The second-generation Google Nexus 7

According to Reuters sources, Google plans to deliver to the market order 6-8 million Nexus 7 in the second half of the year, thereby throwing challenge Apple's iPad mini and other competitors producing tablets.

Google, Inc. continues the strategy of strengthening the market low-cost mobile devices, will release the second generation of seven-inch Android tablet Nexus 7 is tentatively in July of this year, Reuters reported, citing informed sources.

The second-generation Nexus 7 will feature a higher-resolution screen, is thinner and is expected to be run on a processor Snapdragon from Qualcomm, although the first version had a Nvidia Tegra 3 chip, sources say.

Rumor has it that the second generation 7-inch tablet Nexus, which will probably have a strange name "Nexus 7 2," will be a Qualcomm processor on board instead of the Nvidia Tegra 4/4i. Such a choice is due to more energy efficient chipset from Qualcomm. Google, Inc. ASUS and Qualcomm about the possible release of the device has not yet commented.

New Android preparing to leave

According to data published in Internet roadmap of Qualcomm, the announcement of the operating system Android 5.0 - Key Lime Pie (key lime pie) - is scheduled for II quarter of 2013. Indicated and the probable date - May 15 (the day kicks off annual conference Google I / O).

It is also reported that by the end of this year, will present the first Qualcomm chips that are optimized to work with Android 5.0. Probably, it is a 4-core 2.3 GHz chip with Adreno 420 graphics.

It is not known what kind of innovation is preparing this version of Google's mobile operating system. It is expected that one of the first, shortly after the official announcement, the device will update the line Nexus, and new devices running Android 5.0 can be expected in the III quarter of 2013.

Qualcomm has developed a smart phone for the visually impaired

Qualcomm and Project RAY announced a smartphone for the blind and visually impaired users.

You can manage your smartphone, without looking at the screen. To run the application using special gestures. For example, placing a finger on any part of the touch screen and the line up, the user will open the phone application, and to the right - a program for playing audio books.

Interacting with the device, called Ray, you receive voice prompts (note that this feature is also in non smartphones). The device is based on a modified operating system Android. Another feature is the contrasting Ray interface - white icons on a black background.

It is known that the device will be a phone application and an application to use SMS, e-mail program, audible book player, voice recorder, support for positioning and remote management. The smartphone will automatically back up data.