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Android 4.4 KitKat will finally make its much-anticipated debut today, according to tweets and Facebook posts from the team behind GO Launcher. Recent reports have suggested that Google has delayed the release until November, but whoever’s controlling GO Launcher’s social feeds says they’ve had an official Google invitation that says different.

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Late last week, we got an early glimpse at Google’s new Google Play 4.4 update for Android thanks to a leaked APK that had made its way into the wild. We didn’t expect to see the update’s final release until after Google had announced the new Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat, but it’s already rolling out to the public.

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If you thought Google was pretty silly for accidentally leaking its own Nexus 5 handset in a video of the KitKat statue unveiling, then the company’s latest slip-up should certainly amuse you. For a brief period on Thursday evening, the 16GB Nexus 5 — which is still yet to be announced — was seen on the Google Play store with a $350 price tag.

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An upcoming Google Play 4.4 update for Android has leaked, revealing a number of design and navigation changes. It’s still a “work in progress,” sources claim, but it gives us a taster of what we can expect from the Google Play app when it is updated for Android 4.4 KitKat in the coming weeks.

KitKat-teaser

Google has been teasing its upcoming Android 4.4 KitKat release on Google+, and it’s left us a rather obvious clue to the update’s release date. Prepare to be introduced to the new software — and possibly the first device that will run it (the Nexus 5) — before the end of the week.

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