Here comes the Nexus 6 release date. Rumors are rife that Google is about to launch and ship its new Android L phablet, possibly as soon as next week.

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Alistair Barr and Rolfe Winkler have seen things you people wouldn’t believe:

Google this month expects to release its largest smartphone…according to three people familiar with the situation. … Code-named Shamu after a killer whale, [it] will have a 5.9-inch screen, a high-resolution display and be sold under the Nexus brand.
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Phablets, defined as smartphones with displays five inches or larger, were once ridiculed as unwieldy bricks. … But as phones have evolved…into computers…larger devices have caught on. … In 2011, phablets accounted for 1% of global smartphone shipments. This year, [they] will make up 24% [says] Strategy Analytics.
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Phablets are also popular among some Asian consumers as a status symbol, along with a large house and car.  MORE

Quite an experience to live in fear, isn’t it, Iain Thomson?

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