Over the past few weeks, plenty of leaks and rumors have surfaced, suggesting that Google is planning to launch its latest version of the Android operating system, KitKat, along with the ‘Nexus 5’ next month. And now, as if confirmation was needed, a comment has been made on the official German KitKat Facebook page confirming that the new OS will debut in October.
On Tuesday, September 3, Google’s head of Android and Chrome, Sundar Pichai, confirmed that the next version of Android will not follow the typical generic desert naming system, but will instead be entitled Android 4.4 KitKat. An anonymous source has leaked some crucial information, suggesting that the updated version of the mobile OS will be announced on October 14.
We first caught a glimpse of the much-anticipated Nexus 5 at the Android KitKat statue unveiling last week, and now a device matching its description has made its way through the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). In a series of external images attached to the filing, we can gain a relatively clear view of the back, sides and front of this upcoming LG-manufactured handset.
To commemorate KitKat’s official branding over the next version of Android, Hershey’s/Nestle has kicked off a contest in which a whopping a 171,000 prizes will be won by eager KitKat eaters all over the U.S.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been itching to find out more about the LG Nexus 5 since it made an accidental appearance in the video for Google’s KitKat statue unveiling earlier this week. Fortunately for us, you can always rely on the FCC to tell the world about a secret, unreleased product weeks ahead of its official unveiling.
Codenamed the “D820,” the new device will have a 5-inch display, LTE connectivity, and a speedy Snapdragon 800 processor.
