nexus 9 mockup by Android Police.

Google will announce its new Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 devices tomorrow, Forbes reports, and they will be the first to run its new Android L operating system. The search giant has decided against a “big reveal,” one source claims, instead opting to make the devices official in a blog post.

The Nexus 6 has to be close now. Image: @evleaks

We’ve seen a number of Nexus 6 mockups so far, and even some blurry shots of the device out in the wild, but none of them do the device’s gorgeous new design justice like its first leaked press render does.

Skype Qik on iPhone. Screenshot: Cult of Android

Others have tried and failed to knock Snapchat off its perch, and now Microsoft is throwing its hat into the ring with a new service that uses Skype as its backbone. It’s called Skype Qik, and it allows users on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone to send self-destructing videos up to 42 seconds long.

A cartoon Nexus 6 appears in Google’s new Android ads. Screenshot: Cult of Android

Google’s upcoming Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 devices have made a seemingly accidental appearance in a number of awesome new Android ads. The three clips, which are all less than 30 seconds long, were published on the Android website on Monday night before being quickly removed.