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Lollipop is well worth looking forward to. Image: Google

Lollipop is well worth looking forward to. Image: Google

Both the first- and second-generation Nexus 7s and the Nexus 10 are to get an Android 5.0 Lollipop update on November 3 — the same day the software debuts on the new Nexus 9 — according to sources familiar with Google’s plans. The search giant appears to be focusing on Wi-Fi only devices first, before bringing Lollipop to the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 5.

The Nexus 4 will get Lollipop. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The Nexus 4 will get Lollipop. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

If you’ve got a Nexus 4 or 2012’s Nexus 7, there’s no need to worry about upgrading your hardware to get Android 5.0 Lollipop. Google has confirmed that both of these devices will be receiving its latest software update, along with the Nexus 5, last year’s Nexus 7, and the Nexus 10.

The Nexus 7 LTE is finally up to date. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

The Nexus 7 LTE is finally up to date. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Google has finally rolled out its latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat update, which sports build number “KTU84P” to the 2013 Nexus 7 LTE, almost four months after it was made available to the Wi-Fi only model. The release contains important security fixes, as well as a fix for the Android camera bug that was responsible for severe battery drain.

Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

NVIDIA has all but confirmed an HTC Nexus 9 tablet packing its 64-bit Tegra K1 processor by mentioning the device in a lawsuit filed against Qualcomm and Samsung. The chip maker expects the tablet to begin shipping during the third quarter of 2014, and some believe it could be announced at HTC’s “Double Exposure” event on October 9.

Could this be the new Nexus 7? Image: FCC.

Could this be the new Nexus 7? Image: My LG Phones.

This weekend, an unannounced Google-branded tablet passed through the United States of America’s official certification authority — the FCC. Information included in the brief filing documentation reveals that we could be looking at the new Nexus 7.

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